Benny Bianco Poker Tournament Updates

Benedetto Bianco Busts Bassioni Hammouda

Feb 16, '14

On a board reading 6 6 10 9 A, Benedetto Bianco bet 15,000, and Bassioni Hammouda shoved for 55,000 total. Bianco thought about it for a bit before making the call to put his opponent on the edge of his seat.

Hammouda sheepishly turned over 8 8 and was no good against 8 6, which was trips. The pocket eights had been turned into a bluff.

Bianco raked in the pot to move to well over 200,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Benny Bianco,   Bassioni Hammouda

Meet Your Final Table: Ben Bianco

Feb 17, '14

Ben Bianco

Ben Bianco resides in Franklin Square, New York and comes to the final table with $364,217 in live tournament earnings. Should he win today, it will be his first career major live win.

Frank Paul

Frank Paul is 52 years of age, and he is from Hillsboro, Massachusetts. He is a truck driver, and has been playing this game of poker for a decade. He also likes to travel with his wife.

Player Tags: Benny Bianco

Benedetto Bianco Busts Bassioni Hammouda

Feb 16, '14

On a board reading 6 6 10 9 A, Benedetto Bianco bet 15,000, and Bassioni Hammouda shoved for 55,000 total. Bianco thought about it for a bit before making the call to put his opponent on the edge of his seat.

Hammouda sheepishly turned over 8 8 and was no good against 8 6, which was trips. The pocket eights had been turned into a bluff.

Bianco raked in the pot to move to well over 200,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Benny Bianco,   Bassioni Hammouda

Meet Your Final Table: Ben Bianco

Feb 17, '14

Ben Bianco

Ben Bianco resides in Franklin Square, New York and comes to the final table with $364,217 in live tournament earnings. Should he win today, it will be his first career major live win.

Frank Paul

Frank Paul is 52 years of age, and he is from Hillsboro, Massachusetts. He is a truck driver, and has been playing this game of poker for a decade. He also likes to travel with his wife.

Player Tags: Benny Bianco

Benny Bianco Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,675)

Dec 09, '08

Tim Bullard raises to 35,000 and Benny Bianco calls in the big blind.

The flop comes 1083 and Bianco leads for 60,000. Bullard moves him all in and Bianco calls with A10 for top pair top kicker. Bullard shows him QQ for the overpair.

The turn and river come JQ and Bianco is eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Tim Bullard,   Benny Bianco

Ben Bianco Doubles Through Ken Smaron

Dec 09, '08

Mark Teltscher raises to 33,000 under the gun and Ken Smaron reraises to 93,000 from the small blind. Ben Bianco then moves all in for his last 162,000 from the big blind.

Teltscher folds and Smaron is forced to call with AQ. Bianco shows QQ and the board comes 107355 to give him the pot and a stack of about 355,000.

Smaron is left with 395,000.

Player Tags: Kenneth Smaron,   Benny Bianco