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Amarillo Slim

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Amarillo Slim, born Thomas Austin Preston Jr., was an American poker player who lived from 1928 to 2012, born in Johnson, Arkansas, who won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 1972 and took four WSOP bracelets in total, including two in Omaha hold'em, with a final tournament win in 1990. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992, was known equally for his proposition bets as for his poker play, and helped introduce Texas hold'em to Las Vegas alongside other traveling professional gamblers in the 1960s.

Facts
Birth Year
1928 1
Birth Date
1928-12-31 1
Death Year
2012 1
Death Date
2012-04-29 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
He won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

What was Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker?

Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker was a tournament series that Amarillo Slim founded. It ran annually between 1979 and 1991.
Connections

Competed In

World Series of Poker, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Amarillo Slim

Plays

Poker, Games
Source Wikipedia, Amarillo Slim
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Nationality

United States

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Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 – April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.
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  • Introduction
    Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 - April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.
  • Lead sentence, nationality descriptor
    was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets
  • Lead paragraph, WSOP win and Hall of Fame sentence
    He won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.
  • Competed In: World Series of Poker, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.
  • Plays: Poker, Lead sentence
    was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.
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