Yuri ‘theNERDguy’ Dzivielevski

Yuri Dzivelevsky is a poker player who has earned the number one position on the Brazil All-Time-Money-List and the 279th position on the All-Time-Money-List among poker players worldwide. He has 4 WSOP bracelets and over $7 million in live tournament winnings.

Main Information

Yuri’s career and personality are an interesting case study for poker players. Given his long poker career, any poker player would benefit from a closer look at his experience.

• Nickname: theNERDguy.
• Nationality: Brazilian.
• Residence: Florianopolis, Brazil.
• Born: November 27, 1991.
• Age: 32 years.
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Yuri Dzivielevski Biography

Yuri Dzivielevski has Polish roots through his grandmother, which is why his surname can be read in the Polish manner as (Div-E-Le-Ski).

Yuri Martins Dzivielevski is a 32-year-old professional poker player from Brazil. His journey in poker started quite early, namely at the age of 16. Even his famous nickname “theNERDguy” was invented in his teenage years. During those years, Yuri was fond of graffiti and had a team called Nerds. At age 18, when Yuri needed to come up with a poker nickname, he decided to go with this one. Later, Yuri said that this nickname suited him well because he enjoys learning.

It turned out that at age 18 Yuri had to take on the responsibility of being the provider of the family due to financial difficulties. This was the moment when he first considered poker as an income rather than entertainment. He started practicing poker hard to help his family cope with financial difficulties.

Despite his success in poker and being the family provider, Yuri’s parents wanted him to pursue higher education like his brother and sister. After the family’s financial difficulties were over, his parents did not give up hope that their son would decide to finish college. However, Yuri realized that with the earnings he was making, it would be foolish to quit poker and go to college.

Now Yuri has become an outstanding poker player. He fully provides for his family – his wife and son. His wife supports him, allowing him to concentrate on the game during tournaments.

Poker Career

Yuri started his career in poker at age 16, but at that time it was only training. However, when he was 18, he began to practice poker seriously and decided to become a professional.

In the first year of his career, Yuri faced an unpleasant challenge. He faced losing his entire bankroll. Later, Yuri said that such a challenge at the beginning of his career became a lesson to him. Now he follows a strict bankroll management.

In 2014 during the WCOOP on PokerStars, Yuri won second place and earned $708,251 with six other players left in the tournament. It was his first real prize, which was the starting point for an even more successful career later on. The same year, Yuri took first place in the PocketFives rating.

In live poker, Yuri’s first big win was in 2011, where he finished second and earned $109,449. However, he didn’t play live poker often. In 2013, Yuri traveled to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas but didn’t earn any big cashes. Two more years later, he won the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) and earned $175,155 in earnings.

Despite his success in online poker, Yuri wanted to become famous, which could be done by getting a bracelet. Yuri got his first WSOP bracelet in 2019 in a $2,500 buy-in mixed Omaha high/low 8 or higher tournament. His winnings totaled $213750. By today, Yuri had managed to get 3 more bracelets.

Live Poker Achievements

Despite the fact that Yuri did not favor live poker at the beginning of his career, it later brought Yuri a fortune of $7 million dollars. Some of the most profitable and important winnings were:

• Dzivielevski won his first bracelet and $213,750 by taking down Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or better, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or better.
• Нe made a deep run in the Main Event and finished 28th for $261,430.
• At the 2022 EPT Monte Carlo, Dzivielevski won the €25,000 Single Day High Roller for €448,515.
• Yuri won his second bracelet in a WSOP online tournament similar to the $400 PL Omaha event for $221,557.
• His third bracelet came in Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas for $207,678.
• Dzivielevski’s last and fourth bracelet came in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.

Online Poker Achievements

Yuri is one of the world’s best online poker players, with over $15 million in earnings from online poker. The following can be considered his biggest online poker winnings:

• Dzivielevski has won six World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles.
• Нe took down the 2021 WCOOP-80-H: $10,300 NLH High Roller for $265,918.
• He won numerous titles on GGPoker, including a $400 PLO Event in 2019 to win his second bracelet and $221,557.
• At the 2023 WSOP online, he bagged bracelet #4 after finding more success in the Omaha arena and took down the $10K PLO Championship for $368,343.

Top Five Career Cashes

Yuri Dzivielevski’s career admires, some of his winnings seem simply unbelievable. Based on stats, the following wins were the biggest in his career:

Yuri Dzivielevski Socials

Yuri’s career and life can be followed on socials. His profiles can be found by nicknames:

• Twitter: @YuriNerdguy (8,1K).
• Instagram: yurinerdguy (93,3K).
• Facebook: Yuri Martins Dzivielevski (9,5K).