Massimiliano Pescatori (born 22 January 1971 in

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) is an Italian professional

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player. His first tournament win was in the $300

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hold'em event in the 2003 World Poker Challenge in

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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 he won the

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half Texas hold 'em, half Omaha hold 'em event, with its $246,471 first prize. At the

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, 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 (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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pescatori, Max Italian poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners 1971 births