This narrative provides an intimate glimpse into the early golden days of hold’em poker, where games were held in hazy backrooms with renowned figures like Titanic Thompson and Doyle Brunson. Experience the classic ambiance of Las Vegas during the time when Cowboy’s comrade, Benny Binion, was the king of Glitter Gulch. Join the journey of the traveling gamblers as they traversed the white line from Dallas to Shreveport to Houston in the 1960s, in pursuit of games.
Join the nomadic gamblers of the highways as they journey the white streak from Dallas to Shreveport to Houston during the 1960s, seeking their big break. Experience the terror and exasperation of being hijacked, arrested for engaging in poker, and outsmarting card sharpers and fraudsters. Wolford weathered all these ordeals and emerged victorious with a WSOP gold bracelet, competing with poker legends like Amarillo Slim Preston, Johnny Moss, and Bobby Baldwin (he also bagged thirty rodeo belt buckles). Delve into captivating tales about life on the rough and tumble, vibrant escapades as a traveling gambler and hustler, gambling in hazy backrooms with legends Titanic Thompson and Doyle Brunson, and get a glimpse of vintage Las Vegas when Cowboy’s ally Benny Binion reigned over Glitter Gulch.
Discover the most notorious bluff in the history of WSOP. According to Bobby Baldwin, Cowboy is likely the world’s finest narrator of gambling tales. The book includes 304 pages and photographs. It follows the tradition of Doyle Brunson’s Poker Wisdom of a Champion, Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People, and Bobby Baldwin’s Winning Poker Secrets – presenting captivating anecdotes of on-the-road gambling from a true legend of the game.
Delve into enthralling tales of existence on the wild and chaotic frontier, coupled with vibrant escapades as a highway gambler; experience the terror and vexation of being waylaid, facing arrest for engaging in poker, and the necessity to outsmart card hustlers and fraudsters. Wolford triumphed over all these challenges to clinch a golden bracelet at the World Series, competing with poker legends like Amarillo Slim Preston, Johnny Moss and the 1978 World Champion, Bobby Baldwin. Wolford also claimed 30 rodeo belt buckles. Baldwin opines, Cowboy is arguably the world’s finest raconteur of gambling stories.
