# Poker Bill — Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp character guide

> Poker Bill in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bill

**First appearance:** 0042-when-bob-got-throwed

## Who they are

A cowboy character in a poem.

## Relationships

### [Jack Dempsey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/jack_dempsey)

_rivalry_

Jack Dempsey and Poker Bill are fierce competitors in gambling or fighting, with high tension.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Poker Bill is a gambler and camp character whose exploits are recounted by the narrator.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Poker Bill is a gambler and camp character whose exploits are recounted by the narrator.

## In the story

### [The Texas Cowboy and the Mexican Greaser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/the-texas-cowboy-and-the-mexican-greaser)

A member of the mob who threatens the stranger but is ultimately swayed by his courage.

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