Life's A Gamble: Roy Brindley Autobiography

Much was expected when literary agent Heather Holden-Brown (whose previous clients include actress Barbara Windsor, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, politician David Cameron and X-Factor judge Louis Walsh) asked Roy Brindley to document his rags-to-riches transformation from an addicted gambler, once homeless who had struggles with the law, to a successful poker player with a plethora of televised and ranking tournament wins to his credit. "The Boy" delivered, and the resulting must-read autobiography is titled "Life's a Gamble".



When the bidding war ended it was Transworld, the British division of Random House Group, the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher, that opted to publish the Dublin-based Englishman's superb memoirs.

Life's a Gamble is an account of one man's journey through adversity to an enviable life that sees him live in lavish home with a Porsche and Ferrari in his driveway.

Make no mistake- this is not the story of a man born with a silver spoon who acquired the Midas touch. As Jesse May, the 'voice of poker' says in his foreword, "This is a blasting, naked account of what it is to be a gambler... he's coming at you with nothing left out."

Self deprecating, brutally honest and level headed, Roy will not be handing out signed copies of Life's a Gamble to eliminated tournament opponents. His account takes the reader through desperate lows to dizzy heights, from recklessness to redemption. It is an incredible journey; little wonder advanced copies have seen the mainstream critics raving.

Roy Brindley's autobiography "Life's a Gamble - The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professional" will be available in Trade Paperback from Bantam Press on February 26, 2009.