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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. Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992. ==Career== Before becoming a well-known tournament player, Preston was a rounder, touring the United States looking for gambling action along with Doyle Brunson and Sailor Roberts.〔(Pokernews.com: Legends of the Game - Brian "Sailor" Roberts )〕 Following his WSOP victory he appeared on several talk shows, including ''The Tonight Show'', and had a small part in the 1974 Robert Altman movie ''California Split''. He appeared on ''I've Got a Secret'', where his secret involved losing $190,000 in one night of poker. Preston won four WSOP bracelets including two in Omaha. Preston's final WSOP win was in 1990. In the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2000 WSOP he came in second to Phil Ivey. Preston's tournament earnings total more than $587,000.〔(Amarillo Slim Preston tournament results ) from The Hendon Mob website〕 In January/February 1980, Amarillo Slim hosted the Second Annual Poker Classic, which was the second-most prestigious poker tournament of its time. This series eventually came to be called the Super Bowl of Poker and continued until 1991. Gabe Kaplan became the first winner of this tournament series〔(Pokernews.com: Gabe Kaplan )〕 and Stu Ungar won the title three times.〔(One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ) from Google Books〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amarillo Slim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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