The Biggest Game in Town

{{Short description|1983 book by Al Alvarez}}

{{Infobox book

| name = The Biggest Game in Town

| title_orig =

| translator =

| image = File:TheBiggestGameInTown.jpg

| caption = First edition (UK)

| author = Alfred Alvarez

| illustrator =

| cover_artist =

| country =

| language =

| series =

| subject =

| genre =

| publisher = Andre Deutsch (UK)
Houghton Mifflin (US)

| pub_date = 1983

| english_pub_date =

| media_type =

| pages =

| isbn = 978-0-395-33964-0

| oclc =

| dewey =

| congress =

| preceded_by =

| followed_by =

}}

In 1983, Al Alvarez published, The Biggest Game in Town, a book detailing the 1981 World Series of Poker event.{{Cite book |last=Alvarez |first=Al |url=https://archive.org/details/biggestgameintow00alva_1 |title=The Biggest Game in Town |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |year=1983 |isbn=978-0-395-33964-0 |url-access=registration}} The first book of its kind, it described the world of professional poker players and the World Series of Poker. It is credited with beginning the genre of poker literature and with bringing Texas Hold'em (and poker generally), for the first time, to a wider audience.{{cite web |last=Christenson |first=Nick |url=http://www.readybetgo.com/book-reviews/review-326.html |title=Biggest Game in Town Reviewed |accessdate=8 January 2007 |work=Ready Bet Go! }}