Luis Faria

Luis Faria

Nationality
Portugal
Portugal
GPI Rank 1,130
Total Live Earnings $1,065,461
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Biography

Luís Faria is a Portuguese professional poker player with over $8 million in career earnings. In 2022, he won the WCOOP's $10,300 NLHE World Championship.

Online Poker World Champion

The highlight of Luís Faria's career came in 2022. The Portuguese professional won the $10,300 NLHE Main Event [World Championship of NLHE] at the WCOOP festival on PokerStars and became world champion of online poker using the "luis_faria" account.

For the achievement, Faria received the champion's trophy and an incredible $1,293,826 to completely smash his previous career record, the $232,764 he earned when he won the Main Event of the Online Super Series (OSS) on the WPN Network.

This is the second biggest Portuguese prize ever in online poker, just behind the $2,329,943 won by Manuel Ruivo when he won the partypoker Millions Online in 2018.

By winning the online poker world title, Luís Faria repeated the feat of compatriot André Marques, champion of the 2020 edition, and now Portugal has two names in the gallery of champions of the Main Event of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP).

Other achievements in online poker

The WCOOP Main Event title was the second of Luís Faria's career at the prestigious PokerStars tournament festival. In the same edition of the series, the Portuguese player won WCOOP 33-H: $530 NLHE [PKO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up] for $83,854.

Also in 2022, the Coimbra native won his first Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) title, another of the world's biggest online poker series, also held on PokerStars. Faria won the SCOOP 31-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout] and pocketed $37,146.

But it's not just on PokerStars that the Portuguese grinder makes a living. Faria regularly plays at all of the top online poker sites and has won huge scores at most of them.

At the GGPoker tables, where he goes by the nickname "THEfaryboy", the Portuguese pro won the $108 NLHE Global MILLION$ for $123,584 and was champion of the $1,050 NLHE GGMasters High Rollers for $144,778.

Luís Faria's list of six-figure online poker titles also includes victory in the $215 NLHE partypoker MILLION for $140,000 and top spot on the podium in the $630 NLHE Main Event of the Americas Cardroom OSS (ACR) for $232,764 .

According to the PocketFives website, the largest database of online poker tournaments, Luís Faria has won more than $7.3 million in prizes at the virtual tables.

Top 5 biggest prizes of Luís Faria in online poker

*YEARTOURNAMENTPOKER SITEPOSITIONAWARD
2022$10,300 NLHE World Championship (WCOOP)PokerStars1st$1,293,826
2021$630 NLHE Main Event (OSS)ACR1st$232,764
2022$1,050 NLHE GGMasters High RollersGGPoker1st$144,778
2019$215 NLHE partypoker MILLIONpartypoker1st$140,000
2020$108 NLHE Global MILLION$GGPoker1st$123,584

Live poker achievements

Despite dedicating much of his time to online poker, in recent years Luís Faria has also been traveling to play in some of the biggest live poker tournaments in the world, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the European Poker Tour (EPT).

And it was on one of his regular trips to Las Vegas, in 2022, that he achieved his biggest live result. The Portuguese pro finished second in the $1,600 NLHE DeepStack Championship of the Venetian DeepStack Series, one of the biggest parallel series held during the WSOP, and cashed in $213,561.

Luís Faria pokerLuís Faria at EPT London 2022
The other six-figure live prize on his resume was won in 2019, when he was the best Portuguese in the inaugural edition of the $25,000 NLHE PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC), a tournament held in the Bahamas and part of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) calendar. The Portuguese finished in 18th place, among 1,039 participants, and received $175,300.

WSOP Circuit Ring Owner

Luís Faria has four live poker titles, three of which he won in Portugal, all at Casino Estoril. One of those wins earned him one of poker's top trophies, the WSOP Circuit Champion Ring.

In 2017, the prestigious international circuit had a stage in Portugal, and the Portuguese pro was the best among the 268 participants of Event #1: €300 No Limit Hold'em - Six Max. The feat earned him the WSOPC ring and €17,983 in prize money.

Also at Casino Estoril, in 2016, the Portuguese was the great champion of the €550 NLHE Main Event of the Circuito Nacional de Poker (CNP) International and took home the trophy and a prize of €23,468.

With more than $800,000 in live poker prizes, according to The Hendon Mob , Luís Faria occupies the 13th position on the All Time Money List Portugal, the list of Portuguese players with the most earnings in live poker tournaments . João Vieira leads the list.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
247th $5,004
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
80th $9,562
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em
709th $3,850
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
63rd $8,598
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
123rd $6,315
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
443rd $1,682
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
€10,300 EPT High Roller
42nd €20,650
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed
18th $18,274
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #4: $1,000 Mini Main Event
15th $14,000
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
67th $6,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$1,100 Eureka Main Event
191st $2,550
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver
152nd $1,261
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's
201st $1,197
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship
7th $27,726
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
1339th $2,400
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
95th $7,610
2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
110th $5,811
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
158th €8,700
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€2,200 FPS High Roller
52nd €6,720
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
43rd $29,400
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
270th $1,643
2022 Wynn Summer Classic
$3,500 NLH Championship
136th $8,013
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em
524th $4,172
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
358th $2,405
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
56th $5,869
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
321st $33,900
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #61: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
528th $960
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event
54th $4,704
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em
895th $1,262
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-94-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver], $1.25M Gtd
40th $2,827
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD
298th $3,945
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event
98th $3,046
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-92-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $5M Gtd
59th $7,337
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #11: $1,050 Bounty Hunters Championship
23rd $3,787
2020 PokerStars EPT Online
EPT Online 14: $215 NLHE [EPT Online Cup]
9th $5,473
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #81: People's Choice Event [Spin the Wheel]
223rd $1,184
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #71: BIG 50, $1M GTD
526th $611
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em
101st $4,397
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #65: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
222nd $1,781
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #60: $525 Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
86th $1,189
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD
604th $474
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
240th $3,255
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD
247th $2,118
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€1,100 EPT National
300th €2,670
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
650th $1,822
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
223rd $5,106
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
59th $5,077
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
138th $8,893
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
1616th $2,131
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
18th $175,300
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
59th €5,130
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
Main Event
199th €9,740
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€1,100 EPT National
26th €17,350
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
74th $6,365
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
755th $2,540
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
169th $3,743
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
546th $3,310

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