Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: One winter evening in Canton , Ohio , St. Laurent was losing badly in a thoroughly overmatched gambling to Ohio , Don Willis , known as the `` Cincinnati Kid '' , who was considered by many of his colleagues of the time `` the deadliest player alive '' .
Simplified: One winter evening in Canton , Ohio , St. Laurent was losing badly in a gambling session to Ohioan gambling legend , Don Willis , . Willis was known as the `` Cincinnati Kid '' .