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Phil Ivey biographies focus on ambition, skill vs. luck, competition and moral controversy in high‑stakes gambling; David Grann’s The Wager reconstructs an 18th‑century shipwreck, survival, leadership...
Phil Ivey’s published biographies and profiles focus squarely on his career as a professional poker player, his tournament record, and controversies surrounding his play; none of the reviewed material...
David Grann’s The Wager reconstructs the 1741 wreck of HMS Wager and the ensuing conflict among survivors, using archival documents to interrogate how competing narratives become history; the book is ...