Nick Petrangelo

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Nick Petrangelo
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Nick Petrangelo (2018)
Nickname(s)caecilius
Born (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987 (age 37)
Feeding Hills, Massachusetts
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es)23
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
45th, 2021
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Money finish(es)2
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)5
Information accurate as of November 16, 2021.

Nick Petrangelo (born January 2, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets.

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Poker career

Petrangelo plays online under the nickname caecilius. [1] In December 2012, he scooped the most points in the PocketFives ranking, which lists the most successful online tournament players. On PokerStars, Petrangelo won the high-roller event of the World Championship of Online Poker in September 2017 winning $625,000. Since 2009, he participates in live tournaments.

In 2015, Petrangelo won his first WSOP bracelet at the World Series of Poker. [2] In December of that year, Petrangelo finished runner up to Fedor Holz in the $100,000 WPT Alpha8 No Limit Hold'em High Roller event, winning $1,015,335. [3]

Petrangelo won a side event at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in 2016, winning $93,208. [4] Petrangelo won the 2017 Aussie Millions ANTON Jewellery AU$100,000 Challenge in January 2017, netting him AU$882,000. [5]

Petrangelo won his second bracelet in the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2018 World Series of Poker, winning $2,910,227 making it his biggest live tournament score. [6]

As of January 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $16,600,000. [7]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2015 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$201,812
2018 $100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller$2,910,227

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