Charidimos (Harry) Demetriou (born 20 August 1958 in
London
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) is a
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Cypriot-British
poker
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player.
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
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tournament
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at the
2002 World Series of Poker
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(WSOP) won by
Layne Flack
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Poker career
Flack started playing cards with his grandparents, but became engrossed in th ...
. Demetriou took home $80,200 for his finish.
He finished in 18th place in the
2004 WSOP Main Event, where he became annoyed with the belligerent attitude of
Josh Arieh
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Tournament history
Arieh finished in third place for $2,500,000 in the 2004 Wo ...
. Demetriou received $147,500 for his finish in the tournament.
At the
2005 WSOP
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, 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.
Despite his successes at the WSOP, he has made criticisms of disorganisation of events at the 2005 WSOP
/sup>, the HORSE (poker), HORSE event at the 2006 WSOP
/sup>, a change to the format of the 2006 WSOP's shootout event
/sup> and a rules decision in the 2006 WSOP main event
/sup>.
World Poker Tour
Demetriou made the final table of the World Poker Tour
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Invitational event, finishing in fifth place.
Demetriou made a second WPT final table in season 5
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, finishing runner-up when his K♥ 6♣ was outdrawn by Stanley Weiss' K♠ 5♦.
Other events
In 2003, Demetriou also appeared in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship
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and Poker Million
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.
Demetriou won the inaugural Victor Poker Cup in 2004.
As of 2013, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000. His 10 cashes at the WSOP account for $593,544 of those winnings.
References
External links
Card Player profileGlobal Poker Index profileHendon Mob profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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1958 births
Living people
English people of Greek Cypriot descent
People from Hendon
Poker players from London
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Barnet