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Alexandre Gomes

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Alexandre Gomes, born on 24 July 1982, is a Brazilian professional poker player, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a former Team PokerStars Pro. He is from Curitiba and holds a law degree; he began playing poker recreationally with friends, moved to online and then live tournaments, and later left his legal practice to play professionally. In 2006 he finished runner-up to Rick Rossetti in the 5,150 dollar No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Atlantic City, earning 202,433 dollars. He became the first Brazilian World Series of Poker bracelet winner by defeating 2,317 players in the 2008 2,000 dollar No-Limit Hold'em event for 770,540 dollars, and on 20 July 2009 he outlasted 267 players to win the Bellagio Cup V and a WPT title, taking home 1,187,670 dollars.

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is a Brazilian professional poker player
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    (born 24 July 1982)
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    He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a former Team PokerStars Pro
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    He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner
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    is a Brazilian professional poker player
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    poker player
  • Competed In: World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker results
    He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a former T
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