07-04-2007 12:18 UTC-8

Side Bets and the Lowball King

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It is rumored that Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, and Mike Sexton have made some high-stakes "team" bets on the side. Each player takes 9-10 players in the field and there are bets paid out to whomever's "horses" make the final table and an even larger payout if one of their players wins the bracelet.

A coin toss determined who got to pick first. Chip Reese won the toss and his first draft pick was none other than the Lowball King, Billy Baxter. Baxter has won this event an unprecidented five times-- in 1975, 1978, 1982, 1987 and 1993-- and made the final table in it on three other occasions, finishing 2nd in 1989, 5th in 1992, and 3rd in 2003.

Tags: Billy Baxter Chip Reese Doyle Brunson Mike Sexton