Largest individual live payout
US$7,250,000First in the Triton Invitational Jeju II in September 2026. PokerNews identifies it as his personal record.
Data reference: 22/10/2026
Photo: World Poker Tour · CC BY-ND 2.0 · 2022-10-20
PROFILE · BRAZIL
João Simão
A Brazilian professional with notable results online and in live tournaments. His WSOP titles include online Hold’em, a mixed Hold’em/Omaha event and an Omaha High Roller.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Documented origin
- Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
- Games and formats
- No-Limit Hold’em · Pot-Limit Omaha
Editorial review:
WSOP bracelets
4Includes the 2021 online title and live titles.
Data reference: 22/10/2026Career
João Simão is from Belo Horizonte and discovered poker while at university. He started online, where he became known under publicly documented accounts such as INeedMassari and joaosimaobh. He played online before becoming a regular on the international circuit. Profiles and interviews document that transition, but one platform's results cannot establish a full career total.
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In 2021, he won the WSOP Online Caesars Cares on GGPoker for his first bracelet. PokerNews' Brazilian coverage reports a US$206,075 base prize and an extra award, for US$228,946 total. He then won the mixed Hold'em and Omaha event at the live WSOP in 2022.
In 2025, he won the US$150,000 Triton event at WSOP Paradise, leading an all-Brazilian podium. The following year, he earned his fourth bracelet in the WSOP PLO High Roller. His 2026 run included the Triton Invitational Jeju II title for US$7,250,000, runner-up in the 10th Anniversary Special after a deal, and second in October's SHRB PLO IV.
Timeline
- 2021
First bracelet in the WSOP Online Caesars Cares.
- 2022
Second bracelet in the live Mixed NLHE/PLO event.
- 2024
Third in the US$10,000 WSOP PLO Hi-Lo Championship.
- 2025
Triton title at WSOP Paradise, with an all-Brazilian podium.
- 2026
Fourth bracelet in the PLO High Roller.
- 2026
Won the Triton Invitational Jeju II for US$7.25 million and finished second in the Anniversary Special and SHRB PLO IV.
Career highlights
- Four WSOP bracelets at the time of review. The first was online.
- Won the US$150,000 Triton NLH at 2025 WSOP Paradise for US$3,067,000.
- Won the Triton Invitational Jeju II for US$7,250,000, the largest individual prize of his career according to the coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/10/2026 | Super High Roller Bowl PLO IV — US$103,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 2nd | US$775,000 |
| 17/09/2026 | Triton Jeju II — US$150,000 10th Anniversary SpecialA prize deal was agreed heads-up. Simão placed second but took home more than the champion. Place and prize are recorded separately. | No-Limit Hold’em | 2nd | US$2,517,090 |
| 14/09/2026 | Triton Jeju II — US$200,000 Invitational | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$7,250,000 |
| 22/06/2026 | WSOP #55 — US$50,000 High Roller | Pot-Limit Omaha | 1st | US$1,368,700 |
| 12/12/2025 | WSOP Paradise #10 / Triton — US$150,000 NLH 8-Handed | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$3,067,000 |
| 06/2024 | WSOP #24 — US$10,000 PLO Hi-Lo Championship | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-better | 3rd | US$247,874 |
| 27/06/2022 | WSOP #53 — US$5,000 Mixed NLHE/PLO | No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha | 1st | US$686,242 |
| 06/2022 | WSOP #21 — US$1,500 Monster Stack | No-Limit Hold’em | 4th | US$341,095 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/2021 | WSOP Online / GGPoker #2 — US$1,111 Caesars Cares CharityPokerNews' Brazilian report separates a US$206,075 base prize from an extra award, for a total of US$228,946. Its English profile lists US$206,075 in the results table and US$228,946 in the biography. The figures describe different parts of the same result. | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$228,946 |
Online aliases
| Platform | Alias | Period / context |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars | INeedMassari | Historical use is documented. Current use is unconfirmed. |
| partypoker | joaosimaobh | Historical use is documented. Current use is unconfirmed. |
Documented trivia
The INeedMassari screen name is publicly associated with PokerStars.
His 2025 WSOP Paradise victory came with Felipe Boianovsky in second and Yuri Dzivielevski in third.
In his interview after winning his fourth bracelet, he compared celebrating a fourth title with the Brazilian football expression “tetra”.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
His PokerNews profile shows an aggregate figure of US$45,233, which is inconsistent with the individual results in the same publication. The career total was omitted, and individual prizes are shown separately.
- 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.
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.
- João Simão — profile ↗
Identification · Career · Online screen names · Documented facts
Accessed: 2026-10-22 - Joao Simao — player profile ↗
Timeline · Achievements · Figures · Live results · Notes on the data
Accessed: 2026-10-22 - João Simão: 7 million and an extremely aggressive, bold style ↗
Identity · Career · Interviews and notable moments
Accessed: 2026-10-22 - João Simão wins his first WSOP Online bracelet ↗
Player background · Timeline · Achievements · Online results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2021-08 - WSOP 2022 #53 Mixed NLHE/PLO — final result ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2022-06-27 - Joao Simao Wins First Triton Title and Third WSOP Bracelet ↗
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Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2025-12-12 - Joao Simao Wins WSOP US$50k High Roller PLO for Fourth Bracelet ↗
Career · Timeline · Figures · Live results · Facts · Interviews and notable moments
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-06-22 · Reported update: 2026-06-23 - Joao Simao Wins Record US$7.25M Triton Invitational ↗
Career · Timeline · Achievements · Key figures · Live results · Data notes
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-09-14 · Reported update: 2026-09-23 - US$150,000 10th Anniversary Special — result after a deal ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-09-17 - Sean Rafael Denies Joao Simao in SHRB PLO IV ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-10-08 - Photograph of João Simão — World Poker Tour, credit and license ↗
Photography
Accessed: 2026-10-22Photo: World Poker Tour · CC BY-ND 2.0. Resized proportionally and converted to WebP. The full image was preserved without cropping or altering its content.
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