Anthony Spinella Wins Event #64 ($197,743)
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In fitting fashion, former online tournament star Anthony “casedismised” Spinella won Event #64: $1,000 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold'em for $197,743 and his first bracelet. Spinella had a decent live resume with more than $650,000 in cashes coming into the tournament but was best known for banking more than $4.5 million online under the moniker “holdplz.”
That final table convened at noon and was over in just a few hours as the speedy structure and shallow stacks – levels were only 40 minutes and the average stack was less than 25 big blinds – encourage players to mix it up. Spinella's online background means he's comfortable operating at such stack depths and was ready to make the proper adjustments.
In a way, Spinella's bracelet coming in the online event means his poker career has come full circle. As a top online tournament grinder, Black Friday changed his life in a big way. He called finding a place to live outside the states “chaotic and difficult” but has now settled in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for the time being, where he lives from September through February, when he's not following the World Poker Tour.
“It's obviously way more exciting to play and finish live,” he said. “I wanted my first bracelet to be a live event, but I'll take what I can get.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Spinella | New York, NY | $197,743 |
| 2 | Hunter Cichy | Coon Rapids, MN | $116,066 |
| 3 | Craig Varnell | Fort Collins, CO | $73,079 |
| 4 | Andrew Rose | Las Vegas, NV | $55,884 |
| 5 | David Tuthill | St. Petersburg, FL | $47,286 |
| 6 | Ryan Franklin | Jacksonville, FL | $33,530 |