Deddi Orpaz Leads the Final Table of the $770 Main Event
There was no shortage of action on Day 2 of the $770 Main Event at the SiGMA Poker Tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil as the field of 36 quickly became the final table of nine. The Monte Carlo Poker Club is playing host to the festival's first-ever stop with a guaranteed prizepool of $250,000 among many other side events which has brought poker players from all over to the world's fifth largest city.
There were two players who stood out from the field today and one of them was Deddi Orpaz who made his way through via the turbo flight last night which ended in the wee hours of the morning. Just six hours ago, Orpaz sat down with a stack of 267,000 and managed to spin that into a whopping 2,525,000 when the dust settled. Hailing from Israel, Orpaz is the father of the more famous poker player Tom Orpaz, and combined have over $1.2 million in career earnings.
Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Paiva | Brazil | 580,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Marcelo Lopes | Brazil | 390,000 | 13 |
| 3 | Deddi Orpaz | Israel | 2,525,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Joao Leao | Brazil | 350,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Christian Rico | Brazil | 190,000 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Jacques Blit | Argentina | 895,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Erik Marasco | Brazil | 780,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Samara Alexandre | Brazil | 1,810,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Edson Onofre | Brazil | 1,135,000 | 38 |
Day 2 Action
There were 36 players who returned to their seats for Day 2 and each of them were guaranteed a piece of the prizepool with a min-cash being worth $1,800. It didn't take long for the chips to go in the middle as it was WPT Global ambassador Romulo Dorea who jumped into the lead in the early going. Unfortunately for him, things spiralled out of control and he was forced to settle for a 15th-place finish.
There were two SiGMA Poker Tour ambassadors who entered the day in hopes of putting their name on the first-ever SiGMA Poker Tour trophy but it was not meant to be. Lukas Robinson got coolered when he rivered trip eights but was sent to the rail by the full house from Samara Alexandre. The last remaining ambassador was Drea Karlsen who pushed her short stack in the middle with a pair of fours but was called by a pair of eights. Karlsen was unable to improve on the runout and bowed out in 22nd place.
With just two tables remaining, the eliminations came fast and furious with multiple short stacks unable to double up. That was when Alexandre caught a run of cards en route to eliminating three players in succession. Orpaz was keeping pace until hand-for-hand was introduced with just 10 players remaining.
On the last hand of the night, it was a faceoff between the start-of-day chipleader and the current leader. Daria Krashennikova looked down at pocket queens and faced some table banter from Orpaz who was daring her to put her last chips in the middle. Krashennikova obliged after the flop but Orpaz flopped trip jacks to hold a commanding lead. The Russian poker pro was unable to improve and she became the last elimination of the day.
The final nine players will return at 4 p.m. local time where the lion's share of the prizepool will be up for grabs. Each player has already secured themselves at least $4,800 but will be in search of the title and the first-place prize of $63,000. The final table will be live streamed on the Monte Carlo Poker Club YouTube channel with roughly a 45-minute delay. The blinds will resume with around five minutes remaining in level 25 at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the updates on a delay to remain in sync with the live stream. Stay tuned to find out who will become the first-ever SiGMA Poker Tour Main Event champion.