John Spadavecchia

Infobox poker player


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firstname=John
lastname=Spadavecchia
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hometown=Lighthouse Point, Florida
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=25
wsop main event best finish rank=3rd
wsop main event best finish year=1994
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=4
ept titles="None"
ept final tables="None"
ept money finishes=1

John Spadavecchia is an American professional poker player from Lighthouse Point, Florida.

Spadavecchia has been a regular on the poker tournament circuit since the 1980s, with his first finish in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event coming in the 1988 World Series of Poker in the $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event where he finished 28th, earning him $8,750.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Spadavecchia has cashed in a total of three World Series of Poker main events. The first coming in 1988. The second coming in 1994 where he placed third, earning him $294,000. The third came 2007 where he placed 60th, earning him $154,194.

He has cashed in the WSOP events more than two dozen times, including one first place finish, for a total of $1,104,613 WSOP earnings. He has also cashed in the World Series of Poker Circuit Events a total of seven times, including two first place finishes, for a total of $791,796. His biggest career win came in the 2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace no limit hold 'em $10,000 buy-in Championship. There he placed first, earning him $648,320. That win qualified him to play in the 2006 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=223 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]

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