Seat 6: Sergio Aido, Aviles, Spain – 6,670,000
The only non-American remaining in the NAPT Main Event hails from Spain. Sergio Aido is, however, a globally recognized poker player. Closing in on $16 million in live tournament earnings, Aido sits in second place on the Spanish all-time money list, trailing only Adrian Mateos.
Aido’s first reported live cash came in July 2012. Less than a year later, he emerged as the UKIPT London Main Event champion for ￡144,555. Aido’s professional career took off from there and, by 2016, he was competing in the largest buy-in tournaments around the world.
The 35-year-old’s biggest payday, €1,589,190, came four years ago when he conquered the €100,000 Super High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo. Just like most of the elite Spanish pros, Aido has a strong online background too. Known as “zcedrick” at PokerStars, he became a WCOOP 6-Max champion last year.