Luca Pagano, an Italian born poker player, started playing full time poker from the year 2004. Currently, he lives in Preganziol, Italy and is still a bachelor. He was a computer programmer who began to play poker online and is still a member of team PokerStars, a group of players sponsored by PokerStars. As his interest in poker increased, he started investing in poker books to improve his gaming skills. After earning seven figures through online tournaments, he made a transition to live tournaments at the free money tables, where he found himself beating his opponents with ease. He has made an impressive record by making the highest amount of cash, particularly in European Poker Tours (EPT).
With an analytical mind and brilliance in numbers, Luca Pagano ranked eighth at the Torneo de Poker No-Limit Hold’em in May 2002. His first landmark victory came in the year 2004, when he placed third at the Pokerstars Season 1/EPT in Event #5 – No-Limit Hold’em, Barcelona Open, and made $26,212. In November of the same year, he finished in second place at the St. Maarten Open/Limit Omaha Hi/Lo.
In 2005, Luca Pagano played in the French Open of Pokerstars Season 1 EPT No-Limit Hold’em where his eighth rank earned him $17,693 in prize money. His highest earnings of $26,645 in 2006 were from his win in the Irish Winter Tour/EPT No-Limit Hold’em Irish Masters tournament. In 2007, Luca Pagano made another $13,381 from Season 4 of the EPT Dublin No-Limit Hold’em. He participated in the Monte Carlo No-Limit Hold’em EPT Grand Final, finished sixth, and walked away with a total of $533,253. In April 2008, Luca Pagano became a tournament organizer of the EPT event in San Remo, Italy and hosted this event along with his father Claudio Pagano.
Luca Pagano, a computer whiz kid and an idol for several online poker aspirants, plays poker under the screen name “LucaPagano.” Apart from trading in stocks and shares, he also runs a nightclub and a travel agency. Luca Pagano likes to travel around the world looking for lucrative poker tournaments. Being an ambitious young poker player, he believes that facing the best players will improve his own skills at the game. He idolizes Johnny Chan and Abdul Jalib, who are poker players known for their distinctive style of playing. Of all varieties of poker games, Luca Pagano loves playing Limit Hold’em tournaments. He prefers music, especially soothing melodies, and is a fan of Al Pacino, the Hollywood superstar. This well-groomed poker star is known for his trademark Italia jacket and smile.
Considered to be one of the most successful online poker players, Luca Pagano admits that he has made “a lot” of money through online poker over the past few years. He believes that choosing the right time to sit on the poker table is also a vital part of the game, and he prefers to play in the late mornings, around 11am GMT.