Steve Billirakis Doubles
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. Billirakis showed 
for the nuts while his opponent showed 
. Billirakis now sits with 80,000.
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond
$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Hammond
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$788,250
Entries
165
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
. Billirakis showed for the nuts while his opponent showed . Billirakis now sits with 80,000.
Hamrick Maneuver
, a player in middle position raises to 3,400. Dean Hamrick next to him reraises to 7,500, and the button shoves all in over the top, having both players covered. The MP player folds and Dean calls, saying, "I'm on a flush draw."Dean:
Button:
"I knew you were on a flush draw," mutters the button player.
The turn and river are
. Dean doesn't make his flush, but backs into a straight instead, and he doubles up to 47,300.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf Doubles
With several thousand in the pot already, and a board reading
, Woolf was faced with an all-in decision for his tournament life, and decided to call. Ilias Kellikidis flipped over 
for bottom set and "Neverwin" showed 
. The 
turn changed nothing, but the 
river won the hand for Woolf with a flush.
Hand of the Day
, 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
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.
Dipped Below 100
Billirakis Says to Write It Down
board. His opponent tanked, eventually calling. Billirakis showed 
for the failed bluff. His opponent turned over 
for queen high, good enough to take the pot. Afterward Billirakis said, "Wow, write that one down," with a smile on his face.Despite the bump, Billirakis still is among the chip leaders with 96,000.
Saul Busts Opponent
just bested his opponent's , as Saul ups his stack to nearly 50,000 again.
The Strange Case of Seat 1
Apparently, Halloween was more important to this player than a seat in the Main Event.
The empty seat has over 6,000 chips remaining and has performed better today than half the field.
New Chip Leader