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. 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 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.

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. His 66 cashes as the WSOP account for over $2,450,000 of those winnings.

Books
Max Pescatori has co-authored two books on poker originally written in Italian.