Chandrasekhar Billavara

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Chandrasekhar Billavara
Nickname(s)Sako
ResidenceSan Francisco, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)None
Information accurate as of 23 February 2010.

Chandrasekhar Billavara is a poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. [1]

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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]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2007 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em$722,914

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References

  1. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ Dalla, Nolan (July 3, 2007). "WSOP NEWS: Ghandrasekhar-Billavara-2007-WSOP---Event-49-1500-NLHE--Winner-Profile". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chandrasekhar Billavara's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chandrasekhar Billavara". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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