Recorded live tournament earnings
US$14,863,019Figures shown by PokerNews on October 22, 2026, with data from The Hendon Mob. They cover gross live winnings only.
Data reference: 22/10/2026
Photo: World Poker Tour · CC BY-ND 2.0 · 2019-03-23
PROFILE · BRAZIL
Yuri Dzivielevski
Known online as theNERDguy, Yuri built a career spanning Hold’em and mixed games. He is a WCOOP champion and held six WSOP bracelets at the time of the editorial review.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Full name
- Yuri Martins Dzivielevski
- Documented origin
- Curitiba, Paraná. A 2019 report lists Florianópolis as his place of residence.
- Games and formats
- Mixed games · No-Limit Hold’em · Pot-Limit Omaha
Editorial review:
Largest confirmed individual live prize
US$2,841,4322026 WSOP Event #36. Coverage of the win identifies the payout as his personal best.
Data reference: 22/10/2026WSOP bracelets
6Includes both live and online titles.
Data reference: 22/10/2026Career
Yuri started in games with friends and learned the basics from his brother. In a 2021 interview, he said he had decided to try professional poker for a year. That trial became a career lasting more than a decade. Online, the screen name theNERDguy became associated mainly with PokerStars.
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Yuri expanded beyond Texas Hold’em. At the 2020 WCOOP he won three events in different formats: 2-7 Single Draw, H.O.R.S.E. and a Hold’em Progressive Knockout.
His live breakthrough came in 2019 when he won the WSOP mixed Omaha and Stud Hi-Lo event. H.O.R.S.E. and Nine Game titles followed. In 2022, he finished runner-up in the Poker Players Championship, one of the leading mixed-game events. In 2026, he won the US$100,000 Hold’em High Roller for his sixth bracelet and first in No-Limit Hold’em. These results come from different events and are listed as gross payouts.
Timeline
- 2014
Runner-up in the WCOOP Main Event.
- 2019
First bracelet in the WSOP Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo event.
- 2020
Three titles at the same WCOOP and a win in the online PLOSSUS.
- 2022
Runner-up in the Poker Players Championship.
- 2023
Won the WSOP US$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.
- 2024
Fifth bracelet in the US$3,000 Nine Game.
- 2026
Sixth bracelet and first in No-Limit Hold’em.
Career highlights
- Six WSOP bracelets at the time of review. His sixth came in Hold’em after titles in other variants.
- Runner-up in the 2022 Poker Players Championship, an event that combines several variants.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/06/2026 | WSOP #36 — US$100,000 High Roller | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$2,841,432 |
| 14/02/2026 | Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games — US$100,000 | Mixed games | 1st | US$1,300,000 |
| 12/12/2025 | WSOP Paradise / Triton — US$150,000 NLH 8-Handed | No-Limit Hold’em | 3rd | US$1,409,000 |
| 23/06/2024 | WSOP #53 — US$3,000 Nine Game Mixed | Nine Game | 1st | US$215,982 |
| 23/06/2023 | WSOP #47 — US$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | H.O.R.S.E. | 1st | US$207,678 |
| 30/06/2022 | WSOP #56 — US$50,000 Poker Players Championship | Mixed games | 2nd | US$895,614 |
| 24/06/2019 | WSOP #51 — US$2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo | Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-better | 1st | US$213,750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/2023 | WSOP Online / GGPoker #24 — US$10,000 PLO Championship | Pot-Limit Omaha | 1st | US$368,343 |
| 11/09/2021 | WCOOP / PokerStars #80-H — US$10,300 High Roller PKOIncludes US$107,949 in regular prize money and US$157,969 in bounties. | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$265,918 |
| 14/09/2020 | WCOOP / PokerStars #48-H — US$5,200 Sunday Slam PKOIncludes US$118,125 in bounties, according to coverage of the event. | No-Limit Hold’em | 1st | US$245,535 |
| 09/2020 | WCOOP / PokerStars #20-H — US$1,050 | H.O.R.S.E. | 1st | US$31,115 |
| 01/08/2020 | WSOP Online / GGPoker #42 — US$400 PLOSSUSCash prize. The separate US$15,000 package is excluded. | Pot-Limit Omaha | 1st | US$221,557 |
Online aliases
| Platform | Alias | Period / context |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars | theNERDguy | Historical use confirmed in 2020–2021. Current activity is unconfirmed. |
Documented trivia
He won three 2020 WCOOP titles in three different formats.
In an interview about his career, he said he started in games with friends and learned the basics from his brother.
He won the 2023 H.O.R.S.E. bracelet in front of Brazilian supporters who were featured in the coverage.
Interviews and notable moments
About this profile’s data
The general PokerNews profile gives two incorrect years in parts of the text. The PLOSSUS was played in 2020 and his fifth bracelet came in Nine Game in 2024. This profile uses the dates from coverage of the individual events.
- 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.
- Yuri Dzivielevski on His Special Year and Poker Results ↗
Career · Online aliases · Trivia · Interviews and highlights
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2021-09-12 · Reported update: 2021-09-20 - WCOOP 2020 Day 16: Dzivielevski Makes It Three ↗
Career · Timeline · Online results · Screen names · Notable facts
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2020-09-15 - Brazil’s Yuri Martins Dzivielevski Captures First Bracelet and US$213,750 ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results · Interviews and highlights
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2019-06-24 - 2023 WSOP Event #47 H.O.R.S.E. — final results ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results · Trivia
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2023-06-23 - 2024 WSOP Event #53: US$ 3,000 Nine Game Mixed ↗
Career · Timeline · Live results · Data notes
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2024-06-23 - 2022 WSOP Event #56: Poker Players Championship ↗
Career · Timeline · Achievements · Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2022-06-30 - Yuri Dzivielevski Wins WSOP US$100,000 High Roller ↗
Career · Timeline · Achievements · Key figures · Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-06-13 - Joao Simao Wins First Triton Title and Third WSOP Bracelet ↗
Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2025-12-12 - 2020 PLOSSUS — Yuri Dzivielevski’s win and payout ↗
Timeline · Online results · Data notes
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2020-08-01 - WCOOP 2020 Day 7 ↗
Online results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2020-09-06 - Yuri Dzivielevski — Curitiba, Brazil ↗
Identification
Accessed: 2026-10-22 - Yuri Dzivielevski — player profile ↗
Identity · Achievements · Key figures
Accessed: 2026-10-22 - Yuri Dzivielevski Cruises to Victory in US$100k SHRB Mixed Games ↗
Live results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2026-02-14 - Yuri Dzivielevski Becomes a Four-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner on GGPoker ↗
Online results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2023-09-21 · Reported update: 2024-02-23 - Yuri theNERDguy Dzivielevski Takes Down WCOOP-80-H for Sixth Title ↗
Online results
Accessed: 2026-10-22 · Published: 2021-09-11 - Yuri Dzivielevski photo — 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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