Amarillo Slim 2008 WSOP

[Mychemicalromance847]

I rode his horse! He's bug and white I love his horse!!

[ringbolt9]

tried to read his bio book. was horrible. boring. i guess if you devote your life to gambling you may like it. i do know he pleaded "no contest' to child molestation charges to avoid jail time. who does that if youre innocent? why do ppl make folk heros out of a guy like this? how about someone who has worked to make the country a better place to live.

[Dman222000]

@ringbolt9 lol slim had a word for people like you. "Sucker"

[CincyDude]

Wow.........

[CincyDude]

n August 2003, Preston was indicted in Randall County, Texas on charges of indecency with a 12-year-old child.

Early on the morning of October 4, 2006, Preston was the victim of an attempted armed robbery. The armed robber fired three bullets into Preston's car as he sped away.

On January 28, 2007, Preston was robbed at gunpoint while in his home.

On January 22, 2009, Preston was beaten and robbed near the intersection of Interstate 40 and Soncy Road while attempting to collect a gambling debt.

[mixedwrestlingdude]

Slim is one of the true legends of poker, a real American original!!

And a great player and promoter of the game too, of course!! He will be remembered in poker history forever!!!

[Ragnaer]

Hopeless interviewer but Amarillo is awesome

[paddywon]

Patronising interviewer....

[dustin11]

Well, they're true..

[YoungMCwasAwesome]

He touches children lol

[41htdex]

Why did he send his hat to the Jonas bothers?

[d7gh2u99wd]

@41htdex before they became famous they made belts and hats out of rattlesnakeskins, no ofc its someone else called jonas brothers

[PutYouTogether]

@41htdex

Not the Jonas Brothers the band, Jonas Brothers the taxidermists in Washington. It is all in his book: "Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People"

[freemind321]

"The fatality was his ... he died and I didnt . So serves him right for biting me , ya know. So let that be a lesson to anyone who wants to bite me." ... Epic.

[r4iney]

Fucking pedophile, that's what he is.

[wevewonit5times]

Your a complete idiot, you know none of the facts.

[julepeypoker]

@r4iney fuck you

[19chips]

They tried to take advantage of my good nature...but it didnt save anyone. Legend

[bennybody]

KING

[ruary0]

Weird he is such a judge of human nature, has always been a winner but unfortunately he apparently fiddled with one of his grand babies and admitted to the charges... what a way to die, a disgraced legend! :(

[BXBrenden]

This woman does a terrible job of interviewing. I do recommend "Amarillo Slim's Play Poker to Win". The games he discusses are, for the most part, unpopular these days, but the wisdom he offers more than makes up for any other deficiencies.

[scardinal23]

the book is the best ever

[jayman1856]

im sure he borrowed every dollar to play in these tourneys.. guy is a broke child molestor... He owes all the big players in amarillo, most of them in lubbock, if you want to meet this worthless piece of crap, he has a little game in littlefield, texas. I busted the guy for 5k in a 5/5 plo8 game, and he didnt have enough money in the game to fucking pay... he owes everyone and is a horrible cardplayer.. he should stick to hustling, or touching his granddaughter

[MTLean]

stop hating

[zblazier]

check out his book it is amazing

"Amarillo Slim in a world full of fat people"

[chrisromero07]

I was talking to him today i got a autographed deck of cards from him yay!

[ketchup143]

"hell, i'd play a banjo if they one everyday"

[starkers78]

What a little moronic bimbo they had interviewing him!

That man is the king.

[danthologies]

He's the guy who...

[cycyg]

...won the main event at the World Series of Poker in 1972.

[gospa021]

...he's also the reason The World Series even exists. He originally suggested the idea to Jack Binion (owner of the Horseshoe Casino) at a time when high stakes games were extremely scarce, even in casinos. He is one of the few living legends of poker left.

Though he may now be aging, his legacy will always carry on.

[jonmarc1980]

@gospa021 You mean Benny Benion. Jack Benion is his son that took over at the end of his life

[tartanarmy1989]

he also has many famous quotes like "if you cant spot the sucker at the table then get up because your the sucker" which is the opening line of the hit film rounders. he is one of the most popular poker players to have ever lived.

[danthologies]

Rounders?

[tartanarmy1989]

yea, film about young guy (matt damon) wanting to be a professional poker player. you should check it out its a good movie.

[eightwillwontcannot]

Armadillo?

[eightwillwontcannot]

look at his fucking hat.

[sucktdeep]

cool stories, awkward interview