William Pappaconstantinou (born September 28, 1984) commonly known as Billy Pappas is an American professional table football player and amateur poker player from Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] He won the Tornado format Men's Singles ITSF WCS in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2013 and also won the Men's Singles Tornado Champions in 2009 and 2011. He has been ranked among the best Tornado table football players in the world since the age of 20. He often partners with Tony Spredeman and Glen Murray for doubles. In poker, he made final table in 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event finishing 5th.[2][3][4]
| Billy Pappas | |
|---|---|
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| Nickname(s) | Bony Fish |
| Born | William Pappaconstantinou September 28, 1984 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 5th, 2014 |
Pappas formerly worked as a poker dealer. He is known for wearing a green Yoshi cap which he attributes to the game Super Smash Bros.[5]
As of 2016, his live poker tournament winning exceed $2,150,000.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ Feldman, Andrew (October 27, 2014). "WSOP 2014: A surprising text leads Billy Pappas to final table". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "Billy Pappas: 2014 WSOP Main Event November Nine Bio". Pokerlistings. July 15, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "2014 November Niner Billy Pappas Bio and Poker Profile". RankingHero. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Rodriguez, Julio (November 11, 2014). "World Series of Poker Main Event: Billy Pappas Eliminated In Fifth Place". CardPlayer. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ Rinkema, Remko (May 30, 2015). "How a Life-Changing WSOP Score Didn't Change Billy Pappas' Life". PokerNews Global. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "William Pappaconstantinou's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
