![]() ![]() ![]() It is, in short, the gold standard in poker reporting. ![]() The result was a lengthy feature spread over two issues titled “A Reporter at Large (Poker World Series)” later published in book form in 1983 as The Biggest Game in Town.Īl Alvarez, “The Biggest Game in Town” (1983) Works on divorce, rock climbing, swimming, and other topics - all providing occasions for literary deep-dives into existential questions about the meaning of life - further solidified his status as a wise and discerning commentator on the human condition.Īlvarez was also an avid poker player, and in 1981 received an assignment to cover the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas for The New Yorker. In the early 1970s his in-depth study of suicide The Savage God was a bestseller, and remains influential today. In literary circles he is best known for having introduced Sylvia Plath and other modern poets to a wider audience. He was 90.Īlvarez’s stature as a man of letters was formidable, well established by an eclectic canon of books and essays that reflected his wide-ranging interests. The British writer, poet, and critic died after succumbing to viral pneumonia. Yesterday the poker world was saddened by news of the passing of one of best ever to write about the game, Al Alvarez. ![]()
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