Five Champions Crowned on Final Day of BSOP Winter Side Events

The final day of the BSOP Winter series at the WTC Sheraton in São Paulo saw five side events conclude, with champions crowned in the Mixed Games Dealers Choice, 6-Max Progressive Knockout, Omaha Progressive Knockout, Super 1000, and the Last Chance DeepStack. The day’s action ran alongside the High Roller events, and the combined prize pools for these tournaments reached hundreds of thousands of Brazilian reais.

Mixed Games Dealers Choice

The Mixed Games Dealers Choice event drew 31 entries and featured a field of specialists in mixed poker variants. The title went to Geraldo Cesar, a well-known figure in the Brazilian mixed-game community. He defeated Guilherme Decourt in heads-up play to earn R$ 24,000. The final table also included Alexandre Gomes (third place, R$ 10,000), Willian Barreto (fourth, R$ 6,200), and Janvion Gerard of France (fifth, R$ 3,950).

6-Max Progressive Knockout

The 6-Max PKO, with a buy-in of R$ 3,000, attracted 69 entries. Leonardo Nascimento, a member of the Samba Poker Team with a strong online poker record, took the title and collected R$ 44,500 plus the bounties he accumulated during the tournament. Runner-up Andres Castellanos of Colombia earned R$ 22,000. The top nine places were paid, with the last spot paying R$ 2,800.

Omaha Progressive Knockout

The Omaha PKO (R$ 2,500 buy-in) ran over two days and drew 91 entries. Ronaldo Brasil de Sousa Neto won the event, receiving R$ 19,500 plus bounties. Thiago Filipe Martins Menezes also earned R$ 19,500 as runner-up after a heads-up deal. Chilean Javier Andres Anusch Dietz finished third for R$ 10,600. The final table included nine players, with the final payout of R$ 2,540 going to ninth place Lucas Beltran Bidart.

Super 1000

The Super 1000, a series of R$ 1,000 buy-in tournaments held throughout the BSOP Winter, concluded with a field of 166 entries. Péricles de Moraes Neto, from Rio de Janeiro, won after more than eight hours of play, taking home R$ 30,200. Gerard Henrique de Sá finished second for R$ 20,300, and Marcos Henrique de Paulo was third (R$ 13,300). The top nine places were paid, with ninth place earning R$ 3,220.

Last Chance DeepStack

The Last Chance DeepStack closed the side event schedule, starting Thursday night and running into the early hours. With 224 entries, it was the largest side event of the day. Pedro Henrique Azevedo Piwtorak emerged as the champion, earning R$ 57,500. Alisson Henrique Gigliotti took second place for R$ 38,100, and João de Miranda Leão Neto finished third for R$ 25,200. The final table included players from South Africa and other countries, reflecting the international reach of the BSOP series.

For US players following the BSOP Winter, these results show the depth of competition in Brazil’s premier live tournament series. While the events are not video-poker focused, the prize structures and field sizes offer context for players comparing tournament formats across regions. The BSOP series continues to attract international entries, adding a global dimension to the Brazilian poker calendar.

Source: Mundo Poker – Cinco campeões são coroados nos paralelos do último dia de BSOP Winter; veja quem cravou (https://mundopoker.com.br/noticias/bsop/cinco-campeoes-sao-coroados-nos-paralelos-do-ultimo-dia-de-bsop-winter-veja-quem-cravou/)