Anthony Spinella Wins Event #64 ($197,743)
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 �C levels were only 40 minutes and the average stack was less than 25 big blinds �C 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 |