Massimiliano Pescatori (born 22 January 1971 in
Milan
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) is an Italian professional
poker
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player.
His first tournament win was in the $300
limit
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hold'em event in the 2003 World Poker Challenge in
Reno, Nevada
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. 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 defeated Anthony Reategui's on a board of . At the
2008 World Series of Poker
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he won the
pot limit
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half Texas hold 'em, half
Omaha hold 'em
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event, with its $246,471 first prize. 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.
Pescatori has also finished in the money in eight
World Poker Tour
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(WPT) events.
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,475,000.
Max Pescatori Hendon Mob tournament results
/ref> His 66 cashes as the WSOP account for over $2,450,000 of those winnings.
WSOP Bracelets
Books
Max Pescatori has co-authored two books on poker originally written in Italian.
References
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Italian poker players
Living people
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
1971 births