For almost a year and a half, the Brazilian player Yuri Martins has remained with
PartyPoker as ambassador of the 2️⃣ platform. Now, after a prolific career full of great
moments, Martins announces that he will continue on his own, saying 2️⃣ goodbye to
PartyPoker with a nice memory and words of thanks.
The end of this partnership comes at
a time when 2️⃣ some say that the player seems to be rethinking many things. Perhaps his
trajectory as a professional poker player is 2️⃣ going to be produced by the hand of
another platform, but for the moment it is all speculation.
With the arrival 2️⃣ of the new
year, Martins has stated that “he has had a great time working with PartyPoker”, and
that “he 2️⃣ will be eternally grateful”. Some of his great feats have been achieved just
in the last few months.
Yuri Martins’ trajectory 2️⃣ as ambassador of PartyPoker
Associated
with PartyPoker, Yuri Martins achieved an exceptional result in the WSOP held in Las
Vegas. It 2️⃣ is true that some remember this moment as somewhat bittersweet, precisely
because he failed to win his third bracelet in 2️⃣ the World Series. However, his expertise
and skill earned him a runner-up finish at the Poker Players Championship, where he 2️⃣ was
beaten by Dan Cates, an American poker legend, losing the heads-upR$50,000 buy-in.
In
2024, Yuri Martins managed to reach the 2️⃣ highest position in the ranking of the most
awarded Brazilian players in poker, something corroborated by The Hendon Mob, the
2️⃣ well-known online poker database.
From PartyPoker also remember fondly all the months
lived together in partnership. As part of the PartyPoker 2️⃣ team, Martins has enjoyed
every moment and PartyPoker leaves the door open for a return in the future.
Although
many speculate 2️⃣ that Yuri Martins may be negotiating with another platform, at the time
of writing there is nothing confirmed nor have 2️⃣ there been any suspicious movements
indicating that the Brazilian player is in the middle of negotiations with other
platforms.
The best 2️⃣ moments of Yuri Martins with PartyPoker
Yuri Martins has been
considered the best online poker player in the world. His career 2️⃣ has been full of
successes and, thanks to his partnership with PartyPoker, his position as a
professional poker player has 2️⃣ been strengthened.
Since March 2024, NERDguy, as Yuri
Martins is known at the online tables, has topped the online poker rankings 2️⃣ with more
than 25 consecutive weeks as the world’s player with the highest ITM. It is estimated
that, in total, 2️⃣ Martins has won during his entire career approximately 14 million
dollars, 5 of which would be in live games.
In addition 2️⃣ to being the poker player with
the highest earnings in his country, at the end of 2024 he was ranked 2️⃣ 16th in the list
of the best players of all time worldwide.
His professional career is so incredible
that it has 2️⃣ inspired the creation of a documentary, “A Nerd Story”, where the origins
of Yuri Martins and his jump to professional 2️⃣ poker are narrated. It is a co-production,
created by PartyPoker and RegLife, that you can see here. It also features 2️⃣ unique
moments that reflect key moments in Martins’ personal life, as well as his great
confrontations and his critical moment 2️⃣ at the WSOP that made him cry in front of all
the cameras.
During this time in which Martins has enjoyed 2️⃣ being one of the best in the
world, the Brazilian player has managed to be the best Latin player in 2️⃣ the Poker Player
Championship with a buy-in ofR$50,000, and reaching a prize ofR$895,000 (plus several
live cashes) during his games 2️⃣ with PartyPoker.
In the streaming field, NERD guy has
also been very active and is known for his good contributions. On 2️⃣ the Twitch platform
he has several times given a series of tips for beginner players alongside Day
Kotoviezy and Joao 2️⃣ Simao, two friends and table acquaintances who were also part of
PartyPoker at the time.
In recent years, Yuri Martins has 2️⃣ established himself as one of
the best in the poker world. With only 30 years old, his resume is enviable. 2️⃣ He started
playing at the age of 15 in games with friends and his brother. Soon, with the advent
of 2️⃣ the Internet, he began to play Freeroll tournaments with buy-ins of just a few
cents. This allowed him to gain 2️⃣ experience and learn how to play.
By the time Martins
turned 18, his family was going through hard times. It was 2️⃣ impossible for him to go to
college, considering that his parents lived in a complicated economic situation, so his
only 2️⃣ way out was to dedicate himself to poker.
With hours and hours of study, a lot of
dedication and the desire 2️⃣ to show what he knew, Yuri Martins managed to climb up the
ranks to become the best poker player in 2️⃣ Brazil. His story is motivating for the new
generations of players, and with his current situation, the economic outlook of 2️⃣ his
family has changed forever.
