Benny Spindler (psychobenny)

Benny Spindler is an online and casino tournament player. He began his career in 2006 at the age of 20 and made a name for himself worldwide in 2011 with his victory in the European Poker Tour London Main Event. At this event, he won £750,000. Information about him is hard to come by, as he is quite secretive and has asked a few websites to remove his stats and tournament winnings so as not to make this information public. Benny Spindler is considered by many to be a very intimidating poker player at the table due to his skill and unpredictability. He is very creative at the tables and is not afraid to bluff in places where few players would dare to bluff, making him a very difficult opponent to face.

A former StarCraft player turned poker pro

Like many excellent poker players, Benny was once an excellent StarCraft video game player. He was a C+ rated protoss player. He was often seen with the aliases "Towelie", "psychobenny" or "ToX". After making the leap into poker, Benny was highly motivated to become one of the world's top players. To date, his two biggest wins are in casino tournaments. On October 6, 2011, he finished 1st in the EPT London Main Event for a payout of $1,157,625 and on January 10, 2009, he won $1,100,000 in the EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 by finishing 3rd.

What is he doing today?

Born and raised in Germany, Benjamin aka "Benny" Spindler now lives in Vienna, Austria. His passion remains the same, traveling around the world to play the biggest poker tournaments there are and registering among the best poker players of his time. He also plays on PokerStars when his schedule permits. His best online performance is a win of $65,000, precisely, on the PokerStars tables.