Poker Wars

Philip Guitar grew up in Abilene, Texas. As a youth, he spent time working on the family ranches and participating in various athletics. He was also an avid reader and writer, with his preferred genres being mysteries, horror, and true crime mafia books. He is a former professional poker player with notable wins and 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 is a multipublished author and editor with experience on 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 who works with various publishers, including Triumph Books, to help writers at all experience levels get their projects written, pitched, and published. A native of Milwaukee, he currently resides in Los Angeles. He is a fan of true crime and a decent poker player among friends and family. He is also a former Guinness Book of World Records holder for watching fifty-three and a half hours of movies straight without sleeping, a record that has since been surpassed significantly. He has no plans to attempt to break that record again.