Billirakis Busts A Short Stack
We missed the exact action preflop, but we know that Steve Billirakis came in for a raise in middle position, and action folded to the button, who shoved his short stack in for about 4,500 total. It folded back to Billirakis, who look less then enthused to make the pot committed call.
Billirakis: 
Opponent: 
Billirakis had live cards, and while he didn't hit any of them on the flop, he did pick up more outs, as it came 
. The turn, the 
, brought no help, but the river did, coming the 
. That gave Billirakis the straight, knocking out his opponent, and boosting Billirakis's stack to over 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 21,000 |