Valter Farina

Valter Farina, born in Genoa in 1954 and died in Sint Maarten on 15 March 2026 at the age of 72, was an Italian poker player and one of the Italian poker pioneers, a professional in the various specialities for over 35 years. He was the first Italian in history to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, which he did on 26 April 1995 in the 1,500 dollar Limit Seven Card Stud event, the second event of the 1995 WSOP. In his career he recorded seven prize placements at the WSOP, three in Pot Limit Omaha, three in Seven Card Stud and one in No Limit Hold'em, the last in the money at the 2009 WSOP. From the early 1990s he lived permanently in Las Vegas, where he also frequently played at cash game tables.