The 1972 World Series of Poker was down to three eventual Hall of Famers: Puggy Pearson, the soon-to-be consensus best player in the world, Doyle Brunson and Brunson's old running partner, Amarillo Slim. From here onward, we'll focus on what made him remarkable. Regardless, he led a remarkable life and had a powerful effect on those who knew him he took the poker world on a ride that played a part in making it everything it has been for the past decade.
To others, a tragic figure, fallen from grace, whose remarkable charm and skill at obfuscation left an unfortunate, indelible doubt on the validity of his claims of innocence. To some, he was a shameless huckster who was accused late in life of the worst kind of indiscrimination. Slim, as we knew him, was a controversial figure. With his passing, poker loses its most colorful character and a visionary. Sunday, just short of four months into his 84th year. Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston died in hospice at 12:07 a.m. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
