Roberto Romanello

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Roberto Romanello
Roberto Romanello 2019.jpg
Roberto Romanello in 2019
ResidenceSwansea, Wales
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)38 [1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
312th, 2006
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)5

Roberto Romanello is a Welsh professional poker player from Swansea, Wales. He has made more than $4,000,000 from live tournaments. [2]

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Romanello took up poker in 2005 after a sports injury sidelined him for three months. After enjoying watching the World Series of Poker on television, he started to play online and won a World Poker Tour prize package within his first two weeks of playing.[ citation needed ] After this initial success, Romanello began playing live tournaments at his local casino, in 2006. Also in 2006, he traveled to Las Vegas for his first WSOP Main Event. Romanello performed well, finishing 312th and taking home almost $40,000.[ citation needed ]

Romanello is one of the most successful Welsh poker players. He is top of the Wales All Time Money List. [3]

In December 2010 he won the European Poker Tour stop in Prague for €640,000. In April 2011 he won the €2,500 buy in World Poker Tour stop at Bratislava in Slovakia with pocket fives. [4]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2020 O $1,500 No Limit Hold'em$216,613

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online

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References

  1. "Roberto Romanello". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. "Roberto Romanello's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. "Wales All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. "Roberto Romanello". World Poker Tour. Retrieved 2024-04-01.