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Max "The Italian Pirate" Pescatori was one of the biggest European names in poker during the early years of the poker boom. He started playing long before the boom, was active through all those hype years and is still playing winning poker to this day. In this episode of The Swedest Deal, Max talks about his first trip to Vegas in the 90's, how he established his "character" on a very high level among other big names in poker, his love for mixed games, how Italy become a huge poker nation, and what he likes to spend his time doing today.