{"id":502,"date":"2015-04-03T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lva.local\/secure\/shop\/products\/telling-lies-and-getting-paid\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:47:45","slug":"telling-lies-and-getting-paid","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/products\/telling-lies-and-getting-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"Telling Lies and Getting Paid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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If you liked Man With The $100,000 Breasts<\/i><\/a>, you\u2019ll love Telling Lies and Getting Paid<\/i>, author Michael Konik\u2019s second book of gambling stories. Meet the Chicago nun who consistently out-handicaps the bookies with her football picks. Cruise around with the Line Mover, whose massive sports bets force bookies nationwide to alter the odds, and the High Roller, who gets whatever he wants\u00a0—\u00a0yes, whatever he wants\u00a0—\u00a0just by showing up in Las Vegas. Glimpse the wild scene at the casinos in Macao and visit the poshest casinos in the world. Get tips on how to set up a home poker game and how not to get ripped off by offshore sports books.<\/p>\n

The title story is a brilliant portrayal of Konik\u2019s participation in the World Series of Poker over the years, and how strongly a player\u2019s personal life impacts his poker game.<\/p>\n

Click to see the Telling Lies and Getting Paid<\/a><\/strong> Table of Contents and read an excerpt.<\/p>\n

Click to read the CasinoOnline.com\u2019s review<\/a> about Telling Lies and Getting Paid<\/i>.<\/p>\n

About The Author(s)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
A former professional sports gambler and television poker commentator, Michael Konik<\/strong> once earned the honorific \u201cDean of the World\u2019s Gambling Writers.\u201d Konik is the best-selling author of acclaimed books about risk and reward, including Man With the $100,000 Breasts<\/em><\/a>, The Smart Money<\/em>, plus Reefer Gladness<\/em><\/a>, Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus<\/em><\/a>, the novel Becoming Bobby<\/em><\/a>, and many more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In his sequel to the critically acclaimed and best-selling Man With the $100,000 Breasts<\/em>, Michael Konik again goes behind the scenes and into the action of the fascinating world of risk and reward.<\/p>\n

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