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Jimmy Casella

 
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Jimmy Casella
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 3
Money finishes 3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
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Fiore "Jimmy" Casella (died 1976) was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.

In the 1971 World Series of Poker he won the Limit Razz event, but his main poker success came in the 1974 World Series of Poker, where he won the Seven Card Razz and the Seven-Card Stud world championship. For winning these three events, he won over $76,000.

After his wins in the 1974 World Series of Poker, Jimmy did not have another cash or first-place finish in a poker tournament. He died in August 1976.

Interesting bit of trivia: Jimmy Casella was the uncle of siblings Elizabeth Beckwith [1] (a writer, actress, and comic) and Christian philosopher Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, whose father is the brother of Jimmy's first wife, Doris. Jimmy is mentioned in Dr. Beckwith's forthcoming book, Return to Rome: Confessions of An Evangelical Catholic (Brazos Press, 2008) [2].

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1971 Limit Razz $10,000
1974 $1,000 Razz $25,000
1974 $10,000 Limit 7 Card Stud $41,225

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