Nick Yunis Poker Player Profile
Nick Yunis is a Chilean professional poker player and World Poker Tour champion with more than $3.3 million in recorded live tournament earnings. A longtime online and live competitor, Yunis reached one of the defining milestones of his career in 2024 when he won the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship. His résumé also includes multiple deep World Series of Poker runs, major online tournament victories, and repeated success at Seminole Hard Rock Poker events.
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Who Is Nick Yunis?
Nicolás "Nick" Yunis is a professional poker player from Chile who has competed internationally for nearly two decades. Born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in the Miami area, Yunis has built a career spanning major live tournament series, high-stakes online poker, World Series of Poker events, and World Poker Tour championships.
Yunis is also known online by the screen name "chilenocl." His online success predates many of his best-known live results and includes victories in major PokerStars series as well as a $200,000 win in the $5,200 WPT Big Game during the 2020 WPT World Online Championships.
Hendon Mob lists Yunis as Chile's all-time live tournament money leader. His publicly listed residence is Coral Gables, Florida.
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Early Life and Poker Background
Some of Yunis's earliest poker memories came from playing with family while vacationing in southern Chile. His interest in the strategic side of the game developed more seriously while attending university in Boston.
In a 2014 interview with PokerNews, Yunis discussed watching the poker movie Rounders with his roommates and becoming increasingly interested in poker as a game of skill. He later earned an engineering degree in 2008 and said poker became his primary source of income after graduation.
By the early 2010s, Yunis was already producing significant results on both the live and online tournament circuits.
Among his notable early live performances were a deep run in the 2011 European Poker Tour Sanremo Main Event and a ninth-place finish in the $25,000 High Roller at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
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Nick Yunis Wins the WPT bestbet Scramble
Yunis achieved one of the biggest breakthroughs of his live tournament career in November 2024 by winning the $5,000 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship at bestbet Jacksonville.
The tournament attracted 361 entries and generated a prize pool of more than $1.64 million. Yunis advanced to a six-player final table that also included Eric Afriat, Yunkyu Song, Joe Jordan, Nick Funaro, and Dion Jagroo.
One of the defining moments came during three-handed play when Yunis successfully ran a large river bluff against Afriat. He later defeated Song heads-up to secure the championship.
The victory officially paid Yunis $315,791, including his seat into the WPT World Championship, and represented the largest recorded live cash of his career. His name was also added to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup as a member of the WPT Champions Club.
For Yunis, the championship added a major live title to a résumé that already included years of success in both live and online tournament poker.
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World Series of Poker Results
Yunis has not won a World Series of Poker bracelet as of August 2026, but he has repeatedly made deep runs in WSOP events.
One of his closest opportunities came at the 2022 WSOP when he finished runner-up in the $1,500 Eight Game Mix Six-Handed event for $111,724.
He also finished fourth in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2021 WSOP, earning $141,478.
Earlier in his career, Yunis reached the later stages of the prestigious $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2016 WSOP, finishing sixth for $56,202.
His WSOP results show considerably more range than a résumé built only around No-Limit Hold'em. Yunis has recorded notable finishes in mixed games, Pot-Limit Omaha, short-handed tournaments, turbo formats, and heads-up competition.
As of August 2026, WSOP records list Yunis with no bracelets and no WSOP Circuit rings.
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Online Poker Success
Yunis established himself online before capturing his first live World Poker Tour championship.
Playing primarily as "chilenocl," he had already accumulated more than $1.2 million in recorded online tournament winnings by 2014, according to figures cited by PokerNews at the time.
The World Poker Tour has also credited Yunis with victories in PokerStars SCOOP and WCOOP competition.
Another major online score came during the 2020 WPT World Online Championships. Yunis reached heads-up play in the $5,200 WPT Big Game and agreed to a deal with Stuart Guite. Yunis received $200,000 and the tournament title.
His combination of online and live results has given Yunis a tournament résumé that spans several eras of modern poker.
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Success at Seminole Hard Rock Poker
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood has been one of the most productive venues of Yunis's live career.
In April 2026, Yunis won the $5,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em event during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. The event was capped at 32 players and generated a $150,400 prize pool.
Yunis defeated five opponents on his way to the championship, including Natasha Mercier in the semifinal round and Sebastián Perdomo Arcila in the final. The victory earned Yunis $70,000.
Seminole Hard Rock identified the victory as Yunis's fifth major tournament title at the property. His previous wins there included events during the 2014, 2022, and 2024 Seminole series.
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Nick Yunis Career Earnings
As of August 2026, Hendon Mob lists Nick Yunis with more than $3.3 million in recorded live tournament earnings and ranks him first on Chile's all-time money list.
His largest recorded live cash is the $315,791 payout from his 2024 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship victory.
Live tournament earnings are an evolving statistic and will continue to change as Yunis records additional results.
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Playing Style and Poker Versatility
Yunis's tournament record shows success across several poker formats rather than specialization in only one game.
No-Limit Hold'em has produced many of his largest scores, including his WPT championship, but his results also include deep finishes in Eight Game, Pot-Limit Omaha, heads-up tournaments, and other short-handed formats.
His 2024 WPT championship run also showed his willingness to apply pressure in important situations. Yunis successfully executed a major bluff against Eric Afriat during three-handed play and navigated a final table featuring several accomplished tournament players.
His broader results demonstrate the ability to compete effectively across different structures and poker variants.
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Nick Yunis in 2026
Yunis remained active on the tournament circuit in 2026.
His $70,000 victory in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $5,000 Heads-Up event was one of his most notable results of the year.
He also produced multiple deep runs at the 2026 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Yunis finished 13th in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $24,740 and later reached the final table of the $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em event.
Yunis finished seventh in the Super Turbo for $31,810, adding another WSOP final-table appearance to his résumé.
Those results show that Yunis remains an active tournament professional following his breakthrough WPT championship.
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Major Poker Accomplishments
2024 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship winner
Career-best live tournament score of $315,791
More than $3.3 million in recorded live tournament earnings as of August 2026
Ranked first on Hendon Mob's Chile all-time money list as of August 2026
2026 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $5,000 Heads-Up champion for $70,000
Five major Seminole Hard Rock Poker titles through April 2026
Runner-up in the 2022 WSOP $1,500 Eight Game Mix Six-Handed event for $111,724
Fourth place in the 2021 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event for $141,478
Sixth place in the 2016 WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up Championship for $56,202
Seventh place in the 2026 WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo for $31,810
Winner of the 2020 $5,200 WPT Big Game online for $200,000
Recorded victories in PokerStars SCOOP and WCOOP competition
Longtime online player known as "chilenocl"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nick Yunis a WPT champion?
Yes. Nick Yunis won the 2024 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship at bestbet Jacksonville. The victory earned him an official payout of $315,791 and membership in the WPT Champions Club.
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How much has Nick Yunis won playing poker?
As of August 2026, Hendon Mob lists Nick Yunis with more than $3.3 million in recorded live tournament earnings. Live tournament earnings do not represent a player's profit or loss and generally do not include all online poker results.
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What is Nick Yunis's biggest poker tournament win?
Yunis's largest recorded live tournament cash is $315,791 for winning the 2024 WPT bestbet Scramble Championship.
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How many WSOP bracelets does Nick Yunis have?
Nick Yunis has not won a WSOP bracelet as of August 2026. One of his closest finishes came when he placed second in the 2022 $1,500 Eight Game Mix Six-Handed event.
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Has Nick Yunis won a WSOP Circuit ring?
No. WSOP records list Yunis with zero WSOP Circuit rings as of August 2026.
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Where is Nick Yunis from?
Nick Yunis was born in Santiago, Chile. He was raised in the Miami area, and Hendon Mob lists his residence as Coral Gables, Florida.
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What is Nick Yunis's online poker name?
Yunis has played online under the screen name "chilenocl." His online résumé includes major tournament victories and more than $1.2 million in recorded online earnings by 2014.
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Is Nick Yunis still playing poker?
Yes. Yunis remained active in major live tournaments in 2026, winning a $5,000 heads-up event at Seminole Hard Rock and recording multiple deep finishes during the 2026 World Series of Poker.
