Italian poker player (born 1971)
| Max Pescatori |
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![]() Max Pescatori in 2019 |
| Nickname(s) | The Italian Pirate |
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| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Born | Massimiliano Pescatori
(1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 (age 53)
Milan, Italy |
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| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
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| Money finish(es) | 66[1] |
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Highest ITM
Main Event finish | None |
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| Title(s) | None |
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| Final table(s) | None |
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| Money finish(es) | 8[2] |
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| Title(s) | None |
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| Final table(s) | None |
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| Money finish(es) | 3 |
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| Information last updated on 15 July 2017. |
Massimiliano Pescatori (born 22 January 1971 in Milan) is an Italian professional poker player.
His first tournament win was in the $300 limit hold'em event in the 2003 World Poker Challenge in Reno, Nevada.[3] Three days later he won the Omaha High Low event. At the 2006 WSOP, Pescatori won the $2,500 no limit hold 'em event when his J♣ 8♣ defeated Anthony Reategui's Q♣ 10♦ on a board of 10♣ 7♦ 6♥ K♥ 9♦.[4] At the 2008 World Series of Poker he won the pot limit half Texas hold 'em, half Omaha hold 'em event, with its $246,471 first prize.[5] At the 2015 WSOP, Pescatori won two bracelets in the $1,500 Seven Card Razz and the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better events.[6][7]
Pescatori has also finished in the money in eight World Poker Tour (WPT) events.[2]
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,475,000.[8] His 66 cashes as the WSOP account for over $2,450,000 of those winnings.[1]
WSOP Bracelets
Books
Max Pescatori has co-authored two books on poker originally written in Italian.[9]
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