William (Bill) Blanda

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• • Bluff Power Ranking:  143^rd
  • 2009 POY Rank:  261^st
  • 2008 POY Rank:  103^rd
  • 2007 POY Rank:  n/a
  • Earnings:  $879,170  
  
  
  • Birthdate: 11/22/1955
  • Resides: Galveston, TX
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  • Poker players that Bill most respect: Ivy & Doyle,they get it done.
  • Nicknamed: Big Daddy
  • Bill started playing poker in school and quotes, "Everyone has to survive somehow!"
  • Long Term Poker Goals: Win,win,win. Everything's funny when you're making money.
  • Bill's scratchpad: My education came from growing up in the streets of South Philly, nuff said. I have reached all of my goals, now I just want to stay in a position to help other people reach theirs. P.S. Stop asking me if you can borrow money or if I want to put you in. If I think you are a good gamble, I will come to you.
• News about William

• Event
• Place
• Earnings
• POY pts

• 2009 Festa Al Lago Classic
  Friday, October 09, 2009
  No-Limit Hold'em - Event 8
  $1,000 buy-in
• 4th
• $12,222
• 66.0

• 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
  Tuesday, June 09, 2009
  H.O.R.S.E. (Event 21)
  $3,000 buy-in
• 13th
• $14,209
• 20.8

• 2009 Borgata Winter Poker Open
  Saturday, January 17, 2009
  Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 17th
• $3,419
• 17.0

• 2009 Southern Poker Championship
  Sunday, January 11, 2009
  HORSE
  $1,000 buy-in
• 1st
• $34,046
• 120.0

• 2008 Borgata $500,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack Poker Tournament
  Saturday, August 09, 2008
  No Limit Hold'em
  $2,000 buy-in
• 89th
• $3,442
• n/a

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Thursday, July 03, 2008
  World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)
  $10,000 buy-in
• 333rd
• $32,166
• 67.5

• 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
  Friday, June 06, 2008
  No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 11)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 19th
• $16,920
• 16.9

• 2008 6th Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic
  Tuesday, April 15, 2008
  Event 13 - No-Limit Hold'em
  $5,000 buy-in
• 11th
• $10,110
• 9.8

• 2008 Wynn Classic
  Thursday, March 13, 2008
  Event 15 - No-Limit Hold'em
  $2,000 buy-in
• 1st
• $108,193
• 144.0

• 2008 Borgata Winter Open
  Saturday, January 19, 2008
  Event #5 - No Limit Hold'em
  $1,500 buy-in
• 1st
• $206,922
• 176.0

• 2008 Borgata Winter Open
  Thursday, January 17, 2008
  Event #3 - No Limit Hold'em
  $750 buy-in
• 10th
• $5,547
• 6.4

• 2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championships
  Saturday, May 26, 2007
  Event #5 - No Limit Hold'em
  $2,500 buy-in
• 4th
• $20,025
• 66.0

• 2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
  Saturday, December 09, 2006
  No Limit Hold'em
  $3,000 buy-in
• 23rd
• $5,295
• 9.8

• 2006 The Borgata Open
  Friday, September 15, 2006
  WPT Championship Event
  $9,700 buy-in
• 12th
• $68,034
• 38.3

• 2006 The Borgata Open
  Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $5,000 buy-in
• 6th
• $38,925
• 64.4

• 2006 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
  Friday, May 05, 2006
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 8th
• $1,965
• n/a

• 2005 Five Diamond World Poker Classic IV
  Wednesday, December 07, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $3,000 buy-in
• 17th
• $6,960
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• 2005 Festa al Lago IV
  Sunday, October 09, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,500 buy-in
• 22nd
• $2,160
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• 2005 Unites States Poker Championship
  Saturday, October 01, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 26th
• $3,140
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• 2005 Borgata Poker Open
  Tuesday, September 13, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 1st
• $114,390
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• 2005 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament
  Friday, August 26, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 2nd
• $16,250
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• 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker
  Tuesday, June 14, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em (Event 13)
  $5,000 buy-in
• 36th
• $8,760
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• 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker
  Friday, June 10, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'Em (Event 9)
  $2,000 buy-in
• 9th
• $51,630
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• 2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Rio Las Vegas
  Thursday, March 17, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $2,000 buy-in
• 11th
• $4,915
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• 2005 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament
  Wednesday, January 26, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $500 buy-in
• 9th
• $1,145
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• 2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Atlantic City
  Tuesday, January 11, 2005
  No-Limit Hold'em
  $1,500 buy-in
• 4th
• $14,280
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• 2004 Borgata Poker Open
  Wednesday, September 15, 2004
  Limit Hold'em
  $1,000 buy-in
• 1st
• $66,000
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• 2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker
  Tuesday, May 18, 2004
  No-Limit Hold'em (Event 30)
  $3,000 buy-in
• 50th
• $4,500
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• 2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker
  Tuesday, May 18, 2004
  No-Limit Hold'em (Event 30)
  $3,000 buy-in
• 59th
• $3,600
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