Sporting Chancer : One Man's Journey to Take On the World Paperback / softback
by Ed Hawkins
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Ed Hawkins grew up around gambling. Instead of going to school, he followed his father, a horseracing journalist, around the courses of the UK.
From an early age he learnt that bookies never give anything away.
So when he lost a misguided gamble on his career, he doubled up on reflex - deciding to wager his way around the globe.
Initially gambling his way across Australia, he meets triumph and disaster at one of the world's biggest casinos with witty self-deprecation.
He embarrasses himself playing poker with Hollywood's finest at the World Series in Las Vegas, challenges world champion Phil Taylor to a game of darts, fights roosters with Britney Spears' babysitter and fleeces pensioners on planes.
Hawkins tries anything to stay afloat, ending up in a Glasgow bingo hall hoping to land the same long odds that stare back at him from the mirror, having been diagnosed with a rare illness.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:189 pages
- Publisher:Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:01/05/2011
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- ISBN:9781908051066
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:189 pages
- Publisher:Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:01/05/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781908051066