Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People: The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived

He has won $300,000 from Willie Nelson playing dominoes and $2 million from Larry Flynt playing poker. He has shuffled, dealt, and bluffed with Presidents Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson. 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 Preston has gambled with 'em all, and left most of them wishing they hadn't. The memoir of a living American icon, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People is the story of life as a Texas road gambler, the discovery of the Wild West, and how Las Vegas went from a small town controlled by the Mob to the fastest-growing city in America. 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. Colorful and audacious, Slim has won bets for rafting down the River of No Return, riding a camel through the fanciest casino in Marrakech, and driving a golf ball more than a mile. Brimming with gambling exploits, fabulous stories, and tricks and tips from the world's greatest hustler, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People is the folksy memoir of one of the most charismatic characters this country has ever known.