The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. #7: Dewey Tomko, Part 2

(Editor’s Note: For the first installment of Matt Savage’s two-part look at poker and gambling legend Dewey Tomko, click here. Matt continues in this installment with his examination of Dewey’s life and history.)

A Great Storyteller

I always enjoy spending time with Dewey as we have the same interests for the most part — poker, golf, and as it turns out we are equally picky about food, although it doesn’t look that way. He has some of the greatest stories in the world as some of his best friends and business associates included Jack Binion, Doyle Brunson, the late Chip Reese and Stu Ungar.
If you mix that group with poker, golf, and then gambling on both poker and golf, you get hours of enjoyment and interesting stories. Here are just a few of the stories he has shared with me (at least the ones I can talk about here).