Amarillo Slim
Player Information:
- Name: Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.
- Nickname(s): Amarillo Slim
- Date of Birth: December 31, 1928
- Place of Birth: Johnson, AK
- Currently Resides: Amarillo, TX
- Favorite Poker Game(s): n/a
- Personal Web Site(s): n/a
- Favorite Online Poker Site(s): n/a
- Online Poker Name(s): n/a
Biography:
Amarillo Slim is one of the few old-time poker stars still around along with Doyle Brunson - who Slim ranks first as the player he respects the most. It's hard not to notice him with his distinctive appearance.
At the table, he is tall, think, wears a cowboy hat, custom made ostrich boots, emerald buttons on his Western shirt and and always has a witty one-liner ready to keep players amused at the table.
Born in 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas, he started playing poker at age 25 and won the World Series in 1972, sending his three children to college. His biography - Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People - is currently available at bookstores.
He is best known for the crazy "proposition" bets he's won - including playing one-pocket pool with Minnesota Fats using a broom handle, golf with Evil Knievel using a carpenter's hammer, ping-pong with Bobby Riggs using an iron skillet, beating Larry Flynt at poker for $2,000,000, and beating Willie Nelson for $300,000 playing dominoes. He has also played poker with presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, and drug lords Pablo Escobar and Jimmy Chagra.
Always one to be able to spot a sucker, when asked he you could change one thing about the poker world, he replied: "More rich players".
Notable Poker Accomplishments:
| Place | Date | Entry | Game Type | Tournament Name | Location | Amount Won |
| 1st | 05/72 | $10,000 | No Limit Hold'em | WSOP | Las Vegas | $80,000 |
| 1st | 05/90 | $5,000 | Omaha Pot Limit | WSOP | Las Vegas | $142,000 |
| 2nd | 05/00 | $2,500 | Omaha Pot Limit | WSOP | Las Vegas | $97,500 |