What Would Be the Fun of That?

Author Biography

• Peter Alson

  Peter Alson is the president of the United States Poker Federation. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed memoirs, Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie and Take Me to the River; and coauthor of One of a Kind, a biography of poker champion Stuey Ungar, and Atlas, the autobiography of boxing trainer and commentator T eddy Atlas. His articles have appeared in many national magazines, including Esquire, Playboy and The New York Times. He has worked as a writer for People magazine, as an editor for Playboy, and for Hachette Publications. He has written screenplays for Paramount and various independent producers, and his TV pilot, Nicky’s Game, starring John Ventimiglia and Burt Young, appeared in the New York Television Festival and the Vail Film Festival. As a poker player, he has finished in the money numerous times in the World Series of Poker and other events. He lives in New York with his wife, Alice, and their daughter, Eden.