Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos Díaz was born on July 1, 1994, in San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain. He began his professional poker career in late 2012, quickly achieving notable success. In January 2013, he won an event on the Estrellas Poker Tour in Madrid, earning €103,000. Later the same year, at 19 years old, Mateos secured his first major title by winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event, collecting €1,000,000. This early achievement marked him as a rising talent in the international poker scene. He continued his progression by winning the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo in May 2015, earning €1,082,000 and becoming the first Spanish EPT champion.

Mateos continued to build upon his early successes. In 2016, he won his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in the $1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold’em event, adding $409,171 to his winnings. By 2017, at the age of 22, he became the youngest player to win three WSOP bracelets, an achievement highlighted by his victory in the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Heads Up Championship for $335,656. His consistent performance in high-stakes tournaments led him to achieve the Global Poker Index #1 ranking in December 2017. He further solidified his reputation in 2021 by winning his fourth WSOP bracelet in the $250,000 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller, with a prize of $3,265,362. In 2024, Mateos had the highest live earnings of any poker player, exceeding $13 million. As of June 2025, his total live tournament winnings surpassed $54 million, placing him first among Spanish players and eighth on the all-time live tournament money list. He won his fifth WSOP bracelet in an online event in 2025, making him the fifth player in history to win five WSOP titles by age 30.

Beyond live tournaments, Mateos (playing as “Amadi_017”) has also achieved significant success in online poker, securing five SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) and four WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) titles on PokerStars. He has also been a GGPoker Super MILLION$ champion. His career demonstrates a sustained high level of performance across various poker formats and platforms, consistently competing and cashing in high-stakes events globally.