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Doc Holliday: A Gunfight Waiting to Happen, Part 1
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Poker historian Johnny Hughes on the man described by Wyatt Earp as “He was the most skilful gambler and the nerviest, fastest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever saw.”
A New Method of Cheating
Thursday, 7 March 2013
In Austin, Texas, a cheater took many thousands of dollars from several of the underground games with a new way to cheat as poker historian Johnny Hughes explains.
Benjamin “Ben” Thompson: The Old West’s Deadliest Gunfighter was an Englishman, Part 2
Monday, 31 December 2012
In 1873, Ben and his brother Billy were running a gambling joint in Ellsworth, Kansas, when there was a dispute over a poker game. Ben had staked a man who wouldn't give him his half of the winnings. The fight spilled into the street, and Billy came with a shotgun to back up Ben. Sheriff Whitney, came to stand beside a drunken Billy. Billy’s shotgun accidentally discharged and killed the sheriff.
Brian “Sailor” Roberts
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Poker historian Johnny Hughes on the latest inductee into the Poker Hall of fame.
Cheating at High Stakes Poker: Rarer Than Historians Think
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Johnny Hughes on why many historians overestimate the amount of cheating among gamblers of the past.
Wyatt Earp: A Leader among Gambling Men, Part 2
Friday, 31 August 2012
Johnny Hughes is back with his second instalment on the life and times of the legendary lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp.
Wyatt Earp: A Leader among Gambling Men, Part 1
Monday, 30 July 2012
Best known as a town-taming sheriff, Wyatt Earp was also quite the gambler as poker historian Johnny Hughes explains.
Amarillo Slim Remembered
Friday, 29 June 2012
Poker historian Johnny Hughes on one of the most pivotal figures in poker history, Amarillo Slim.
Titanic Thompson: America's Most Famous Gambler, Part I
Monday, 2 April 2012
Titanic Thompson's dark eyes could be gullible, child-like, confused, bemused, charming, magnetic, penetrating, predatory, all-knowing and scary when need be. Johnny Hughes on a larger than life American character.
Road Gambler - Benny Binion, Part II
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Benny was was under FBI surveillance in Las Vegas and at his ranch in Montana, and he knew it. Sometimes for kicks, he'd get to going very fast and lose them, then go look for them. Johnny Hughes explains.