Juan Maceiras

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Juan Maceiras Lapido
Residence A Coruña, Spain
Born (1984-06-17) June 17, 1984 (age 40)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)7
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		8th, 2024
European Poker Tour
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)6
Information last updated on 9 October 2024.
Maria Maceiras
Nickname(s)May
Residence Isle of Man
Occupation Publicist
World Series of Poker
Money finish(es)2
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)4
Information accurate as of 9 October 2024

Juan Maceiras (born June 17, 1984) [1] is a Spanish quarter-professional [1] [2] low stakes [3] [4] [5] [6] poker player, semi-professional high-stakes [1] [7] [8] salesman, [1] and former semi-professional [9] football player. [1] [10]

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Family

Juan Maceiras' father is Juan Antonio Maceiras who is a live trainee and former online professional poker player, also known as Vietcong01, [11] a two time Sunday Million winner, [11] [12] and the former mayor of Miño, A Coruña. [13]

His sister May Maceiras is a semi-amateur poker player. [2]

Career

Maceiras finished eighth in the World Championship of Texas Hold'em in 2024 for $1,125,000. [13] [14] [15] [16]

He finished 5th in the European Poker Tour Grand Final in 2011 for $467,532. [17] [18]

As of October 2024, his total live tournament winnings almost equals $3,000,000. [3]

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  7. ↑ "Los mejores jugadores de Pádel llegarán a Caracas en octubre". Curadas.com (in Spanish). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hirostar regala 2 palas de pádel en el Galicia Golden Series". PokerGallego (in Spanish). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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  11. 1 2 "Second time lucky for vietcong01 in Sunday Million". BluffEurope. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Online Poker -- Juan Maceiras Barros Wins Second Sunday Million". CardPlayer. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Juan Maceiras, alcalde de Miño: "El secreto de la playa Grande es su microclima de aguas cálidas"". 20minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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