[Coy_Roy]

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The best poker-themed novel (at least from the perspective of an actual poker player) has to be Shut Up and Deal by Jesse May. It definitely captures the pre-Internet life of the grinder and contains dozens of quotable observations about poker like this one:

Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill part is hard, but they’re wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That’s philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren’t ever gonna fade it. That’s what sets poker apart. And that’s what keeps everyone coming back for more....

I've posted a page about that book:
Shut Up and Deal

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Thanks for all that, I'm going to definitely procure a copy.