Dario Alioto
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Dario Alioto is a professional poker
player from Palermo
, Italy
. Alioto's first major success in poker came at the European Poker Tour
2005 Barcellona main event, where he finished in 7th place and earned €52,000. Right after this score, he started grinding PLO cash games that became his best poker game, rapidly becoming one of the best Italian professional players. Later on in his career, he won his first World Series of Poker
bracelet in the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe
. Alioto earned £234,390 for his finish . He has also had success at the 2008 World Series of Poker
, where he has earned over $230,000 from four cashes. A well-respected cash game player online and live, he played most of the many televised Italian high-stakes cash games in the last few years.
He now plays a wide variety of games and is now considered one of the best all-around players in Europe.
Former FT Pro, from 2009 he has been is the captain of the Sisal Poker Team Pro, voted #1 Team Pro in Italy for 2009 and 2010.
Career highlights:
Scored his first WSOP cash at the $1,500 PLO/8 event, scoring a Final Table with a 6th-place finish and earning $33,759, after one week cashed at the 10k PLO WSOP World Championship for $22,137.
At the 2008 WSOP, event 34 (PL Omaha $1,500) came 4th, cashing $180,534 and came 19th at the WSOP PLO World Championship for $28,651, cashed two more times the same year, finishing 9th and 12th on 2-7 Lowball events.
At the 2009's WSOP in the Event #5 (1,500 PLO) - the biggest PLO field of all time - came 7th at the Final Table, collecting $29,881. Still the same year at the event #42 (WSOP Mixed Event $2500) scored his 5th WSOP FT with an 8th place, cashing $25,860.
Won a side event EPT Title (Pot Limit Omaha hi/low, 2009) in London, at the biggest PLO/8 - 1000 Pound buy-in - ever held in Europe for this game. Won one more title at Prague's Ept at the 1,000 € NL Holdem/ PL Omaha mixed, on December 2010.
Team Italy's Captain at the last three editions of European Nation's Cup, leading his team to the runner-up place 2008 and 9th place in 2009 and in 2010 missed again the chance to become European Champion with his Team (Sisalpoker Team Pro) running up against title winner Finland of Juha Helppi.
Other records:
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player from Palermo
Palermo
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. Alioto's first major success in poker came at the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
2005 Barcellona main event, where he finished in 7th place and earned €52,000. Right after this score, he started grinding PLO cash games that became his best poker game, rapidly becoming one of the best Italian professional players. Later on in his career, he won his first World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
bracelet in the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe
2007 World Series of Poker Europe Results
right|thumb|175px|Five time bracelet winner, Chris Ferguson, finished in fourth place in the first eventThe World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las...
. Alioto earned £234,390 for his finish . He has also had success at the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
, where he has earned over $230,000 from four cashes. A well-respected cash game player online and live, he played most of the many televised Italian high-stakes cash games in the last few years.
He now plays a wide variety of games and is now considered one of the best all-around players in Europe.
Former FT Pro, from 2009 he has been is the captain of the Sisal Poker Team Pro, voted #1 Team Pro in Italy for 2009 and 2010.
Career highlights:
Scored his first WSOP cash at the $1,500 PLO/8 event, scoring a Final Table with a 6th-place finish and earning $33,759, after one week cashed at the 10k PLO WSOP World Championship for $22,137.
At the 2008 WSOP, event 34 (PL Omaha $1,500) came 4th, cashing $180,534 and came 19th at the WSOP PLO World Championship for $28,651, cashed two more times the same year, finishing 9th and 12th on 2-7 Lowball events.
At the 2009's WSOP in the Event #5 (1,500 PLO) - the biggest PLO field of all time - came 7th at the Final Table, collecting $29,881. Still the same year at the event #42 (WSOP Mixed Event $2500) scored his 5th WSOP FT with an 8th place, cashing $25,860.
Won a side event EPT Title (Pot Limit Omaha hi/low, 2009) in London, at the biggest PLO/8 - 1000 Pound buy-in - ever held in Europe for this game. Won one more title at Prague's Ept at the 1,000 € NL Holdem/ PL Omaha mixed, on December 2010.
Team Italy's Captain at the last three editions of European Nation's Cup, leading his team to the runner-up place 2008 and 9th place in 2009 and in 2010 missed again the chance to become European Champion with his Team (Sisalpoker Team Pro) running up against title winner Finland of Juha Helppi.
Other records:
- Leads the European Omaha all time money list, that ranks all the Omaha tournament scores in Europe of all times, putting him as the most winning tournament PLO player ever in Europe.
- Best Pot Limit Omaha (PLO/8) performer at the WSOP (Years 2007-09), scoring 6 ITM finishes, with 4 Final Tables and 1 Bracelet's winning.
- Ranked 3rd in the WSOP Omaha All time money list.
- Most winning Italian player ever on non-Holdem tournaments.
- First Italian ever to score both WSOP and EPT Final Tables.
- Holds the record ( six ) of most WSOP Final Table finishes in Italy.
- Youngest Italian to ever win a WSOP bracelet.
- First Italian at the 2011 Wsop money list
- Winner of the EPT Omaha Award rankings for season 7, second place for the Mixed games ranking and fifth for the overall
- Ept side events scores, seasons 6 and 7:
- Titles: 2 (Pot Limi Omaha Hi/Low London 2009 and Mixed NL Holdem-Pot Limi Omaha Prague 2010)
- Final Tables: 10
- ITM: 11
- As of August 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,367,518.
Money winnings(USD$)
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.204 | 11.627 | 542.685 | 339.811 | 119.721 | 128.512 | 223.244 | 1.367.518 |
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 WSOPE | £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | £234,390 |