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Max Pescatori

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

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2006 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em $682,389
2008 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha $246,509
2015 $1,500 Razz $155,947
2015 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship $292,158

Books

Max Pescatori has co-authored two books on poker originally written in Italian.[9]

Book title ISBN
Giocare e vincere a poker online, 2009, by Max Pescatori and Dario De Toffoli ISBN 978-88-200-4760-3
A scuola di poker, 2010, by Dario De Toffoli, Max Pescatori and Giorgio Sigon ISBN 978-88-200-4890-7

References

  1. ^ a b "Max Pescatori". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Max Pescatori". World Poker Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "2003 World Poker Challenge, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, Seven Card Razz (Event #9)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship (Event #41)". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Max Pescatori's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ^ Claudio Zecchin (13 November 2010). ""A scuola di poker" per restare al passo" ["A poker school" to stay abreast]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2017.