Butteroni will be the first Italian player to play for poker’s ultimate prize since Filippo Candio finished fourth in 2010.
It’s already been a spectacular run for Butteroni who entered Day 7 as one of the shortest stacks but managed to survive all the way to the end.
Interestingly Butteroni has $103,006 in lifetime live-tournament earnings but most of them actually come from Down Under.
Butteroni made three final tables at the Crown Casino in Perth, Australia, in 2014 alone.
It’s been a great summer for Butteroni as he finished 20th in the $1,500 Monster Stack to win $45,633.
Butteroni was one of the most vocal players over the last two days of the 2015 Main Event and was often heard shouting when he won a pot and would rush over to his friends on the rail to celebrate with them.
Chip Count: 6,200,000
Position: 9th
Nationality: Italian
Age: 25
Hometown: Rome, Italy
Career Live Tournament Earnings: $103,006
Biggest Previous Live Cash: $45,633 (2015)
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