Marco Traniello
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 Marco Traniello in the Intercontinental Poker Championship |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Reno, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 11 |
| Highest ITM main event finish | None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money Finishes | 2 |
Marco Traniello is an Italian professional hairdresser and poker player.
Prior to working as a hairdresser Traniello was the captain of an oil ship and a real estate agent.
Traniello visited America on vacation in 1999 where he met his future wife, poker pro Jennifer Harman, in the parking lot of The Mirage, where their cars were parked next to each other.
He made his first appearance at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2005, finishing in the money in 7 different events (a record for 2005 shared with Michael Mizrachi and Tony Cousineau). Amongst these money finishes, Traniello made the final table of the $2,000 pot limit hold'em event.
Traniello also featured in the 2005 World Speed Poker Open in London and cashed in the $15,000 no limit hold'em main event of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic.
Traniello is good friends with several other players on the poker circuit, including Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren and Juan Carlos Mortensen. He also writes for Card Player Magazine.
As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $170,000.
