Everybody has heard stories and secretly admired the adventures of Nick “the Greek”, one of the most famous Greek professional gamblers of all time. Following the steps of Nick, Pete “The Greek” Vilandos, a professional poker player fron Houston TX has been traveling the tournament circuit for close to 20 years, but he’s never seen a hot streak like this before.
Vilandos bested a field of 2,506 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event (#24) and a prize of $607,276 last Saturday evening. The victory came just 10 days after he took second place in the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Stimulus Special Event, which was the largest live tournament ever field ever outside of the WSOP Main Event.
Vilandos has outlasted more players in his two big cashes than any other player at this year’s WSOP. He survived more than 6,010 players in Event #4 and conquered a field of 2,506 in this tournament. On why he’s been having so much success against large fields, Vilandos said,
“It’s a lot of patience and a lot of strategy.”
The $1,500 No Limit Hold’em final table was stacked with young players that play primarily online. Vilandos, the only player with a bracelet going into the final day, wasn’t frightened by their exuberance. “The internet players – they are very good,” he said afterward. “But we are the old fellows and we have a gut feeling that we go with.”
(with information from Poker News Daily)
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