Top professional poker players decided to pool their money with everybody who they thought could play the game against Beal.

The matches continued for three years, with the now-wealthy Beal winning most of the contests and eventually flying back to Texas with over $10 million of The corporation's money.

Late in the series, The corporation was forced to have all of its members add money to the collective bankroll in order to continue the match.

In March 2004, Beal announced he was finished with poker for good after losing $16 million in two days, primarily to The corporation's newest star player Phil Ivey.

Al Alvarez reviewed the book believing Andy Beal played for too long and Stu Ungar, who died in 1998, was connected to the Mafia.