Anthony Holden

Anthony Holden is the author of the poker classics Big Deal and Bigger Deal, as well as a strategy manual, Holden on Hold’em. An award-winning journalist and author, Holden has also written biographies of figures from Shakespeare to Tchaikovsky, Laurence Olivier to Prince Charles, and romantic poet Leigh Hunt to Mozart’s librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.

Poker's Young New Superstar

Joe "The Kid" Cada became the youngest World Series of Poker winner last night, but Anthony Holden asks: is he ready for the newest variation of the game, which requires no luck?

Anthony Holden | Published Nov 10, 2009

Is Poker as Intellectual as Chess?

As the 40th-annual World Series of Poker approaches its climax, a grassroots campaign aims to shake poker's unsavory reputation and elevate this game of skill to the realm of chess.

Anthony Holden | Published Jul 16, 2009

Poker Returns to the White House

Obama's hidden talent: He's a top-notch poker player. Thank goodness—he’ll need it.

Anthony Holden | Published Nov 06, 2008