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Steve Billirakis
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Steve Billirakis - Live Updates
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| Jun 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 4 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000 Average Chip Count: 750,000 Notable Eliminations: John Hennigan Big Hands: Hold’em
David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J Deeb showed down K Omaha/8
David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled A
Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked. Nguyen: A Board: 5 The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated. Razz
Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out. Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8) Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout. Stud High
Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (10 Stud/8
Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked. Seed: X-X-8 Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A
Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out. Tulchinskiy: (3 Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, Frank Kassela, Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, John Hennigan, David Chiu, Ray Dehkharghani, Steve Billirakis, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in LateJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 500-1000 Players Remaining: 93 out of 93 Big Hands: Hold’Em
Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A The river was the 4 David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down Q Omaha/8 Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn. The board showed A
There was a bet and a raise on a flop of K Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the J “I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen. After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.
Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J The turn brought the 10 Razz
Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this. Seed: X-X-7-K Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3 Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4 Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith. Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot. John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 Hanson: 3 On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots. Hanson: 3 Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card. Hanson: 3 Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A Stud High
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-K Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (J Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up. Deeb: X-X-K Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot. Stud/8
Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand. Ivey: X-X-2 Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (7 “I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Chiu, Phil Ivey, Steve Billirakis, Jani Sointula, Justin Bonomo, John Hanson, Alexander Kostritsyn, Justin Smith, Mikhail Tulchinskiy |
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| Jun 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 3 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000 Average Chip Count: 750,000 Notable Eliminations: John Hennigan Big Hands: Hold’em
David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J Deeb showed down K Omaha/8
David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled A
Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked. Nguyen: A Board: 5 The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated. Razz
Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out. Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8) Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout. Stud High
Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (10 Stud/8
Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked. Seed: X-X-8 Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A
Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out. Tulchinskiy: (3 Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, Frank Kassela, Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, John Hennigan, David Chiu, Ray Dehkharghani, Steve Billirakis, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in LateJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 500-1000 Players Remaining: 93 out of 93 Big Hands: Hold’Em
Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A The river was the 4 David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down Q Omaha/8 Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn. The board showed A
There was a bet and a raise on a flop of K Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the J “I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen. After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.
Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J The turn brought the 10 Razz
Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this. Seed: X-X-7-K Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3 Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4 Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith. Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot. John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 Hanson: 3 On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots. Hanson: 3 Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card. Hanson: 3 Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A Stud High
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-K Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (J Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up. Deeb: X-X-K Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot. Stud/8
Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand. Ivey: X-X-2 Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (7 “I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Chiu, Phil Ivey, Steve Billirakis, Jani Sointula, Justin Bonomo, John Hanson, Alexander Kostritsyn, Justin Smith, Mikhail Tulchinskiy |
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| Jun 26, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 1 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 16 Update: Defending Champ Nguyen EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 9,000-18,000, Limits – 18,000-36,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,527,000 Average Chip Count: 750,000 Notable Eliminations: John Hennigan Big Hands: Hold’em
David Bach raised to 36,000 preflop and Freddy Deeb made the call. The flop came down J Deeb showed down K Omaha/8
David Bach raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and the action was on John Hennigan in the small blind. He three-bet to 54,000 and action was back on Bach after the big blind folded. Bach added another bet to 72,000 and Hennigan called. The flop then came down J Bach made the call and Hennigan tabled A
Scotty Nguyen made his last stand just before day 3 came to an end. He was all in for his last 28,000 preflop against Frank Kassela. Here is how their boards looked. Nguyen: A Board: 5 The flop gave Nguyen four cards to a low but the following two streets did refused to help the defending champion and he was eliminated. Razz
Bill Chen was short on chips and found himself at risk on third street against Ray Dehkharghani. Here is how their boards ran out. Chen: (A-8)9-10-K-5(8) Chen was only able to make a king-low and Dehkharghani made a 10-low to knock Chen out just a few spots shy of the money. Dehkharghani took the pot and was at 400,000 after the knockout. Stud High
Steve Billirakis completed to 18,000 and Thor Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call and here is how their boards looked heading into fourth street. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis led out with 18,000 and Hansen raised to 36,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-Q Billirakis bet 36,000 and Hansen raised all in. Billirakis made the call and turned over (10 Stud/8
Huck Seed, Vitaly Lunkin and Frank Kassela were each involved in a hand. Kassela brought in for 5,000 and Seed completed to 18,000. Kassela and Lunkin both called. Here is how their boards looked entering fourth street. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed who fired 18,000. Both opponents called. Seed: X-X-8 Action was checked to Seed again and he fired 36,000. Lunkin made the call but Kassela had enough and mucked. Seed: X-X-8 Lunkin made two pair on sixth street and led out with 36,000. Seed made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. Lunkin then tabled (8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis, David Chiu and Matt Glantz were involved in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 18,000 and both opponents called. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. Glantz called the remainder of his stack and he was all in. Billirakis: X-X-A Billirakis bet 36,000 and Chiu called. The river was dealt and Billirakis checked. Chiu fired 36,000 and Billirakis let his hand go. Chiu then tabled (A
Mikhail Tulchinskiy found himself all in against Erik Seidel. Here is how their boards ran out. Tulchinskiy: (3 Seidel was rolled up with three eights but Tulchinskiy got something to fight back with when he received a third three on fourth street. They drew blanks until the river where Tulchinskiy scored a full boat. Unfortunately, Seidel also hit a boat and his was bigger. Tulchinskiy got up and made his exit from the tournament. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, Frank Kassela, Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, John Hennigan, David Chiu, Ray Dehkharghani, Steve Billirakis, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in LateJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 500-1000 Players Remaining: 93 out of 93 Big Hands: Hold’Em
Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A The river was the 4 David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down Q Omaha/8 Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn. The board showed A
There was a bet and a raise on a flop of K Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the J “I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen. After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.
Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J The turn brought the 10 Razz
Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this. Seed: X-X-7-K Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3 Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed. Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4 Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith. Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot. John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 Hanson: 3 On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots. Hanson: 3 Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card. Hanson: 3 Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A Stud High
Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand. Billirakis: X-X-K Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call. Billirakis: X-X-K Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (J Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up. Deeb: X-X-K Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot. Stud/8
Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand. Ivey: X-X-2 Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (7 “I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Chiu, Phil Ivey, Steve Billirakis, Jani Sointula, Justin Bonomo, John Hanson, Alexander Kostritsyn, Justin Smith, Mikhail Tulchinskiy |
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| Jun 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2 | + |
Level 11 Update: Rodeen Talebi (Stud), Matt Lefkowitz (NLH) EliminatedJun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,300-2,500 blinds and 2,500-5,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 500 ante, 700 bring-in, with a 2,500 completion and 2,500-5,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 600-1,200 blinds with a 300 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 81 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Soheil Shamseddin — 210,000 Average Chip Count: 71,852 Notable Eliminations: Rodeen Talebi Big Hands: STUD
Rodeen Talibi opens the pot for 700 with the 2 Talebi: X-X-2 Fricke pairs his six and bets 2,500, both opponents call. Talebi: X-X-2 Fricke bets 5,000, Talebi calls all in for 1,100 with a new pair of fours and Danzer folds. The dealer proceeds to deal the rest of the cards face-up. Talebi: (K All-in and facing elimination Talebi’s river card is dealt face-down. He mucks his hand to Frick’s pair of sixes. Talebi is eliminated while Fricke is back up to 100,000 this hand. STUD/8 Billirakis & Negreanu Split Pot with Miami John’s Money Steve Billirakis opens the pot for 700 with the 3 Billirakis: X-X-3 Cernuto bets 2,500 and Negreanu raises to 5,000. Hennigan folds and Billirakis calls. Billirakis: X-X-3 Cernuto bets 5,000 and Negreanu raises to 10,000. Billirakis calls all in for 1,100 and Cenruto calls the raise. Billirakis: X-X-3 This time Cernuto checks to Negreanu who bets 5,000 on sixth street. Cernuto calls. Billirakis is all in. Both Cernuto and Negreanu check the river as three players turn over their cards. Billirakis: (3 Billirakis takes the high-hand with a full house while Negreanu tales the low-hand with 8-high. They split the pot and Billirakis stays alive with 25,000 after the hand while Negreanu is up to 110,000 and Cernuto is down to 33,000. NLH
Matt Lefkowitz moves all in for 8,600 from middle position and the player in the small blind calls. Lefkowitz: 10 Board: A Lefkowitz gets it behind and finds no help from the board. He is eliminated from the tournamnet. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Lefkowitz, Steve Billirakis, Jimmy Fricke, George Danzer, Rodeen Talebi |
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| Jun 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 2 | + |
Level 11 Update: Eli Elezra EliminatedJun 02, '09 Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 63 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Barry Mullinax — 142,000 Average Chip Count: 67,619 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands:
The player in seat 5 opens for 500 with the 4 Elezra: X-X-10 Seat 5 checks his pair of fours to Elezra who moves all in for 900. Seat 5 calls and both players turn over their hand as the dealer deals the rest of the cards. Elezra: Q Elezra makes two pair and mucks his river card after his opponent turns over trip fours. Elezra is eliminated from the tournament. Zolotow Flushes, Fitoussi Gets Out of the Way Steve Zolotow opens the pot for 500 with the 2 Zolotow: X-X-2 Fitoussi bets the max (4,000) with a pair of jacks on board and Zolotow calls. Zolotow: X-X-2 Once again, Fitoussi bets 4,000 and Zolotow calls. Zolotow: X-X-2 Zolotow bets 4,000 with three hearts on board and Fitoussi gets out of his way. Zolotow turns over K
The player in seat 1 opens the pot for 500 with the 2 Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 2,000 and Billirakis calls. Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 2,000 and Billirakis calls. Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 4,000 on sixth street and Billirakis calls. Seat 4 then bets another 4,000 on the river and Billirakis tanks for a minute before making the call. Seat 4 turns over K Player Tags: Steve Zolotow, Eli Elezra, Bruno Fitoussi, Steve Billirakis Level 3 Update: Star-Studded Field, Matt Glantz on TopJun 01, '09 Ante: 75 Players Remaining: 142 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz — 45,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Big Hands: Shawn Buchanan vs. Steve Billirakis The player seat 2 opens the pot for 100, Steve Billirakis completes the bet to 300 with the 8 Buchanan: X-X-Q Buchanan bets 300 and Billirakis calls. Buchanan: X-X-Q Buchanan bets 600 and Billirakis folds. Buchanan rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 27,000 while Billirakis drops to 33,000 after this hand. Chau Giang Loses a Pot The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 100 with the 4 Giang: X-X-10 Giang bets 300, seat 2 folds, both seats 1 and 5 call. Giang: X-X-10 All three players check around. Giang: X-X-10 Giang bets 600, seat 5 raises to 1,200, seat 1 folds and Giang calls. Seat 5 dark-bets the river for 600 and Giang calls. Seat 5 turns over 8
After a series of raises and re-raises, Greg Mueller, seat 4 and seat 7 all commit 900 each to the pot on third street. Mueller: X-X-J Seat 4 bets 300 and seat 7 calls. Mueller raises to 600 and both players call. Mueller: X-X-J Seat 4 bets 600 and both Mueller and seat 7 call. Mueller: X-X-J Once again, seat 4 bets 600 and both Mueller and seat 7 call. Seat 4 bets 600 on the river, seat 7 folds and Mueller calls. Seat 4 turns over Q Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Shawn Buchanan, Chau Giang, Steve Billirakis |
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| Jun 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 1 | + |
Level 11 Update: Eli Elezra EliminatedJun 02, '09 Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 63 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Barry Mullinax — 142,000 Average Chip Count: 67,619 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands:
The player in seat 5 opens for 500 with the 4 Elezra: X-X-10 Seat 5 checks his pair of fours to Elezra who moves all in for 900. Seat 5 calls and both players turn over their hand as the dealer deals the rest of the cards. Elezra: Q Elezra makes two pair and mucks his river card after his opponent turns over trip fours. Elezra is eliminated from the tournament. Zolotow Flushes, Fitoussi Gets Out of the Way Steve Zolotow opens the pot for 500 with the 2 Zolotow: X-X-2 Fitoussi bets the max (4,000) with a pair of jacks on board and Zolotow calls. Zolotow: X-X-2 Once again, Fitoussi bets 4,000 and Zolotow calls. Zolotow: X-X-2 Zolotow bets 4,000 with three hearts on board and Fitoussi gets out of his way. Zolotow turns over K
The player in seat 1 opens the pot for 500 with the 2 Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 2,000 and Billirakis calls. Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 2,000 and Billirakis calls. Billirakis: X-X-9 Seat 4 bets 4,000 on sixth street and Billirakis calls. Seat 4 then bets another 4,000 on the river and Billirakis tanks for a minute before making the call. Seat 4 turns over K Player Tags: Steve Zolotow, Eli Elezra, Bruno Fitoussi, Steve Billirakis Level 3 Update: Star-Studded Field, Matt Glantz on TopJun 01, '09 Ante: 75 Players Remaining: 142 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz — 45,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Big Hands: Shawn Buchanan vs. Steve Billirakis The player seat 2 opens the pot for 100, Steve Billirakis completes the bet to 300 with the 8 Buchanan: X-X-Q Buchanan bets 300 and Billirakis calls. Buchanan: X-X-Q Buchanan bets 600 and Billirakis folds. Buchanan rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 27,000 while Billirakis drops to 33,000 after this hand. Chau Giang Loses a Pot The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 100 with the 4 Giang: X-X-10 Giang bets 300, seat 2 folds, both seats 1 and 5 call. Giang: X-X-10 All three players check around. Giang: X-X-10 Giang bets 600, seat 5 raises to 1,200, seat 1 folds and Giang calls. Seat 5 dark-bets the river for 600 and Giang calls. Seat 5 turns over 8
After a series of raises and re-raises, Greg Mueller, seat 4 and seat 7 all commit 900 each to the pot on third street. Mueller: X-X-J Seat 4 bets 300 and seat 7 calls. Mueller raises to 600 and both players call. Mueller: X-X-J Seat 4 bets 600 and both Mueller and seat 7 call. Mueller: X-X-J Once again, seat 4 bets 600 and both Mueller and seat 7 call. Seat 4 bets 600 on the river, seat 7 folds and Mueller calls. Seat 4 turns over Q Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Shawn Buchanan, Chau Giang, Steve Billirakis |
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| Apr 22, '09 | 2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic | WPT Championship - Event 16 | 5 | + |
Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 26th Place ($49,025)Apr 22, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Christian Harder Justin Young Doubles UpApr 22, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis Level 14 Update -- Matt Hyman Doubles up to Take Chip LeadApr 21, '09 Level: 14 Key Hands:
Player Tags: Daniel Heimiller, Steve Billirakis, Cody Slaubaugh, Nick Binger |
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| Apr 21, '09 | 2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic | WPT Championship - Event 16 | 4 | + |
Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 26th Place ($49,025)Apr 22, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Christian Harder Justin Young Doubles UpApr 22, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis Level 14 Update -- Matt Hyman Doubles up to Take Chip LeadApr 21, '09 Level: 14 Key Hands:
Player Tags: Daniel Heimiller, Steve Billirakis, Cody Slaubaugh, Nick Binger |
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| Mar 17, '09 | 2009 Wynn Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event - Event 17 | 2 | + |
Steve Billirakis EliminatedMar 17, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Praz Bansi Steve Billirakis Doubles Up TwiceMar 17, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis |
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| Feb 20, '09 | 2009 L.A. Poker Classic | Heads Up Championship - Event 32 | 3 | + |
Steve Sung Eliminated in Seventh Place ($35,000)Feb 20, '09
Finally, both players got it in on a coinflip. Sung held A-Q and Billirakis held pocket sevens. The pocket pair held up and Sung was eliminated in seventh place, earning $35,000. Billirakis will now pay David Oppenheim for the chance to play Vivek Rajkumar for the chance to play James Mackey for the chance to play Chris Moore. Confused yet?
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Steve Sung Owen Crowe Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,150)Feb 20, '09
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Owen Crowe |
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The World Needs A Hero
The End Of The World As We Know It
And The New $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Champion Is…
Bill Chen Fades Away
The Fall Of Thor
Lunkin Steps On Seed
Matt Glantz Busts
Seidel’s Yacht Sinks Tulchinskiy In His Rowboat
Bill Chen’s Pocket Kings Run into Pocket Kings
Scotty Nguyen Makes Quads, But Gets No Action
Justin Smith Takes One
Justin Smith Tangles With Huck Seed in Weird Hand
Justin Bonomo Jacks Up Billirakis
“These No Limit Players”
Rodeen Talebi Eliminated by Jimmy Fricke
Matt Lefkowitz Eliminated!
Eli Elezra Eliminated
Steve Billirakis Loses a Pot, Still Over 100K
Greg Mueller Takes a Hit
Steve Billirakis never recovered from his hand with Justin Young. On the final hand, Scott Nguyen raised and Billirakis moved all in for 540,000. Christian Harder called and Nguyen folded A-K face up.
Steve Billirakis and Justin Young get it all in. Billirakis shows pocket kings but Young has pocket aces. The board improves Young to a set of aces and he doubles up to 2,110,000. Billrakis takes a major hit down to 545,000.
Dan Heimiller Eliminated
Matt Hyman Doubles up to the Chip Lead
Steve Billirakis and Praz Bansi got into a raising war preflop which ended in Billirakis making the call with A-K. Bansi showed pocket kings and they held up.
Steve Billirakis just doubled up twice to 120,000 in chips. 
Steve Sung and Steve Billirakis finally ended their match after a two-hour duel that saw several lead changes. At one point, Sung was just six outs away from the win, but Billirakis hit his draw to stay alive and even it up. 
Both Steve Billirakis and Owen Crowe decided to play their elite eight match in the loser's bracket very late last night. This turned out to be a good decision for Billirakis, who won the match to advance to the first round of the loser's bracket final four. On the final hand Crowe was all in with A-K against the pocket fives of Billirakis preflop. The flop brought an ace for Crowe, who jumped into the lead, but a five fell on the turn to give Billirakis the win. Crowe was eliminated in a four-way tie for ninth place, and he will take home $25,150 in prize money.| Jump to | | Page 1 of 3 | Next |