Anthony Zinno

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1981)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Anthony Zinno

| nickname = Ant

| image = Anthony Zinno at LAPC 2018.jpg

| caption = Anthony Zinno at LAPC 2018

| residence = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}

| birth_place = Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.

| wsop bracelet count = 5

| wsop final tables = 41

| wsop money finishes = 187

| wsop main event best finish rank = 205th

| wsop main event best finish year = 2008

| multi-year wsop winner

| wpt titles = 3

| wpt final tables = 7

| wpt money finishes = 39

| ept titles =

| ept final tables =

| ept money finishes =

| updated = 2025-06-16

}}

Anthony Zinno (born 1981){{Cite web |title=Cranston man's $825,099 win on World Poker Tour to make TV debut |last=Naylor |first=Donita |work=Providence Journal |date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20140301/NEWS/303019922}} is a professional poker player from Cranston, Rhode Island. He has won three World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and four World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.

Zinno earned a degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, then graduated from Suffolk University Law School in Boston and passed the Massachusetts state bar exam before becoming a professional poker player. In 2008, he cashed in the WSOP Main Event in 205th place, earning $38,600. His first WPT title came in September 2013, when he prevailed over a field of 1,189 and defeated Vanessa Selbst heads-up at the Borgata Poker Open, earning $825,099.{{cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |title=Anthony Zinno Defeats Vanessa Selbst to Win 2013 WPT Borgata Poker Open for $825,099 |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/09/anthony-zinno-defeats-vanesa-selbst-to-win-2013-wpt-borgata-16348.htm |publisher=PokerNews.com |date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2015}} In 2015, he added two more WPT titles in consecutive events. First, he won the Fallsview Poker Classic, then he won the L.A. Poker Classic for $1,015,860. His victory at the LAPC was his third WPT championship, tying Gus Hansen and Carlos Mortensen for the record.{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Donnie |title=Anthony Zinno Goes Back-To-Back for Third WPT Title By Winning L.A. Poker Classic |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/03/anthony-zinno-lapc-20842.htm |publisher=PokerNews.com |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=July 2, 2015}} With these two victories and multiple cashes, Zinno was awarded the WPT Player of the Year for Season 13.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Donnie |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Anthony Zinno Crowned WPT Season XIII Player of the Year |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/04/zinno-wpt-poy-21374.htm |access-date=July 30, 2019 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}

At the 2015 WSOP, Zinno cashed five times and made the final table each time. He finished 7th in the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop for $565,000, then won the $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha event, earning $1,122,000 and his first career bracelet.{{Cite web |last=Fiorvanti |first=Tim |date=July 6, 2015 |title=Anthony Zinno on Record Pace after Winning WSOP $25K PLO Bracelet |url=http://archive.bluff.com/news/anthony-zinno-on-record-pace-after-winning-wsop-25k-plo-bracelet-67235/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730134329/http://archive.bluff.com/news/anthony-zinno-on-record-pace-after-winning-wsop-25k-plo-bracelet-67235/ |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019 |website=BLUFF.com}}{{cite web |last=Fast |first=Erik |title=Anthony Zinno Wins 2015 World Series of Poker $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/19014-anthony-zinno-wins-2015-world-series-of-poker-25-000-pot-limit-omaha-high-roller |publisher=Cardplayer.com |date=July 1, 2015 |access-date=July 2, 2015}} At the 2019 WSOP he cashed nine times and made three final tables, and won his 2nd bracelet and $279,920 in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better.{{Cite web |last=Fast |first=Erik |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Anthony Zinno Wins Third World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet - Poker News |url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/26306-anthony-zinno-wins-third-world-series-of-poker-gold-bracelet |access-date=October 16, 2021 |website=CardPlayer.com}} At the 2019 WSOP Europe he finished 3rd in the €10,350 Main Event for €485,291. At the 2021 WSOP he won his 3rd bracelet in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $182,872 and his 4th bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E for $160,636.{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Phil Hellmuth Denied 16th Bracelet as Anthony Zinno Wins His 3rd in the $10K Stud Championship |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/10/anthony-zinno-wsop-third-bracelet-40028.htm |access-date=October 16, 2021 |website=PokerNews |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=O'Hair |first=Dan |date=October 16, 2021 |title=Anthony Zinno Wins Fourth Gold Bracelet in Event #27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/10/anthony-zinno-wins-fourth-gold-bracelet-40057.htm |access-date=October 16, 2021 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}} In his WSOP career, he has 111 cashes and earnings of $4,232,711.

As of 2025, Zinno has total tournament winnings exceeding $12 million.{{Cite web |title=Anthony Zinno's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=82053 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

class="wikitable"
+ World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year

! Tournament

! Prize (US$)

2015

| $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha

| $1,122,196

2019

|$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

|$279,920

2021

|$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

|$182,872

2021

|$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

|$160,636

2024O

|$500 No-Limit Hold'em Fall Saver

|$48,649

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