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}}Billy Baxter (born 21 September 1940) is a American poker player who has a net worth of $3,323,055 <ref>https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=9883</ref>. | }}Billy Baxter (born 21 September 1940) is a American poker player who has a net worth of $3,323,055 <ref>https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=9883</ref>. | ||
== Billy Baxter's biography == | == Billy Baxter's biography == | ||
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== Poker career == | == Poker career == | ||
Billy Baxter started his gambling career in pool halls at age 14 and discovered poker at age 18. He moved to Las Vegas in 1975 after a honeymoon trip to Hawaii. He is a seven-time WSOP bracelet winner and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006 <ref>. Baxter is also known for staking Stu Ungar in the 1997 WSOP Main Event and for winning a landmark court case regarding the taxation of poker winnings. | Billy Baxter started his gambling career in pool halls at age 14 and discovered poker at age 18. He moved to Las Vegas in 1975 after a honeymoon trip to Hawaii. He is a seven-time WSOP bracelet winner and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006 <ref>https://www.wsop.com/hall-of-fame/</ref>. Baxter is also known for staking Stu Ungar in the 1997 WSOP Main Event and for winning a landmark court case regarding the taxation of poker winnings. | ||
=== World Series of Poker | === World Series of Poker === | ||
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! Total WSOP Earnings | ! Total WSOP Earnings | ||
| $1,739,631 | | $1,739,631 <ref>https://www.wsop.com/players/billy-baxter/</ref> | ||
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| $64,860 <ref>https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/result/2489/</ref> | | $64,860 <ref>https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/result/2489/</ref> | ||
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=== World Poker Tour === | === World Poker Tour === | ||
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! Total WPT Earnings | ! Total WPT Earnings | ||
| $596,427 | | $596,427 <ref>https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/billy-baxter</ref> | ||
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| $20,000 <ref>https://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-celebrity-invitational-season-2007-2008/payouts</ref> | | $20,000 <ref>https://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-celebrity-invitational-season-2007-2008/payouts</ref> | ||
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== Billy Baxter’s profiles == | == Billy Baxter’s profiles == | ||
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