Cards are in the air for Day 1c of the BSOP Championship.
Cards are in the air for Day 1c of the BSOP Championship.
Level: 1
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Last year’s BSOP Millions series was the largest poker festival ever held in Latin America. The biggest prize was the R$25,000 BSOP Millions Championship as 503 players built a prize pool of R$11,081,150 and a first prize of R$2,140,000.
Marcos Kenne led wire-to-wire on his way to defeating Paulo Goncalves heads-up to take home the biggest prize of his poker career.
“Man, I’ve been trying for a long time to win a big title like this to see if I could dedicate more time to the game. I have another job and other responsibilities. But I kept coming close, and it just didn’t happen. I said, ‘God has the right moment for everything.’ And it happened now,” Kenne said following his victory.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (R$) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Kenne | Brazil | R$2,140,000 | $369,514 |
| 2 | Paulo Goncalves | Brazil | R$1,346,500 | $232,500 |
| 3 | Dennys Ramos | Brazil | R$965,170 | $166,656 |
| 4 | Murilo Milhomem | Brazil | R$760,160 | $131,257 |
| 5 | Blas Torres | Argentina | R$597,270 | $103,131 |
| 6 | Rafael Mota | Brazil | R$466,520 | $80,554 |
| 7 | Breno Drumond | Brazil | R$351,250 | $60,650 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | R$244,850 | $42,278 |
| 9 | Diego Ventura | Peru | R$193,900 | $33,481 |
There will be a delayed start to Day 1c, as players are registering and taking their seats.
Just two more chances remain to take a shot at a R$20,000,000 ($4,000,000 USD) guaranteed prize pool here in São Paulo, making the WTC Sheraton the place to be today.
So far, the 2025 BSOP Championship has attracted 305 entries, with 100 players successfully navigating their starting flights and securing a seat in Day 2.
The standout performers, so far, all emerged from Day 1a, where Alen Fillipi finished atop the counts with a commanding 1,260,000. Leandro Zavodini joined him in the seven-figure club with 1,018,000, while BSOP Ambassador Leonardo Rizzo rounded out an all-Brazilian podium with 783,000
Further down the leaderboard, there is no shortage of firepower, with players such as Fabiano Kovalski (559,000), Pedro Padilha (419,000), Daniel De Almeida (261,000), Joao Simao (243,000), Allan Mello (319,000) and Kelvin Kerber (36,000), already securing their seat for Day 2.
| 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 | Lucas Roch | Brazil | 670,000 | 112 |
| 7 | Christian Poras | Brazil | 632,000 | 105 |
| 8 | Luigi Soncin | Brazil | 625,000 | 104 |
| 9 | Felipe Campins | Argentina | 603,000 | 101 |
Players in Day 1c will begin with 100,000 chips, with blinds starting at 300/600 and a 600 big blind ante. The blind levels will increase every 60 minutes, and late registration remains open until the start of Level 9, with players allowed one re-entry during that window.
All Day 1 flights will wrap up after ten levels of play. Those who advance will return for Day 2 at 2:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 26, where blind levels increase to 90 minutes and six more levels of play are scheduled.
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1c | November 24 | 2 p.m. |
| Day 1d | November 25 | 2 p.m. |
| Day 2 | November 26 | 2 p.m. |
| Day 3 | November 27 | 2 p.m. |
| Day 4 | November 28 | 2 p.m. |
| Day 5 | November 29 | 2 p.m. |
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews, where you will get the latest updates, chip counts and major moments throughout the 2025 BSOP Championship.
$6,000 BSOP Championship
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