On March 26th, 2009 a site called PokerHelper.com reported that British poker player Roy Brindley had written an autobiography (Life's a Gamble) and questioned the whole thing, wondering why a relatively unknown poker player thinks anyone would be interested in reading about his life.

Obviously Roy 'The Boy' Brindley was upset about it as it read as follows: "But will anyone care? The new tome, titled ‘Life's a Gamble: The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professsional,' is an autobiography. But Brindley is hardly a household name. Or a big champ...He's going to have to change his name to Roy ‘The Buy' Brindley, because he's the only one who's going to buy this lame book."

As a result Brindley emailed PokerHelper on April 26th and wrote: "Just tracked down your stunning book review at PokerHelper.com. I am obviously guessing you have neither seen or read ‘Life's a Gamble,' which neither boasts of achievements or makes outrageous claims. Therein I would very much like for you to read the book and understand the theme, which is about the pitfalls of gambling, the brutal murders of retired greyhounds in America and a host of other non-poker-related issues. Is there a postal address for you? Kind regards and thanks, Roy Brindley."

PokerHelper.com gave Brindley a mailing address and looks forward to reviewing (and actually reading?) his book.

Source: Gambling911