Second Flight Ready for Take Off, BSOP Championship Day 1b Set for 2:00 p.m. Start

The action continues today at the BSOP Millions, where the WTC Sheraton in São Paulo welcomes players for Day 1b of the 2025 BSOP Championship, beginning at 2:00 p.m. local time.

The largest poker event ever to hit South American soil began with a strong turnout, as Day 1a attracted 192 entries and pushed the tournament well on its way toward the R$20,000,000 ($4,000,000 USD) guarantee. By the end of play, just 63 players had secured a seat for Day 2.

Taking charge, Alen Fillipi set the standard for all those who enter the remaining flights. Finishing the day with 1,260,000, Fillipi took top spot on an all-Brazilian podium which includes Leandro Zavodini (1,018,000) and BSOP Ambassador Leonardo Rizzo, (783,000)

Other notables to find success include Fabiano Kovalski (559,000), Pedro Padilha (419,000), Daniel De Almeida (261,000), Joao Simao (243,000) and Kelvin Kerber (36,000).

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Alen Fillipi	Brazil	1,260,000	210
2	Leandro Zavodini	Brazil	1,018,000	170
3	Leonardo Rizzo	Brazil	783,000	131
4	Gregory Fabião	Brazil	711,000	119
5	Brunno Albuquerque	Brazil	679,000	113
6	Christian Poras	Brazil	632,000	105
7	Igor Peredo	Bolivia	570,000	95
8	Fabiano Kovalski	Brazil	559,000	93
9	Fernando Santos	Brazil	553,000	92
10	Felipe Badotti	Brazil	532,000	89

Players in Day 1b will each start with a 100,000 stack with blind levels starting at 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante. Each level will last 60 minutes, with late registration remaining open until the beginning of Level 9. Players are permitted one re-entry during that period.

Play for all Day 1 flights will conclude once ten levels have been played, at which point the remaining players will bag their chips and advance to Day 2. Scheduled for 2:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 26, Day 2 will see the blind levels increase to 90 minutes, and the players compete for six more levels.