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Brazilian poker pro Joao Simao continues to deliver one of the most remarkable stretches in recent memory, surpassing $10 million in tournament earnings in less than a month. His latest result came Wednesday night in Las Vegas, where he finished runner-up to Sean Rafael in the $103,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl PLO IV for $775,000.
The deep run capped a stunning few weeks for Simao, who also banked two seven-figure scores at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju during September. He first won the $200,000 Triton Invitational for $7.25 million, marking the largest tournament cash ever recorded by a Brazilian player.
Simao, last year’s SHRB No-Limit Hold’em champion, followed that victory by chopping the $150,000 10th Anniversary Special event for $2.51 million. Combined with his Las Vegas result, his earnings over the past month now total $10,542,090.
The hot streak adds to an already strong 2025, which included a WSOP $50,000 High Roller PLO title in June worth $1.36 million and his fourth career bracelet.
The SHRB PLO IV drew 32 entries for a $3.2 million prize pool, part of the Super High Roller Series running at PokerGO Studio inside ARIA Resort & Casino through October 10. The field featured top PLO talent including Ben Lamb, Jason Mercier, Ben Tollerene and Eelis Parssinen.
Rafael, who held a commanding chip lead entering the six-handed final table, outlasted Simao heads-up, ultimately winning with a river flush to claim the career-high $1,150,000 top prize.
