This is a story about the birth of an industry, the creation of a brand-new profession and the explosion of a subculture. It’s a story about risk, reward, evolution and independence. It’s a story about good fortune — a brief moment in time that changed so many lives.

This is a story about survival, struggle, the slow death of a billion dollar industry, and the sudden displacement of an entire generation of poker professionals. It’s about politics, money, corruption and scandal. It’s about bad fortune, variance and loss.

BOOM is a story about upswings and downswings, and those bold enough to take the ride.