He also won a championship ring in August in an Online Circuit Series event for $53,864. One of those came in the $50,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller for $1.2 million. The poker pro originally from Colorado has been on a tear over the last year including winning three bracelets at the live WSOP in 2021. Jeremy Ausmus (pictured in lead image) continues to roll, grabbing his fifth bracelet and $51,807 in this tournament. The event produced 393 entries for a $282,960 prize pool. John Forlenza made it another nice run, finishing sixth for $11,545. Taehoon Koo, of Glen Rock, finished fourth for $21,816. Michael Mercaldo, of Hoboken, finished in second for $41,454 and East Brunswick’s Michael Menzer took third for $30,135. Along with plenty of cashes, DiStefano also has $366,439 in live tournament winnings.Ī trio of Garden State online grinders came in just behind. Regular online grinder Vito DiStefano took the victory for his first bracelet and $57,356.

That included more than 1,000 big blinds in this tournament.

These deepstack events have become popular, starting players off with plenty of chips. New York’s Zachary Schwartz finished runner-up for $32,352.

The win continued a nice run for New Jersey poker grinders and John Forlenza, of Matawan, finished third for $23,546. This wasn’t just Castiglia’s first bracelet but also his first WSOP cash. Christopher Castiglia, of Jersey City, scored the title for $44,705 and his first bracelet. This quick-paced tournament attracted 515 entries for a $231,750 prize pool and another big win for a New Jersey grinder.

Poker bracelet winners