Career
With a background in communications and television production, Maesano took up poker around 2003, by his own account. He was editor-in-chief of the first issue of Flop magazine, published in April 2007.
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WSOP coverage records him playing H.O.R.S.E. in 2008. In 2010, he led Brazil to second place behind China at the inaugural World Team Poker event.
Alongside playing, Maesano commentated on televised poker and joined Brazil’s delegation to the 2011 IFP World Championship in London as a media representative. In 2013 he reached Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event.
Timeline
- 2007
Edits the first issue of Flop magazine.
- 2008
Reaches Day 2 of the WSOP H.O.R.S.E. event.
- 2010
Captains Brazil to second place at World Team Poker.
- 2011
Attends the IFP World Championship as a media representative.
- 2013
Reaches Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event.
Career highlights
- World Team Poker runner-up as part of Team Brazil. Brazil received US$100,000 as a team; coverage does not state Maesano’s share.
- He helped launch Flop with André Akkari and Eduardo Parra while specialist poker coverage was still taking shape in Brazil.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2010 | World Team Poker — Inaugural event, Las VegasGross payout for the entire team; individual shares unconfirmed. | Team tournament | 2nd | US$100,000 |
Confirmed online results
Online coverage may be partial. Results from one site, account or period are not treated as career totals.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Poker | JMAESAN | Historical association recorded in the September 2007 archive. |
Documented trivia
A 2008 report records his live poker nickname Geladeirinha.
He shared televised poker commentary duties with Ari Aguiar.
Before poker, he worked in camera operation, editing and television production.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
The payout shown in the table belongs to Team Brazil as a whole. It is not an individual payout or profit figure.
PokerNews confirms his place in the Day 4 field of the 2013 Main Event. The table omits his exact finish and payout because the approved sources did not confirm them sufficiently.
A search of PokerNews, Mundo Poker and SuperPoker found no confirmed new results in the 12 months before November 8, 2026.
- 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 reviewed do not confirm a selection of online tournament results.
- 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.