Hand #173: Sam Panzica Wins His Second Title at WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star! ($1,373,000)

Anthony Spinella raises to 650,000, Sam Panzica (pictured above) thinks for a bit before he moves all in, and Spinella calls all in for 7,000,000 with .

Panzica turns over , and Spinella needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Panzica wins the pot — and his second WPT title this season — with his ten kicker.

Anthony Spinella finishes as the runner-up, earning $786,610.

Sam Panzica wins the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, earning $1,373,000, which includes his $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Panzica also receives a WPT Champions Trophy, a Hublot King Power Unico Carbon and Red watch, and a pair of Rose Gold Wireless Over-Ear Element Headphones from Monster. Panzica’s name will be inscribed on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, alongside every WPT champion from all 15 seasons.

Congratulations to Sam Panzica!

1st:  Sam Panzica  –  $1,373,000*
2nd:  Anthony Spinella  –  $786,610
3rd:  Chino Rheem  –  $521,660
4th:  Paul Volpe  –  $349,610
5th:  Dennis Stevermer  –  $243,090
6th:  Rainer Kempe  –  $188,460

* First-prize amount includes a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.