Harry Demetriou
{{Short description|Greek Cypriot-British poker player (born 1958)}}
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Charidimos (Harry) Demetriou (born 20 August 1958 in London) is a Greek Cypriot-British poker 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 tournament at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) won by Layne Flack. Demetriou took home $80,200 for his finish.{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4391 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, World Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6628 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
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♥.{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Short Handed No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8790 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He also made the final table of the same event at the 2006 WSOP, finishing 6th.{{Cite web |title=37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Short Handed No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=15830 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Despite his successes at the WSOP, he has made criticisms of disorganisation of events at the 2005 WSOP [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104065432/http://fullcontactpoker.com/poker-forums/viewtopic.php?t=35641], the HORSE event at the 2006 WSOP [http://www.thehendonmob.com/harry_demetriou/harry_is_asking_for_feedback.htm]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, a change to the format of the 2006 WSOP's shootout event [http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10575] and a rules decision in the 2006 WSOP main event [http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10785].
World Poker Tour
Demetriou made the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 2 Invitational event, finishing in fifth place.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Invitational, Main Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6748 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Demetriou made a second WPT final table in season 5, finishing runner-up when his K♥ 6♣ was outdrawn by Stanley Weiss' K♠ 5♦.{{Cite web |title=The Mirage Poker Showdown, WPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16838 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Other events
In 2003, Demetriou also appeared in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship and Poker Million.{{Cite web |title=Poker Million VII, Heat 8 |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=34082 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Demetriou won the inaugural Victor Poker Cup in 2004.{{Cite web |title=Victor Poker Cup, Grand Final – No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7531 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database}}
As of 2013, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000.{{Cite web |title=Harry Demetriou's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=463 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database}} His 10 cashes at the WSOP account for $593,544 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Harry Demetriou |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=229 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2903-harry-demetriou Card Player profile]
- [https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/harry-demetriou-463/ Global Poker Index profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=463 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/harry-demetriou/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=229 WSOP profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719043538/http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions/harry_demetriou.html Pokulator 10 Questions Interview]
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Category:English people of Greek Cypriot descent