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If you think of legend
of poker, two names come
to mind
Doyle Brunson and
Amarillo Slim. Both are
well known poker players
as well as book writers.
Amarillo Slim is a
successful as and
interesting character
who has succeeded well
in the poker industry.
Thomas Austin "Amarillo
Slim" Preston, Jr was
born in December 31,
1928 in Johnson,
Arkansas. He lived in
Mineral Wells, Texas
until his parents
divorced and then moved
in with his father in
Amarillo, Texas. He
graduated out of high
school and joined the
military for a couple of
years. After doing his
time in the service, he
met up with Brian
Roberts and
Doyle Brunson, who
became good friends and
started to gamble and
educate each other.
The poker trio started
with all sorts of
gambling and travelled
from town to town to
make a buck or two. If
there was anything that
would give them an edge
over their opponents,
they'd gamble over and
over again.
Slim did not settle down
with gambling. In the
50s, he married Helen,
"the greatest gamble in
life", as he called it.
20 years later and a
whole lot of poker, he
watched Johnny Moss with
envious eyes as he
became the first and
second winner at World
Series of Poker. Slim
decided to claim the
position as the world's
best poker player and
did so in 1972. Since
then, he has collected a
total of four WSOP
bracelets, including a
win at the 1974 No Limit
Texas Hold'em. For his
efforts Slim was added
to the Poker Hall of
Fame in 1992.
Being one of the
greatest profiles in
history of poker,
Amarillo Slim finally
decided to settle down
with gambling. He wrote
his book, Amarillo Slim
in a World Full of Fat
People, which is a
definite source to many
of some priceless tips
on how to become a good
gambler and an
interesting take on
Amarillo Slim as a
person. You can always
find Slim in Texas, but
you can still find him
in some live tournaments
or playing at
Doyles Room, along
with his friend Doyle
Brunson. |
