Max Pescatori

Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori in 2019
Nickname(s)	The Italian Pirate
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Born	Massimiliano Pescatori (1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 (age 53) Milan, Italy
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	4
Money finish(es)	66[1]
Highest ITM Main Event finish	None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	8[2]
European Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	3
Information accurate as of 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]

References