Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:09 PM Local Time
Vinny Moscati Wins Seventh WSOP Circuit Ring
New York pro climbs into a tie for eighth place on the Circuit’s all-time list
Vinny Moscati is one of the WSOP Circuit’s brightest stars, and he added to his accolades on Thursday night. He won the $365 Monster Stack event at Harveys Lake Tahoe, outlasting a field of 379 entries to claim the top prize of $25,011.
Moscati, 33, is a professional poker player from Westchester County, New York. He’s been playing the game full time for most of his adult life, starting as an online grinder back in his college days.
Black Friday forced Moscati to pursue the career of a live pro, though, and the changeover wasn’t immediately successful.
“I didn’t really transition well into live (poker),” Moscati said. “But now it’s coming around, and we’re having some fun.”
Coming around, indeed. The victory is Moscati’s seventh on the Circuit, moving him into a tie for eight place on the all-time list. He’s earned just shy of $400,000 on the traveling tour.
This run began on Moscati’s first day in Lake Tahoe, arriving just in time to enter the Monster Stack. A day later, he found himself heads-up with five-time ring winner Daniel Lowery, who’d just won the one for his thumb a day prior.
Moscati had the lead for most of the final table, but Lowery did briefly pull in front during the final duel. Moscati was too much in the end, though, taking the last of Lowery’s chips to seal his own victory.
Although Moscati’s name is on the list of elite Circuit grinders, he has his sights set on a larger WSOP prize. “I want to win a bracelet,” he said of his long-term poker goals. Doesn’t everyone?
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