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Early years

Before turning to poker, Demetriou was a sports betting consultant. (Other reports indicate that he was a scientist.) Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. ... A consultant (from the Latin consultare meaning to discuss from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as accountancy, the environment, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, engineering... This article is about the profession. ...

World Series of Poker

Demetriou first became known in poker circles for his 3rd place finish at the $2,000 no limit Texas hold 'em tournament at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) won by Layne Flack. Demetriou took home $80,200 for his finish. // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ... An amateur poker tournament in progress. ... The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Layne Back to Back Flack (born 1969 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is an American professional poker player, residing in Montana and Nevada. ...

He finished in 18th place in the 2004 WSOP Main Event, where he became annoyed with the belligerent attitude of Josh Arieh. Demetriou received $147,500 for his finish in the tournament. The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... Josh Arieh is a professional poker player. ...

At the 2005 WSOP, he finished as the runner-up in the $2,500 short-handed no limit hold'em event, receiving $163,850 when his Q♣ 9♠ failed to improve in the final hand against Isaac Galazan's K♥ J♠ on a board of 8♦ 5♦ 4♦ 5♠ 2♥. He also made the final table of the same event at the 2006 WSOP, finishing 6th. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ...

Despite his successes at the WSOP, he has made criticisms of disorganisation of events at the 2005 WSOP ^[1], the HORSE event at the 2006 WSOP ^[2], a change to the format of the 2006 WSOP's shootout event ^[3] and a rules decision in the 2006 WSOP main event ^[4]. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

World Poker Tour

Demetriou made the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 2 Invitational event, finishing in 5th place. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 2 of the World Poker Tour television series. ...

Demetriou made a second WPT final table in season 5, finishing as runner-up when his K♥ 6♣ was outdrawn by Stanley Weiss' K♠ 5♦. Below are the results of season five of the World Poker Tour (2006–2007). ... Stanley Weiss is an American professional poker player residing in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Other events

In 2003, Demetriou also appeared in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship and Poker Million. The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit texas holdem matches. ... The Poker Million is a major European poker tournament which started in 2000 on the Isle of Man. ...

Demetriou also won the inaugural Victor Poker Cup.

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000. ^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results

External links

• World Poker Tour Profile
• Pokulator 10 Questions Interview