$10,000 Super High Roller Invitational
Day 1 Completed
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
$10,000 Super High Roller Invitational
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,130,000
Total Entries
113
Level
28
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
109
Players Left
48
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Level 12
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The opening day of the $10,000 Super High Roller Invitational delivered a strong start to the 2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series at the WTC Sheraton in São Paulo, as both BSOP-invited players and their chosen professionals took their seats for this unique split-field format.
The card room filled steadily as the event got underway, with the BSOP guests competing in one field and the professionals battling in another. In total, the field grew to 106 entries for Day 1, each playing through twelve 30-minute levels. By the time the bags came out, just 48 players remained.
Bagging the most chips and leading the way into Day 2, Rafael Mota amassed a stack of 1,333,000. When the fields merge for Day 2, and the players empty their chips onto the felt, Mota will have 111 big blinds to work with.
Hot on his heels, Alisson Piekazewicz, closed the day with 1,098,000, while Fabio Sanchez completed the podium places with 1,070,000.
Despite the international firepower in the field, the Brazilian contingent held strong, claiming all ten spots in the top chip counts.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | 1,333,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | 1,098,000 | 92 |
| 3 | Fabio Sanchez | Brazil | 1,070,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Pedro Padilha | Brazil | 901,000 | 75 |
| 5 | Daniel De Almeida | Brazil | 838,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Marcelo Torii | Brazil | 830,000 | 69 |
| 7 | Ramon Silva | Brazil | 811,000 | 68 |
| 8 | Vinicius Rezende | Brazil | 779,000 | 65 |
| 9 | Leonardo Rizzo | Brazil | 645,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | 613,000 | 51 |
The field featured no shortage of star power, with household names from Brazil and beyond taking their seats throughout the day. Many of them navigated the action successfully, with players such as Martin Kabrhel (554,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (551,000), Joao Simao (421,000), Renan Bruschi (176,000) and Masato Yokosawa (103,000), all punching their ticket to Day 2.
Day 2 gets underway on Saturday, November 15, at 2:00 p.m., with both fields merging into a single lineup. Players will still have the option to re-enter should they be eliminated, with re-entries available until the start of Level 14.
The action resumes at Level 13, with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante, and the plan is simple: play until a champion is crowned.
Fans can follow every moment as coverage will be streamed from the start of Day 2—on a 30-minute delay—across both YouTube and Twitch.
Be sure to stay tuned as PokerNews brings you chip counts, updates, and all the action from the 2025 BSOP SHR Series here in São Paulo.
Level 12
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,333,000
1,333,000
|
1,333,000 |
|
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|
1,098,000
403,000
|
403,000 |
|
1,070,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
901,000
558,000
|
558,000 |
|
838,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
830,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
811,000
811,000
|
811,000 |
|
779,000
579,000
|
579,000 |
|
645,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
613,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
585,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
554,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
||
|
551,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
|
||
|
532,000
532,000
|
532,000 |
|
507,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
||
|
488,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
482,000
482,000
|
482,000 |
|
474,000
382,000
|
382,000 |
|
458,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
450,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
436,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
429,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
|
421,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
363,000
412,000
|
412,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The opening day of the $10,000 Super High Roller Invitational has come to a close, with 56 players putting chips into a bag for Day 2.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and a recap of today's action.
Level 12
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused, and the players will play four more hands.
Once they are completed, the survivors will bag their chips for Day 2.
Level 12
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Igor Picone raised to 20,000 from middle position before Pedro Padilha three-bet to 50,000 on the button. The action folded back to Picone, who called.
The dealer spread a 6♠J♥J♣ flop, which saw Picone check-call a bet of 15,000 from Padilha.
Both players then checked the 4♥ turn, prompting Picone to put 275,000 into the middle on the 2♥ river.
Padilha only had 94,000 remaining, and after using one time extension, he called.
Picone flipped over K♣Q♣, which was no good versus the A♦K♦ of Padilha.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
343,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The action was joined as three players had all their chips in the middle preflop.
Brian Rast: 4♦4♣ 
Felipe Ramos: Q♠Q♣
Pedro Padilha: A♠A♥
Padilha had both players at risk with his superior pair and his larger stack.
The 10♠8♠K♥ flop saw no change in the standings, before the A♣ turn improved Padilha to a set.
The river J♣ improved Ramos to a straight, though, seeing him scoop in the 375,000 pot, as Rast was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
185,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 11
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
