John Spadavecchia
{{Short description|American poker player (1938–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|hometown=Lighthouse Point, Florida
|wsop bracelet count=1
|wsop money finishes=26
|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
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|ept money finishes=2
|updated=April 23, 2011
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John Spadavecchia (July 17, 1938{{snd}}June 10, 2023) was an American professional poker player from Lighthouse Point, Florida.
Spadavecchia was 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 $8,750.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |
| 1991
|$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |$58,500 |
Poker career
Spadavecchia cashed in a total of three World Series of Poker main events, the first coming in 1988.{{Cite web |title=19th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1988, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8023 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} The second cash was in 1994 where he made the final table, placing third, earning him $294,000.{{Cite web |title=25th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1994, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7923 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} The third came in 2007 where he placed 60th, earning him $154,194.{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26201 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
He has cashed in the WSOP events more than two dozen times. Spadavecchia won his bracelet in the 1991 WSOP, defeating three-time bracelet winner Dewey Tomko, to win the title and $58,500 cash prize.{{Cite web |title=22nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1991, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7976 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He came close to winning a second bracelet in 1995 in the $2,500 Seven Card Stud event, but lost to Dan Robison in the heads-up play.{{Cite web |title=26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, Seven-Card Stud |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7891 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
He has 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. That figure puts him third on the all-time total WSOP circuit event earnings list.{{Cite web |title=WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Caesars Palace, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17458 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2006 |title=Jeff Haney on the return of John Spadavecchia, a poker tournament veteran who wins World Series event at Caesars |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/may/17/jeff-haney-on-the-return-of-john-spadavecchia-a-po/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}} That win qualified him to play in the 2006 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000.{{Cite web |title=John Spadavecchia's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=223 |access-date=December 22, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 26 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,104,613 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=John Spadavecchia |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=1030 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}
Spadavecchia died on June 10, 2023 at the age of 84.{{Cite web |title=John Spadavecchia |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pompano-beach-fl/john-spadavecchia-11328051 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Dignity Memorial}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/148845-john-spadavecchia Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=223 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=1030 WSOP profile]
{{1990s WSOP Bracelet Winners}}
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Category:American poker players
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Category:World Series of Poker Circuit event winners
Category:Super Bowl of Poker event winners
Category:People from Lighthouse Point, Florida