Max Pescatori

Massimiliano Pescatori (born 22 January 1971 in Milan) is an Italian professional poker player.

Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori in 2019
Nickname(s)	The Italian Pirate
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Born	Massimiliano Pescatori 22 January 1971 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

His first tournament win was in the $300 limit hold'em event in the 2003 World Poker Challenge in Reno, Nevada. 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♣ T♦ on a board of T♣ 7♦ 6♥ K♥ 9♦. 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. 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.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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. WSOP.com profile
2. World Poker Tour profile
3. Max Pescatori Hendon Mob tournament results
4. 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.