Billy Argyros: outgoing person and outrageous winnings
His career of the poker player did not start brightly and successfully. He was hooked first and only after he figured out the point how not to be deceived. Billy started playing low-stake poker and gradually grew to the level of the high-stake game.
When the year 1989 knocked the door, The Croc decided to knock the Vegas door to conquer the world of poker. That is how this nickname got stuck to him. He took it from the Australian movie "Crocodile" Dundee. He introduced himself as "Crocodile Billy". Since then it is his logo.
Winnings of the Croc
In 2008 Billy took the 4th place in the 2008 World Series of Poker. The same year he won HORSE Special Event during Aussie Millions Championship, which brought him around AUD 10 000. He was second in the AUD 20 000 No-Limit Hold 'em Event during the 2005 Crown Victorian Poker Championships in Australia and won 96K. His winnings as of 2010 stand at a rate of $890K.
|
Event |
Place |
Winning |
Year |
|
2009 Crown Aussie Millions Championship |
1st |
$16,829 |
2009 |
|
39th World Series of Poker 2008 |
4th |
$268,605 |
2008 |
|
The Victorian Championships |
4th |
$4,860 |
2007 |
|
The Asian Poker Classic 2007 |
4th |
$9,100 |
2007 |
|
2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship (Omaha Hi/Lo) |
5th |
$5,832 |
2007 |
|
2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship (Hold'em) |
2nd |
$24,527 |
2007 |
|
Victorian Poker Championship |
2nd |
$6,948 |
2006 |
|
2005 Crown Australian Poker Championship |
3rd |
$13,239 |
2005 |
|
Victorian Poker Championships |
5th |
$1,178 |
2003 |
|
Casino Canberra National Poker Championship 2003 (No limit Hold'em) |
2nd |
$8,732 |
2003 |
|
Casino Canberra National Poker Championship 2003 (Pot Limit 7 Card Stud) |
1st |
$4,784 |
2003 |
|
Casino Canberra National Poker Championship 2003 (Pot Limit Draw High) |
1st |
$2,631 |
2003 |
|
Victorian Poker Championships |
2nd |
$10,327 |
2002 |
|
New Zealand Poker Championships (Pot Limit Omaha) |
1st |
$4,411 |
2002 |
|
New Zealand Poker Championships (Pot limit Hold'em) |
1st |
$5,880 |
2002 |
|
New Zealand Poker Championships (Limit Omaha) |
4th |
$720 |
2002 |
|
National Poker Championships 2002 |
5th |
$882 |
2002 |
|
Australian Poker Championships (No limit Hold'em) |
2nd |
$2,105 |
2001 |
|
Australian Poker Championships (Pot Limit Omaha) |
4th |
$741 |
2001 |
|
Austrian Masters and World Heads Up Championship |
5th |
$2,611 |
2001 |
|
Melbourne Summer Holiday Poker Festival |
3rd |
$15,491 |
2001 |
|
Australasian Poker Championship |
1st |
$7,654 |
2000 |
|
Quarterly 2 - Day Pan Tournament |
5th |
$1,944 |
2000 |
|
New Zealand Poker Championships |
5th |
$1,944 |
2000 |
|
National Poker Championship |
3rd |
$1,039 |
2000 |
|
Crown Summer Week (including Mike Comer Classic) |
2nd |
$36,069 |
2000 |
Life Philosophy
According to his friends, he is an outgoing person and a good friend. He recommends to the freshmen in poker to start slow and not to jump into the high-stake game. Also he says that choosing the right path for everyone should be really careful and thought over.