$50,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
$50,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$1,880,000
Total Entries
40
Level
22
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
37
Players Left
15
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Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
“Pow, pow, pow!”
If that cry rings throughout the room inside Sao Paulo’s WTC Sheraton, it means Leonardo Rizzo won another pot. And the gregarious Rizzo did a lot of winning on Day 1 of the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) Super High Roller Series R$250,000 ($50,000 US) Super High Roller.
Rizzo ended up with 1,000,000 and in second place among the 15 players who survived the day. He needed to fire a second bullet after busting early, but he then began his ascent to the top when he rivered a better two pair to knock out Gabriel Tavares. “Eliminacao!” he yelled out. Rizzo then rivered a straight to bust Renan Bruschi, before finally snapping off Iago Savino with a turned two pair to beat Savino’s top pair for another knockout. His trademark cry then rang out: “Pow, pow, pow!”
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | 1,045,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Leonardo Rizzo | Brazil | 1,000,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Vladimir Minko | Russia | 900,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Pedro Padilha | Brazil | 780,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 750,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Ottomar Ladva | Estonia | 665,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Rodrigo Selouan | Brazil | 655,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | 600,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 580,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Thiago Crema | Brazil | 565,000 | 28 |
Rizzo is looking up only at Felipe Boianovsky (1,045,000). Boianovsky needed some good fortune to end up as the chip leader. He had most of his stack in the middle with two queens, while Marcelo Aziz was all in with a flush draw. Aziz hit his flush on the turn, but Boianovsky spiked a queen on the river to make a full house and earn the knockout.
Vladimir Minko (900,000), Pedro Padilha (780,000), and Joao Simao (750,000) round out the top five. Other players bagging up chips at the end of the night included Ottomar Ladva (665,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (580,000), Thiago Crema (565,000), and Vladas Tamasauskas (495,000).
Martin Kabrhel, a day after winning the $30,000 Super High Roller, needed four bullets before he finally made it through, bagging up a short stack of 280,000. Alisson Piekazewicz (270,000) and Zdenek Zizka (175,000) are at the bottom of the counts going to Day 2.
Among the players who couldn’t survive the day were Fabiano Kovalski, Ivan Luca, Kelvin Kerber, Daniel Rezaei, and $20,000 Super High Roller champion Mehdi Chaoui. They still have until the start of play tomorrow to reenter for another shot at the title.
Day 1 saw 37 total entries, but that number should grow by the time late registration closes at the start of Day 2 at 2 p.m. The official prize pool will be announced shortly after play begins. The action picks up on Level 13 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante, making the starting stack worth just over 12 big blinds.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action as the field plays down to a champion.
Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,045,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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1,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
780,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
750,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
665,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
655,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
600,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
580,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
||
|
565,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
545,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
495,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
270,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
175,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Day 1 has ended with 15 players remaining out of 37 entries.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that players will see two more hands before bagging up their chips for Day 2.
Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Leandro Zavodini raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Yuri Dzivielevski called on the button. Vladas Tamasauskas then moved all in for 124,000 in the small blind and Zavodini folded, but Dzivielevski called to put Tamasauskas at risk.
Vladas Tamasauskas: Q♥Q♣ 
Yuri Dzivielevski: Q♠J♠
Tamasauskas was far ahead with his queens, but the 9♥8♦2♠ flop gave Dzivielevski some outs with a straight draw. The 8♥ turn was safe for Tamasauskas, while the river was the 9♣ and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
541,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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493,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
|
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|
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312,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel just reentered and sat down beside Joao Simao on the outer table. "I hope I bust the first hand to Joao. Otherwise I don't have a story. Bust to the Brazilian superstar," he said.
Kabrhel folded his first hand, but he then shoved for 242,000 on the button his second and got his wish when Simao reshoved in the small blind to force out the rest of the table.
Martin Kabrhel: 10♠8♦
Joao Simao: A♦J♦
"Why are you bluffing, man?" Kabrhel said to Simao as the flop came K♦6♣K♥. The J♥ turn gave Simao two pair, and Kabrhel was already drawing dead by the A♥ river as he instantly went off to the registration desk to get a fresh stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
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250,000 | |
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Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Vladimir Minko raised in the hijack and Martin Kabrhel moved all in for 167,000 on the button. Minko took a moment, but eventually called to put Kabrhel at risk.
Martin Kabrhel: A♣8♦
Vladimir Minko: 5♠5♥
The 9♣7♦9♥ flop gave Kabrhel more outs to counterfeit Minko's pair, but he missed the 6♠ turn and K♣ river and was sent to the rail yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Level 11
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Leonardo Rizzo bet 50,000 from under the gun on a flop of Q♦7♠5♠ and Felipe Boianovsky called in early position, as did Rafael Mota in the big blind.
All three players checked the 4♣ turn. Action then checked to Boianovsky on the Q♥ river, and he bet 140,000.
Mota quickly folded, but Rizzo snap-called. Boianovsky showed 8♥8♣, while Rizzo had K♣K♦ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,100,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
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1,050,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
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620,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Vladimir Minko raised to 32,000 on the button and was called by Ottomar Ladva and a recently returned Martin Kabrhel in the blinds.
The flop came 8♦5♥2♦ and Ladva led out for 25,000. Kabrhel folded, but Minko then raised to 105,000 and Ladva called.
Minko bet 75,000 on the 10♦ turn, and Ladva called. The 6♣ river was checked down, and Ladva showed 8♣7♣ for a pair of eights. Minko, though, had A♣8♠ and took the pot with his ace-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
789,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
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727,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
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