Romanello won $846,180 for his December EPT win and has consistently been running deep in many live European tournaments. He was quite emotional upon winning the WPT title.
Romanello started playing poker six years ago after suffering serious sports injuries. He qualified for his first WPT two weeks after that. He has also played in the WSOP before and on his first visit in 2006 he came 312th in event 39 and won $38,759. In all he has cashed in seven events at the WSOP and once in WSOPE and has total earnings of $148,264. He is one of the most successful Welsh poker players of all time and has career earnings in excess of $1.7 Million.
Romanello kept his chip lead throughout the final table and defeated Austrian Mayu Roca, who collected €71,000 for second.
Final table results:
1. Roberto Romanello - €140,685
2. Mayu Roca - €71,000
3. Alexander Jager - €42,000
4. Frank Dollinger - €33,000
5. Jesper Hoog - €26,000
6. Chris Williamson - €21,000
7. Bodo Sbrzesny - €17,000
8. Marek Tatar - €14,000
