Sergio Aido

Sergio Aido Espina, is a professional Spanish poker player, who was born on September 5, 1988. He is from Avilés, Asturias. He currently resides in London and owns an apartment in Macau.

Aido has over $15.7 million in live tournament earnings, making him the second-most successful Spanish poker player.

Sergio Aido: Early Life

Sergio Aido is a well-known and influential poker player in Spain. Aido began with the NL100 tables, as stated in multiple interviews, but he also played some minor buy-in live tournaments. He began in 2009 as Zcedrick (PokerStars and 888Poker), petgamingsp (Full Tilt Poker), and nomoneynoglory (PartyPoker). Sergio Aido’s name, however, did not become well-known until 2012.

Sergio Aido: Poker Career

Aido’s first recorded tournament was the 2012 Catalunya Poker Tour in Barcelona. He came in second place and won $5,055. In October of the same year, he competed at the World Poker Tour National in Barcelona. He took first place and got $ 115,240.

In March 2013, he also won the European Poker Tour in London, where he finished first and won $217,530. In the same year, in August 2013, he won the UK & Ireland Poker Tour in Galway, earning $ 32,461. Since then, he has been actively competing in several tournaments, with the majority of them yielding excellent outcomes. 

Such as his participation in the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, where he finished second and received $45,351. He also won $58,937 at the same event, finishing fifth.

In September 2016, he achieved first place in the 8-Max Series in London, earning $29,709. In October of the same year, he won $39,958 in the Asian Poker Tour in Macau. Guo Dong took first place in that tournament, earning $68,315.

One of his highest winnings was at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in the Philippines, Paranaque City in February 2017. He came in second place with a total of $1,337,019.

The biggest payout to date was from the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo, where he earned 1st place and brought home $1,771,337.

Since then, he has been producing excellent performances and actively competing in the WSOP, Triton, PokerStars, WPT, and other tournaments. His most recent involvement was in the 54th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in July 2023. He finished 71st and earned $17,596.

Conclusion

Aido played poker more frequently as soon as his bankroll grew, which added to his short career’s already impressive list of accomplishments. He is aware that competing in tournaments is less ideal than other players may believe. He keeps in mind that it is a difficult process, particularly when bad streaks occur since it takes money and fortitude to endure them.

In order to focus more on playing at cash tables, the Spanish poker player has been gradually decreasing the number of tournaments he participates in. He remembers that he has been more risky on several occasions, in contrast to other players, when it comes to his strategy. Since he first entered the world of live tournaments, he has always been adept at playing with his head.