Manuel Ferrari is an Italian professional poker player who achieved a career-best $113,875 payout with a second-place finish in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. Active across major tournament stops in Europe, North America, and Asia, he has built an impressive resume with over $540,000 in recorded live tournament earnings.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $542,883 across 84 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Ferrari has compiled consistent results on the international tournament circuit. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

August 2026: 4th place in The Arena of Champions GOP Manila PHP 300,000 Super High Roller Event in the Philippines for $23,450 (PHP 1,440,000).
May 2025: 18th place in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $3,500 Championship Event in Hollywood, Florida for $35,000.
December 2024: 104th place in the WPT World Championship $10,400 Event at Wynn Las Vegas for $29,000.
December 2023: 2nd place in the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event in San Diego for $113,875, capturing his career-best live score.
June 2023: 11th place in the WSOP $1,500 Monster Stack (Bracelet Event #39) in Las Vegas for $91,943.
May 2022: 3rd place in the Merit Poker Carmen Series $2,200 Warm Up Event in Kyrenia, Cyprus for $68,300.

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Biography & Poker Background

Ferrari comes from Italy, where he developed a passion for multi-table tournaments before expanding his poker career to international venues across Europe, North America, and Asia.

Ferrari began accumulating official live tournament cashes in Europe, posting early deep runs in Italy, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic. In May 2022, he earned a standout European score by finishing third in the Merit Poker Carmen Series Warm Up in Cyprus for $68,300. Transitioning heavily into the American circuit, Ferrari made a major run during the 2023 WSOP in Las Vegas, placing 11th in the massive 8,317-entry Monster Stack field for $91,943. He secured his career-best payout later that year by taking runner-up honors in the WSOP Circuit San Diego Main Event for $113,875. Continuing his global circuit travels, Ferrari expanded into Southeast Asia in August 2026, reaching the final table of the GOP Manila Super High Roller for a $23,450 payday.

Play Style & Strategy

Ferrari employs an aggressive, highly dynamic, and disciplined No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Demonstrating great strength in large-field multi-flight events and high-stakes high-roller structures, he focuses on active pre-flop range construction, sharp post-flop maneuverability, and aggressive stack building during middle blind levels. His ability to consistently navigate through large field sizes at the WSOP, WPT, and regional high-roller events reflects strong technical fundamentals and composure under high-pressure final table conditions.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

Biography & Poker Background

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Social Media & Online Presence

Event	Entries	Buy-In	Prize	Place	SPI
EPT Barcelona 2026 EPT Main Event 2026.08.22 - 2026.08.29	1823 ITM: 271	5.3K EUR	$1,152,860 EUR 1,002,488	1	7,571.93
EPT Barcelona 2026 PokerStars Open Main Event 2026.08.16 - 2026.08.22	4333 ITM: 648	1.7K EUR	$5,865 EUR 5,100	227	516.89

Full Manuel Ferrari Poker History: Earnings, Cashes & Rankings