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title: "Check-Raising the Devil"
brand: "mike matusowamy calistri"
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# Check-Raising the Devil

**Brand:** mike matusowamy calistri
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## Customer Reviews

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    good book
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021*

Mike is a funny guy. He genuinely seems to be a good person at heart. He’s also a degenerate gambler who has made a lot of money playing poker and lost a lot of money on most of his other betting. One of my favorite stories in the book is when he wins 250k in a tournament right before having to go to jail for six months. He sets 50k aside for his bills while he is in jail then gives his buddy 200k to place sports bets on his behalf while he is in jail. Under Mike’s direction he lost the 200k in 3 months of jail and came out of jail practically broke.I do think Mike is a good person though who is just doing his best to make it in the world.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Now we know the rest of the story
  

*by H***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2009*

Love him or hate him, if you know who Mike Matusow is you'll want to read this one.This book arrived in yesterday's mail. It is such a compelling story and so well written that I literally couldn't put it down until I finished it. Then I realized I'd read it so quickly I missed some of the deeper lessons to be learned. I'll have to read it again more slowly and contemplatively.I tend to be a bit of a nitpicker, being easily annoyed by poor editing. Not with this book. The quality of editing is outstanding - I didn't spot a single typo or grammatical error. That doesn't mean there are none, just that the book has been edited as if it really matters.The story is compelling and the writing is superb. The book is essentially an autobiography of a unique individual who happens to be among the world's best poker players as well as having significant emotional/neurological problems. Mike Matusow has been tried in ways most of us can't even imagine. And he appears in the end to have won his match with the Devil.This book can be viewed in many ways, among which are Mike's struggle with his personal mental problems, Mike's drug use, and Mike's lesson in how law enforcement works. Though it isn't written as a "how to play poker" book I think there are also some poker lessons in how this outstanding player approaches the game, and most of us who enjoy the game can benefit directly from that.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Good story - if you like watching Mike, you would enjoy reading his autobiography
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014*

Good story - if you enjoy watching 'Mike the Mouth' on TV playing poker tournaments, you would enjoy reading his story - there was a lot contained within his book about his life that I didn't know. It's very interesting to read how someone becomes one of the top 1% or 2% in the world at his trade...he has come a long way from his very humble beginnings in North Las Vegas, and in the process has lost more money than I will ever make...and won it back again. I hope he continues to enjoy sobriety; with his addictions, he was in some dark places while feeding them.

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