Recorded live tournament earnings
US$ 3,737,966Total shown by PokerNews using The Hendon Mob data on the access date. Gross prizes exclude online results.
Data reference: 22/10/2026
Photo: flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2008-06-29
PROFILE · BRAZIL
Alexandre Gomes
Brazil’s first WSOP winner and a World Poker Tour champion, Alexandre Gomes helped pioneer the country’s presence on the major international circuits. His career includes live titles and an online SCOOP win.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Documented origin
- Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Games and formats
- Texas Hold’em
Editorial review:
Largest confirmed individual live prize
US$ 1,187,670Win at the 2009 WPT Bellagio Cup V, with the amount confirmed by PokerNews. A 2018 retrospective identifies it as his largest cash up to that point, without guaranteeing complete later coverage.
Data reference: 22/10/2026WSOP / WPT titles
1 / 1Achievements documented in the sources consulted. Side events do not count as main tour titles.
Data reference: 22/10/2026Career
Alexandre Gomes has ties to Curitiba and worked as a lawyer before playing poker professionally. He gained international recognition in 2008 when he won the $2,000 WSOP Hold’em event. The victory gave Brazil its first bracelet and marked a milestone for the country on the tour.
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More results followed. In 2009, Gomes finished fourth at the PCA in the Bahamas and won the Bellagio Cup V, a World Poker Tour stop in Las Vegas. The WPT title earned him the largest individual live prize documented here, more than one million dollars.
Gomes also reached the Main Event final table at the 2011 EPT Grand Final in Madrid, finishing seventh. Online, the screen name Allingomes has been publicly linked to his PokerStars account. In 2012 he won the opening event of the high tier of SCOOP, adding to a career that spans several Hold’em tournament formats.
Timeline
- 2008
Became the first Brazilian WSOP champion.
- 2009
Finished fourth at the PCA and won the WPT Bellagio Cup V.
- 2011
Finished seventh in the EPT Grand Final Main Event in Madrid.
- 2012
Won the $2,100 SCOOP #1-H on PokerStars.
Career highlights
- First Brazilian to win a WSOP bracelet, in 2008.
- Won the WPT Bellagio Cup V in 2009.
- Won the $2,100 SCOOP #1-H in 2012.
Related terms: ITM · bounty · heads-up. A bracelet is the trophy awarded for winning a WSOP event.
Top live results and milestones
Selected confirmed live results. This is not a complete career record.
| Date | Event and tour or platform | Game | Finish | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2011 | EPT Grand Final Madrid — Main Event | No-Limit Hold’em | 7th | € 185.000 |
| 07/2009 | WPT Bellagio Cup V — Main Event | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$ 1,187,670 |
| 01/2009 | PCA Bahamas — Main Event | No-Limit Hold’em | 4th | US$750,000 |
| 06/2008 | WSOP — Event #48: US$ 2,000 No-Limit Hold’em | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$ 770,540 |
| 2008 | LAPT Punta del Este — US$ 2,700 Main Event | No-Limit Hold’em | 4th | US$ 68,100 |
Confirmed online results
Online coverage may be partial. Results from one site, account or period are not treated as career totals.
Not confirmed by the sources reviewed.
We could not compile a reliable selection of online results. This does not imply a lack of participation or payouts.
Online aliases
| Platform | Alias | Period / context |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars | Allingomes | Historical use confirmed in 2011 and 2012. Current use is not implied. |
Documented trivia
Worked as a lawyer before playing poker professionally.
He also spoke about his interest in football in his 2011 EPT final table introductory interview.
His 2012 SCOOP title came at a six-player table, a format known as 6-max.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
PokerNews reports $282,240 in a retrospective on the 2012 SCOOP and $282,400 in its event coverage. The title is documented, but the prize is omitted because the two publications disagree.
- A fully documented online career total is not confirmed.
- The sources reviewed do not confirm a selection of online tournament results.
Dates with only a year or month reflect the source’s precision. The editorial review date shows when the text was checked. Sources have their own access and publication dates.
Sources and credits
Results, titles and payouts are checked against PokerNews, Mundo Poker and SuperPoker, according to each profile’s references. Other sources may confirm biographical details, online identities and image credits. Figures reflect the editorial review and do not update automatically.
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Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Reported update: 2012-05 - Photograph of Alexandre Gomes — credit and license ↗
Photography
Accessed: 2026-10-22Photo: flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com · CC BY-SA 3.0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP, with no additional cropping.
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