Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people (2003)door Amarillo Slim Preston
Geen Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Amarillo Slim Preston has won $300,000 from Willie Neslon playing dominoes and $2 million from Larry Flynt playing poker. He has shuffled, dealt, and bluffed with some of twentieth-century's most famous figures. He beat Minnesota Fats at pool with a broom, Bobby Riggs at table tennis with a skillet, and Evel Knievel at golf with a carpenter's hammer. Amarillo Slim has gambled with 'em all, and left most of them wishing they hadn't. The memoirs of a living American icon, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People is the story of life as a Texas road gambler and the discovery of the Wild West. It's also the story of how Slim won the World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe, became a worldwide celebrity, and brought poker from smoky backrooms to mainstream America. Just let him tell it: "If there's anything I'll argue about, I'll either bet on it or shut up. And since it's not very becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, I've made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, I'm no ordinary hustler. You see, neighbor, I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a champion and make a sucker out of him ..." "I'm fixing to tell you a few things that I've been keeping to myself for a lot of years. If you're not careful, you just might learn how to get rich without ever having a job." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)795.092The arts Recreational and performing arts Games of chanceLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |
He was around at the early days of Vegas, before the strip and even had a hand (no pun intended :) in starting the World Poker Championship competitions. Though he started out as a pool hustler as a teenager, he became famous as a poker player and gambler extraordinaire. Sprinkled throughout with names of famous people he met and gambled with almost makes me wonder how one person could have accomplished all that!
One of my main reading goals this year was to read more non-fiction - this book was truly a fun addition! ( )