André Coimbra

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André Coimbra
André Coimbra (2011)
André Coimbra (2011)
  Personal information  
Date of birth April 27, 1986
place of birth PortugalPortugal Coimbra
Nickname
acoimbraPokerStars
place of residence PortugalPortugal Lisbon
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 41,967
Total prize money $ 72,719
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 1
Best main event 311st ( 2010 )
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 1
Last updated: January 26, 2020

André Brito Coimbra (born April 27, 1986 in Coimbra ) is a Portuguese poker player .

Personal

Coimbra represented his country three times at the International Olympiad in Computer Science and graduated in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics . He used to enjoy playing board games with friends and family and later came to the trading card game Magic: The Gathering . He finished eighth in the Magic World Championship in 2005 and became the first Portuguese to win the event in 2009. Coimbra was in a relationship with the Greek poker player Katerina Malasidou, who was also part of Team Pokerstars . He lives in Lisbon .

Poker career

Coimbra came to poker in 2005 . He has been playing on the online platform PokerStars under the nickname acoimbra since 2007 . In 2009 he achieved the highest status there as Supernova Elite and was accepted into Team PokerStars , of which he was a member until February 2017. In July 2010 Coimbra reached the Main Event of the World Series of Poker in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas the 311th place and received a cash prize of 40,000 US dollars .

Web links

Commons : André Coimbra  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biografia ( Memento from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on acoimbra.pt, accessed on May 31, 2015 (Portuguese).
  2. ^ A b André Coimbra ( memento of July 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on PokerStars.eu, accessed on May 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Katerina Malasidou ( memento July 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on PokerStars.eu, accessed June 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 31, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Coimbra, André
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coimbra, André Brito (full name); acoimbra (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese poker player
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Coimbra , Portugal