Poker Wars

Philip Guitar

Philip Guitar grew up in Abilene, Texas, spending his youth working on family ranches and participating in various athletics. He was also an avid reader and writer, with a particular fondness for mysteries, horror, and true crime mafia books. A former professional poker player, he has accumulated notable wins and possesses many stories from playing with renowned players and celebrities. Philip is a prolific screenwriter and the founder and executive producer of Red Aces Productions, home of the “Texas Thriller.” He wrote and produced the successful and award-winning short film Crude Massacre, as well as the acclaimed documentary Water Wars, narrated by Dennis Quaid. He has several other projects being shopped or in development.

Jim Martyka

Jim Martyka is a multipublished author and editor, having contributed to over fifty published books across all genres. His notable works include Closing the Gap (the autobiography of NFL Hall of Famer Willie Davis), The Eight Characters of Comedy, Towards the Moon with Fellini, Paddle Out, and The Super Bowls. He is an award-winning journalist and a professional coach and consultant, collaborating with various publishers, including sports publisher Triumph Books, to assist writers of all experience levels in getting their projects written, pitched, and published. A native of Milwaukee, he currently resides in Los Angeles. He is a true crime enthusiast and a competent poker player among friends and family. He is also a former Guinness Book of World Records holder, having watched fifty-three and a half hours of movies consecutively without sleeping; a record that has since been surpassed significantly, and he has no plans to attempt to break it again.