“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, ...

Note: Amarillo Slim had to have surgery this week, so his visit to Houston has been postponed. His reading in Houston will be rescheduled. We’ll keep you posted. Talk about an extraordinary life.

This book may be about the greatest gambler that ever lived, but it certainly is not the greatest book that was ever written. Amarillo Slim Preston, born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, was a hustler ...

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