WSOP: Max Pescatori wins second bracelet

Max Pescatori, the famed poker promoter, player, and personality affectionately known to many as “the Italian Pirate” reeled in another huge catch, winning his second gold bracelet at the 2015 World Series of Poker.

Pescatori blistered a star-studded final table in the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship, which is the highest buy-in tournament for this game played annually anywhere in the world. The Milan-born poker pro topped a tough field of experienced pros and even a few legends in route to what was unquestionably one of the greatest victories of his career, besting 111 players on the way to added poker immortality and a $292,158 payday.