Destined to become ��the new poker classic, a must-read�� (Mike Sexton, top poker player and promoter), Ghosts at the Table is the game��s first definitive history. With verve and wit, internationally renowned poker personality Des Wilson traces poker��s Wild West origins in Deadwood, South Dakota-where ��Wild�� Bill Hickok was said to have been shot holding aces and eights-to the annual World Series of Poker and amazing high-stakes games of modern-day Las Vegas. It��s a story full of unforgettable characters-riverboat gamblers, Texas rounders, roadside hucksters, and living legends-who have helped make poker the world��s most popular game.