TournamentsJuly 1, 2022·1 min read

Yuri Martins Makes History at WSOP Poker Players Championship

Yuri Martins, known online as thNERDguy, reached the heads-up stage of the Poker Players Championship (PPC) at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Martins faced a formidable field of opponents, including Dan Cates, Benny Glaser, Johannes Becker, and Naoya Kihara. The PPC event #56 features nine different poker modalities, making it one of the most challenging tournaments in the world.

After an intense heads-up battle that lasted nearly 9 hours, Martins secured a massive prize of US$ 895,614, his largest live poker earnings to date. This victory has propelled him to the second-highest live poker earnings among Brazilian players, with total earnings exceeding US$ 3.7 million.

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