Career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Maridu came from filmmaking and wrote about poker before turning professional. In a 2007 interview, she said she started on partypoker and developed her online game on PokerStars.
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In 2009 she joined Team PokerStars Pro and cashed in the EPT London Main Event. In 2011 she left the team and discussed the decision with PokerNews.
In live tournaments she played both Hold’em and mixed games. She finished 11th in the 2014 WSOP Dealer’s Choice and second in the 2019 BSOP Millions Ladies Event.
Timeline
- 2008
Records three WSOP cashes and reaches online final tables.
- 2009
Joins Team PokerStars Pro and finishes 43rd at EPT London.
- 2011
Leaves Team PokerStars.
- 2014
Finishes 11th in the WSOP Dealer’s Choice.
- 2019
Reaches heads-up in the BSOP Millions Ladies Event.
Career highlights
- Her 43rd place in London was the best EPT Main Event finish by a Brazilian woman until Bárbara Akemi surpassed it in Barcelona in 2026.
- PokerNews reported final tables in the 2008 Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan and PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand, without specifying the finishes or payouts in that retrospective.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/2019 | BSOP Millions — Ladies EventThe source marks the top two payouts with an asterisk without explaining the terms. | No-Limit Hold’em | 2nd | R$13,395 |
| 06/2014 | WSOP #41 — Six-Handed Dealer’s Choice | Dealer’s Choice | 11th | US$7,568 |
| 10/2009 | EPT London — Main Event | No-Limit Hold’em | 43º | £12,800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars | Maridu | Disclosed by the player in a 2007 interview; current use unconfirmed. |
| partypoker | Cash4PlasticSurgery | Disclosed by the player in a 2007 interview; current use unconfirmed. |
| Full Tilt Poker | MariaRJ | Disclosed by the player in a 2007 interview; current use unconfirmed. |
Documented trivia
Before representing PokerStars at the tables, she wrote for its Brazilian blog.
In a 2007 interview, she identified three screen names she used on different platforms.
She was the first guest on Mayza Basso’s Baralho Pergunta interview series.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
A search of PokerNews, Mundo Poker and SuperPoker found no confirmed new results in the 12 months before November 9, 2026. The recent EPT coverage revisits the 2009 finish.
The retrospective confirms online final tables but provides too little information for a table of finishes and payouts. The live results are a selection, with no career total.
- 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.
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.