Eli Balas

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Eli Balas
  Personal information  
Year of birth 1955 or 1956
Country of birth IsraelIsrael Israel
place of residence United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 220,000
Total prize money $ 1,353,190
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 3
Cashes 24
Best main event no cash
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 2
Last updated: March 15, 2020

Eliahu "Eli" Balas ( Hebrew אלי בלס; * 1955 or 1956 in Israel ) is a professional American- Israeli poker player . He is three-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

Poker career

Career

Balas has been participating in renowned live tournaments since 1992 .

At the end of April 1992 Balas was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas and first came into the money at a tournament of the Seven Card Stud variant . About two weeks later, he prevailed at an event in Limit Omaha Hi / Lo and secured a bracelet and a prize of 122,400 US dollars . At the 1995 WSOP , Balas finished second in Limit Hold'em and received just under $ 160,000 in prize money. In 1999 he finished second in a WSOP tournament in Seven Card Stud for around $ 100,000 and then won his second bracelet in a No Limit Hold'em event , for which he received a prize of $ 220,000. At the 2004 WSOP , Balas secured his third bracelet with a limit hold'em tournament victory and a payout of almost $ 175,000. The following year he finished second at the 2005 WSOP , worth around $ 120,000 , which was his last live cash placement to date.

In total, he has earned almost $ 1.5 million in poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Balas cashed 24 times at the WSOP and won three bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
1992 1500 Limit Omaha Hi / Lo 204 122,400
1999 5000 No Limit Hold'em 110 220,000
2004 2500 Limit Hold'em 237 174,440

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1999 World Series of Poker - Event 13 on conjelco.com, accessed October 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ World Series of Poker (Event 15, May 4, 1996) on conjelco.com, accessed October 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Eli Balas in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ 23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992 ($ 2,500 Seven-Card Stud) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ 23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992 ($ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi / Lo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ 26th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1995 ($ 1,500 Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ 30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999 ($ ​​2,500 Seven-Card Stud) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ 30th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1999 ($ ​​5,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ 35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004 ($ 2,500 Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005 ($ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on October 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ Eli Balas in the World Series of Poker database, accessed October 14, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Balas, Eli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Balas, Eliahu (full name); אלי בלס (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Israeli poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1955 or 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Israel