Billirakis Crippled

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Viacheslav Zhukov raised the button, and Steve Billirakis defended his big blind with a call.

The flop came {6-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} , and Billirakis checked. When Zhukov bet, he spent a long while in the tank before apparently making the decision this was the one. He eventually called, and he'd act quicker on the last two streets. Billirakis check-called bets on the {4-Clubs} turn and {K-Spades} river, the last bullet costing him nearly all of his chips.

We saw Billirakis holding the {A-Hearts} , but he waited to see Zhukov's hand first. It was {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} , and it was good enough to scoop the whole thing. Billirakis spent a moment staring in vain at his four cards before placing them on the felt face-down and shaking his head.