The Roving Gambler, Walter ‘Puggy’ Pearson Passes Away
Member of the Poker Hall of Fame, and winner of the 1973 World Series of Poker, Walter ‘Puggy’ Pearson died at the age of 77 in Las Vegas last week. Pearson, who often showed up at tournaments wearing...
View ArticleMike “The Mouth” Matusow Wins WSOP Bracelet in Event No. 18
The final table of Event No. 18 – $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys – here at the 2008 WSOP lived up to its billing and became a poker battle royale. Lasting just almost 12 hours, this marathon final...
View ArticleThe First World Series of Poker Champions
When online poker was not even a dream, there were rounders. These poker players traveled around the country looking for big money poker games. Names like Johnny Moss, Tom “Amarillo Slim” Preston, and...
View ArticleAmarillo Slim, Third World Series of Poker Champion
Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston was a rounder who toured the country along with Doyle Brunson and Bryan “Sailor” Roberts. Although Preston finally retired to Amarillo, Texas he was born in Johnson,...
View ArticlePast Poker Greats: Puggy Pearson
On Friday, April 28, 2006 poker lost a true legend. Voted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1987, Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson died at the age of 77. Besides being generally beloved by all who knew him,...
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