Life's a Gamble: The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professional

Roy ‘the Boy’ Brindley is one of Europe’s most outstanding poker players. But lady luck has not always smiled on him. A gambler from an early age like the rest of his family, the young Roy soon found his own home from home in the bookies, at racetracks and in casinos. After several years frittering away everything he earned, Roy’s addiction to gambling soon saw him fall into a downwards spiral of despair – homeless, penniless and on the run from the police. Life’s a Gamble is the incredible story of how, thanks to poker, ‘Roy the Boy’ turned his life around and gives an insider’s account of the high-adrenaline world of the poker professional.Brindley, Roy is the author of 'Life's a Gamble: The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professional', published 2010 under ISBN 9780553819410 and ISBN 0553819410.