The Gambler Who Cheated the Cartel for Millions And Walked Away Alive

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September 1928. New York City. The most powerful crime boss in America sits down at a poker table. By morning, he owes half a million dollars. Two months later, he’s dead. This is the story of Titanic Thompson, the gambler who cheated Al Capone, fixed the poker game that got Arnold Rothstein killed, and spent fifty years making millions from bets nobody thought were possible. Born in a log cabin in the Ozarks, Alvin Clarence Thomas became the most dangerous proposition bettor in American history. He could throw a walnut over a five-story building. Drive a golf ball 500 yards. Beat professionals playing from a wheelchair. He killed five men and was never charged. He conned Al Capone with a lemon full of buckshot. He inspired the hero of Guys and Dolls. He was honoured at the first World Series of Poker. He died penniless. This is a documentary about hustlers, killers, and the man who could trick anyone into betting on the impossible. Titanic Thompson documentary | Arnold Rothstein murd

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