James Stenella has been a successful cash game and tournament player since 1995. He is passionate about the game and has garnered the respect of other professionals and amateurs alike. His desire to win and take no prisoners approach has earned him some fantastic results along his poker journey. Among his poker highlights is most recently a 1st place finish at the Borgata Poker Open where he outlasted over 850 players for the title. He also has a WSOP Circuit championship ring for winning the AC Harrahs $300 event which attracted over 700 players and netted Stenella over $57,000. He has numerous other final table cashes to his credit as well.

James is married with a set of twins. He owns a successful high end pre owned furniture and antiques business . In addition to poker James enjoys spending time with his family,deep sea fishing and travel. He is involved in several charities and recently became part of the Poker Pledge Program through the NephCure charity organization .