Bernardo Soares Leads Final Table of BSOP Winter Mini Championship With 8.6 Million Chips

The BSOP Winter series in São Paulo reaches its final day with one of its flagship events–the Mini Championship–still undecided. After two days of play, 12 players remain in contention for the R$ 340,000 first prize. The R$ 6,000 buy-in tournament attracted 344 entries, building a total prize pool that also guarantees each finalist at least R$ 21,600.

Bernardo Soares, known online as “betsoares” and a partner at Samba Resenha, returns to the final table as the overwhelming chip leader. He bagged 8,615,000 chips, nearly double the stack of the second-place player. His chip count gives him substantial leverage as blinds resume at 50,000/100,000 with a big blind ante.

Por que importa

The field includes several familiar names from the Brazilian poker circuit. Nikolai Tulin of Russia holds second place with 4,805,000 chips. Other notable players still in the running include Alisson Gigliotti (3,080,000), Pedro Padre (3,000,000), Saymon Dias (2,490,000), Jerson Seemund (2,320,000), Sebastian Fonseca (1,915,000), Ale Couto (1,805,000), Olívio Gontijo (1,290,000), Lucas Celestino (1,115,000), and Milton Helfenstein (380,000).

Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|——–|——-|
| Event | BSOP Winter Mini Championship |
| Buy-in | R$ 6,000 |
| Entries | 344 |
| Remaining players | 12 |
| Chip leader | Bernardo Soares – 8,615,000 |
| Second place | Nikolai Tulin – 4,805,000 |
| First prize | R$ 340,000 |
| Minimum cash | R$ 21,600 |
| Final day start | Thursday, 14:00 local time |

Contexto

Blinds and structure notes
The final day resumes with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a big blind ante. The 12 players have already locked up cash prizes, but the deep structure still allows for significant play. Soares’s 86 big blinds give him room to dictate action, while shorter stacks like Milton Helfenstein with only 3.8 big blinds face immediate pressure.

Other final day events at BSOP Winter
The Mini Championship is not the only title being decided on the final day. The 6-Max tournament (R$ 4,000 buy-in, 104 entries) also plays down to a winner. Peterson Machado leads that final table with 1,421,000 chips–nearly three times the stack of second-place Flávio Rietmann (486,000). The 6-Max pays R$ 85,000 for first place. Additionally, Aloísio Dourado won his second event of the series earlier, taking the 9-Game title for R$ 52,370, and has already advanced to Day 2 of the High Roller, which will also finish today.

Why this matters for poker players
While the BSOP is a live tournament series, the final-table dynamics–stack management, blind structure, and payout jumps–offer practical lessons that apply to any poker format, including video poker when considering bankroll strategy and risk assessment. The large field and deep structure of the Mini Championship reward patience and selective aggression, a principle that carries across games.

Source: Mundo Poker – https://mundopoker.com.br/noticias/bsop/bsop-valendo-r-340-mil-bernardo-soares-o-betsoares-e-o-chip-leader-do-dia-final-do-mini-championship-veja-quem-avancou/

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