Godfather of Poker

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Hey guys I was cleaning my apartment today and I came across one of my poker books called Godfather of poker which is the biography of Doyle Brunson, I forgot how awesome this read was and I want to recommend it to any fans of Doyle. This is a great read that spans the 1900's of poker and Doyles personal journey through the early (dangerous) days of poker in texas into the mob owned Las Vegas, he talks in depths about many of the interesting characters he has met over the years. You will not be wasting your time with this read.
 
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Ok thanks I'll give it a try. Biography never been my thing, but since its Doyle. lol
 
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Glad you mentioned it - I need to get that book.
 
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Yeah you guys won't regret it, great read
 
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Thanks for the tip, would be good to put a link or some important part of the book because it would be good to be learning good stuff, regards.
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Thanks, I have not heard of this book. I will pick it up.
 
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Doyle is second
I am the first!!! Call me Joe is Godfather!!!
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Here guys I will give you an exert from the book:

I survived a number of frightening and dangerous incidents in my formative years on Exchange Avenue. With the exception of a few incidents, they provided little humor and were always scary. One of my most terrifying episodes involved not a gun, but a knife. It happened in Houston in the sixties. I left a poker game alone one night and a guy slipped up behind me and put a knife to my throat. I'd faced guns before, but there was something different about a knife pressed against my throat, one or two inches away from slicing it open and ending my life. It scared the hell out of me. I was simply paralyzed with that blade leaning up against my skin. I thought for an instant my heart had stopped, and maybe it did.
"Just don't move. I'm gonna empty you out" the guy said.
He reached in my pocket and took what money I had, and away he went. That didn't happen again because I became leery of certain things around poker games. I learned to avoid isolated places and strangers, and to routinely check to see if I was being followed. I became very observant. Most gamblers were instinctively alert to the dangers, especially the older ones who had experienced more robberies. It was part of self-survival.
And then there was Tooter. Tooter was a short, obese, four hundred pound bookie who spoke with a lisp. We were playing one day in his hometown of Lubbock, "The Pearl of the Plains," and we broke Tooter, who leaped up and left in a huff. A short time later, the door burst open and in charged a shotgun wielding figure wearing a ski mask. "Everybody put your handth up" the intruder demanded, "and put your money in thith bag." We turned around and saw who it was, and a guy named Bill Smith, another bookmaker, said "Aw, Tooter, put that silly shotgun down and come on and play." "Thith isn't Tooter," Tooter said "Thith is a wobber." When the laughter finally subsided, Tooter reluctantly removed his mask, put down his gun, borrowed some more money, lost it all and left, once again in a huff. Overnight, Tooter the Wobber became a legend in Texas Circuit Lore.
 
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Here guys I will give you an exert from the book:

I survived a number of frightening and dangerous incidents in my formative years on Exchange Avenue. With the exception of a few incidents, they provided little humor and were always scary. One of my most terrifying episodes involved not a gun, but a knife. It happened in Houston in the sixties. I left a poker game alone one night and a guy slipped up behind me and put a knife to my throat. I'd faced guns before, but there was something different about a knife pressed against my throat, one or two inches away from slicing it open and ending my life. It scared the hell out of me. I was simply paralyzed with that blade leaning up against my skin. I thought for an instant my heart had stopped, and maybe it did.
"Just don't move. I'm gonna empty you out" the guy said.
He reached in my pocket and took what money I had, and away he went. That didn't happen again because I became leery of certain things around poker games. I learned to avoid isolated places and strangers, and to routinely check to see if I was being followed. I became very observant. Most gamblers were instinctively alert to the dangers, especially the older ones who had experienced more robberies. It was part of self-survival.
And then there was Tooter. Tooter was a short, obese, four hundred pound bookie who spoke with a lisp. We were playing one day in his hometown of Lubbock, "The Pearl of the Plains," and we broke Tooter, who leaped up and left in a huff. A short time later, the door burst open and in charged a shotgun wielding figure wearing a ski mask. "Everybody put your handth up" the intruder demanded, "and put your money in thith bag." We turned around and saw who it was, and a guy named Bill Smith, another bookmaker, said "Aw, Tooter, put that silly shotgun down and come on and play." "Thith isn't Tooter," Tooter said "Thith is a wobber." When the laughter finally subsided, Tooter reluctantly removed his mask, put down his gun, borrowed some more money, lost it all and left, once again in a huff. Overnight, Tooter the Wobber became a legend in Texas Circuit Lore.

:D The old poker was associated with a mystical and danger ...
 
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Man, that's a great story about "Tooter the wobber"! Will have to grab this book too.
 
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Thanks for the recommendation, it makes a good quarantine read :)
 
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He was a true poker player, he used to travel from all over the country to play cards..

Remind me to the old cowboys, he have a lot of respect to me..

I dont know if he talks about that on the book, but for sure he had an interesting life
 
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Nice tip. I love biographies, and Doyle Bronson is a legend and a unique figure, I would say. I'll probably buy this ebook on Amazon later.
 
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I highly recommend Doyle's "Super System".
 
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Super System was the first poker book I read and found that to be incredibly helpful! A lot of those principles still apply.
 
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Yeah ,great player,i watch on Youtube huge cash hand s
 
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I will need to read this book, a snippet from the book you have downloaded is very interesting
 
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I just found out about this book, I like reading biographical books ... I will look for this book ...
 
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Thank you for mentioning this book. It looks interesting and i will definitely read it.
 
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Thanks for the advice, maybe I’ll even read it))) The benefit of a lot of free time)
 
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Hey guys I was cleaning my apartment today and I came across one of my poker books called Godfather of poker which is the biography of Doyle Brunson, I forgot how awesome this read was and I want to recommend it to any fans of Doyle. This is a great read that spans the 1900's of poker and Doyles personal journey through the early (dangerous) days of poker in texas into the mob owned Las Vegas, he talks in depths about many of the interesting characters he has met over the years. You will not be wasting your time with this read.



thanks for the advice, try to somehow devote time to this book
 
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Glad you guys are thinking about getting this, it's definitely worth the read, you can get it as cheap as $7 USD if you use Kindle.
 
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Good idea for quarantine times
 
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I believe that everything adds up for a person who wants to win at poker, and reading these types of books certainly impels a person to want to learn more. Always good to see what these poker legends do, what they went through, how they won, how they got over it! Reading and study will always be welcome in the poker world :);):D
 
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