2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond

$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$208,885
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$788,250
Entries
165
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Hand of the Day

On a turn of {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}, an opponent in the big blind bets 6,700 and Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis, in the cutoff, goes into the tank for several minutes. He eventually raises to 15,000 and now it's his opponent's turn to go into the tank. The opponent calls.

The river is {6-Diamonds} and the opponent checks. Billirakis bets 23,500 and the opponent tanks again. Eventually, a player not in the hand, but short-stacked, calls the clock. The clock is counted down and the opponent cannot bring himself to make an action. (Calling would have left him with only a few chips.) The hand is ruled dead, and Billirakis rakes in a huge pot. He's at 100,500 and is our new chip leader.

Tags: Steve Billirakis