Anthony Spinella Poker Tournament Updates

Anthony Spinella Back Where He Started

Nov 19, '22

We walked up to find bracelet winner Anthony Spinella all in on a flop of 987 holding JJ.

His over pair was in jeopardy, however, against the K10 of his opponent. In fact, according to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator, the K10 is actually a 55 percent favorite to win the pot.

Spinella was able to dodge disaster, however, as the turn and river fell 310. He is now back up to his original starting stack of 50,000.

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Anthony Spinella Eliminated By Stanley Lee

Nov 20, '22

Facing an under-the-gun raise from Stanley Lee, Anthony Spinella moved all-in for 81,000. Lee called with AQ. Spinella revealed the K10.

The board came down J876J and Spinella was eliminated at the very end of level 15.

Lee chipped up to 450,000 after the hand.

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Anthony Spinella Back Where He Started

Nov 19, '22

We walked up to find bracelet winner Anthony Spinella all in on a flop of 987 holding JJ.

His over pair was in jeopardy, however, against the K10 of his opponent. In fact, according to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator, the K10 is actually a 55 percent favorite to win the pot.

Spinella was able to dodge disaster, however, as the turn and river fell 310. He is now back up to his original starting stack of 50,000.

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Anthony Spinella Eliminated By Stanley Lee

Nov 20, '22

Facing an under-the-gun raise from Stanley Lee, Anthony Spinella moved all-in for 81,000. Lee called with AQ. Spinella revealed the K10.

The board came down J876J and Spinella was eliminated at the very end of level 15.

Lee chipped up to 450,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella

Duey Duong Wins Massive Three-Way All In

Oct 20, '18

Duey Duong raised to 23,000 from early position and Jiehao Zhu moved all-in for 195,000. It folded around to Anthony Spinella in the big blind and he moved all-in as well. It folded back to Duong who quickly called all-in for his last 325,000.

Spinella: QQ
Duong: JJ
Zhu: 88

The board ran out J3252 and Duong made a full house to win the entire pot worth roughly 920,000. Spinella fell to 280,000 after the hand.

Zhu was eliminated in 39th place, earning $2,850.

Player Tags: Duey Duong,   Anthony Spinella

Anthony Spinella Doubles Through Jason Warner

Oct 20, '18

Anthony Spinella moved all in for his last 127,000 from late position and was called by Jason Warner in the big blind.

Spinella had pocket fives, and was racing against Warner’s A10. The cards gave Spinella a sweat, but ultimately his hand held on the KJ796 board to double him to about 260,000. Warner was left with 180,000.

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Anthony Spinella Sits Down, Picks Up Kings, Busts An Opponent

Oct 20, '18

Anthony Spinella was still in the process of getting situated in his seat when Nancy Nguyen moved all-in. It folded around to Spinella in the big blind, who looked down at the KK.

Nguyen held the KQ and was in trouble. The board ran out Q667J. Spinella’s kings held up, earning him the pot and sending Nguyen to the rail.

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Anthony Spinella Eliminated By Ben Jones In 19th Place

Jul 17, '18

In a big pot on a board reading K7487, Ben Jones bet 230,000 and Anthony Spinella moved all-in.

After getting a count of 444,000 total, Jones went into the tank. Spinella continued to stare straight ahead for a few minutes until Dan Shak called for a clock.

The floor came over and gave Jones 30 seconds to act on his hand. With just a bit of time left, he reluctantly called, tabling AK. Spinella showed 86, having decided to turn his pair of eights into a bluff.

Spinella was eliminated and with that call Jones moves to 2,000,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella,   Ben Jones

Anthony Spinella Cracks Aces To Bust Defending Champion Javier Gomez

Jul 17, '18

Right before the break, defending champion Javier Gomez was all in holding AA for his last 360,000 or so against the AK of Anthony Spinella.

The board ran out K93105, and Spinella made a backdoor flush to win yet another monster pot, bringing his stack to 1,250,000.

Gomez, who earned $561,349 by winning this event in 2017, picked up another $12,143 for his deep run this year.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella,   Javier Gomez

Anthony Spinella Doubles Through Michael Addamo In Massive Pot

Jul 17, '18

We missed the action, but after calling a big bet on the turn, Anthony Spinella then found himself all-in against Michael Addamo on the river of a board reading 1076A7.

Addamo held 98 for a flopped straight, but Spinella’s two pair of 76 hit a four-outer on the river to fill up and take the pot with a full house.

Addamo was left with a still above-average stack of 450,000, while Spinella now sits with 910,000.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella,   Michael Addamo

Anthony Spinella Eliminated In 72nd Place ($10,557)

Jul 20, '17

Anthony Spinella got all-in with the 66 against Tamer Kamel’s 99.

The board ran out KQ537 and Spinella was eliminated in 72nd place, earning $10,557.

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A Few Hands

Mar 17, '15

Anthony Spinella versus Scott Demoulin

Anthony Spinella raised to 5,500 from middle position and Scott Demoulin called from the small blind. The flop was 1075 and Demoulin check-folded to Spinella’s bet of 9,300.

Dan Sindelar verus Middle Position

Dan Sindelar raised to 5,500 from under the gun and a player in middle position called. After a flop of K83 Sindelar bet 11,000 and his opponent folded.

Brent Hanks versus Kevin Calenzo and Gary Sewell

Brent Hanks raised to 5,000 from under the gun+1 and Gary Sewell called from the cutoff. Kevin Calenzo called from the big blind and the three saw a flop of 1073. Hanks bet 7,000 and both Sewell and Calenzo folded.

Player Tags: Kevin Calenzo,   Daniel Sindelar,   Brent Hanks,   Scott Demoulin,   Anthony Spinella,   Gary Sewell

Anthony Spinella Doubles Through Scott Demoulin

Mar 17, '15

Anthony Spinella has doubled through chipleader Scott Demoulin.

Spinella opened to 2,700 from middle position and Casey Coughlin called from the hijack. Demoulin called from the cutoff and Marcus Mizzi called from the big blind.

With four players to the flop, the dealer fanned J83. Action checked to Demoulin and he bet 15,000. Mizzi released and Spinella moved all-in for about 19,000. Coughlin folded and Demoulin called.

Spinella tabled 88 and Demoulin showed J5. The board completed 39 and Spinella took the pot.

“I can’t believe I held,” Spinella said as he raked in the pot.

Player Tags: Scott Demoulin,   Anthony Spinella,   Marcus Mizzi,   Casey Coughlan

Level 24: Final Five on Dinner Break; Spinella 6th

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

NOTE: The remaining five players took a seventy-five minute dinner break at the completion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 8:45pm to resume play.

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 1,152,000

Chip Counts:

1. Jeffrey Papola – 3,450,000
2. David Vamplew – 2,480,000
3. Bryan Colin – 1,275,000
4. Nicholas Bluemthal – 760,000
5. Geffrey Klein – 695,000

Eliminations:

6th. Anthony Spinella – $66,199

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 6th Place ($66,199)

Anthony Spinella raised to 55,000 from the button, Bryan Colin reraised to 150,000 from the small blind, Jeffrey Papola shoved from the big blind, Spinella called all in and Colin folded.

Papola showed 10 10 for a pair but Spinella turned over Q Q for a higher pair.

The board came 10 7 2 5 K, giving Papola top set on the flop. Anthony Spinella was eliminated in 6th place ($66,199).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Bryan Colin,   Anthony Spinella,   Jeffrey Papola

Level 23: Jalkotzy Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of George Jalkotzy in 7th place ($47,174), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,920

Average Chip Count: 960,000

Chip Counts:

1. David Vamplew – 2,450,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,850,000
3. Anthony Spinella – 1,700,000
4. Jeffrey Papola – 1,105,000
5. Bryan Colin – 820,000
6. Geffrey Klein – 650,000

Payouts:

1st. $544,388
2nd. $334,756
3rd. $214,410
4th. $141,030
5th. $95,333
6th. $66,199

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Bryan Colin,   Geffrey Klein,   Anthony Spinella,   Jeffrey Papola,   David Vamplew

Level 3 Update: Antonio Esfandiari Cruising

Dec 03, '10

Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 330 out of 372 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Antonio Esfandiari — 145,000
2. Owen Crowe — 94,000
3. David Peters — 84,000
4. Gabe Patgorski — 84,000
5. Steve O’Dwyer — 82,000
6. Jason Potter — 80,000
7. Shaun Deeb — 75,000
8. Doug Lee — 75,000
9. Chau Giang — 75,000
10. Ryan D’Angelo — 72,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 28,000

Average Chip Count: About 45,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Seiver
Brandon Novena
Anthony Spinella

Big Hands:

Anthony Spinella Eliminated by McLean Karr

There was 14,000 in the pot and the board read J J 8 9 2 when Anthony Spinella moved all in from early position for 11,300. McLean Karr went into the tank and eventually made the call. Karr flipped over K J and Spinella mucked. Karr grew his stack to 78,000 and Spinella mucked.

David Peters Doubles Up

The board read 9 8 6 when David Peters and Michael Mizrachi got involved in a battle or raises that induced Ben Palmer to muck. Peters was eventually forced to move all in against Mizrachi. Their cards:

Peters: Q J
Mizrachi: 10 7

Turn and River: Q 5

Peters won the hand to double up to 84,000 and Mizrachi fell to 18,000.

Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Up

Steve O’Dwyer moved all in preflop for 38,000 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:

O’Dwyer: K K
Opponent: A K

Board: Q Q 10 Q 9

O’Dwyer doubled up on the hand and survived in the tournament with 84,000.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Anthony Spinella,   Mclean Karr

Level 13 Update: Anthony Spinella Moves Into Third

Jul 16, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 49 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Alec Torelli — 1,150,000
2. Faraz Jaka — 950,000
3. Anthony Spinella — 700,000
4. Adam Geyer — 630,000
5. Jonathan Little — 560,000
6. Josh Schlein — 540,000
7. Sam Stein — 520,000
8. Terry Fleischer — 470,000
9. Ray Henson — 400,000
10. Hoyt Corkins — 375,000

Average Chip Count: 328,000

Notable Eliminations:

Humberto Brenes
Matt Brady
Scott Dorin
Eric Froehlich
Toto Leonidas
Cornel Andrew Cimpan
Justin Young
Jeff Garza
Justin Bonomo
Erick Lindgren

Hand of the Level:

Anthony Spinella and Josh Schlein Battle at the Top of the Leaderboard

After unknown preflop action and on a flop of AK3, Anthony Spinella bet 16,000 and Josh Schlein raised to 38,500.

Spinella called and the turn was the K. Spinella checked, Schlein bet 68,000 and Spinella called.

The river was the Q and Spinella checked. Schlein checked behind and Spinella showed K-Q for the full house.

Despite not getting in value on the river, Spinella increased his stack to 700,000, while Schlein was down to 540,000.

Player Tags: Josh Schlein,   Anthony Spinella

Day 4 Ends: 10 Remain

Jul 17, '09

NOTE: Play ended for the night when the final 10 were reached, with 21 minutes and eight seconds remaining in level 19. The field will return at noon tomorrow and continue play from this point.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 268

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Sam Stein — 666,000
Seat 2: Faraz Jaka — 3,299,000
Seat 3: Erik Seidel — 1,799,000
Seat 4: Christopher Sonesson — 786,000
Seat 5: Alexandre Gomes — 1,713,000
Seat 6: Mimi Tran — 690,000
Seat 7: Justin Smith — 2,620,000
Seat 8: Alec Torelli — 1,919,000
Seat 9: Pavel Reshetov — 507,000
Seat 10: Ray Taylor — 1,085,000

Average Chip Count: 1,608,000

Notable Eliminations:

12. Claudio Baptista — $46,485
11. Anthony Spnella — $46,485

Hand of the Level:

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,485)

Alexandre Gomes raised from middle position to 51,000 and Anthony Spinella reraised all in for 345,000 from the cutoff. Gomes made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Gomes: A9
Spinella: 33

Board: KQ469

Gomes won the hand with a pair of nines and Spinell was eliminated in 11th place, good for $46,485 in prize money. Gomes grew his stack to 1,713,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella,   Alexandre Gomes

Level 18 Update: Down to 12

Jul 17, '09

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 12 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Faraz Jaka — 3,700,000
2. Erik Seidel — 2,150,000
3. Justin Smith — 1,750,000
4. Alec Torelli — 1,575,000
5. Christoffer Sonesson — 1,500,000
6. Ray Taylor — 1,050,000
7. Anthony Spinella — 860,000
8. Alexandre Gomes — 800,000
9. Pavel Rashetov — 580,000
10. Claudio Baptista — 540,000
11. Mimi Tran — 455,000
12. Sam Stein — 450,000

Average Chip Count: 1,340,000

Notable Eliminations:

18. Terry Fleischer — $30,990
17. Jason Somerville — $30,990
16. Uri Kadosh — $30,990
15. Ivan Freitiz — $38,740
14. Ory Hen — $38,740
13. Josh Schlein — $38,740

Hand of the Level:

Erik Seidel Doubles Up to Second Chip Position

Anthony Spinella raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the small blind. Erik Seidel reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Spinella made the call and Jaka mucked. The flop was dealt K84 and Seidel bet 140,000. Spinella made the call and the turn fell J. Seidel bet 350,000 and Spinella made the call. The river fell 7 and Seidel raised all in for 441,000. Spinella went into the tank for a moment and then made the call. Their cards:

Spinella: KQ
Seidel: AA

Seidel doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 2,150,000. Spinella took a large hit down to 860,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Anthony Spinella

Level 13 Update: Anthony Spinella Moves Into Third

Jul 16, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 49 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Alec Torelli — 1,150,000
2. Faraz Jaka — 950,000
3. Anthony Spinella — 700,000
4. Adam Geyer — 630,000
5. Jonathan Little — 560,000
6. Josh Schlein — 540,000
7. Sam Stein — 520,000
8. Terry Fleischer — 470,000
9. Ray Henson — 400,000
10. Hoyt Corkins — 375,000

Average Chip Count: 328,000

Notable Eliminations:

Humberto Brenes
Matt Brady
Scott Dorin
Eric Froehlich
Toto Leonidas
Cornel Andrew Cimpan
Justin Young
Jeff Garza
Justin Bonomo
Erick Lindgren

Hand of the Level:

Anthony Spinella and Josh Schlein Battle at the Top of the Leaderboard

After unknown preflop action and on a flop of AK3, Anthony Spinella bet 16,000 and Josh Schlein raised to 38,500.

Spinella called and the turn was the K. Spinella checked, Schlein bet 68,000 and Spinella called.

The river was the Q and Spinella checked. Schlein checked behind and Spinella showed K-Q for the full house.

Despite not getting in value on the river, Spinella increased his stack to 700,000, while Schlein was down to 540,000.

Player Tags: Josh Schlein,   Anthony Spinella

Day 4 Ends: 10 Remain

Jul 17, '09

NOTE: Play ended for the night when the final 10 were reached, with 21 minutes and eight seconds remaining in level 19. The field will return at noon tomorrow and continue play from this point.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 268

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Sam Stein — 666,000
Seat 2: Faraz Jaka — 3,299,000
Seat 3: Erik Seidel — 1,799,000
Seat 4: Christopher Sonesson — 786,000
Seat 5: Alexandre Gomes — 1,713,000
Seat 6: Mimi Tran — 690,000
Seat 7: Justin Smith — 2,620,000
Seat 8: Alec Torelli — 1,919,000
Seat 9: Pavel Reshetov — 507,000
Seat 10: Ray Taylor — 1,085,000

Average Chip Count: 1,608,000

Notable Eliminations:

12. Claudio Baptista — $46,485
11. Anthony Spnella — $46,485

Hand of the Level:

Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,485)

Alexandre Gomes raised from middle position to 51,000 and Anthony Spinella reraised all in for 345,000 from the cutoff. Gomes made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Gomes: A9
Spinella: 33

Board: KQ469

Gomes won the hand with a pair of nines and Spinell was eliminated in 11th place, good for $46,485 in prize money. Gomes grew his stack to 1,713,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Anthony Spinella,   Alexandre Gomes

Level 18 Update: Down to 12

Jul 17, '09

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 12 out of 268

Chip Counts:

1. Faraz Jaka — 3,700,000
2. Erik Seidel — 2,150,000
3. Justin Smith — 1,750,000
4. Alec Torelli — 1,575,000
5. Christoffer Sonesson — 1,500,000
6. Ray Taylor — 1,050,000
7. Anthony Spinella — 860,000
8. Alexandre Gomes — 800,000
9. Pavel Rashetov — 580,000
10. Claudio Baptista — 540,000
11. Mimi Tran — 455,000
12. Sam Stein — 450,000

Average Chip Count: 1,340,000

Notable Eliminations:

18. Terry Fleischer — $30,990
17. Jason Somerville — $30,990
16. Uri Kadosh — $30,990
15. Ivan Freitiz — $38,740
14. Ory Hen — $38,740
13. Josh Schlein — $38,740

Hand of the Level:

Erik Seidel Doubles Up to Second Chip Position

Anthony Spinella raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the small blind. Erik Seidel reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Spinella made the call and Jaka mucked. The flop was dealt K84 and Seidel bet 140,000. Spinella made the call and the turn fell J. Seidel bet 350,000 and Spinella made the call. The river fell 7 and Seidel raised all in for 441,000. Spinella went into the tank for a moment and then made the call. Their cards:

Spinella: KQ
Seidel: AA

Seidel doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 2,150,000. Spinella took a large hit down to 860,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Anthony Spinella