About this episode
Our guest this week is author Marton Magyar. Marton's new book is "The 50 Greatest Stories in Poker History." https://amzn.to/3ykSoxQ We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] introduction of Marton Magyar, author of The 50 Greatest Stories in Poker History [00:42] Marton's ethnic background [01:41] Marton's poker experience [04:27] What poker sites does Marton write for? [06:34] Chronicling the poker stories in The 50 Greatest Stories in Poker History [10:56] Research for The 50 Greatest Stories in Poker History [13:43] Johnny Moss and Nick The Greek [20:07] Marton's favorite stories [23:31] What stories just missed making the book? [29:16] South Point Casino December promotions - City Lights Shine promotion, half-price when paying with points [30:15] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools [30:56] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners [32:44] Is Marton planning another book? [36:09] Movies with poker scenes [38:50] Contact Marton at Twitter.com/mmagyarpoker [39:39] Recommended: The Professor, The Banker, and The Suicide King by Michael Craig, The Vig by Les Croart, The Vig by Peter Alson [44:55] Playing 100-play video poker for $1/spin [46:45] Blackjack on cruise ships [47:43] Over-saturation in slot hustling [51:58] Variance in video poker [54:50] Dating a casino employee [56:34] Designing a new video poker game [58:10] Why is KO an looked down on as an inferior count? Sponsored Links: http://SouthPointCasino.com http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com http://VideoPoker.com/gwae GWAE Content Referenced: http://Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-doug-swanson/ http://Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/gambling-with-edge-guest-michael-craig/ http://Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/podcast-guest-author-peter-alson/ http://Lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/colin-jones-s1-e9-knockout-kiss/ Recommended: The Professor, The Banker, and The Suicide King by Michael Craig https://amzn.to/323TYIP The Vig by Les Croart https://amzn.to/3GRGHC2 The Vig by Peter Alson https://amzn.to/3yxfUb4 The 50 Greatest Stories in Poker History https://amzn.to/3ykSoxQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices