Poker pros are on fire, winning over $10 million in prize money in a single month.

Brazilian pro Joao Simao surpassed $10 million in prize money within a month of finishing as runner-up at SHRB PLO IV. He also won $7.25 million and $2.51 million in Triton Jeju, plus $1.36 million at the WSOP, demonstrating his hot streak.

Brazilian pro Joao Simao is on an unforgettable hot streak, finishing as runner-up in the $103,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl PLO IV in Las Vegas last night, losing to Sean Rafael and winning $775,000.

Although he didn't win the tournament, Simao's performance was an achievement: in less than a month, his prize money surpassed $10 million. Previously, the Brazilian player had won two seven-figure prizes at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju event in September.

Super High Roller Bowl $100K PLO Final Table Results

Simao's dream journey continues

A few weeks ago, Simao—who also happens to be last year’s SHRB No-Limit Hold’em champion—won the $200,000 Triton Invitational in Jeju, winning $7.25 million, the biggest tournament prize ever won by a Brazilian player.

"It's really unreal," an emotional Simao told PokerNews. "Words can't describe it, you know? I feel so, so lucky, so blessed. This is something that only happens once in a lifetime."

He may have spoken too soon. Simao later won $2.51 million in the Triton Series finale, the $150,000 10th Anniversary Special.

On Wednesday, more than 6,000 miles from South Korea, Simao finished as runner-up in the SHRB PLO IV, earning $775,000.

These three big wins alone brought Simao's earnings to $10,542,090 in the past month, but his other performances this year have also been quite impressive. In June, Simao won the WSOP $50,000 High Roller PLO title, taking home $1.36 million and his fourth gold bracelet.

Rafael led all the way to victory.

The SHRB PLO IV, with a buy-in of $103,000, attracted 32 participants and a prize pool of $3.2 million. The event, part of the Super High Roller Series, was held at the PokerGO Studios within the ARIA Resort & Casino and will run until October 10th.

This three-day event features many top PLO players, including Ben Lamb, Jason Mercier, Ben Tollerene, Jesse Lonis, Dylan Weisman, and Eelis Parssinen, who won the WSOP $25,000 PLO High Roller event this summer, earning $2.2 million.

Sean Rafael, a Las Vegas-based pro with $6.6 million in winnings at Hendon Mob, started Wednesday's six-handed final table with a massive chip lead. The final table also included Spanish PLO specialist Lautaro Guerra (5th place – $255,000), British high-stakes player Talal Shakerchi (4th place – $350,000), and British bracelet winner Richard Gryko (3rd place – $480,000).

Rafael never let up and held a huge lead when he went into heads-up with Simao, even after Simao eliminated third-place Gryko with a nut flush.

According to an update from PokerGO, Simao made a crucial fold with trips after a long seven-minute deliberation, which was the right decision, as Rafael beat him with a straight.

But the three of a kind ultimately proved to be Simao's Achilles' heel. In the final hand, Simao went all-in with three of a kind on the turn, Rafael called with a flush draw, and hit a flush on the river, winning a career-high $1,150,000.

With SHRB PLO IV now over, the Super High Roller Bowl XI $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament begins today, which should bring together the top No-Limit Hold'em players.

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