Adrian Mateos

Early Life and Background

Adrián Mateos Díaz (born July 1, 1994) is from San Martín de la Vega, a small town south of Madrid, Spain. He grew up in a household where card games were common, with his parents and grandparents passing a general interest in games along to him from an early age. Before poker, he played competitive tennis as a child, regularly holding his own against older opponents.

Mateos first encountered poker on television at age 16. He began studying the game online and playing in local clubs, drawn primarily to the mathematical structure of no-limit Texas Hold'em. When he turned 18, he obtained his driver's license and drove to Madrid to play in the city's casinos.

First Major Score and the Circuito Nacional

His first significant result came at a €600 event on the Circuito Nacional de Poker, Spain's domestic touring series. He beat a field of more than 300 players and took first place for $42,399. That cash confirmed that his game was competitive beyond the casino cash game level and gave him the bankroll to enter bigger events.

Shortly after, he relocated to London to pursue professional poker full time, at 18 years old.

2013 WSOP Europe: The Breakthrough

In October 2013, Mateos entered the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in Paris, France. He was 19 years old. He had never cashed in a WSOP event before.

He topped a field of 375 players and reached the final table as one of the chip leaders. He defeated French player Fabrice Soulier heads-up after a heads-up match lasting nearly five hours, claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet and €1,000,000 ($1,351,661). He became the youngest male WSOP Main Event champion in history and the second-youngest WSOP Europe champion ever, behind only Annette Obrestad, who won the same event at 18 in 2007.

The EPT Title: Spain's First

In 2015, Mateos won the European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event in Monte Carlo. He beat a field of 537 entries and defeated multiple high-profile players at the final table to claim €1,082,000. He became the first Spanish player to win an EPT Main Event. The win established him as a legitimate presence not just in high rollers but in major open-field events.

Five Bracelets, Zero Final Table Losses

Mateos has appeared at five WSOP final tables across bracelet events. He has won all five. No other active player with five or more bracelets has a 100% conversion rate.

His five bracelet wins:

Bracelet 1 (2013): WSOP Europe Main Event, €1,000,000 ($1,351,661). Paris, France. Age 19.

Bracelet 2 (2016): Event #33 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Solstice. $409,171. Las Vegas.

Bracelet 3 (2017): $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Las Vegas.

Bracelet 4 (2021): $250,000 Super High Roller. $3,265,362. Las Vegas. This was the largest single bracelet win of his career at the time and one of the biggest payouts in WSOP history.

Bracelet 5 (2025): $3,200 Online High Roller. $253,080. WSOP Online.

Triton Domination

The Triton Super High Roller Series is the highest buy-in live touring series in the world, with events typically ranging from $25,000 to $300,000. Mateos has won three Triton titles and is one of the most consistent performers the series has produced.

First Triton title: Triton Jeju 2024, $50K NLH event.

Second Triton title (2024): Triton Montenegro $50,000 8-Handed NLH. Mateos arrived at the final table as the shortest stack and won the tournament for $1,761,000.

Third Triton title (May 2026): Triton Montenegro $200,000 Invitational. A record-breaking 137-entry field generating a $27.4 million prize pool. Mateos arrived at the nine-handed final table sixth in chips with 18 big blinds. He shoved A-10 with seven big blinds remaining, survived, found a second double, and eventually defeated Alexey Lozuyk heads-up to win $6,370,000. The score nearly doubled his previous career-best single cash and pushed his documented lifetime earnings past $62.67 million.

He described the Triton Invitational format: "The first day is really tough, all the top pros in the world, we are battling. And then day two we mix with some VIPs. Some of them play amazing, some are less experienced, but that creates different dynamics and that's way more fun than regular tournaments because the dynamics change a lot. For me, I like these new dynamics, new changes. I like to adapt my game every time, and it fits really well for me."

Triton Poker SeriesMay 2026

Incredible Adrian Mateos Hits New Career High with Thrilling Invitational Win in Montenegro

Mateos wins $6,370,000 from a record-breaking 137-entry field at the $200K Invitational, defeating Alexey Lozuyk heads-up after arriving at the final table as one of the short stacks.

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Playing Style and Approach

Mateos is described consistently as analytical and fearless, with a playing style that starts from a GTO foundation and adds high-level exploitative adjustments. He excels in short-handed formats and final table environments, which is reflected in his five-from-five WSOP bracelet conversion rate and his repeated Triton deep runs.

He has spoken about the importance of adaptation as the most important skill at the highest stakes: "I like to adapt my game every time." He approaches large short-stack spots as tactical problems rather than survival situations, a quality visible in multiple Triton finals where he arrived as a short stack and still won.

Online Poker: Amadi_017

Online, Mateos plays under the username Amadi_017 on PokerStars and streams occasionally on Twitch and YouTube. He has won five SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) titles and four WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) titles on PokerStars. He is sponsored by Winamax, the major French and Spanish poker operator, and is a member of their Team Winamax pro roster. His X account is @Amadi_17, where he posts primarily in Spanish and occasionally in English after major results.

He also competes regularly on GGPoker, where he has one of the strongest recorded track records in the GGMillion$, GGPoker's flagship weekly online MTT. Across his GGMillion$ history, Mateos has 5 wins, 25 final tables, and 58 total cashes for $5,807,576 in earnings. His GGPoker results are tracked under the same Amadi_017 screen name.

2024: The Biggest Year on Record

Mateos finished 2024 with more than $13.1 million in recorded live tournament earnings, the highest single-year total in the history of poker. He was named CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year for the second time, having previously won the award in an earlier year. His run included the Triton title, multiple high roller final tables, and consistent deep runs across the major tours.

Personal Life

Mateos has kept his personal life largely private throughout his career. He has not publicly disclosed a romantic partner. He moved from Spain to London at 18 to pursue poker professionally and continues to travel extensively for tournaments. He speaks Spanish as his first language and communicates in English at the poker table and in English-language media.

He has no documented financial disputes with backers, tournament organizers, or other players. His public reputation within the poker community is generally one of quiet professionalism and technical excellence.

Tournament Results Highlights

Career Summary

As of May 2026, Mateos holds five WSOP bracelets from five final table appearances. He has won three Triton Super High Roller titles, seven EPT titles, and has appeared on more than 49 EPT final tables. His recorded live tournament earnings exceed $62.67 million, placing him among the top ten all-time on the global money list and first on Spain's all-time list. He finished 2024 with the highest single-year live earnings total in poker history at $13.1 million. His career-best single cash is $6,370,000, from the 2026 Triton Montenegro $200K Invitational. He is 31 years old.

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Earnings current as of May 2026. Sources: Hendon Mob, CardPlayer, WSOP.com, Triton Poker, Wikipedia.