he had that hat on with the rattlesnake head n it and his buttons and cufflings were just how he described it when he said he was kidnappe by that pablo escobar guy

Exactly. I think when other people here win some WSOP titles, then they can talk...

It's amazing to see people stick up for a pedophile just because he can play cards. I bet you losers think that Michael Jackson 'is just a little different but only cares about the well-being of children.'

not funny this guy is a child molester very sick sick man

Amarillo Slim' pleads guilty in assault case Legendary poker player "Amarillo Slim" has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor assault charges in a case involving a 12-year-old girl. Thomas Austin Preston Jr., 75, was sentenced Tuesday to two years deferred adjudication and fined $4,000 by a judge in Amarillo, Texas. In August, a Randall County grand jury indicted him on three felony counts of indecency with a child by contact, accusing him of touching the girl on three dates in early 2003. The plea to the less severe charges means the felony counts will be dropped and Preston will not be required to register as a sexual offender.

Great character. Donates much of his time to childrens' causes. Class human being, loves the kids, maybe too much.

Slim and Brunson are old timers and if it wasn't for them there wouldn't Texas Hold em...they are the ones that actually brought the game to Vegas...Slim hats off to you!!

still a molester

He is a sick fuck for sure. As if cheating in poker was not enough, he had to start "giving chocolate" to little girls. I hope he wins a no return ticket to hell for his efforts.

This site is funny as hell, but nowhere did i find he molested kids. statutory rape, or was it real child molesting? Was she like 17 1/2 or like 7 1/2?

12 years old. She was 12, He is like 80. Child molester for sure.

Is it true what people are saying about him? Jesus he had a legacy and threw it away if he did.

Yes it is true about Slim(e). He is the guy who parks his car in an elementry school parking lot with a box full of puppies and a bowl full of candy in the car.

CHILED SPOONER!!!!!!needs a boot up his ass(BADLY)

They are considering making a movie about this guy. Nic Cage has the title role of Slim. They will probably glam it up and leave out the fact the Slim was a fucking pedofile.

Slim is the goddfather of table talk. He is one of the best poker players i have seen. and he already is retired u idiots.

poker wasnt evenhis first or best game he was a pool hustler for years until he couldnt get a game the greatest proposition gambler ever. dont make a bet w amarillo slim, cause he will win. he beat a world champion ping pong player at ping pong. the hitch? he got to pick the paddles. he used a 6 oz coke bottle that hse practiced with for months. he skunked the champ. read his book and you ll flip out over some of these bets

He's retired. no shit, he's older than dirt. You like child molesters jets? you sure seem to. On that ping pong bet I heard he used frying pans for paddles not coke bottles. Speaking of frying someone needs to fry slims' ass then dump him a landfill with the rest of his relatives.

i dont like child molestars nor am i trying to justify what he did but i am saying he is a good poker player.

he beat bobby riggs with frying pans. he beat the world champ with 6 oz coke bottles

Slim didn't win all of his bets, he actually played Gin Rummy against Stu Ungar for money. Bad move. He would have had a better chance of beating Michael Jordan in basketball.

Without a doubt the greatest proposition gambler of all time. He and Titanic Thompson were truly the hustler of hustlers.

Thew92
 

I met him in an Oklaoma card room this weekend and he was wife. He was hitting on my wife.

hey wheres David Williams, Josh Arieh, and all them other good pros who r not on here, including Brad Doughtery who had 1 chip left and came back to win the whole thing

"In August, a Randall County grand jury indicted him on three felony counts of indecency with a child by contact, accusing him of touching the girl on three dates in early 2003." How long had they been dating? (But seriously, folks) Her "outcry" probably was as follows: "My grandpa likes to play poker with me. That's all he wants to do. Most of the time he makes me fold my hands. Then later, he'll say 'Look baby, now you have the nuts! Right there, in your hand!' And sure enough, I've woken up with a hand. Then he'll go all-in. And then he'll draw out on me. Sometimes I cry. He tells me that's called a 'bad-beat'" Then some child protective services worker who didn't know poker mistoook all the talk about "pocket rockets" and "sixty-nine" and "coming in over the top" and "position play" and began an investigation. What a dirty game.

A foul mouth piece of garbage!...and a child molester!

Amarillo Slim
 

Thats weird about him being a child molester, I had friends that new him back in the 70`s. He took me friend and brother out camping to Palo Duro Canyon.
Makes me think if he did anything to them.

And he got busted for using some type of electronical devise
in a gambling scheme around early 70's. In Amarillo....
AND REMEMBER BRONSON WAS HIS RUNNINGMATE FOR YEARS.

whether he is a peadophile or not no1 can deny his talent for poker and gambling

* I do not agree with peadophiles or child molesters

I don't know any real details about the case. I'm aware of the basic facts but that’s about it.

He pled guilty to some misdemeanour charges. The felony charges were dismissed.

Maybe Slim subscribes to child porn sites and travels to Thailand to fuck 11 year olds. Maybe. I don't know

However...

He pled guilty to three misdemeanours. He copped a plea.

Facing serious charges is a scary thing. It really is.

I would like to think that if I was accused of something, like, child molestation that I would fight my corner and endeavour to prove my innocence no matter what. However, and I'm being honest here, if I was seventy-five years old and someone offered me an out I think I'd take. At seventy-five I wouldn’t need the stress and expense of a trial. I would not want to spend my last days in a Texas prison. That's for sure.

I saw a figure somewhere, I can't recall where, that the government wins 97% of the cases that go to trial. Think about that.

I'm 75 years and they offer me an out. No jail. It all goes away. I think I'd take it. It's very easy to sit here and say, "I'd never admit to anything that I didn't do especially if it involved a child." It's easy. However, really think. Ask yourself.

Your 75. There's an out. An easy out.

If it's a choice between people thinking the worst of me or leaving my last years as I free man I'd take the freedom.

Don't get me wrong, Slim could be as guilty as sin. I don't know. I really don't. I'm just saying think about the situation.

Slim a legend?
 

I have personally gambled with Amarillo Slim on numerous occasions. At first I was impressed with his intelligence. A quality that noone can take away from him. Unfortunately I no longer think of him as a legend. The more I got to know about him the more i was disgusted with him. I personally caught him cheating at a $5 domino game in which he was probably going to win without cheating. I also learned of how he made his big break. This story has been confirmed by many of the poker players in Amarillo who have been betting on poker far longer than Amarillo Slim. Him and a local bookie setup a holdout table ( a poker table in which the cards can slide under the cusion into the players lap for future use.) on probably the best poker player from Amarillo, Louis Sade. Louis was tipped off of the scam and continued to play as he thought he could still win. Him and the bookie which I will not reveal the name of as he is not proud of his past actions, split a $2 mil jackpot. Which he was on the verge of losing until he later met up with the LEGEND Doyle Brunson.

There has been a long standing game in Amarillo which he has always known that he has a personal invitation to. A legend scared of a simple house game? Don't be fooled this is in my opinion one of the hardest consistent poker tables in the world. Anybody with enough money is welcome to give it a shot.

P.S. Slim if you read this you know where the game is at. Feel free to give it a shot. And remember you cheat with a beginner but cannot slip anything past us.

Desi,

I knew your husband, your daughter and your son. I too unfortunately missed the funeral and I am sorry. I only met your husband a couple of times, but he lived up to everything i heard about him. He was extremely smart and talented at pool. I am sorry for the loss of your husband and sorry for the loss of your son. I remember seeing him at Knights practicing at pool. I played with him a couple of times and gave him a green McDermott pool cue.

I agree with your opinion of Amarillo Slim.

Good Luck and I am Sorry

Finally someone tried to kill this molesting piece of garbage last week in Texas...but the old piece of shit excaped...he didn't even have the balls to have his own gun to shoot it out with the hijackers.

So, now that the new interview with Slim is out telling his side of the story, where are all you haters?

Some of you talked all about how someone needs to fry this guy with the rest of his relatives (don’t really understand you wanting his relatives fried seeing as they are the ones who brought him up on the charges)

I am not saying that he is being totally honest but lets look at the Texas justice system and how there are no cases just dropped you either plead out on lesser charges or go to court and 9 time out of 10 off to prison.

Lets also look at the fact that his family has done a 360. they recanted their story as a “misunderstanding” his grand daughter is still in his life and all is okay with him family wise.

People need to KNOW the FACTS

The man may have cheated and lied (and I am not saying he is innocent in the true sense of the word) but in this case he plead guilty to 3 counts of assault NOTHING to do with child molestation NOTHING

The poker world is accepting him back (slowly and carefully) and as far as I am concerned EVERYONE who labeled this man a pedophile owes him an apology. Read the interview and do so with an open mind. He may not be the nicest most honest man to walk this earth but that gives nobody the right to label him without him being convicted of the crime. So call him an assaulter but a child molester? NO PROOF NO CONVICTION and HIS FAMILY HAS RECANTED THEIR STORY

Nuff said

The only "fact" is that no one knows what went on except for the parties involved.

He is a piece of garbage; And the "family" has changed their story, for the $$$ he is giving them, LIKE THE PUKE DENTIST THAT TOOK MICHAEL JACKSON'S $20,000,000 AND LET HIS CHILD BE MOLESTED BY THE FREAK!...Was Slim caught [deleted] ...I don't know.

To the moderators,

Can we please just take this thread off of the page? I really don't think many people have much constructive to say about this and comments like the last one are just disgusting. I would hate to see this forum devolve into a place where all people do is cuss each other out and make distasteful sexual jokes like pretty much every other poker forum I've ever been to.

What is it about the truth, that you dislike....
the recently deceased freak was a child molester, and a certain dentist took a multi-million payoff
from that piece of garbage,after he had sex with the child.....the dentist likely sent his child there on purpose, so as to get the $$$$..

As for slim, I don't know what he did to the child
but it got him charged, until the cash started coming in.

just admit he is a legend , and anybody who knows the guy properly not only met him at poker table or a hotel lobby should just shut up,he is a great guy by every meaning and an open book,and he says anything that crosses his mind without giving a shit what people think and this is what probably got him in trouble in the first place and in so many occasions .