Carlos Eduardo Resende Wins P2W Palmas Main Event After Heads-Up Deal With Caio Kopke

Carlos Eduardo “Cadu” Resende won the first Main Event of the Circuito Tocantinense de Poker at the newly opened P2W Palmas poker room on Saturday, August 8, 2026. According to Mundo Poker, the champion beat a field of 226 entries in the R$550 buy-in event and took home R$18,500 after a heads-up deal with Caio Kopke. The two friends then finished the tournament in an unusual way: all-in blind.

P2W opened its doors in Palmas on August 1, and the Main Event was the first scheduled stop of a revived five-stage state circuit. The result was not just a win for Cadu, but also a strong early signal for a club that organizers say was full within two days of opening.

First steps of P2W Palmas and the revived state circuit

The first week of August marked the formal start of P2W Palmas, a new poker room in the capital of Tocantins. Sanmellar Lanussy, a co-owner of the club and vice president of the Federação Tocantinense, helped lead the project. In comments published by Mundo Poker, she said the opening event’s R$200,000 guaranteed prize pool was reached in the first two days, with the venue filling up mainly with local players.

Lanussy described the response as better than expected for a region that has long produced strong players but lacked a permanent home venue. The new circuit is planned to run five stages, with P2W Palmas serving as the base. The first Main Event carried a buy-in of R$550 and drew 226 entries, a number the club and federation can now use as a benchmark for future events.

Final table and the all-in blind finish

Caio Kopke came to the final table with the largest stack. He first eliminated Filipe Brito in a preflop all-in with AA against AK, and later removed Alan Gatti in eighth place. Other final-table eliminations followed before Kopke entered heads-up play against Carlos Eduardo Resende with a clear chip lead.

At one point Kopke held a 2:1 advantage over Cadu. Resende said he had to wait for better spots while his friend applied pressure. He eventually narrowed the gap, and when the match was close, the two friends agreed to a deal. Rather than continue a slow heads-up battle, they chose to settle the title all-in blind. The final hand itself is not described in the original report, so the winning cards remain unknown.

What the champion said

Resende, who is well known on the Brazilian circuit, said the victory was especially meaningful because it came in front of his home crowd and friends.

“It was amazing. It is very good to be here with my friends. Palmas deserved a house like this, because there are so many capable players here. It was really cool. We had a lot of fun during the event and we finished it with a golden key. I am very happy with the structure, with everything. Everything is very good. Event rating: 10,” he said.

He also recalled sharing hotel rooms and final tables with Caio Kopke on the national circuit, including a BSOP Brasília run in 2023. Resende said friendships and informal agreements have always been part of their travels, and that the P2W win is another chapter in that history.

Payouts and tournament facts

The payouts listed in the Mundo Poker report include adjusted figures for the top two finishers after the deal. The initial top prizes were reported as R$18,500 for first place and R$15,000 for second. The third-place finisher, Lucas Oliveira “Majin Boo,” received R$9,800.

P2W Palmas Main Event facts

Field: 226 entries
Buy-in: R$550
Winner: Carlos Eduardo Resende – R$18,500 after deal
Runner-up: Caio Kopke – R$15,000 after deal
Reported guarantee: R$200,000 reached within two days

What remains unclear

The original report does not specify the exact total prize pool, whether the guarantee covered the Main Event alone or a broader festival, or which cards ended the all-in blind heads-up. The top two payout figures are deal-adjusted and may not match the official prize structure if the club publishes a complete list later. No official video broadcast or hand replay of the final table was announced by the room, so players looking for a full hand-by-hand review will have to wait for the club or circuit to release footage.

Source: https://mundopoker.com.br/p2w/p2w-palmas-carlos-eduardo-resende-acerta-acordo-com-caio-kopke-no-heads-up-e-vence-o-main-event-do-circuito-tocantinense/

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