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Originally Posted by rivercitybirdie
Is Hunt the Texas oil family? Given his nickname, maybe not
H.L Hunt (a.k.a. "Arizona Slim") was the founder of the multi-billion oil industry fortune made famous by his son's (Bunker Hunt) massive punt trying to corner the silver market in the 1970s.
H.L. Hunt made his first $250k (1930's money) exclusively from poker and cooncan. He transitioned into trading oil drilling rights and finally into oil wildcatting where he made billions.
Possibly the G.O.A.T. poker player had he not switched to oil. Could be the greatest gambler in history. But his legacy is in oil.
He encountered and beat Nick the Greek, Jack Crow, Indian Jim, and Arnold Rothstein among others.