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Pedro Marques is a Portuguese professional poker player and one of the most successful figures in the history of Portuguese poker. Known for his tactical brilliance and consistent high-stakes performances, Marques solidified his legendary status by winning the record-breaking 2024 EPT Prague Main Event. Currently ranked 2nd on Portugal’s All-Time Money List, he is a dual threat in both live and online arenas, recognized for his technical approach and calm demeanor under the brightest lights of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
With total live tournament earnings surpassing $6,129,000 (according to The Hendon Mob), Pedro Marques is a titan of the European circuit. His career-best live score of $1,251,500 was achieved with a 5th-place finish in the 2023 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC). However, his most iconic victory came in December 2024, when he outlasted a massive field to win the EPT Prague Main Event for $1,018,450 (€963,450). Marques has remained elite through 2025 and early 2026, recently finishing 84th in the 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event for $92,500 and 9th in a 2025 WSOP Super Turbo Bounty for $51,266. His immense online success, with over $9.4 million in earnings under the handle "OMano," contributes to an estimated poker net worth of over $10 million.
Major Tournament Results:
Year | Event | Prize |
|---|---|---|
2023 | PSPC $25,000 No Limit Hold'em (5th) | $1,251,500 |
2024 | EPT Prague €5,300 Main Event (1st) | $1,018,450 |
2018 | EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event (4th) | $810,000 |
2023 | EPT Paris €50,000 Super High Roller (4th) | $364,362 |
Biography & Poker Background
Born in 1993 and hailing from Corroios, Portugal, Pedro Marques is a product of the highly competitive Portuguese online poker school. He began his journey as an online grinder, building a massive reputation on PokerStars and GGNetwork as "OMano." Marques is part of an elite generation of Portuguese pros, alongside Joao Vieira and Jorge Abreu, who have dominated European high-stakes games for over a decade. Despite his massive success, Marques is known for being family-oriented, often citing his son as a primary motivation for his disciplined schedule. His 2024 EPT victory made him only the third Portuguese player at the time to win an EPT Main Event, a feat that sparked a significant poker resurgence in Portugal through 2025 and 2026.
Play Style & Strategy
Marques is renowned for a "balanced, resilient, and highly technical" play style. During his EPT Prague victory, he became famous for an "unbelievable comeback," overcoming significant chip disadvantages through precise small-ball tactics and expert bluffing. Strategically, he is a proponent of GTO (Game Theory Optimal) foundations but is widely praised for his "clutch" ability to make exploitative adjustments in high-pressure heads-up scenarios. He is a master of both No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha, as evidenced by his deep runs in the 2025 WSOP PLO Championship. His approach is characterized by emotional stability; he is often described by commentators as a "robot" for his ability to remain unfazed by coolers or bad beats, a psychological edge that has sustained his decade-long career at the top.
Social Media & Online Presence
Want to follow Pedro as he continues to defend his titles and climb the GPI rankings in 2026? You can find his profiles here:
Video Highlights:
Watch the historic moment Pedro Marques completed his epic comeback to win the EPT Prague Main Event and his technical analysis of the tournament’s biggest pots:
About the Editor
Derick Elomina is Somuchpoker's Lead Content Writer and Interview Specialist, reporting live from WSOP bracelet events and Asia Pacific poker festivals such as TMT, APT, RDPT and APL Jeju, alongside player features and interviews for the site's Stories section. He discovered poker at 14 playing home games with friends, and by 21 he had entered the industry as a field reporter, starting as a hand reporter before building his current role on the tournament floor.