Jimmy Casella
Jimmy Casella | |
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World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 3 |
Money finish(es) | 3 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
Fiore "Jimmy" Casella (June 3, 1924 – August 10, 1976) was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.[1]
In the 1971 World Series of Poker, he won the Limit Razz event, but he found his greatest success in the 1974 World Series of Poker, where he won the Seven Card Razz and the Seven-Card Stud world championship.[2][3][4] For winning these three events, he won $76,225.[5]
After the 1974 World Series of Poker, he did not have another cash in a poker tournament. He died of a drug overdose on August 10, 1976.[6]
Casella was the uncle of Elizabeth Beckwith (a writer, actress, and comic) and Christian philosopher Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, whose father is the brother of Jimmy's first wife, Doris. Casella is mentioned in Dr. Beckwith's book, Return to Rome: Confessions of An Evangelical Catholic (Brazos Press, 2008)[6]
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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1971 | Limit Razz | $10,000 |
1974 | $1,000 Razz | $25,000 |
1974 | $10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud | $41,225 |
References
- ^ Reback, Storms (July 2, 2009). "From the Poker Vaults: Jimmy Casella". PokerNews. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "2nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1971, Limit Razz". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974, Limit 7 Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974, Razz". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Jimmy Casella's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Beckwith, Francis J. (January 10, 2009). Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic. Brazos Press. ISBN 9781441203908. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Google Books.
External links
- Hendon Mob profile
- WSOP profile
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