P2W Palmas Main Event Passes R$80,000 Guarantee; Gabriel Bueno Leads Friday Flight

The Main Event at P2W Palmas has already passed its R$80,000 guarantee, and the final weekend starts with Gabriel Bueno on top of the leaderboard. According to Mundo Poker, the latest qualifying flight of the Circuito Tocantinense de Poker Main Event drew 65 entries at R$550 each, pushing the tournament to 218 total entries and R$109,500 collected before the last starting flight has even run.

More than just a field-size update, the numbers matter for players who are still deciding whether to enter. One more Day 1 flight remains, and the Day Final is scheduled for later the same day. Here is what is confirmed, what is still uncertain, and why the hand everyone is talking about deserves a closer look.

Tournament numbers cross the guarantee

Mundo Poker reported that the Friday flight brought the Main Event to 218 entries and R$109,500 in total buy-ins, comfortably above the R$80,000 guaranteed prize pool. The report also confirmed 26 players have qualified so far.

The last chance to join the field is Day 1E on Saturday at 10:00, with the Day Final scheduled for Saturday at 15:00. Blinds for the final day return at 3,000/5,000 with a big blind ante, according to the tournament report.

Friday flight chip counts

Gabriel Bueno ended the Friday flight with 391,000 chips, the largest stack among the nine players who advanced. Karison Bezerra bagged 279,000 for second place, and Marcos Aurélio followed with 197,000.

The rest of the advancing players were Augusto Ribeiro (163,000), Santino Rodrigues (153,000), Gabriel Aires (149,000), Otavio Henrique (116,000), Jorge Augusto (113,000) and Ezequiel Tim (83,000). All nine return to P2W Palmas for the final day.

The key hand: slowplaying a full house

The source article also highlighted a hand involving Karison Bezerra, the runner-up in Friday’s chip counts. With blinds at 1,000/2,500, Mateus Mendes opened with a mini-raise from under the gun, Fábio Yamada called from the hijack, and Karison defended his big blind.

On the flop, Karison made a full house and checked. Mendes made a continuation bet of 3,500 and Yamada called. Karison called as well, keeping the pot small. The turn checked through before Yamada bet 25,000. Karison tank-called, leaving only 4,500 chips behind, and Mendes folded.

The river completed the board, and Karison moved all in for his last 4,500. Yamada called and was shown a full house, sevens full of queens. Karison doubled through and continued his run in the Main Event. The hand was featured in the Poker de Boteco #146 video coverage.

What remains unclear

There is a small naming inconsistency in the original report. The article’s headline and chip-count section refer to this flight as Dia 1C, but the body text calls it Dia 1D. The key numbers — 65 entries, nine advancing players and Gabriel Bueno’s leading stack — are not affected, but anyone trying to trace the exact flight should check P2W Palmas’ official schedule.

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