{{short description|Welsh poker player}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2020}} {{infobox poker player |name=Roberto Romanello |nickname= |image=Roberto Romanello 2019.jpg |caption=Romanello in 2019 |wsop bracelet count=1 |wsop money finishes=38<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto Romanello |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=20806 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=[[World Series of Poker|WSOP.com]]}}</ref> |wsop main event best finish rank=312th, [[2006 World Series of Poker|2006]] |ept titles=1 |ept final tables=2 |ept money finishes=5 |wpt titles=1 |wpt final tables=1 |wpt money finishes=1 }} '''Roberto Romanello''' is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] professional [[poker]] player from [[Swansea]], Wales. He has made more than $4,000,000 from live tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto Romanello's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=61367 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref>
Romanello took up poker in 2005 after a sports injury sidelined him for three months. After enjoying watching the [[World Series of Poker]] on television, he started to play online and won a [[World Poker Tour]] prize package within his first two weeks of playing.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} After this initial success, Romanello began playing live tournaments at his local casino, in 2006. Also in 2006, he traveled to [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] for his first [[World Series of Poker#Main Event|WSOP Main Event]]. Romanello performed well, finishing 312th and taking home almost $40,000.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
Romanello is one of the most successful Welsh poker players. He is top of the Wales All Time Money List.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wales All Time Money List |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/203/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2010 he won the [[European Poker Tour]] stop in Prague for €640,000. In April 2011 he won the €2,500 buy in [[World Poker Tour]] stop at Bratislava in Slovakia with pocket fives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto Romanello |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/roberto-romanello/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=[[World Poker Tour]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
==World Series of Poker bracelets== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |[[2020 World Series of Poker Online|2020 O]] |$1,500 No Limit Hold'em |$216,613 |}
<small>An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online</small>
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==External links== *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/95513-roberto-romanello Card Player profile] *[https://www.globalpokerindex.com/poker-players/roberto-romanello-61367/ Global Poker Index profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=61367 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/roberto-romanello/ WPT profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=20806 WSOP profile]
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