Amarillo Slim went from local and Las Vegas hustler to national celebrity after winning the World Series of Poker in 1972. Fame now went with the name. "When he won, he called the house and I ...

Amarillo Slim, who was long known as a living legend on the worldwide poker circuit, died of colon cancer Sunday in hospice care in Amarillo, Texas, said his son, Bunky Preston. He was 83.

It was 3 a.m. in Las Vegas in May 1972. Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, had won the main event at the World Series of Poker less than two hours earlier, and there he was ...

Amarillo Slim Preston has been called the greatest gambler who ever lived. He's won bets not only in pool halls and poker games, but golf courses, rivers and jail cells. Now he's published his ...

Thomas A. “Amarillo Slim” Preston Jr., a poker champion whose brash style, fast talking and love of the spotlight helped broaden the professional game’s appeal and made him one of its most ...

Amarillo Slim, shown here at the 2007 WSOP, passed away at age 83. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong. Slim, as we knew him, was a controversial figure.

Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim'' Preston Jr., an acclaimed professional poker player who fancied himself the "World's Greatest Gambler,'' has died.