The Smart Money, Michael Konik
The Smart Money, Michael Konik
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The Smart Money
How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions

Author: Michael Konik

Narrator: Michael Konik

Abridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2006

Synopsis

An inside look at the high-stakes world of professional sports betting -- by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key gambling ring operative.

"Gamblers whisper about a legendary syndicate known as The Brain Trust because they seem to understand more about sports betting than anyone else. Though they operate in secret, everyone involved in sports gambling wants to know what The Brains are doing -- how they do what they do, and especially, what they'll do next. I'm one of the few people in the world who can tell you. Because for several years I was one of them." -- from The Smart Money

In The Smart Money, Michael Konik takes listeners behind the veil of secrecy shrouding the most successful sports gambling operation in America, to its innermost sanctum. He reveals how they -- and he -- got rich by beating the Vegas lines and, ultimately, the multi-million-dollar offshore betting circuit. He details the perks and perils of a lifestyle in which staking inordinate sums of money on the outcome of a game -- sometimes as much as $1 million on a single event -- is a normal part of doing business.

About Michael Konik

"The dean of the world's gambling writers," Michael Konik is the author of six books, including the gaming classic The Man with the $100,000 Breasts. He's written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, and Sports Illustrated. On television, Konik has competed in the World Series of Poker and the World Series of Blackjack, and he appears regularly as an expert commentator on FoxSports poker broadcasts. Visit the author at www.michaelkonik.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on April 25, 2020

Having played poker with people who were simultaneously betting 10x the money on sports next door I have assumed them to be addictive gamblers. I once played with an unassuming 60 something year old lady that had $3,700 on the Oklahoma Thunder. I couldn't imagine that kind of wager. One year I heard......more

Goodreads review by David on April 29, 2011

Fairly interesting. The author was a freelance journalist and poker player who interviewed high-stakes sports gamblers for an article and ended up working for one of them, then branching off on his own in collaboration with an hold high school acquaintance who had become an MIT faculty member and co......more

Goodreads review by Cooljoe815 on January 18, 2020

Is an interesting story of a writer involved in high stake sports gambling and an interesting character. He navigates the thrills and chills of betting hundreds of thousands of dollars on one game working with this charismatic man named big daddy. One takeaway is all about the line and to get the be......more

Goodreads review by Casan on October 07, 2021

Really cool story about Bill Walters and “The Computer Group”. Pros: entertaining and keeps you interesting about gambling. Note to the author: the gay voice and affect you gave Algo Andy was absurd. He seems completely made up. If not, he should slap the shit out of you. He’s your friend and a Mathe......more

Goodreads review by Eric on August 17, 2019

An interesting and strangely compelling look into the world of big time sports betting. Konik gives an insiders view of his initiation and full blown participation in the Brain Trust syndicate. The second half if the book is less compelling and while the ending of this memoir is understandable it is......more

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