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