Vasilis Lazarou

Vasilis Lazarou
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada.
BornGreece
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Money finish(es)18
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None

Vasilis Lazarou is a Greek professional poker player who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He is mainly a seven card stud player, but he has cashed in various other poker tournament games as well.

Lazarou was born in Methana, a small town in Greece and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Poker career

Lazarou first cashed in the WSOP in 1990 and also won his first bracelet that year in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event, winning a cash prize of $158,400 in addition to the title.[1]

He won his second bracelet in the 1997 WSOP, in the $2,500 Seven Card Stud tournament, earning $169,000.[2] Later in the same WSOP, Lazarou came close to winning a third career bracelet in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, but finished as the runner-up.[3]

As of 2012, Lazarou has total tournament winnings over $700,000.[4] His 18 cashes at the World Series of Poker account for $575,144 of that total.[5]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1990 $1,500 Seven Card Stud $158,400
1997 $2,500 Seven Card Stud $169,000

References

  1. ^ "21st World Series of Poker - WSOP 1990, 7 Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, Seven-Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, Seven-Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Vasilis Lazarou's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Vasilis Lazarou". WSOP.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.