September 21
Birthdays
- Billy Baxter [83] b. 1940 Augusta, GA as William East Baxter Jr.
Won 1975 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($35,000) to set record as youngest bracelet winner at 34 years, 7 months, and 24 days old. Six other bracelets from 1978 to 2002. Successully sued the IRS to treat poker winnings as earned income (taxed at a lower rate than unearned income). One of only three players to win a bracelet in four conseuctive decades (Phil Hellmuth 5, Jay Heimowitz 4). Poker Hall of Fame 2006.
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News
- 2009: J.P. Kelly Wins WSOP Europe £1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet of Year
Defeats field of 608 for $225,535 three months after winning $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em in Las Vegas for $194,434.
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