Throughout his life, Tom Pohlman has learned to expect the unexpected.
An errant golf ball struck him in the face as a teenager and nearly cost him one of his eyes, but experimental surgery and sheer determination helped him recover to the point where he can fly airplanes.
He initially wanted to be a doctor and enrolled in college, only to become a parent at a young age.
He then thought the benefits and stability of a law enforcement career would be great for a young family. But a job in a casino surveillance department instead led him to a career in the gambling industry, where two billionaires helped shape his life.
