Alexandre Gomes (born July 24, 1982) is a Brazilian professional poker player. He is a

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winner, a

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champion and a former Team

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Pro.

World Series of Poker

Gomes became the first Brazilian

winner after defeating a field of 2,317 players in the

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$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $770,540.

World Series of Poker bracelets

World Poker Tour

On July 20, 2009, Alexandre Gomes outlasted 267 players to win the Bellagio Cup V, taking home $1,187,670 and a WPT title.

European Poker Tour

At the

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, Gomes made the final table as chip leader with over 8 million in tournament chips after doubling through the former chip leader Kevin Saul. at the final table played on January 10, 2009, he finished in fourth place earning $750,000. In his last hand, Gomes held and made a fullhouse on a board of but lost when he ran against the quad jacks of Benny Spindler who held the fourth jack, holding . As of 2012, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,400,000.

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Brazilian poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners World Poker Tour winners People from Curitiba 1982 births Living people {{poker-stub