Documented live team result
5th · US$ 39,9362018 WSOP Tag Team, with Gabriel Neto. Team payout. The individual split and any career record are unconfirmed.
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PROFILE · BRAZIL
Carlos Mavca
Carlos Mavca combines playing poker with teaching and writing. The author of A essência do Texas Hold’em was a Full Tilt ambassador and finished fifth in the 2018 WSOP Tag Team event with Gabriel Neto.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Full name
- Carlos Alberto Marques Freire Caputo
- Games and formats
- Texas Hold’em · Live and online tournaments · Tag Team
Editorial review:
Career
Carlos Mavca is the public name of Carlos Alberto Marques Freire Caputo. His publisher’s catalog says he studied economics at UFRJ and earned a journalism degree at UERJ. According to that author biography, he worked in the food industry before discovering Texas Hold’em in 2006.
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Publishing became part of Mavca’s poker career. In September 2011, PublishNews announced an event with Mavca at the Rio de Janeiro Book Biennial. Visitors could learn about poker by playing hands supervised by the author, putting the book’s material into practice.
In 2013, PokerNews reported that Full Tilt had named him to its team of Brazilian ambassadors alongside other representatives. The report introduced him as an author and the founder of a school in Rio de Janeiro. The report documents his affiliation at the time.
In 2018, Mavca and Gabriel Neto made the final day of the WSOP Tag Team event. They finished fifth for a team payout of US$39,936. The full amount belongs to the team, and the split between the two players is unconfirmed.
Timeline
- 2006
Discovers Texas Hold’em, according to the publisher’s author biography.
- 2011
Announced as the host of a poker introduction at the Rio de Janeiro Book Biennial.
- 2013
Joins the Brazilian ambassador team announced by Full Tilt.
- 2014
Listed among the players who cashed in Full Tilt’s Sunday Brawl.
- 2018
Finishes fifth in the WSOP Tag Team with Gabriel Neto.
Career highlights
- Fifth in the 2018 WSOP Tag Team with Gabriel Neto. The recorded payout belongs to the team.
- The 2013 ambassador announcement identifies him as a two-time Rio de Janeiro champion and a winner of the Rio Poker Tour heads-up event. The announcement does not specify dates or amounts for those titles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/2018 | WSOP #55 — US$1,000 Tag Team, with Gabriel NetoTotal team prize. Individual share unconfirmed. | Team No-Limit Hold’em | 5th | US$ 39,936 |
Confirmed online results
Online coverage may be partial. Results from one site, account or period are not treated as career totals.
| Date | Event and tour or platform | Game | Finish | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/2014 | Full Tilt — Sunday Brawl | No-Limit Hold’em | 14º | US$ 1,881 |
Online aliases
The sources consulted do not confirm a link between an account and the player. No screen name was assigned on the basis of name similarity.
Documented trivia
The book catalog confirms that Carlos Alberto Marques Freire Caputo uses the public name Mavca.
The publisher’s biography lists studies in economics and a degree in journalism.
The event announced for the 2011 Book Biennial called for supervised games with four visitors at each table.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
Reviewed on October 27, 2026. The sources document historical results and cover part of his career. Recent activity, live and online totals and his largest individual prize remain unconfirmed.
The US$39,936 Tag Team payout belongs to the team. The players’ agreement on how to split it is unconfirmed.
- This edition does not include an aggregate live prize total. See individual results and their sources.
- A fully documented online career total is not confirmed.
- The sources consulted did not confirm the player's hometown.
- No photo with a confirmed reuse license is available. The portrait uses initials.
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.
- Carlos Alberto Marques Freire Caputo — author biography ↗
Identification · Career · Timeline · Documented facts
Accessed: 2026-10-27 - Full Tilt introduces Brazilian ambassadors (2013) ↗
Career · Timeline · Achievements
Accessed: 2026-10-27 - Final result of the 2018 WSOP Tag Team ↗
Career · Timeline · Achievements · Key figures · Live results · Data notes
Accessed: 2026-10-27 - Gabriel Neto and Carlos Mavca on the final day of the Tag Team ↗
Identification
Accessed: 2026-10-27 - Sunday Briefing — Sunday Brawl result (2014) ↗
Timeline · Online results
Accessed: 2026-10-27 - Poker at the Book Biennial — demonstration with Carlos Mavca ↗
Career · Timeline · Documented facts · Interviews and highlights
Accessed: 2026-10-27
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