Everybody has their story,

It seems all the great gambling movies use gambling to propel another storyline,

I absolutely love poker, ... It's the perfect game. ... The perfect combination of everything that I love: it's math, psychology, competition, money ...

the nuts.

[He's] a fine player, though a little too talky at the table,

He's just about the most generous person I've ever met, ... If not for him taking me under his wing, I would have never published a single word.