$6,000 BSOP Championship
Day 1a Completed
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
$6,000 BSOP Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 BSOP Super High Roller Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$6,000
Prize Pool
$3,877,000
Entries
714
Level
29
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
192
Players Left
63
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Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With ten hour-long levels in the books—and many of poker’s brightest stars come and gone—action has concluded for Day 1a of the 2025 BSOP Championship.
As expected, the R$20,000,000 ($4,000,000 USD) guaranteed event saw a strong turnout for the opening flight, with 192 players taking their seats inside the WTC Sheraton in São Paulo.
When the chips were finally bagged, it was Alen Fillipi who stood tallest among the 63 surviving players, finishing atop the counts with a commanding 1,260,000.
The only other player to join him in the seven-figure club was Leandro Zavodini, who advanced with 1,018,000.
Rounding out the Day 1a podium, BSOP Ambassador Leonardo Rizzo made an unforgettable entrance, dancing his way to the tables as Brazilian rhythms blared through the speakers.
True to form, he marched to the beat of his own drum throughout Day 1a. The ever-entertaining Brazilian was involved at every opportunity, including cracking aces to send Dante Fernandes to the rail, and bagged 783,000 to finish third on the leaderboard.
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 |
The field was packed with poker's elite, including many who have been competing fiercely in this year's Super High Roller addition to the series. Players such as Fabiano Kovalski (559,000), Pedro Padilha (419,000), Daniel De Almeida (261,000), Joao Simao (243,000) and Kelvin Kerber (36,000) all advanced through to Day 2.
Not everyone enjoyed the same success, as Alisson Piekazewicz, Ivan Luca, Viacheslav Balaev, Breno Drumond and Dennys Ramos can attest to. All of whom fell short of putting chips into a bag, and must now decide whether or not to try again in a different opening flight.
With three more starting flights remaining, each allowing one re-entry per flight, there are plenty of opportunities for players, new and eliminated, to enter the fray in the coming days.
Day 1b is the next available chance to join the field, beginning at 2:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, November 23.
BSOP Championship Remaining Schedule
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1b | November 23 | 2pm |
| Day 1c | November 24 | 2pm |
| Day 1d | November 25 | 2pm |
| Day 2 | November 26 | 2pm |
| Day 3 | November 27 | 2pm |
| Day 4 | November 28 | 2pm |
| Day 5 | November 29 | 2pm |
All starting flights will feature ten hour-long levels, with a 75-minute dinner break scheduled at the end of Level 6. Late registration will be available until the start of Level 9.
Players will start with a 100,000 stack, with blinds starting at 300/600 and a 600 big blind ante.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews, where you will get the latest updates, chip counts and major moments throughout the 2025 BSOP Championship.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,260,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
||
|
1,018,000
1,018,000
|
1,018,000 |
|
783,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
||
|
711,000
711,000
|
711,000 |
|
679,000
679,000
|
679,000 |
|
632,000
532,000
|
532,000 |
|
570,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
559,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
|
553,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
532,000
469,000
|
469,000 |
|
486,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
467,000
467,000
|
467,000 |
|
|
462,000
462,000
|
462,000 |
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
419,000
269,000
|
269,000 |
|
|
390,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
360,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
359,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
349,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
337,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
337,000
337,000
|
337,000 |
|
324,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
322,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
319,000
222,500
|
222,500 |
|
|
281,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a has come to a close, with 63 of the 192 entrants having survived the flight.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused, and players will be dealt three more hands.
Once those are complete, all survivors will bag their chips and progress to Day 2.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
When the action folded to Alisson Piekazewicz in the small blind, he moved his short stack across the line. The player in the big blind called, putting him at risk.
Alisson Piekazewicz: 9♦4♥ 
Opponent: A♥3♠
The runout offered no help to Piekazewicz, and, unable to improve, he vacated his seat and headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
When the action folded to Giuseppe Calio in the small blind, he set big blind Humberto Galindo all in. Galindo took one glance at his cards and called.
Humberto Galindo: A♥6♣
Giuseppe Calio: J♦9♠
Fortune favoured Calio on this occasion, as the 3♣7♦2♦10♦3♦ runout improved him to a flush, sending Galindo to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
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Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Leonardo Rizzo opened to 10,000 in the cutoff but met immediate resistance in the form of a 25,000 three-bet from Dante Fernandes on the button.
The action folded back to Rizzo, who wasted no time at all in four-bet jamming. Fernandes weighed his options, eventually opting for a call, risking his 164,000 stack.
Dante Fernandes: A♦10♦
Leonardo Rizzo: 7♦7♣
The deck favoured Rizzo on this occasion, as the board ran out a clean 4♥5♣9♠Q♠K♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
