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For phil ivy and billy chan. theyre the rock stars. they come out of nowhere. nowadays, nowhere means the world of online poker which has grown controversial not just because of moms yelling at sons to stop playing poker all day and make something of their life, they were charged with money laundering shocking the industry. i wonder why that happened? could it be the desire to protect the poker industry which one big fish is sheldon addleson? things that make you go, hmm. for answers, lets talk ...

Doing that all the time. so, ben, whats your absolute limit then when it comes to researching your books? >> you know, the truth is im scared of just about everything. im very neurotic. so i try and put myself in the room, but i hide in the back. so i wont go anywhere that i really feel like im in danger, but ive definitely had to run from places. so i have a very good flight reflex. i think thats my thing. >> sounds like it for sure. ben, your book, "accidental billionaires" went on to be a ver...

That looks really good. >> people want to go on the internet and check out their friends. thats what the facebook is going to be about. im talking about taking the entire social experience of college and putting it online. >> recognize that? that was the clip from the "social network," the oscar winning movie that told the story of how facebook came to be. harvard kids behind the site that arguably made a fundamental change of how we interact with each other. its all based on a book by ben mezri...

Books, give us a sneak peek. what are you working on for your next project? >> i just sold a big movie project with bret ratner, the director. its about the seven wonders of the world. its a thriller kind of thing. im also working on another big nonfiction story, but thats still kind of secret. and a childrens book next summer about young math science geniuses who take down carnival game. its bringing down the house for younger audiences. im always working. ive always got a lot in the works. but...

>> the real failure was them and they didnt know this and do this is a bomb. >> the fact they didnt know about the larry from the volleyball team in the 90s. >> calling them quite a few names. >> much more coming up on "morning joe." also coming up -- >> we really should have al hunt in more on the next block. keep him focused because he wonders off into the field reading about bra stories. >> former governor jon huntsman will be here and david axleroad and eugene robinson and david gregory. his...