In this July 6, 2007, file photo is Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Preston Jr., an acclaimed professional poker player, at a World Series Poker event in Las Vegas. Bunky Preston said Monday, April 30, 2012, that his father died of colon cancer Sunday, April 29, 2012 in hospice care in Amarillo, Texas. He was 83. Preston says his father got his Amarillo Slim nickname playing pool. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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