...Wild Bill Hickok was one of the top 2 deadliest gunfighters ever... John Wesley Hardin was good too and bad to the bone.
These two actually met, it is told...both knew the other's reputation and both knew the other was deadly... (they were no. 1 and no. 2 big chip leaders in NL tournanment) It is told that Wild Bill may have had the drop on Hardin and told him to hand over his guns...Hardin SEEMED to be ready to comply and SEEMED to hold out both his guns, butt first, to Marshall Hickok... (beware of people at the poker table appearing to be weak) Then Hardin did the ole Road Agent's Spin on Hickok...where he twirled his guns and had them pointing right at Wild Bill...they both then backed down and went their separate ways...they were smart. (moral - don't mess with the big chip leader if you're no. 2, and vice versa, unless you've got a real killer hand...let the small stacks knock each other out late in tournament)
... also beware of A's and 8's...
