During the 1972 World Series of Poker final table, the wisest public relations move the game ever experienced was formulated over dirty cups of coffee and a few cigarettes in a Binion’s coffee shop ...

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,” the Texan gambler who changed the face of poker, died Sunday morning in Amarillo at 83. Thomas Preston Jr., four-time World Poker champion, helped bring the game out of “dimly-lit, ...

Thomas Austin "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 ...

World famous gambler "Amarillo Slim" Preston, 83, died overnight in hospice care in Amarillo. "He was a cowboy at heart," said Bunky Preston, his eldest son. "He used poker to make money, but he loved ...

Poker legend "Amarillo Slim" Preston, who dominated the tables long before the game's massive growth in popularity, died early Sunday morning after a long illness at the age of 83. Born Thomas Austin ...

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., also known as "Amarillo Slim," passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012, in Amarillo, Texas, after a brief illness at BSA Hospice. Graveside ...

AMARILLO, Texas — Thomas Austin "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 ...

From left to right, Chris Borgen, Elliot Gould and Amarillo Slim play poker in New York on Aug. 1, 1974. Photo by: Dave Pickoff / AP Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., a poker champion whose ...

IF YOU found yourself sitting at the poker table opposite Amarillo Slim, you were wisest not to say one word. He might try to get you talking, of course. How are you and how've you been, any sort of ...