RIP - Puggy Pearson 1929 - 2006

[the jerk]

Read his bio on aces and kings...great story!

[idrinkcoors]

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Read his bio on aces and kings...great story!


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Tru dat. Interesting how he went BUSTO in the mid-70's after being on top so long.

By the way, does anyone know the background on how Puggy got three WSOP braclets off of Johnny Moss? Was it thrown into a pot instead of money, or was it collateral or something?

[TxRedMan]

I admired this man from what I learned about him.

A true pioneer.

RIP puggy. I hope there's a strawberry patch full of suckers ripe for the picking waiting on you in Heaven.

[LeftyRuggiero]

I never knew much about Puggy Pearson until I too read the section in "Aces and Kings" set aside for him. I found him to be quite interesting and quite a character. As far as the Raymer comment it could have been that he was having a bad day and let some things fly that he shouldn't have. I promise there is at least one person out there that thinks that Doyle Brunson is a jerk for what he may have said one particular night they played with him. We all have bad days and we all make mistakes. I'll pray for his family and I hope we all realize that today we celebrate the death of not just Puggy Pearson but, a man who taught us not to cast judgement on our fellow man. I hope that Puggy rode off in his long dusty Cadillac with that big ole cigar in his mouth just like the book described.

-Lefty

[Daliman]

Poker loses a true character, a man with more angles than Pythagoras.

Played in a 30-60 with him once at Bellagio. Right when I was delivered my rack he raked in a shown down pot in which he called out "straight" and I could SWEAR he had 8T on a 2347J or so board.....

[ligastar]

The LA Times article on Pearson's passing

[kflop]

Doyle and Slim are all that's left of the old time gamblers.

[chicken10der]

^Soon one of them will acquire the Hellfish bonanza.

[Michael Davis]

"today we celebrate the death of not just Puggy Pearson but, a man who taught us not to cast judgement on our fellow man."

Wow, you sure have a lot of respect for Puggy Pearson. I wasn't aware he did this much, perhaps you could point me to his bogus sayings or fabricated acts?

-Michael

[Some Pig]

Total POker by Spanier. The Biggest Game in Town by Alvarez. And a book called Fast Company. These books cover Puggy well.