For those who appreciate the game of poker beyond the green felt, and love the fact that it generates an entire global culture, they might find this piece of news interesting. An incredible collection of books and literature pertaining to poker has gone up for sale in London, and has generated a lot of excitement amongst poker fans.
The collection has been compiled by Natalie Galustian, who named it All In, and consists of early editions, classics and books that have inspired poker players through the ages. Some of the titles include John Scarne’s 1966 classic “The Odds Against Me”, Herbert Yardley’s “Education of a Poker Player” (1957) and one of the oldest published books on poker, the 1880 “The Complete Poker Player” by John Blackbridge.
Galustian said about All In: “The collection traces the development of the game through the 19th century and 20th centuries, and shows how the wealth, quality and scholarly nature of the writing on poker proves it is a game of skill, not chance.”
She reportedly spent years compiling the collection and it is clear that this is a labor of love.
Galustian said that the collection endorses what professionals do for a living. “I would like to get poker players to become more interested in the history of their game, and convince them that collecting the books that conspired to shape the modern games of poker is a great thing to do,” she said.
Poker players and fans of the game have eyed a number of pieces in the collection, including Tony Holden (author of Big Deal) who admitted that he would love to get his hands on the 1880 book “The Rule for Playing Poker” by General Robert Cumming Schenck, as it was a big that he had “always coveted.”
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