Joseph Altomonte has turned back the clock and won the first poker tournament he has played in more than nine years. The American returned to the game for the 2023 World Series of Poker and took down Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack for $217,102.
Joseph Altomonte strikes gold in the $600 PLO Deepstack to earn his first gold bracelet!
The event attracted a massive field of 3,200 entrants making it the largest PLO field in live poker history. pic.twitter.com/NegIIPqQ7j
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 7, 2023
The event made history as the largest ever PLO tournament fielded in live poker. The $1,632,000 prize pool ensured that at least a handful of players would win life-changing money.
Although the event buy-in was modest by WSOP standards, many high-profile names were still attracted. Shaun Deeb was still in the mix until busting out in 17th place.
2004 and 2021 WSOP Main Event winners Greg Raymer and Koray Aldemir were also present.
Joseph Altomonte Finds His Form After Ditching Girlfriend Who Stopped Him Playing
Joseph Altomonte almost didn’t have the chance to step back into the world of poker. He told how his previous girlfriend stopped him for playing for more than nine years.
After they split up, Altomonte couldn’t resist the urge to go and play again.
“My ex said being a poker player wasn’t an acceptable occupation, so I quit for a very long time. It’s a dream come true; you don’t even understand.”
As he got back into the poker lifestyle, he found immediate success that includes four cashes in four online WSOPC events. He also picked up a $87,676 score in a $3,200 High Roller tournament.
The live results are also coming in thick and fast. Seven cashes and two wins have come in for a nice $180,760 in earnings.
Congratulations to Joseph Altomonte of Clifton, NJ who was the winner via heads-up chop in our DCPS Event #16 $800 PLO Bounty $60,000 guarantee on 6.02.23
Joseph takes home the DeepStack Championship silver coin and $26,500 pic.twitter.com/GOYZ2JwvMW
— Venetian Poker Room (@VenetianPoker) June 3, 2023
2023 WSOP Event #13 Final Table Results:
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Joseph Altomonte | United States | $217,102 |
| 2 | Michael Holmes | United States | $134,171 |
| 3 | Stephen Wheeland | United States | $100,976 |
| 4 | Jorge Ufano | United States | $76,516 |
| 5 | Clayton Fletcher | United States | $58,382 |
| 6 | Xing He | Canada | $44,856 |
| 7 | Ardit Bitincka | Canada | $34,706 |
| 8 | Jerome Hickel | France | $27,042 |
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