Poker news tagged with 'giacomo fundaro'

The second starting day of the first-ever World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event drew a field of 194 entries to the Holland Casino in Amsterdam, Holland. In total, 99 players made it through to Day 2 from Day 1B, with Italian pro Giacomo Fundaro bagging up the overall chip lead.

Read more » WPT Amsterdam: Giacomo Fundaro Takes Overall Chip Lead Into Day 2

On Sunday, the World Poker Tour Caribbean $3,500 Main Event wrapped up at Casino Royale in St. Marteen with WPT's very own Tony Dunst as champion! The WPT Raw Deal host overcame a very tough final table that included two former WPT champions, Marvin Rettenmaier and Giacoma Fundaro, to earn his first major tournament title and a sweet $145,000 first place prize + $15,400 seat into the WPT World Championship (Borgata, May 2014)! This was his fifth WPT cash (third largest cash of his career) and the second final table.

Final table results:
1st:  Tony Dunst - $145,000
2nd:  Giacomo Fundaro - $100,000
3rd:  Severin Schleser - $63,500
4th:  Marvin Rettenmaier - $46,800
5th:  Zoltan Purak - $35,900
6th:  Robert Bakker - $28,700

The next stop on the World Poker Tour is the PartyPoker WPT Montreal that runs from Nov. 29 - Dec. 5. We will keep you updated from start to finish on this event, so make sure to check our news section every day for the latest updates.

Giacomo Fundaro, from Italy, became the champion of the 2012 World Poker Tour Mazagan last Saturday, outlasting a field of 146 players to win his first WPT title and $143,207 + a $25k seat in the WPT Championship at Bellagio in May, 2013.

Read more » Italian Wins WPT Mazagan ($143,207)