| Chandrasekhar Billavara | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Sako |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | 1 |
| Money finishes | 3 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finish | None |
Chandrasekhar Billavara is a poker player who won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. [1]
Billavara is the first Indian born WSOP bracelet winner.[ citation needed ]
Billavara competes in a weekly home game with friends. He jokes that he looks forward to confronting his friends by stating, “Now, I will look at them and say – are you trying to bluff me? Are you crazy? Look at this gold bracelet on my wrist! You want to try [to] bluff me?” [2]
As of 2010, Billavara had tournament winnings of over $740,000. [3] His three cashes at the WSOP accounted for $734,607 of those winnings. [4]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | $722,914 |