Seat 2: Giacomo Maisto, 39, Caserta, near Napoli, Italy – 986,000
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Maisto took up poker – the Italian five-card version - some 15 years ago but switched to Texas Hold’em five years ago. Although sponsored, poker is not his full-time occupation; he runs a string of businesses including a call centre. He only played one EPT last season - in Prague – but didn’t cash until this year. He won the DKK 15,000 event at EPT Copenhagen in February for approximately €48,000 and also had deep runs at EPT Vilamoura and EPT Vienna. He is being cheered on at Snowfest by a group of friends that includes serial EPT casher Nicolo Calia. Maisto’s wife Antonietta is supporting him from home where she is looking after the couple’s two young sons.