{"product_id":"amarillo-slim-in-a-world-full-of-fat-people-the-memoirs-of-the-greatest-gambler-who-ever-lived-9780060762308","title":"Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People: The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmarillo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 ...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinkin, Greg:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Greg Dinkin is a columnist for \u003cem\u003eCard Player\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Finance Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Poker MBA\u003c\/em\u003e (Crown Business).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreston, Amarillo Slim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Austin Amarillo Slim Preston has won the World Series of Poker and is the author of \u003cem\u003eAmarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People\u003c\/em\u003e. Married, with three children and seven grandbabies, he lives in Amarillo, Texas, of course.","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317827440914,"sku":"9780060762308","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06f5197d-8961-4301-9e9f-baf48124c3db.jpg?v=1727540898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amarillo-slim-in-a-world-full-of-fat-people-the-memoirs-of-the-greatest-gambler-who-ever-lived-9780060762308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}