Legends of Poker: Billy Baxter
Like Bobby Baldwin and Amarillo Slim, Baxter began his gaming career in pool halls. He learned about competition, pressure, and exploiting the game. By the age of 16 (in the mid 1950’s) he had socked away several thousand dollars from playing pool, and it wasn’t always just because he was better than his opponent. A gambler needs to know how to win (even when he isn’t the best player) by finding that crack in the armor of their adversaries.
Like a number of players from the Southern United States, Baxter was able to find plenty of gambling in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia. He learned to play poker, and supported his poker “habit” for over a year with his pool playing income. Eventually, his poker playing improved to where it was the bulk of his income.
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