Nick Petrangelo

American poker player (born 1987)

November 16, 2021.

Nick Petrangelo (born January 2, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets.

Poker career

Petrangelo plays online under the nickname caecilius.^[1] In December 2012, he scooped the most points in the PocketFives ranking, which lists the most successful online tournament players. On PokerStars, Petrangelo won the high-roller event of the World Championship of Online Poker in September 2017 winning $625,000. Since 2009, he participates in live tournaments.

In 2015, Petrangelo won his first WSOP bracelet at the World Series of Poker.^[2] In December of that year, Petrangelo finished runner up to Fedor Holz in the $100,000 WPT Alpha8 No Limit Hold'em High Roller event, winning $1,015,335.^[3]

Petrangelo won a side event at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in 2016, winning $93,208.^[4] Petrangelo won the 2017 Aussie Millions ANTON Jewellery AU$100,000 Challenge in January 2017, netting him AU$882,000.^[5]

Petrangelo won his second bracelet in the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2018 World Series of Poker, winning $2,910,227 making it his biggest live tournament score.^[6]

As of January 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $16,600,000.^[7]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2015	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	$201,812
2018	$100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller	$2,910,227

References

^ Bradley, Lance (September 23, 2017). "WCOOP: Nick 'caecilius' Petrangelo Wins $25K High Roller, $625K". PokerStake. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Dalla, Nolan (May 31, 2015). "WSOP NEWS: NICK PETRANGELO WINS 3K BUY IN SHOOTOUT AT 2015 WSOP". wsop.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Fast, Erik (December 21, 2015). "Fedor Holz Wins 2015 World Poker Tour Alpha8 Las Vegas". cardplayer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Davy, Lee (April 17, 2016). "WPT Ink Deal With Adda52; Petrangelo Takes Down Side Event in Florida". CalvinAyre.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Op de Woerd, Frank (January 28, 2017). "ANTON Jewellery $100,000 Challenge". PokerNews. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Schult, Steve (June 4, 2018). "WSOP NEWS: NICK PETRANGELO WINS SECOND BRACELET IN 100K HIGH ROLLER". wsop.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "Nick Petrangelo's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 30, 2024.