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Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
About Dario Sammartino
- Dario Sammartino (born April 5, 1987) is an Italian professional poker player from Naples.
- In 2019 he was runner-up to Hossein Ensan at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. Sammartino was taught to play poker by his father after his grandfather died.
- Prior to the 2019 Main Event he had live tournament earnings of more than $8 million and was second on Italy's all-time money list.
- His largest cash was a third-place finish at the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop at the 2017 WSOP, where he earned $1.6 million.
- Sammartino had eight WSOP final tables, including two in 2019, and finished 43rd in the 2017 Main Event. Playing under the name "Secret_M0d3", Sammartino has won three Spring Championship of Online Poker events, including a $21,000 No Limit Hold'em high roller in May 2016 for $718,000.
- He also has 12 cashes on the European Poker Tour, making the final table of the Monte Carlo Grand Final in 2016 where he finished in eighth place.
- He finished fourth in the €100,000 High Roller at the 2015 Grand Final for $782,000 and third in a $25,000 High Roller at the 2017 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $542,000. Sammartino made the final table of the Main Event at the 2019 WSOP in sixth chip position and got to heads-up with Ensan.
- On the 301st hand of the final table, he went all-in on the turn with straight and flush draws holding 8? 4? but lost to the pocket kings of Ensan.
- Sammartino earned $6 million for his runner-up finish. Away from poker, Sammartino runs a company named Rent, Sell, Cars that loans out Ferraris.As of 2019, Sammartino's live tournament winnings are more than $14 million.
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