![]() Holden, who won TV's first Celebrity Late Night Poker on Channel 4 in 2000 for $10,239, hasn’t been in the poker spotlight as of late, but for good reason. ![]() Holden, who in 2009 became the first person elected as President of the International Federation of Poker (IFP), is arguably best known to poker fans for the aforementioned Big Deal, which highlighted his experiences playing the WSOP in 1988-89. ![]() However, they are just a small sampling of his literary prowess, which includes being named Young Journalist of the Year in 1972, News Reporter of the Year in 1976, and dozens of non-poker works such as A Week in the Life of the Royal Family, Queen Mother, and Charles: A Biography. ![]() His books which include 1990’s Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player, Bigger Deal: A Year on the New Poker Circuit, Holden on Hold’em, and his most recent book, He Played Poker for His Wife and Other Stories – have become classics among poker fans. He Played for his Wife and Other StoriesĪnthony Holden, or simply Tony if you will, changed the face of poker several times - not by winning a major tournament, but through the power of the pen. ![]()
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