Ask someone for the most successful online poker nations over the years, and they will likely say the United States, Canada, Russia, Germany, maybe a Scandinavian country. But this year has been dominated by another country entirely: Brazil . They easily lead our country rankings of the GG WSOP Online bracelet series, and two have made it to the final table of the Main Event. Eight out of the top 20 on the Pocket Fives global rankings are from Brazil—and that includes the top two spots. Online poker operators are taking notice, with fresh new signings coming just this month. GGPoker is one of the leading online poker sites in the global dot-com market. For a while, online poker sites have identified the country as one of their core markets. PokerStars, GGPoker and partypoker have at least one Brazilian poker pro on their team roster. And two big name online and live poker grinders have joined the ranks recently. Yuri Martins Dzivielevski is widely regarded as one of the best poker players in the country and has numerous accolades to his name already. He won his fifth World Championship of Online Poker ( WCOOP ) recently and has also collected two WSOP bracelets. The former musician usually hits the right tone when he is deep in tournaments and cashed for more than $14 million online. As a matter of fact, he is currently listed in first place on the global Pocket Fives rankings . On September 1, Dzivielevski was […]
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