Emanuel "Will" Failla

Gender: Male
Age: Dec 2, 1967 (45 years old)
Hometown: Commack, NY, United States
Residence: SMITHTOWN, NY, United States
Agent: Poker Player International
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1st Cash: Jul 7, 2005
Earnings: $3,855,277
Wins: 13
Since last results: 48 days
GPI PoY 2013
Highest 6th (Feb 20, 2012) 73rd (Feb 25, 2013)
Latest 52nd (May 20, 2013) 359th (May 20, 2013)
United States 33rd 33rd
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Confirmed Festivals Participations

May 7 - 24, 2013 WPT World Championship Las Vegas, NV,
Date Event Buy-In Place Entries Earnings
Apr 5, 2013
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Spring Poker Open 2013
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo
$350 1st 252 $23,954
Feb 21, 2013
Los Angeles, CA,
2013 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Eternament
$340 3rd 108 $6,340
Feb 17 - 18, 2013
Las Vegas, NV,
Deep Stack Extravaganza I
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,500 22nd 276 $6,943
Feb 15, 2013
Las Vegas, NV,
WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace
World Series of Poker Circuit No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$1,675 51st 744 $3,616
Feb 8 - 10, 2013
Montreal, QC,
VIP Poker Montreal- Grand Opening Celebration
No Limit Hold'em
C$500 1st 228 C$26,540
Jan 20, 2013
Atlantic City, NJ,
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Modified Shootout
$350 18th 300 $962
Jan 17, 2013
Atlantic City, NJ,
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Black Chip Bounty
$450 41st 865 $1,116
Jan 11, 2013
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
No Limit Hold'em (Event #23) QE
$2,000 28th 312 $5,440
Jan 9, 2013
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Pot Limit Omaha (Event #15) QE
$5,000 8th 72 $13,960
Dec 8, 2012
Atlantic City,
WSOP Circuit - Atlantic City
World Series of Poker Circuit No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$1,675 31st 616 $4,509
Dec 4 - 9, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$10,000 32nd 503 $26,835
Dec 2, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,500 4th 172 $27,412
Nov 16 - 17, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Fall Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Re-Entry QE
$1,000 1st 229 $58,865
Nov 15 - 16, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Fall Poker Open
Omaha Hi/Lo
$400 5th 96 $2,607
Nov 14 - 15, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Fall Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Ante Only
$350 2nd 45 $3,819
Nov 12 - 13, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Fall Poker Open
Pot Limit Omaha - Deepstack Re-Entry
$350 7th 53 $900
Nov 8 - 10, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Fall Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Re-Entry
$500 4th 1431 $44,722
Oct 28, 2012
Mashantucket, CT,
2012 World Poker Finals
No Limit Hold'em - Super Bounty Deepstack QE
$1,100 9th 125 $1,512
Jul 2 - 4, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event #56) QE
$1,500 20th 2798 $18,924
Jun 28 - 30, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event #50) QE
$5,000 66th 1001 $13,173
Jun 20 - 22, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em (Event #38) QE
$1,500 154th 2534 $3,421
Jun 11 - 13, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed (Event #23) QE
$3,000 32nd 924 $11,452
May 31 - Jun 3, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max (Event #6) QE
$5,000 34th 409 $10,984
May 15, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
WPT World Championship
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 7th 65 $2,207
Apr 27 - May 2, 2012
Orange Park, FL,
WPT Jacksonville
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$5,000 6th 320 $54,704
Apr 16, 2012
Hollywood, FL,
Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
No Limit Hold'em II
$150 3rd 66 $1,069
Mar 8 - 11, 2012
St. Louis, ,
2012 Heartland Poker Tour - Missouri
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$1,500 1st 328 $119,064
Feb 19 - 21, 2012
Las Vegas, NV,
Deep Stack Extravaganza I
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$2,500 4th 254 $41,334
Jan 28 - 29, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Winter Open 2012
No Limit Hold'em - Six Max QE
$1,000 10th 284 $3,444
Jan 25, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Winter Open 2012
No Limit Hold'em - Big Stack Re-Entry
$270 10th 852 $2,789
Jan 24 - 25, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Winter Open 2012
No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up QE
$1,500 8th 43 $3,128
Jan 18 - 19, 2012
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Winter Open 2012
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Re-Entry
$500 1st 1873 $165,053
Jan 8, 2012
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
No Limit Hold'em - Bounty QE
$2,000 15th 145 $2,180
Dec 6 - 10, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$10,000 93rd 413 $11,942
Nov 29, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 17th 135 $1,440
Nov 17 - 18, 2011
Orange Park, FL,
WPT Jacksonville
No Limit Hold'em
$560 1st 126 $21,987
Nov 15, 2011
Orange Park, FL,
WPT Jacksonville
No Limit Hold'em
$340 7th 139 $973
Oct 22, 2011
Sanremo,
EPT San Remo
No Limit Hold'em - Bounty QE
2,000 8th 188 4,900
Oct 18, 2011
Cannes,
2011 World Series of Poker - Europe
No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Turbo QE
5,000 2nd 58 64,589
Sep 18 - 23, 2011
Atlantic City, NJ,
2011 Borgata Poker Open
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$3,300 11th 1313 $50,315
Sep 12 - 17, 2011
Cannes,
Partouche Poker Tour - Main Event
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
8,500 14th 579 45,000
Aug 25 - 30, 2011
Los Angeles, CA,
2011 Legends of Poker
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$3,500 1st 757 $758,085
Aug 20, 2011
Bensalem, PA,
Parx Open Classic
Main Event - No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,850 7th 181 $12,992
Jun 24 - 26, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha Championship QE
$10,000 26th 361 $25,891
Jun 20 - 22, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha - Six Handed QE
$5,000 24th 507 $18,920
Jun 15 - 17, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed QE
$2,500 7th 1378 $60,473
Jun 13 - 15, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha QE
$1,500 47th 1071 $5,335
Jun 8 - 10, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Shootout QE
$1,500 32nd 1440 $4,998
May 14 - 20, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - WPT Championship QE
$25,000 15th 220 $53,095
May 10 - 11, 2011
Las Vegas, NV,
Ninth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 2nd 35 $25,000
Apr 29, 2011
Hollywood, FL,
Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up QE
$1,000 8th 64 $3,200
Mar 30, 2011
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2011
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack QE
$910 2nd 158 $20,223
Mar 28, 2011
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2011
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack
$530 5th 171 $5,055
Mar 5 - 8, 2011
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Deep Stack Double Play Open
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 16th 308 $4,132
Jan 13 - 13, 2011
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 1st 476 $241,950
Dec 3 - 8, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$10,000 27th 438 $25,339
Nov 17, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
2010 LA Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed
$545 2nd 99 $10,450
Nov 15 - 16, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
North American Poker Tour - Los Angeles
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 4th 68 $10,730
Nov 14, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
North American Poker Tour - Los Angeles
No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Bounty
$600 5th 45 $1,530
Sep 11 - 12, 2010
Atlantic City, NJ,
2010 Borgata Poker Open
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 2nd 292 $46,735
Aug 1 - 3, 2010
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Double Play Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 13th 513 $4,727
Jul 5, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker World Championship - No Limit Hold'em QE
$10,000 279th 7319 $41,967
Jun 29 - Jul 1, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em - Triple Chance QE
$3,000 4th 965 $163,532
Jun 26 - 29, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 189th 3128 $2,589
Jun 25 - 27, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 61st 3097 $9,365
Jun 23 - 25, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 164th 2521 $3,403
Jun 5 - 8, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 77th 3042 $4,380
May 31 - Jun 2, 2010
Las Vegas, NV,
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 114th 2092 $3,516
Apr 8 - 9, 2010
Uncasville,
Pokerstars North American Poker Tour - Mohegan Sun
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 4th 132 $20,846
Feb 24, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
2010 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Shootout
$545 3rd 240 $13,610
Feb 22, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
2010 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed QE
$3,085 4th 116 $31,390
Feb 21, 2010
Los Angeles, CA,
2010 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Ironman
$2,100 6th 0 $5,520
Feb 13 - 15, 2010
Mashantucket, CT,
Mega Stack Challenge XV
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 15th 224 $4,888
Jan 31 - Feb 5, 2010
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata Winter Open 2010
No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$3,300 35th 766 $9,317
Dec 15, 2009
Atlantic City,
WSOP Circuit - Harrah’s Atlantic City
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 8th 186 $10,825
Dec 14, 2009
Atlantic City,
WSOP Circuit - Harrah’s Atlantic City
No Limit Hold'em
$200 5th 485 $6,586
Nov 15 - 18, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata $500K Guaranteed Deep Stack Tournament
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 36th 607 $3,460
Oct 26, 2009
Mashantucket, CT,
2009 World Poker Finals
No Limit Hold'em
$440 7th 539 $8,926
Sep 17, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
2009 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up QE
$1,000 5th 64 $3,200
Sep 13, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
2009 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack
$500 87th 935 $842
Sep 9, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
2009 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em
$350 43rd 850 $952
Aug 20 - 22, 2009
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XIII
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,850 9th 315 $14,922
May 30, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 110th 6012 $3,571
Apr 18 - 25, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
Seventh Annual Five Star World Poker Classic
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$25,000 39th 338 $40,855
Mar 21 - 24, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
Borgata $500,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE
$1,500 16th 919 $8,271
Mar 9, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 8th 184 $8,148
Mar 7, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 10th 177 $3,863
Mar 6, 2009
Las Vegas, NV,
The Wynn Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 12th 198 $2,881
Feb 21 - 26, 2009
Los Angeles, CA,
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
World Poker Tour Main Event - No Limit Hold'em QE
$9,900 56th 696 $23,052
Feb 10, 2009
Los Angeles, CA,
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 25th 239 $2,202
Jan 26, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ,
2009 Borgata Winter Open
No Limit Hold'em
$500 17th 245 $1,103
Nov 5 - 11, 2008
Mashantucket, CT,
2008 World Poker Finals
World Poker Tour No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE
$9,700 25th 412 $23,259
Oct 24, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
2008 Caesars Palace Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Heads-Up QE
$1,000 1st 128 $30,730
Oct 17, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Oct 2008
No Limit Hold'em - evening QE
$1,500 2nd 27 $15,600
Oct 1, 2008
Palm Beach,
2008 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
No Limit Hold'em - Evening Event
$500 4th 74 $3,615
Sep 27, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ,
2008 United States Poker Championship
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 11th 192 $2,496
Aug 27 - 28, 2008
Mashantucket, CT,
Mega Stack Challenge IX
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 23rd 34 $3,095
Aug 9 - 12, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ,
$500,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 19th 956 $8,604
Jul 3, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Cup IV
No Limit Hold'em QE
$3,000 5th 165 $20,460
Jun 28, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Jun 2008
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 2nd 197 $66,220
Jun 26 - 28, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$5,000 7th 805 $82,858
Jun 12 - 14, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 93rd 1344 $4,402
Jun 10 - 12, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008
World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha QE
$1,500 42nd 759 $3,833
May 12 - 13, 2008
Mashantucket, CT,
Mega Stack Challenge VII
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 12th 130 $1,721
Apr 19, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Apr 2008
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,500 6th 101 $25,700
Apr 19, 2008
Las Vegas, NV,
Sixth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic - WPT World Champions
Super Satellite
$2,500 1st 101 $25,700
Mar 24, 2008
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2008
No Limit Hold'em - Shootout
$260 2nd 1390 $29,890
Jan 22 - 23, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ,
2008 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em
$500 19th 473 $1,300
Jan 21 - 22, 2008
Atlantic City, NJ,
2008 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em
$300 40th 550 $577
Jan 9, 2008
Paradise Island,
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
No Limit Hold'em QE
$3,000 10th 237 $10,225
Sep 17, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ,
2007 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 1st 213 $66,030
Sep 13, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ,
2007 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em
$500 17th 648 $1,944
Aug 26, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ,
$300,000 Guaranteed Poker Tournament
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 1st 503 $218,805
Aug 23 - 24, 2007
Mashantucket, CT,
Mega Stack Challenge IV
No Limit Hold'em QE
$3,000 14th 174 $7,096
Mar 28, 2007
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2007
No Limit Hold'em QE
$4,800 1st 110 $207,968
Mar 26, 2007
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2007
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,850 4th 317 $34,364
Mar 24, 2007
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2007
No Limit Hold'em - Modified Shoot-Out
$530 9th 599 $6,197
Mar 23, 2007
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2007
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,100 28th 545 $2,045
Jan 26 - 30, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ,
2007 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
World Poker Tour WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em QE
$9,700 17th 571 $34,894
Jan 19, 2007
Atlantic City, NJ,
2007 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 6th 626 $31,300
Dec 13, 2006
Atlantic City,
WSOP Circuit - Atlantic City
No Limit Hold'em
$500 28th 316 $632
Dec 11, 2006
Atlantic City,
WSOP Circuit - Atlantic City
No Limit Hold'em
$500 2nd 297 $25,000
Sep 15 - 19, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ,
2006 Borgata Poker Open - WPT
World Poker Tour WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em QE
$9,700 16th 545 $33,000
Jul 21 - 23, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
World Series of Poker No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,000 197th 2050 $1,632
May 30 - 31, 2006
Las Vegas, NV,
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,500 17th 159 $2,315
Apr 4 - 5, 2006
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2006
No Limit Hold'em QE
$2,800 18th 204 $3,021
Apr 2 - 3, 2006
Mashantucket, CT,
Foxwoods Poker Classic 2006
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,850 12th 248 $6,972
Mar 25, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ,
2006 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City
No Limit Hold'em Evening Event
$175 8th 134 $938
Jan 20, 2006
Atlantic City, NJ,
2006 Borgata Winter Open - WPT
No Limit Hold'em
$500 9th 1323 $13,561
Dec 11, 2005
Las Vegas, NV,
Fourth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Super Satellite to Main Event
$1,500 33rd 500 $15,500
Nov 5, 2005
Mashantucket, CT,
2005 World Poker Finals
No Limit Hold'em QE
$1,000 48th 634 $1,595
Oct 15, 2005
Las Vegas, NV,
Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV
No Limit Hold'em (Evening)
$500 13th 149 $795
Jul 7 - 15, 2005
Las Vegas, NV,
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
World Series of Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event QE
$10,000 234th 5619 $28,375


BIO

Emanuel “Will” Failla is a professional poker player who made his first live event cash in 2005. In the first 6 years, Will cashed 100 times, made 41 final tables, won 8 events including a WPT title, had 18 WSOP cashes, and earned over $3.1 million.

Will was born on December 2, 1967 in Commack, New York. The Long Island native grew up to be known as Will, and later in life, he went by the nickname Will “The Thrill” because of his outspoken nature and confident, powerful presence in almost any situation. He was introduced to poker over 20 years ago, when he started playing in friendly home games. Soon he turned poker into a profitable endeavor that he played in underground rooms and private games along the East Coast. When poker became available in places like Atlantic City, he was there to make money and enjoy the company of other poker aficionados.

It wasn’t until after the poker boom that Will began playing higher profile poker tournaments. With friends from the East Coast, he began to travel to events like the World Series of Poker. His first live event cash came at the 2005 WSOP, where he competed in the $10,000 NLHE Main Event and finished 234th for $28,375.

In 2006, he played more events and final tabled a $500 NLHE side event at the Borgata Winter Open, then finished 8th in the WSOP Circuit Evening Event in Atlantic City. He had another WSOP cash that summer, and made a deep run in the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event, finishing 16th for $33,000. He then final tabled another WSOP Circuit event and finished runner-up for $25,000.

Will’s first live tournament win came in 2007 at the Foxwoods Poker Classic, where he won a $4,800 NLHE event for $207,968. That was followed by a win in the $1,500 NLHE at the $300,000 Guaranteed Poker Tournament in Atlantic City for $218,805, and another one at the Borgata Poker Open, where he won $66,030 for taking down a $1,000 NLHE event.

In 2008, he made the final table of a WSOP $5,000 NLHE event, finishing 7th for $82,858, and won a Caesars Palace Classic Heads-up event later that year for $30,730. He cashed 17 times in 2009, including a WSOP cash and a pair of cashes in WPT events. In 2010, he cashed 19 times, with 7 of those cashes being at the WSOP, where he finished 4th in the $3,000 NLHE Triple Chance event for $163,532.

Will started 2011 by winning $241,950 for taking down the $2,000 NLHE event at the PCA. He cashed twice at the Foxwoods Poker Classic, finishing runner-up for $20,223 in the $910 NLHE Deepstack, then took 15th in the $25,000 NLHE WPT Championship at the Five Star World Poker Classic to earn $53,095.

At the 2011 WSOP, Will cashed 5 times, including a 7th place finish in the $2,500 NLHE 6-Max to earn $60,473. In August, he won the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event at the Bicycle Casino for $758,085. The next month, he finished 14th for €45,000 in the €8,500 NLHE Main Event at the Partouche Poker Tour, and took 11th in the $3,300 NLHE Championship Event at the Borgata Poker Open to earn $50,315.

In October, Will was in Europe where he finished runner-up for €64,589 in the €5,000 NLHE 6-Max at the WSOP Cannes, before cashing at the EPT Sanremo. At the WPT Jacksonville, he cashed twice, winning the $560 NLHE event to earn $21,987. He finished his year by cashing twice at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, which included making the money in the WPT Main Event.

Although Will has been playing poker for more than two decades, he continues to enjoy the game as much as ever. Anyone watching him in a tournament can hear the outspoken player with his heavy New York accent, and they can tell that his good-spirited fun at the tables is just that – fun.