Michele Di Lauro bets 35,000 on the button and Steve Billirakis calls in the small blind. The flop is a very regal looking
and both players check. The turn is the
and once again both players check. The river is the
and Billirakis bets 55,000 and after a minutes thought Di Lauro makes the call and pays Billirakis off.
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Di Lauro raises on the button to 35,000 and Steve Billiraki calls in the big blind. The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and Billirakis bets 45,000 and Di Lauro calls. The river is the
and Billirakis checks this time and Di Lauro bets 65,000 and the American lays down his hand.
After a raise to 48,000 pre flop and a call we got to see heads-up action on the flop between Michele Di Lauro and Sam Trickett. The flop came down 

and all of a sudden the announcer said there was a showdown. Trickett started the hand with around 220,000 chips and was all-in for his tournament life.
| Sam Trickett | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Michele Di Lauro | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The turn was the
and the river the
. Di Lauro had two pair and busted Trickett bringing us down to the final three players.
Michele Di Lauro raises to 35,000 on the button and Ramzi Jelassi calls in the small blind. The flop is
and Jelassi check-calls a 41,000 Di Lauro bet. The turn is the
and Jelassi check-calls a 102,000 bet. The river is checked by both parties and the showdown was won by the two-pair of Di Lauro.
| Di Lauro | ![]() |
Steve Billirakis is crushing the table at the moment. He raises to 32,000 on the button and Sam Trickett announces "pot" from the small blind. The bet is 112,000 and Billirakis wastes no time in making the call. The flop is
and Trickett checks to Billirakis who bets pot and Trickett snap-folds.
From the under the gun position Ramzi Jelassi raised to 25,000 getting calls from the button, Billirakis, and the big blind, Di Lauro. The flop came down 

, Di Lauro and Jelassi checked to Billirakis who bet 62,000. Di Lauro gave it some thought before raising to 180,000.
Jelassi instantly folded his cards and so it was on to Billirakis once again. He gave it some thought once more and calmly announced he was all-in putting Di Lauro to the test. The Italian folded his cards uttering the words, "I had nines and the ace of clubs". The move with blockers didn't work but Trickett gave him a nod of approval satisfying the youngster.
Billirakis keeps winning and nobody seems to be able to stop him from winning at this point.
Four Handed
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Michele Di Lauro raises to 26,000 on the button and Ramzi Jelassi defends the small blind. The flop of
and checked through and the bald-headed dealer gives us the
on the turn. Jelassi bets 30,000 and Di Lauro makes the call. The last community card to appear in this hand was the
and both players check. Jelassi mucks his hand when he sees the flush of Di Lauro
| Di Lauro | ![]() |




