Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People - Softcover

Thomas 'amarillo Slim' Preston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0224071017 ISBN 13: 9780224071017

Publisher: Random House, 2003

Synopsis

Thomas Austin Preston. Six foot four, skinny as a rake, wears a snakeskin Stetson. He's played poker with three US presidents - and Pablo Escobar; made a million dollars by the age of nineteen; and driven a golf ball a mile. Thomas Austin Preston - who is he? The world knows him better as the greatest gambler of all time: Amarillo Slim. Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Slim has lived the most daring, extraordinary, exciting and profitable life of any man alive. Sent overseas just after World War II, he ended up running the biggest black-market operation in Europe. He went back to his first love, cards, and was one of the very first winners of the World Series of Poker. He's had songs written about him and appeared in movies, and his picture hangs in City Hall, Las Vegas. Because, most of all, Slim's a man who loves to gamble. He'll bet on anything - if the price is right. He's ridden a camel through the fanciest casino in Marrakesh and beaten Evel Knievel at golf, but that was just small stuff. In his finest hour, he took on the Chinese table tennis champion at his own game. Slim, of course, got to choose the bats. The choice? Coke bottles. The result? 21-0, 21-0, 21-0. Slim was a very happy man. In what will be the most entertaining book this year, Amarillo Slim will tell you the story of his extraordinary life - and the secrets of his even more extraordinary success. From Vegas to Colombia, Texas to London, welcome to the wonderful world of Amarillo Slim!

About this title

About the Author

Greg Dinkin is the author of The Poker MBA and The Finance Doctor and a columnist for Card Player magazine. He is the cofounder of Venture Library, where he works with writers to find publishers for their books and studios for their screenplays. Greg splits his time between Las Vegas and southern California.

Review

"To use a Slim phrase, this book is as hot as a widow woman's love" Independent "A legend in his time, a character to rank with any in gambling mythology" Literary Review "For pure fun, there' s nothing to beat this... Like Chaucer, with a mountain of chips" Independent, Books of the Year

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224071017
• ISBN 13: 9780224071017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288