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• Amarillo Slim – from my POV

  
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  I dealt Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker in 1988 at Caesars in Lake Tahoe, and in 1989 at Caesars in Las Vegas.  I was a green horn hick from Montana when I dealt it in Lake Tahoe and can … Continue reading →
  3 weeks ago

• World’s Greatest Gambler, Thomas ”Amarillo Slim” Preston, Dies At 83

  
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  Thomas Austin ”Amarillo Slim” Preston Jr., a man who called himself the world’s greatest gambler, has died at the age of 83. Bunky Preston, Slim’s son, said that Slim past away over the weekend while in hospice care in Amarillo. Slim died of colon cancer. Bunky said: “He was playing poker until the very, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Monday Headlines: Amarillo Slim passes, 2+2 news and more

  
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  There was plenty going on this weekend in the poker world, and while a lot of people may have been busy watching the NFL Draft, there is likely a lot of information that slipped by; hopefully this article will get you back up to speed on what transpired this weekend. Amarillo Slim passes away at age 83 On Sunday ...
  3 weeks ago

• “Amarillo Slim” Preston (1928-2012)

  
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  We had heard a couple of weeks ago that Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. -- a.k.a. “Amarillo Slim” -- was nearing the end, his friend and fellow poker icon Doyle Brunson having tweeted that he was “in critical shape,” then last week again reporting he was “at death’s door.” Preston passed at age 83 during ...
  3 weeks ago

• The life and legacy of Amarillo Slim 1928-2012

  
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  The most famous poker player and gambler of the last 50 years missed out on the recent Poker Boom; this is the story why. After spending the last week in hospice care after a long battle with cancer and heart disease, Thomas Austin Preston Jr., known as “Amarillo Slim” to just about everyone, passed away on Sunday ...
  3 weeks ago

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