Where Are They Now: EPT London Season 8 (2011) Champ Benny Spindler
The EPT London took a hit in attendance in Season 8 �C 691 players created a prize pool of ��3,351,350 �C but even so it attracted some of poker��s best including Martins Adeniya (7th - ��86,350), Kevin Iacofano (6th - ��120,000), Juan Manuel Pastor (4th - ��200,000) and Steve O��Dwyer (2nd - ��465,000). Oh, it also included Benny Spindler, who captured the ��750,000 first-place prize.
It was Spindler��s biggest score, but just one on an already impressive poker r��sum��. Not only is Spindler an accomplished high-stakes online poker player (he plays under the usernames ��toweliestar�� on PokerStars and ��psychobenny�� on Full Tilt Poker), he had previously made his mark in the live realm thanks to a third-place finish in the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $1.1 million, runner-up in the 2011 EPT Grand Final �25,000 High Roller for �316,000, and first in the �10,000 NLHE �C Single Reload at the 2011 EPT Tallinn for $�49,350.
Since winning the EPT London, Spindler has continued his success. In October 2012, he won the �10,000 NLHE 8-Max at the EPT Sanremo for �253,000, and he followed that up with a win in the �10,600 High Roller at the GCOP for �77,500. He also finished sixth in last April��s A$10,000 WSOP APAC Main Event for A$146,205.
Spindler will no doubt be in London looking to capture the title for a second time.