Mike Matusow's new book.

#1 9th May 2009, 6:36 PM

Ok for those of you who dont know.
Mike "the mouth" Matusow has come out with a new book.
Its called Check Raising The Devil,
Should be pretty cool story of the life of the mouth.
I have an autographed copy coming in the mail soon.

#2 9th May 2009, 7:17 PM

I saw this like a week or two ago. Looks like it should be an enjoyable book. I'll probably buy in once I get done reading the million poker books I already have lol.

#3 9th May 2009, 8:03 PM

Ill have to keep an eye for that one

#4 9th May 2009, 8:43 PM

I wonder how long until all the possible poker pun book titles get used up.

#5 10th May 2009, 2:59 AM

It might be an entertaining book but if he writes like he talks it'll be 4,000 pages.

#6 10th May 2009, 4:05 AM

It's about him, but not written by him, FWIW - even though the cover says it's an autobiography. It was written by Amy Calistri and Dr Tim Lavalli (aka The Poker Shrink).

I'd still be interested to check it out at some point though.

#7 10th May 2009, 7:19 AM

I'll have to take a look at it.

Thanks for the heads up .............

#8 10th May 2009, 12:47 PM

Sounds interesting...guess i`m going to read it..once i finish reading all my other books..Does somebody know what's the price of the book? or where can I find it?

#9 10th May 2009, 4:36 PM

[quote]Sounds interesting...guess i`m going to read it..once i finish reading all my other books..Does somebody know what's the price of the book? or where can I find it?[quote]
You can just google it and there are tons of places that have it listed.
The price is between 15.00 and 20.00.
From what I havw noticed.

#10 10th May 2009, 5:32 PM

This is Tim Lavalli, the Poker Shrink, and co-author of the Matusow autobiography. I would be happy to discuss the book with the CardsChat members, anything at all you want to ask. 2+2 and other forums do not allow authors to discuss their books in great detail because, of course, they publish poker books and we are competition.

If you have any questions, before or after you read; I will be here to answer them.

The book is in most big stores already, Barnes & Noble will be featuring it in a week or so. Amazon ships the same day and most pre-orders from Amazon are in the mail now.

#11 11th May 2009, 8:53 PM

thanks left52side.... i`ll run it on google...
poker shrink... i have a question... how is the book compared to others like super/system , harrington's books ?

#12 11th May 2009, 9:13 PM

If i get one more poker book i'll need a new shelf lol the other one is chaulk full. Thanks for the heads up, i'll be watching for it

#13 11th May 2009, 10:05 PM

Question: How many Matusow rants are in this book.
And did you have to bleep much of the text out ?

#14 12th May 2009, 2:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darthur90

poker shrink... i have a question... how is the book compared to others like super/system , harrington's books ?

Check-Raising the Devil is Mike's autobiography not a strategy book at all. Mike is considering a tournament book and we may start working on that during the Series this summer.

#15 12th May 2009, 2:30 AM

i like mike , but i'll wait for the movie. jk

#16 12th May 2009, 2:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eNTy

Question: How many Matusow rants are in this book. And did you have to bleep much of the text out ?

There are a few rants but what I hope you will find more interesting are Mike's explanations of some of the rants you have seen on television. Like the 2004 WSOP Raymer confrontations, as Mike (and Greg) will tell you, there was a lot more to that then what made it onto the ESPN telecast. Mike tells you all the background of that and other TV blowups.

We did edit some of Mike's language but by no means did we censor him and there are a fair number of direct quotes with all four letter words included.

#17 12th May 2009, 2:33 AM

Does the book go into any details about how Russ Hamilton(the UB guy) screwed Mike?

Oh and thanks for joining Poker Shrink, always nice to get a respected author to the site.

#18 12th May 2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sindri_93

Oh and thanks for joining Poker Shrink, always nice to get a respected author to the site.

+1

#19 12th May 2009, 1:43 PM

As a fan of Mikes i am glad this book is out & also welcome to the forum (a friendly bunch of poker nuts ).

Is Mike still thinking the positive way and does he believe its 'helped' his game/results?

#20 12th May 2009, 2:39 PM

i've got three poker books started already and more to begin. but thanks for the heads-up. i sorta like mike, lol. have fun reading your book. peace

#21 12th May 2009, 5:33 PM

MIke does give the details of how he was cheated on UB. That was perhaps the only section of the book we had any debate about publishing but by the time we went to press the information was out there and we just couldn't or wouldn't ignore it.

Mike's new "positive attitude" will get a big test this summer, I will be following him closely at the Series and giving weekly "Mike" updates on my blog.

#22 13th May 2009, 7:04 AM

FWIW, PokerNews just came out with a review of the book that was extremely positive and made me want to read it.

#23 13th May 2009, 10:52 PM

Quote:

FWIW, PokerNews just came out with a review of the book that was extremely positive and made me want to read it.

Yes I have heard nothing but good stuff about it.
Don't think it is to much a poker tutorial book,but more a biography.
Cant wait till my autographed copy gets here.

#24 13th May 2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by left52side

Yes I have heard nothing but good stuff about it.
Don't think it is to much a poker tutorial book,but more a biography.
Cant wait till my autographed copy gets here.

Where & when were the autographed books on offer?

#25 14th May 2009, 2:41 AM

Quote:

Where & when were the autographed books on offer?

Well I know mike matusow was giving the first 6 callers to his show free autographed books.
I just asked scott matusow if he could get me a autographed copy.

#26 3rd November 2009, 10:40 PM

I ordered it off amazon and it just arrived today.
Has anyone else read it?

#27 3rd November 2009, 10:53 PM

Is it that short that you already read it?

#28 4th November 2009, 12:14 AM

I read it, but the tinfoil fell over my eyes so I couldn't see it. It felt like a good read tho....

#29 4th November 2009, 5:11 PM

So I think it is a great book, of course.

Just FYI we are just finishing the screenplay and hope to have Hollywood on it next year.

#30 4th November 2009, 5:16 PM

why would he write an autobiography does he have that many fans or anyone interested ?????
poor mike lol...........................

#31 4th November 2009, 5:53 PM

I wouldn't say poor Mike, I'm certain he is making money off of this. I might have to read it next time I'm looking for something quick.

#32 4th November 2009, 6:57 PM

Phil Laak said in Bluff magazine it is amazing and recommends it. I might order it.

#33 4th November 2009, 7:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paumarhas

why would he write an autobiography does he have that many fans or anyone interested ?????
poor mike lol...........................

I like Mike & will be getting it v.soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poker Shrink

So I think it is a great book, of course.

Just FYI we are just finishing the screenplay and hope to have Hollywood on it next year.

Who's playing Mike in the film then?

#34 5th November 2009, 2:59 AM

We have someone in mind but are open to suggestions. Got any candidates? Remember he has to be able to play Mike from 22 to 37 yrs. So that means Robert Downey Jr. is out.

#35 13th May 2011, 1:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paumarhas

why would he write an autobiography does he have that many fans or anyone interested ?????
poor mike lol...........................

Poor Mike?? What??
I've actually heard it's an excellent book - has alot of good write-ups about it and comes highly recommended. Why would you say 'poor Mike'?

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