Billy Baxter Wins Second Five-Star Poker Classic Prelim

This is His Third Cash of the Tournament Series

The legendary Billy Baxter is one of the original fixtures in the early Las Vegas poker scene, and yesterday, he won his second Five-Star World Poker Classic preliminary event, proving that his skill has withstood the test of time.

His first win came in event No. 6, a $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Baxter defeated a stacked field of 149 players and took home nearly $150,000 of the more than $361,000 prize pool. It was in event No. 12, a $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em senior’s tournament, that Baxter won his second Five-Star World Poker Classic title. There were 137 entrants that contributed to the more than $332,000 prize pool. Baxter received the lion’s share of almost $139,000.

For winning an event, players are also rewarded with a $25,000 seat into the World Poker Tour Championship event. Since Baxter had already received a seat, he pocketed the extra $25,000. In addition to those two wins, he also made the final table in event No. 1, a $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Baxter finished ninth out of 237 players for almost $7,000, making his total winnings in just this tournament series to about $321,000.

News Added: 17 April, 2008

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