{"id":143475,"date":"2021-08-02T07:22:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=143475"},"modified":"2023-01-27T08:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:09:18","slug":"pedro-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/pedro-fernandes.html","title":{"rendered":"How Pedro Fernandes Beat The Best in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pedro Fernandes<\/strong> was not a name the Brazilian poker community was familiar with until a couple of weeks ago. The Brazilian poker scene is dominated by names such as \u201cPadilha,\u201d<\/strong> \u201cMadeira,\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cGaragnani.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

That changed on July 8 when Fernandes put his name in lights by triumphing in the World Cup of Cards Main Event<\/strong><\/a>. Fernandes defeated a whole host of poker stars on his way to banking a mightily impressive $166,000.<\/p>\n

Monday 5 July saw the 25-year-old Fernandes from Brasilia reach the final table of the World Cup of Cards. He made it there with 31,841,707 chips, which were enough for third place when the dealer pitched the first cards. Victory was far from guaranteed because Fernandes was surrounded by some of the biggest names in online poker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nChristian Rudolph<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n45,461,136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMikhail Mikheev<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n38,006,492<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nPedro Fernandes<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n31,841,707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJoel Nystedt<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n24,053,330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPeter Chien<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n17,771,040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nNikita Kalinin<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n12,451,304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAndras Nemeth<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n12,241,476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nDmitry Yurasov<\/td>\nBelarus<\/td>\n11,289,173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nFinn Kruck<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n8,484,342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Fernandes was keen to secure a massive payout, of course he was, but he also wanted to prove that he could compete with the best poker players in the business. He had one major advantage going into the final table: the fact he was an unknown quantity. Fernandes studied every detail of his opponents to try squeeze out every edge possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue for me was not even the money itself because it was not my focus. I really wanted to beat the players I was facing. The problem was not to fall in ninth and be left with only $13,000. The point was to not fall in ninth. I wanted to at least get a piece of them. If I went all the way until three-handed and got knocked out by a cooler, I would have been fine. I just did not want to be the first to fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preparing for the biggest tournament of his life<\/h2>\n

He did this by enlisting the services of two of his close poker friends. Fernandes, Guilherme \u201cguix2x\u201d Brasileiro<\/strong>, and Pablo \u201cPablos701\u201d Wesley<\/strong> discussed poker tactics<\/a>. Both Brasileiro and Wesley are consistent winners in mid-stakes games, and their advice proved invaluable.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuckily, there were many well-known players at the final table,\u201d Fernandes told the Brazilian partypoker blog, \u201cSo I could watch a lot of videos. The final tables with face-up hole cards helped me a lot. I made a group with two friends of mine, then we studied them player by player, taking in as much information as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

It did not take long for the study sessions to pay off, because Fernandes found himself in a battle with Peter Chien<\/strong> on the third hand of the final table. Fernandes faced a 12,050,000 bet into a 24,000,000 pot holding on a board.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne piece of information I learned was the Chien was a regular who, when under pressure, was capable of some unusual moves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernandes called, and Chien showed . The hand left Chien with three millions chips, and he busted in seventh place soon after. Fernandes, on the other hand, was the new chip leader.<\/p>\n

One by one the final table grew shorter until Fernandes found himself three-handed against Mikhail Mikheev<\/strong> and Christian Rudolph<\/strong><\/a>. It was the latter who Fernandes had paid particular attention to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched a lot of the final table\u2019s he\u2019s played at. I studied some of the sizes tells and paid attention to his unusual plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rudolph crashed out in third place, leaving Fernandes heads-up against Russia\u2019s Mikheev. The pair struck a deal that left $10,000 for the eventual champion. Fernandes got his hands on the extra cash when all the chips went in on the river of the board. Mikheev held but Fernandes\u2019 made a higher straight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling of winning such a big award in a few hours is gratifying because we work out whole lives for these moments. At the time it was all happening, I felt I did everything to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Years of study pays off<\/h2>\n

Fernandes has been a professional poker player since 2016, and credits such luminaries as Yuri Martins<\/strong>, Diego Ventura<\/strong><\/a>, and Caio Pessagno<\/strong> as being part of the reason behind his continued success. His detailed preparation for every tournament he plays is another reason for Fernandes\u2019 longevity in this game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually more nervous before the tournament started because by the time I began to play I had all the information I needed. it was like preparing for an important exam; you know you will excel. You know you\u2019re doing very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI already knew it would go well, because I had put more work into studying my opponents than anyone else at the table. Nobody could come after me because they wouldn\u2019t find the information they needed. My nervousness became a feeling of accomplishment. The move was happening and I simply said \u2018dammit, I studied this.\u2019 I already knew what to do. It was a sequence of things that were going right. Things I had already studied and all I had to do was put them into practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pedro Fernandes was not a name the Brazilian poker community was familiar with until a couple of weeks ago. The Brazilian poker scene is dominated by names such as \u201cPadilha,\u201d \u201cMadeira,\u201d and \u201cGaragnani.\u201d That changed on July 8 when Fernandes put his name in lights by triumphing in the World Cup of Cards Main Event.<\/p>\n

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