Sports
June 13, 2022
At 88, Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Is Still Bluffing. Or Is He?
The Texas gambler has been winning at poker for seventy years—long enough to become an icon and watch an outlaw’s game become an industry.
Poker
Sports
April 30, 2003
The Skinny on Slim
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.—a.k.a. Amarillo Slim—has cut cards with LBJ and hustled all manner of sharpies at pool and Ping-Pong. But at 74, his greatest success continues to be at the poker table, as my $100 and I found out.
Sports
April 30, 1998
The Player
Richardson’s poker pasha says, “Viva Las Vegas.”
Sports
May 1, 1989
The World’s Greatest Poker Player
Johnny Chan became a champion through nerve and dedication—and every now and then a few good hands.
Sports
November 1, 1976
The Best Gamblers in Texas
Not all Texans make lousy gamblers.
Travel & Outdoors
November 1, 1976
Why Texans Make Lousy Gamblers
This information may come as news to you, but casino owners have been banking on it for years.
Sports
July 31, 1973
Inside the World Series of Poker
Big-time poker players don't worry about luck; they don't need it.