Flaminio Malaguti

Flaminio Malaguti is an Italian professional poker player residing in Las Vegas, NV.[1]

Flaminio Malaguti
Born
OccupationPoker Player
Years active2006-present
Children1, ZaZa Maree

Poker

Malaguti placed 6th in the 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout.[2] In 2012, he completed four world record poker achievements including 15 cashes in a single month and 51 cashes, 20 first place tournament wins, and 39 final tables in a calendar year.[3] In 2013, he had 73 ITM (in the money) tournament finishes, which lead to him obtaining the all-time world record for most ITMs in a calendar year.[4] Malaguti won the 2013 WSOP Deepstack Player of the Year award after finishing with the most points out of all players competing in a specific series of WSOP tournaments between May 29 and June 30, 2013.[5] He placed 503rd in the 2017 WSOP main event.[6] As of 2018, Malaguti has earned $393,751 through sanctioned poker tournaments.[7] Malaguti has 109 first place tournament wins, the all-time world record for most first place tournament wins in the history of poker.[8][9]

Personal life

Malaguti lives in Las Vegas, NV and has a daughter, singer-songwriter ZaZa Maree.[10][11] He is the owner of the Rock 'n' Roll Cafe on the Las Vegas strip.[12]

References

  1. Pignatelli, Benedetta. "The Messi of Poker". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker". WSOP.com.
  3. Pignatelli, Benedetta. "The Messi of Poker". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. "Flaminio Malaguti Ranking Hero profile". RankingHero.com. Ranking Hero. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "2013 WSOP Player of the Year". WSOP.com. World Series of Poker.
  6. "WSOP 2017 Main Event Results". WSOP.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. "Flaminio Malaguti Ranking Hero". RankingHero.com. Ranking Hero. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. RKH, Annie. "Meet the Man With the Most Tournament Wins in the World- Flaminio Malaguti". RankingHero.com. Ranking Hero. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  9. RKH, Annie. "Flaminio Malaguti - the World Champion of 1st Places in Live Poker Tournaments Rules Unchallenged". RankingHero.com. Ranking Hero. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. "Shock per Flaminio Malaguti". poker.gioconews.it/. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  11. "Favorite Sons and Daughters". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  12. "Flaminio Malaguti è l'italiano più popolare". Poker.it. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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