Michael Rocco

Michael Rocco

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 21
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $7,052,994
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Biography

Michael Rocco is an American poker player from California best known for winning Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Rocco won $924,922 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Rocco has almost 200 recorded live cashes dating back to June 2010. Like many poker players, most of his early career results stemmed from low-stakes tournaments. However, in March 2014, he finished third in the $10,000 WPT LA Poker Classic Main Event for $423,440. The bankroll and confidence boost from this result saw Rocco begin frequenting higher stakes.

He captured four five-figure scores in 2015, including a $45,207 prize for finishing 11th in the $15,400 WPT World Championship in Atlantic City.

In 2017, Rocco finished third in the $25,750 PCA High Roller for $409,020. Two years later, he won a $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em tournament that served as the Wynn Winter Classic Main Event and won $540,800.

In December 2020, Rocco landed another $100,000+ prize when he won a $600 No-Limit Hold'em tournament in Las Vegas.

Rocco put together some deep runs at the 2022 WSOP, including a seventh-place finish in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller ($192,570) and a runner-up finish in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed (87,854). The 2023 WSOP Europe festival saw Rocco finish second in a €25,000 High Roller for €365,000 ($391,858) and fifth in the €10,350 Main Event for €1341,000 ($364,059).

Rocco enjoyed an incredible 2024 WSOP, cashing in 11 high-stakes events. He won $639,620 for a third-place finish in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Six-Handed and $282,983 for a third-place finish in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty, among others.

He was one of 502 entrants in the $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event, where he defeated reigning champion Alexandre Reard heads-up to bank a $924,922 score plus his first, long overdue bracelet.

Michael Rocco's Top 5 Poker Results

DateEventPlacePrize
Jul 2024$10,000 NLHE 6-Max WSOP1st$924,922
Jun 2024$25,000 NLHE WSOP3rd$639,620
Dec 2019$5,300 NLHE WYnn Winter Classic1st$540,800
Dec 2022$10,400 WPT World Championship9th$429,000
Mar 2014$10,000 WPT LA Poker Classic3rd$423,440

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
1st $924,922
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
9th $166,786
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
8th $38,589
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
27th $20,552
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
3rd $282,983
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
94th $3,008
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship
7th $83,359
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
54th $3,037
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em
3rd $639,620
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
59th $11,936
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
61st $5,926
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
67th $10,000
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
5th €341,000
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€
2nd €365,000
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #6: €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
13th €12,425
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
103rd €3,460
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
32nd $33,800
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
94th $73,100
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
55th $10,425
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha
20th $23,327
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
78th $10,066
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
43rd $2,643
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
2nd $87,854
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
7th $192,570
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em
662nd $2,160
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,000 Seniors Championship
389th $2,344
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
36th $2,457
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
25th $13,193
2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
103rd $2,251
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
19th $11,871
2019 Wynn Winter Classic
$5,300 Championship Event
1st $540,800
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
21st $23,825
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
773rd $18,340
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
15th $6,899
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
460th $3,605
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
54th $5,462
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em
1067th $1,085
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
13th $12,663
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
96th $1,690
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
626th $3,105
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
192nd $5,199
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$25,750 High Roller
3rd $409,020
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
148th €9,180
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$5,300 Main Event
33rd $17,420
Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Championship Event
$2,500 Championship Event
24th $10,180
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
53rd $9,993
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
17th $18,095
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
3rd $229,500
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
26th $10,225
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)
61st $5,018
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
195th $2,335
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
75th $9,289
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
233rd $3,054
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
66th $5,313
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Main Event
10th $7,054
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
23rd $4,241
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 16 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud
12th $7,522

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