This book was offered on LibraryThing in January 2016 and I was lucky enough to win a copy. The book is one of the Rapid Reads published by Raven Books of British Columbia. I have read a number of these novella length books now and have always been impressed by the quality of the writing despite the fact they are meant for people who not proficient readers.

I think it might have helped if I knew something about playing poker. That's what the epic game of the title refers to: a poker tournament that starts with 1000 players and winnows it down to one who wins one million dollars. The player we are following is a young woman named Kat. She makes her living by playing poker and she doesn't want any other complications in her life. Then her best friend dies and Kat is asked to be the temporary guardian to her son. Poker and children don't really go together as Kat knows because her father was a poker player. For her friend and for a short while she figures she can manage to look after the boy. Once his father has picked him up she can go back to playing poker. But maybe she wants more?

This was a quick read (I guess that's why it is published as a Rapid Read by Raven Books) and it was okay if rather predictable. Plus there's that lack of knowledge about playing poker that meant I didn't grasp everything in the card games.

Since William Kowalski is Canadian I am going to reserve this book for releasing during the next Canada Days release challenge.

I left this book in LFL #17156 which is in front of 121 Spence Street. This release is for the 2017 Canada Days release challenge.

When you find a BookCrossing book it is yours to do with what you like. You can read it and keep it or pass it on or if you don't think it is your kind of book pass it on to someone who might like it or release it in a spot for someone else to find like you just did. Whatever you choose it would be great if you could write a short note letting us know what new adventures the book is on.