Featured November 9 finalist Filippo Candio
Posted by Poker Videos on August 21st, 2010
Filippo Candio is an Italian born professional poker player, Candio is 26 years old and part of November nine in the 2010 World Series of Poker Championship in Las Vegas. Filippo Candio got his start in live tournament action because it’s the only way legally in his country. Filippo Candio is actually considered a villain by some as he enters the finals, in fact one online site would not even sponsor him because of excessive table celebrations and his proud Italian exclamations angering some players and fans. Candio at times does not seem to care about etiquette and sportsmanship and folks always let him know about it. He has reason to be proud though he is the first player from Italy to make it to to the final table making history.
Filippo Candio currently wearing Full Tilt Poker gear obviously impressed the online poker site enough to represent them. Candio does not have a ton of credentials coming up to November 9 being a relative unknown, Candio has most of his experience in Italy hardly the same competition he will face in live American tournament play going against veterans who have the advantage of playing online and at live table games.
Filippo Cardio is strictly a No-Limit Hold-em player and somewhat successful career in the Italian arena and some EPT entries. His biggest win was at the Camianto Italiano in 2009 taking first place in the $2 648 No-limit Hold’em main event and came away with $185,271. Later in 2009 almost was able to double his buy in with $1 200, 18th place in the Italian Rounders Poker-Tour Champion while adding a further $11 139 for a 2nd place in the IPT San Remo.
Cardio entered his first World Series of Poker in 2010, and once again doubled his money when placing 157th in a $1 500 NLH event to score $3,460. Filippo Cardio’s live Tournament Earnings hover around $250,000, it would be an understatement to argue he was and is a huge underdog in the 2010 World Series of Poker.
Now that the final table is set for November 9 slated to begin November 6 at the Rio in Las Vegas what will Filippo Candio do to get himself ready for a shot of a lifetime?
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