Michael Gagliano's Real Name: Michael Gagliano

Quick answer: Michael Gagliano's name is Michael Gagliano. Documented screen name or alias: No online poker-room screen name is documented. His X handle, @Gags30poker, was tagged by BetMGM Poker. American player, four-time WSOP bracelet winner and BetMGM Poker ambassador. On the PokerGO Tour (PGT) 2026 leaderboard (updated Nov 4, 2026), Michael Gagliano ranks #24 with 1,175 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $2,750,000 PGT earnings).

Real name

Michael Gagliano plays under his own name. PokerNews describes him as an East Coast pro from Rockaway, New Jersey, and a BetMGM Poker ambassador. BetMGM Poker's congratulations post after the 2026 Main Event tagged his X account, @Gags30poker. That is a social media handle. We found no documented poker-site screen name.

Screen names

No online poker-room screen name is documented. His X handle, @Gags30poker, was tagged by BetMGM Poker. Forum guesses aren't included.

Career highlights

• PGT standing (Nov 4, 2026): #24 with 1,175 PGT points (0 wins, 1 cash, $2,750,000 PGT earnings). Championship eligibility on the PGT page: requirements pending. PGT leaderboard
• Finished 4th in the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $2,750,000, worth 1,175 PGT points (Card Player). He was knocked out on hand 150 when his K♠Q♠ lost to Lucas Jumalon's K-J after a jack on the turn.
• Four WSOP bracelets (PokerNews): the 2016 $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $448,463 (1,045 entries), plus online wins in 2022 ($1,000 Turbo Deepstack, $62,756) and 2023 ($500 6-Max, $54,042). PokerNews notes that details of his fourth bracelet aren't available.
• PokerNews put his lifetime earnings at more than $2.2 million before the Main Event.

The 2026 WSOP Main Event drew 9,208 entries and a prize pool of $85,634,400. The final table, held back for a live ESPN broadcast and played August 3-5, finished: Lucas Jumalon (1st, $10,000,000), Lauri Saaskilahti (2nd, $6,000,000), Greg Mueller (3rd, $3,750,000), Michael Gagliano (4th, $2,750,000), Han Feng (5th, $2,250,000), Rami Hammoud (6th, $1,750,000), Jamie Shaevel (7th, $1,500,000), Mario Boos (8th, $1,250,000) and Evagoras Evagorou (9th, $1,000,000). Because the WSOP Main Event is a PGT-qualifying event, every final-table finish carried a large block of PGT points, which is why several Main Event finalists sit in the PGT top 40 off a single cash.

More to know

Gagliano reached the final table 5th of 9 in chips with 46,500,000. He told PokerNews the late stages felt like "Groundhog Day" and that he would only be happy "when there's nine left." After the Main Event, PokerNews logged cashes for him at the Borgata Big, Big Series in Atlantic City.

About the PGT leaderboard: the PokerGO Tour ranks players on points from qualifying high-stakes events, including PokerGO Studio series and qualifying WSOP events. The top 40 at season's end qualify for the PGT $1,000,000 Championship freeroll, which The Hendon Mob's schedule lists for January 11-12, 2027 in Las Vegas. The PGT page also marks whether each player has met the championship's participation requirements. Rankings can still move before the season closes.