$770 Main Event Day 1a | 2025 SiGMA Poker Tour Brazil

04-10-2025 19:17 UTC-3

Murilo Gets Away with Two Small Bets

Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Miguel Pedro raised to 900 in the cutoff and Alberto Murilo three-bet to 3,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Pedro called as they went heads-up to a flop of J♠7♥5♣.

Pedro checked to Murilo who continued with a bet of 1,500 and Pedro called. The 2♣ landed on the turn and Pedro checked again. Murilo made another small bet of 2,800 and Pedro decided to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Murilo	68,000
Pedro Oliveira	29,000

Tags: Miguel Pedro Alberto Murilo

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-10-2025 19:01 UTC-3

Riise Triples Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Picking up the action on the river with the board reading 6♣4♠3♥Q♣6♦, John Arne Riise led out with a bet of 5,000 from the small blind. Leonardo Boen raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Deniz Anselmo flat-called on the button. Riise quickly jammed the rest of his 16,200 chips into the middle and both players called.

Riise whipped over 4♥4♣ for a full house while both of his opponents hit the six on the river with A♣6♠ and 6♥5♣ respectively. Riise raked in a healthy pot in the early going while Lukas Robinson took a seat to his right.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Arne Riise	57,500 34,900	34,900
Lukas Robinson	30,000

Leonardo Boen	26,000 12,000	12,000
Deniz Anselmo	12,500

Tags: Lukas Robinson Leonardo Boen John Arne Riise Deniz Anselmo

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-10-2025 18:47 UTC-3

De Souza Gets Active in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Virginia Samara raised to 800 from under the gun and was called by John Arne Riise and Bianca De Souza in the blinds. The flop fell A♥K♠3♣ and Samara continued with a bet of 1,000. Riise stepped aside but De Souza called to see the Q♦ on the turn.

Samara tossed in a bet of 2,000 on the turn and that was enough to force De Souza out of the hand.

On the next hand, Leonardo Boen raised it up from middle position and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came A♠7♦2♣ and Boen made a bet of 900. All three opponents called including De Souza.

The turn brought the 5♦ and Boen fired another bullet of 2,500. De Souza was the only player to call this time and the K♥ completed the board. Both players quickly checked and De Souza tabled 7♠5♠ for two pair to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Boen	38,000
Bianca De Souza	34,400 34,400	34,400
John Arne Riise	22,600 7,400	7,400

Tags: Bianca De Souza John Arne Riise Leonardo Boen Virginia Samara

04-10-2025 18:29 UTC-3

Saakyan Scores Big and Early

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A completed board of J♣7♠7♣Q♦6♠ was spread across the felt with a little shy of 40,000 chips already in the pot. The action was heads-up on the river and it checked to Feliks Saakyan on the button who ripped all in for 12,700.

Daryosh Rossookh asked for a count and then stuck in the chips to call. Saakyan flipped over 7♦6♦ for a full house while Rossookh was left with A♣Q♣ and just 200 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feliks Saakyan	65,000
Daryosh Rossookh	200

Tags: Feliks Saakyan

04-10-2025 18:20 UTC-3

Early Names in the Field

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Arne Riise	30,000
Jean Ortega	30,000
Drea Karlsen	30,000
Simon Isbeck	30,000
Matheus Fonseca	30,000

04-10-2025 18:14 UTC-3

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The SiGMA Poker Tour Brazil is officially underway after one of the grandest openings to kick off a tour event. The dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal with 30 players taking their seats to get things started.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-10-2025 17:08 UTC-3

Slight Delay

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Adam Lamers

The dealers have taken their seats but some introductions are being made as players begin to filter into the Monte Carlo Poker Club. The cards will likely be in the air very shortly.