Nationality
Italian
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Born (date and place of birth)
April 5, 1987 in Naples, Italy
Year started playing poker
2005
Age when started playing
18
Year turned professional
2008
First major win (amount, tournament, year)
April 2013, Italian Poker Tour High Roller Sanremo, €30,000
Who introduced to poker / first mentor
Learned poker from his father, initially taught 5-Card Draw poker
First important tournament
Started live and online play early in Italy; first recorded live cash November 2008 in an Egyptian €1,100 event
Main motivation for turning pro
Inspired by the poker "MoneyMaker boom", motivated by desire to master No-Limit Hold'em and play professionally
Poker education (courses, coaches)
Self-taught with family influence, developed skills via online and live experience
Total live tournament winnings
Over $17.4 million in live tournament earnings as of 2025
Number of tournament wins
Multiple live and online tournament wins including 2013 IPT Sanremo High Roller and one WSOP bracelet in 2024
Number of final tables
Numerous final tables across WSOP, EPT, and high roller events, totaling over a dozen
Largest tournament win (amount, tournament, year)
$6,000,000 for 2nd place in 2019 WSOP Main Event
WSOP bracelets (number)
1 (2024 WSOP Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo)
WSOP cashes (number)
More than 40 WSOP cashes
WSOP final tables
Approximately 10 WSOP final tables
Best WSOP Main Event result
2nd place, 2019 WSOP Main Event
Super high roller results ($100K+)
4th place 2015 €100,000 EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller; 3rd place 2017 $111,111 WSOP One Drop High Roller
High roller wins ($25K-$100K)
Several including $21,000 online high roller in 2016
Online tournament winnings
Multi-million dollar online winnings under alias "Secret_M0d3"
Major online titles
3 SCOOP event wins
Highest stakes played
Played $111,111 buy-in and similar super high roller events
Country ranking
#1 on Italy’s all-time money list
All Time Money List position
#1 Italian All-Time Money List Leader
Main discipline (Hold'em, Omaha, Mixed games)
No-Limit Hold’em primarily; expert in mixed games (Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud Hi/Lo)
Format specialization (tournaments/cash/online/live)
Live and online tournaments, focus on high roller formats
Preferred table size (6-max, full ring, heads-up)
Full ring and 6-max preferred
Known formats (NLHE, PLO, HORSE, others)
No-Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud Hi/Lo, 5-Card Draw, HORSE
Specialization limits
$10K to $111K buy-in high stakes tournaments
Online rooms where plays
PokerStars (Secret_M0d3), Natural8-GGNetwork
Favorite casinos/locations
Monte Carlo, Las Vegas (Rio, WSOP venues)
Style characterization (TAG, LAG, nitty, aggressive)
Classy, disciplined, mathematically strong, balanced aggression
Known for bluffs/traps
Strategic balanced bluffing, not over-aggressive
Mathematical or intuitive approach
Mathematical GTO foundation combined with live reads
Style adaptability
Highly adaptable to opponents and game conditions
Playing strengths
Consistency, mixed games skill, high roller experience, heads-up capabilities
GTO strategy usage
Uses Game Theory Optimal strategies extensively
Poker software usage
Uses poker software for training and analysis (tools not publicly specified)
Television appearances (list of shows with specific episodes/dates)
WSOP main event final tables and high roller events on PokerGO
Major publication interviews (publication names, article titles, links)
Featured in PokerNews, PokerListings, Upswing Poker, Bernard Lee Poker Show
Podcast appearances (podcast names, episode titles, dates, links)
Bernard Lee Poker Show episode (2019 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up)
Posting frequency in social media
Occasional posts about poker and personal highlights
Type of content in social media
Poker news, milestones, lifestyle
Own business (business names, descriptions, websites)
Owner of Italian Ferrari rental company "Rent, Sell, Cars"
Poker publication articles (publication names, article titles, publication dates, links)
Frequent feature articles on PokerNews, Upswing Poker, Card Player
Peer recognition (specific recognitions, award details)
Respected as Italy’s all-time leading live tournament money earner
Special achievements (achievement descriptions, recognition details)
2019 WSOP Main Event Runner-up, 1 WSOP bracelet (2024), multiple six-figure high roller cashes, SCOOP online titles
Records associated with name (record descriptions, verification)
Italy’s all-time leading live tournament money earner as of 2025
Contribution to poker development (specific contributions, recognition)
Elevated Italy’s prominence in global poker, model of consistency and professionalism
Legacy in poker world (specific legacy aspects, community impact)
One of Italy’s greatest poker players known for consistency and high roller mastery
Industry influence (specific influences, changes attributed)
Advanced Italy’s reputation in international poker through sustained elite results
WSOP (World Series of Poker) - all events all years
2024 | USA | WSOP | Las Vegas | $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo | 2500 | 1st | 222,703 | 507 | | |||| 2019 | USA | WSOP | Las Vegas | $10,000 Main Event | 10000 | 2nd | 6,000,000 | 8569 | | |||| 2017 | USA | WSOP | Las Vegas | $111,111 High Roller One Drop | 111111 | 3rd | 1,608,295 | 133 | | |||| 2019 | USA | WSOP | Las Vegas | $10,000 H.O.R.S.E | 10000 | 3rd | 184,854 | | | |||| 2019 | Online | WSOP | | $1,000 Online Event | 1000 | 4th | 75,094 | | | |||| 2019 | USA | WSOP | Las Vegas | $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 50000 | 9th | 93,764 | | |
EPT (European Poker Tour) - all seasons
2019 | Monaco | EPT | Monte Carlo | Main Event | | 1st | | | | |||| 2015 | Monaco | EPT | Monte Carlo | €100,000 Super High Roller | 100000 | 4th | 782,465 | | | |||| 2017 | Bahamas | PCA | Baha Mar Resort | $25,000 High Roller | 25000 | 3rd | 542,160 | | |
WSOP Online events
2019 | Online | WSOP | | $1,000 Online Event | 1000 | 4th | 75,094 | | |
Natural8 series
2021 | Online | Natural8-GGNetwork | | Super MILLION$ High Roller | 10300 | 1st | 740,917 | | |
Casino de Monte-Carlo tournaments
2015 | Monaco | EPT | Monte Carlo | €100,000 Super High Roller | 100000 | 4th | 782,465 | | | |||| 2016 | Monaco | EPT | Monte Carlo | €25,750 High Roller Eight Max | 25750 | 4th | 384,340 | | |