Swimming With The Devilfish

By 25 he was the founder-director of Shelter. By 35 he had been a Fleet Street columnist for The Guardian and The Observer, and director of public affairs for the Royal Shakespeare Company. By 45 he had re-established himself as the country¿s leading campaigner, getting lead out of petrol with Clear, becoming chairman of Friends of the Earth and founder of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, and running the Lib Dem 1992 General Election Campaign. By 55 he had fashioned a career in business culminating in working as Director of Corporate and Public Affairs for BAA. Now, at 65, he emerges as a poker player and author of an eagerly awaited book, the first-ever on British professional poker.

A unique, gripping insight into the world of professional poker

Section - i: Author¿s note Section - ii: Cast of characters Section - iii: Preface ¿ Out of the shadows Unit - i: Book One: A dangerous man . . . the making of a poker superstar ¿ Dave `Devilfish¿ Ulliott Chapter - 1: The `super-aggressive poker master¿ Chapter - 2: Starting hand Chapter - 3: The poker player Chapter - 4: From Dave to Devilfish Chapter - 5: Devilfish ¿ superstar Unit - ii: Book Two `All-in¿ with `the Usual Suspects¿ ¿ life on the professional poker circuit Chapter - 6: From whence they came . . . Chapter - 7: Looking for Barry¿s . . . a journey to the Midlands Chapter - 8: Heads-up in Barcelona . . . and the battle of the bad beats Chapter - 9: Young Guns . . . and the Hendon Mob Chapter - 10: Las Vegas ¿ the World Series Chapter - 11: Paris . . . London . . . Barcelona Chapter - 12: Shoot-out at the Vic Chapter - 13: Journey¿s end Section - iv: Endnote Section - v: The name of the game ¿ a simple guide to Texas Hold¿em and Omaha Section - vi: Glossary Section - vii: Other reading Acknowledgements - viii: Acknowledgements Index - iv: Index