Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People

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-centurys 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 carpenters hammer. Amarillo Slim has gambled with em all, and left most of them wishing they hadnt.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. Its also the story of how Slim won the World Series of Poker at Binions Horseshoe, became a worldwide celebrity, and brought poker from smoky backrooms to mainstream America. Just let him tell it:If theres anything Ill argue about, Ill either bet on it or shut up. And since its not very becoming for a cowboy to be arguing, Ive made a few wagers in my day. But in my humble opinion, Im 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 ...Im fixing to tell you a few things that Ive been keeping to myself for a lot of years. If youre not careful, you just might learn how to get rich without ever having a job.