Artur Martirosyan

Artur Martirosyan was born in Voronezh, Russia, and currently resides in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He began his poker journey online, playing under the screen names "mararthur1" and "maratik" on PokerStars. His first live cash dates back to October 2017, but he spent the late 2010s primarily as an online grinder, cashing in Sochi and various European festivals. During the period when many major poker festivals moved online, Martirosyan flourished: he racked up nine cashes in the Poker Masters Online series at PartyPoker, totaling $1,278,974, and also cashed in the Super High Roller Bowl Online, WSOP Online, and WPT Online World Championship. His early success online laid the foundation for a career that would soon take the live poker world by storm.

Martirosyan's live breakout came in 2021 when he won the European Poker Tour Sochi Main Event for $325,316. Later that year, in August, he secured the first seven-figure cash of his career by winning Event #6: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the Super High Roller Bowl Europe festival in Cyprus, taking home $1,400,000. He added another title in 2021 by winning the EAPT Main Event in Sochi, and in 2022 he won two titles at the Merit Poker Western festival. Martirosyan continued to excel on the European Poker Tour, winning $25,000 titles in Barcelona (2022) and Monte Carlo (2023). These victories established him as a force to be reckoned with in the live tournament arena.

At the 2023 World Series of Poker, Martirosyan finished runner-up in the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event, earning a career-best live cash of $3,271,666. Later that year, he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship online at GGPoker. At the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival, he won his first live bracelet—and second overall—in the $800 No-Limit Hold'em Flip & Go event. Martirosyan added a third bracelet at the 2025 WSOP by winning the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship for $500,000. He became a four-time bracelet winner at the 2026 WSOP, taking down the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Six-Handed event for $1,286,285. He also came close to a fifth bracelet that same series, finishing as the runner-up to Daniel Negreanu in the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha for $1,477,434.

Throughout 2024 and 2025, Martirosyan focused heavily on the Triton Super High Roller Series, consistently posting six-figure cashes. His best Triton result came in March 2025 when he finished third in the $100,000 event in Jeju, winning $2,644,000. He also earned $1,080,000 in Montenegro and won a $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty event for $494,000. Martirosyan has been a regular at ARIA high rollers, PGT events, and the Super High Roller Bowl. In 2026, just weeks before the WSOP, he finished sixth in a €250,000 Super High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo for €651,700. His consistent results have earned him a spot on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and recognition as one of the elite high-stakes players globally.

Known for an aggressive and technically sound approach, Martirosyan maintains high aggression both preflop and postflop, skillfully leveraging positional advantages to pressure opponents. His range construction and fold decisions demonstrate a mathematically sound foundation, particularly excelling in high-stakes confrontations. Many observers consider him one of the most technically complete players in the modern era, capable of adapting to both no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha at the highest levels.

Despite his massive success, Martirosyan maintains a low profile and little personal information is publicly known. He is often tagged by his online alias "maratik" in the poker community and is recognized as a representative of the new generation of Russian poker. As of June 2026, Martirosyan ranks first on Russia's all-time money list with live earnings exceeding $35 million, according to PokerNews, and sits firmly within the top 50 on the global all-time money list. He has won four WSOP bracelets, an EPT main event, and numerous high-roller titles across the world's most prestigious series. His journey from online grinder to high-stakes superstar exemplifies the potential of dedicated study and consistent performance in modern poker.

Martirosyan has been a fixture in the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings, reaching a career-high rank of #5 in 2026. He was awarded the GPI National Player of the Year for Russia, recognizing his sustained excellence on the international stage. His consistent deep runs and high-stakes victories have earned him multiple GPI Player of the Year points, placing him among the top contenders year after year. His GPI rank reflects not only his earnings but also his frequency of cashes and final table appearances across diverse events and buy-in levels.

Martirosyan has been a dominant force on the PokerGO Tour (PGT), amassing numerous top finishes and several outright wins. His PGT victories include first-place finishes in the 2025 WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, multiple ARIA High Roller events (both NLH and PLO), and PGT Last Chance events in 2024. He also made a deep run in the PGT Championship freeroll, finishing 5th for $60,000. His PGT results have consistently earned him points, placing him among the tour's leaders. Martirosyan's ability to perform across different formats and venues has solidified his reputation as a versatile and relentless competitor in the high-stakes circuit.