Jimmy Casella Explained
| Jimmy Casella |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 3 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 3 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | None |
Fiore "Jimmy" Casella (June 3, 1924 – August 10, 1976) was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.[1]
In the 1971 World Series of Poker, he won the Limit Razz event, but he found his greatest success in the 1974 World Series of Poker, where he won the Seven Card Razz and the Seven-Card Stud world championship.[2] [3] [4] For winning these three events, he won $76,225.[5]
After the 1974 World Series of Poker, he did not have another cash in another major poker tournament in that era. He died of a drug overdose on August 10, 1976.[6]
Casella was the uncle of Elizabeth Beckwith (a writer, actress, and comic) and Christian philosopher Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, whose father is the brother of Jimmy's first wife, Doris. Casella is mentioned in Dr. Beckwith's book, Return to Rome: Confessions of An Evangelical Catholic (Brazos Press, 2008)
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Notes and References
- Web site: Reback . Storms . July 2, 2009 . From the Poker Vaults: Jimmy Casella . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240325174801/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/07/from-the-poker-vaults-jimmy-casella-6885.htm . March 25, 2024 . March 25, 2024 . . en.
- Web site: 2nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1971, Limit Razz . 2024-04-14 . . en . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207200328/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17927 . live .
- Web site: 5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974, Limit 7 Card Stud . 2024-04-14 . . en . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207201357/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8176 . live .
- Web site: 5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974, Razz . 2024-04-14 . . en . December 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212115/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8175 . live .
- Web site: Jimmy Casella's profile on The Hendon Mob . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180134/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27638 . December 7, 2023 . December 6, 2023 . . en.
- Book: Beckwith, Francis J. . Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic . January 10, 2009 . . 9781441203908 . April 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414200232/https://books.google.com/books?id=F6Jc2YhtJnUC&q=Jimmy+Casella&pg=PA28#v=snippet&q=Jimmy%20Casella&f=false . April 14, 2024 . live . Google Books.
