Nick Guagenti

Nick Guagenti

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 805
WSOP Bracelets 2
Total Live Earnings $2,352,646
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Biography

Nick Guagenti is an American professional poker player with more than $2,000,000 in live tournament earnings.

Guagenti, a respected player amongst his peers, has two WSOP bracelets to his name, triumphing in 2020 World Series of Poker Online and then at the 2024 WSOP.

His first bracelet came in Event #29: $2,000 NLH Deepstack, which netted him $305,433.

His maiden live bracelet came four later in Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) after defeating compatriot Joseph Brodsky in heads-up play.


Read More: PokerNews Podcast: Recapping the 2020 WSOP.com Bracelet Series w/ Guest Nick Guagenti


Borgata Scandal

Earlier on in Guagenti's career, he found himself in the midst of a huge scandal.

Guagenti was poised to bring the second largest stack in play to bear in the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open’s $2 Million Guarantee Big Stack NLHE Reentry event, and with just 26 players standing between him and his first six-figure score, he was in prime position to finish things off.

Instead, the conniving and counterfeiting of a criminal he never met cost Guagenti his chance at the title, as Christian Lusardi’s now infamous addition of fake chips into the tournament led to its suspension and eventual cancellation. At the time, Guagenti’s biggest score was just under $50,000 for a final table run in a WSOPC Main Event, and with nearly double the chip count of his nearest competitor, the veteran tournament player is convinced he would have exceeded that amount and then some.

After being informed that play would not resume and his run through an enormous field of 4,814 entries had all been for nought, Guagenti was understandably distraught, with bleary and bloodshot eyes the next day telling the tale of a man in tremendous pain.

Guagenti found himself in a tailspin, unsure if he even wanted to continue playing the game he loved after having such an opportunity snatched away. He openly talked about quitting poker in the coming days, although the look on Guagenti’s face when saying so betrayed his lack of desire to leave his passion behind, and it soon became clear that the cancellation had led to deeper repercussions than the typical tournament outcome.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
1394th $15,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
14th $52,632
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
52nd $6,354
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)
40th $6,080
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)
63rd $3,473
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)
29th $20,394
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship (6-Handed)
19th $20,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $1,500 Badugi
59th $3,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
1st $121,074
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
291st $44,700
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
9th $14,204
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
13th $18,156
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
36th $6,782
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
10th $9,613
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
16th $20,442
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max
51st $6,315
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $1,500 Razz
18th $3,850
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed
7th $22,512
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed
77th $2,629
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
18th $16,264
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
55th $2,313
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold’em BIG 500 [3x Re-entry]
15th $3,985
2021 US Poker Open
Event #6: $10,000 8-Game
6th $40,800
2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet Events
Event #29: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
1st $305,433
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
828th $18,535
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
3rd $85,265
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
84th $2,867
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
15th $17,826
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
4th $140,522
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
52nd $3,853
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus
Main Event
14th $9,798
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Lawrenceburg
Main Event
46th $2,064
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
174th $1,496
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha
46th $2,603
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
28th $5,733
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
21st $4,852
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
88th $2,182
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
43rd $4,723
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
46th $145,733
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
82nd $3,830
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
56th $3,920
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
201st $6,202
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
118th $2,249
Hollywood Poker Open Season 4 Lawrenceburg Regional Main Event
Regional Main Event
19th $2,519
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
46th $7,938
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
9th $14,649
2014 Hollywood Poker Open Columbus Regional Event
HPO Columbus Regional Championship
13th $4,055
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
309th $32,242
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
48th $3,246
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
116th $2,362
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
69th $3,060
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
26th $5,185
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Hammond
Main Event
8th $49,075
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
297th $2,770
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
221st $2,676
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
333rd $2,143

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