Seat 4: Gabriele Lepore, 34, Italy
Gabriele Lepore started playing poker in 2007. His hobby turned into his profession after several years. Lepore's online forte are multi-table tournaments and sit-and-goes. He's no stranger to the live circuit either, he ranks 43rd on the Italian all-time money list with over $710,000 in live cashes.
Lepore's CV includes three EPT Main Event cashes with 22nd at EPT Snowfest standing as his deepest run. Lepore's main tournament success came in Venice. He won the La Notte Del Poker €2k Main Event in December 2012, earning €104,000. Three months later, Lepore returned to the canal city to claim another trophy and a title in the WPT National €1,650 Event, banking €92,000. Lepore's best achievements also include a runner-up finish in the EPT6 Snowfest €1k Event for a €40,000 payday.
Lepore has been doing well outside of poker as well. He was one of the first poker players who believed in BitCoin and invested in the phenomenal currency back in 2013. In September, his investments reached a 1,000-percent ROI.
Lepore's Main Event run:
| Chips | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Ended Day 1 with | 101,200 | 68 / 415 |
| Ended Day 2 with | 339,500 | 13 / 140 |
| Ended Day 3 with | 377,000 | 35 / 49 |
| Ended Day 4 with | 580,000 | 14 / 15 |
| Ended Day 5 with | 1,815,000 | 4 / 6 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,815,000 |