John D'Agostino


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John D'Agostino is an American professional poker player. John D'Agostino was born on November 3, 1982 in Seymour, Connecticut. John D'Agostino is from Seymour, Connecticut. He had previously lived in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.

John D'Agostino has been playing high-stakes pokere since 2003. John D'Agostino plays online at Full Tilt Poker as a memeber of Team Full Tilt.

John D'Agostino's tournament career began shortly after of his 21st birthday. By the he had already won more than $500,000 at poker. Half of that came from his second-place finish to Phil Ivey, broadcast live from Turning Stone. That broadcast earned John D'Agostino the respect of his peers. Four months after he won at the Borgata Poker Open, John D'Agostino placed second at the Borgata Winter open, beating his personal earnings record.

John D'Agostino placed 5th in the second season World Poker Tour (WPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure event, winning $99,450.

At the 2004 United States Poker Championship, John D'Agostino had a huge chip lead heading into the final table. However, a bad beat against Hoyt Corkins (which prompted D'Agostino to angrily push his chip Corkins' way) led to D'Agostino's pocket 10s losing to quad 7s, leaving John with just one chip before he was eliminated in 6th place.

John D'Agostino made a second WPT final table in the fourth season Borgata Poker Open event, where he finished in 4th place, earning $349,685. Later in the season he finished 2nd to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in the 2006 Borgata Winter Poker Open, earning $591,312.

John D'Agostino had a poor year playing cards in 2007, which he has discussed candidly on Phil Gordon's Podcast, The Poker Edge.

As of 2008, John D'Agostino's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.

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