De Souza Rises Early
Brazil's Belarmino de Souza was one of the breakout players of the GGPoker 2020 World Series of Poker online bracelet events. With second and third places among other accolades, De Souza cemented his status as one of the rising stars from what's arguably one of the best poker countries in the world right now.
In the Main Event, De Souza found himself clashing with the ever-entertaining Jean-Pierre "Kunkuwap" Van Der Spuy. It was Van Der Spuy coming in with a raise to 1,500 and De Souza three-betting to 5,000 in the small blind. Van Der Spuy called in position.
The flop was 
and De Souza continued for 3,624. Van Der Spuy raised to 12,738 and De Souza called. The 
on the turn prompted checks from both sides, bringing action to De Souza again on the 
river. The Brazilian fired 27,342 and Van Der Spuy called it off.
De Souza showed 
for aces with a ten kicker and outkicked Van Der Spuy's 
for a pot of nearly 100k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,429
50,429
|
50,429 |
|
69,294 |