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Updated: 2025.12.12

Dumitru Pora is a Romanian professional poker player known for transitioning from online success to consistently competing on the global live tournament circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

According to The Hendon Mob, Dumitru Pora has accumulated over $787,915 in total live earnings. His career-best live cash stands at $102,600. He is ranked 27th on the Romania All Time Money List.

His recent results for 2025 demonstrate his active global schedule:

He won a $1,100 No Limit Hold’em event at The Wynn Summer Classic in Las Vegas in June 2025 for $87,402.
He secured 5th place in the NT$233,000 Mini High Roller Championship at the APT Championship Taipei 2025 for $82,639.

Biography & Poker Background

Originally from a small mining town in Gorj County, Motru, Dumitru Pora graduated from the Faculty of Mining in Petroșani. He discovered poker around age 20, starting in low-stakes live games before transitioning to online poker around 2011. His online career includes winning the famous $215 Sunday Million for $165,837 in 2016. He later co-founded the largest poker school in Romanian history, Evil Ace. He has accumulated over $7 million in online cashes and is now focusing heavily on the live scene, traveling to major festivals across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Play Style & Strategy

Dumitru Pora’s extensive background as a successful online grinder, including narrowly missing a WSOP bracelet by finishing runner-up in an online event for $141,099, highlights his data-driven, mathematically sound strategy. He has experience providing commentary for the elite $10K buy-in GGMillion$ final tables, demonstrating deep knowledge of modern high-stakes tournament dynamics and GTO concepts.