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

04-11-2025 02:39 UTC-3

De Souza Stays Alive

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Christian Rico in the small blind who splashed in a raise with T25,000 chips. Bianca De Souza was in the big blind with 41,000 chips and called it off after peeking at her cards.

Bianca De Souza: K♣Q♦ All in
Christian Rico: A♦8♣

The flop of K♦10♣6♠ put De Souza in the lead with a pair of kings. The 4♣ and 10♥ runout changed nothing and De Souza doubled up but still remains one of the short stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristhian Rico	218,000 118,000	118,000
Bianca De Souza	86,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Christian Rico Bianca De Souza

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

04-11-2025 02:56 UTC-3

Vitor Starting to Slide

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joao Vitor limped in from the cutoff and Christian Rico made it 15,000 to go from the small blind. Vitor called and they went heads-up to a flop of 5♠5♣2♦.

Rico led out with a bet of 12,000 and Vitor called to see the 10♣ on the turn. Rico splashed in a bet of 20,000 this time and that was enough to get Vitor to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristhian Rico	255,000 37,000	37,000
Joao Vitor	76,000 192,000	192,000

Tags: Joao Vitor Christian Rico

04-11-2025 03:08 UTC-3

Vitor Looks Up Boen

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joao Vitor raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Leonardo Boen three-bet to 33,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Vitor called to see a flop of 9♠8♦2♥. Vitor led out with a bet of 20,000 and Boen moved all in. Vitor called off his stack of 72,000 and the cards were tabled.

Joao Vitor: A♥Q♣ All in
Leonardo Boen: A♣J♦

Neither player held a pair and it was Vitor who had the better ace-high thus far. The 10♥ on the turn made things sweaty but the 3♥ on the river ensured him of a double up.

At the other table, its been the Drea Karlsen show as she continues to chip up by winning a number of small pots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drea Karlsen	430,000 140,000	140,000
Joao Vitor	215,000 139,000	139,000
Leonardo Boen	208,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Drea Karlsen Joao Vitor Leonardo Boen

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

04-11-2025 03:22 UTC-3

Boen Triple Barrels at the Wrong Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Joao Vitor limped in from the cutoff and Leonardo Boen made it 26,000 to go on the button. Vitor called and the dealer fanned the flop of Q♦9♠6♦. Vitor check-called a bet of 20,000 from Boen and the A♠ landed on the turn.

Vitor led out with a bet of 15,000 and Boen raised to 65,000. Vitor still called and the J♠ completed the board. Vitor checked this time and Boen stuck in a bet of 70,000, leaving just 5,000 chips behind. Vitor counted out a call and Boen showed K♥7♥ for complete air while Vitor held A♣8♥ for top pair.

Meanwhile, Feliks Saakyan was eliminated at the other table. The final nine players are now all at the same table, just two eliminations away from bagging their chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vitor	425,000 210,000	210,000
Leonardo Boen	5,000 203,000	203,000
Feliks Saakyan	Busted

Tags: Leonardo Boen Joao Vitor Feliks Saakyan

04-11-2025 03:49 UTC-3

First All-In Gets Chopped

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

For the first orbit with just a single table left, there was not much to speak about with very few flops being seen. However, action finally picked up when Drea Karlsen opened with a raise from under the gun. Ayrton Brito three-bet shoved all in for 61,000 on her left and Samara Alexandre reshoved all in for around 200,000 in the hijack. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were tabled.

Ayrton Brito: A♣K♣ All in
Samara Alexandre: A♠K♦

The flop came 4♥4♣4♦ and it was looking like an inevitable chop. The J♠ on the turn confirmed it and the 5♣ on the river was insignificant.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samara Alexandre	200,000 3,000	3,000
Ayrton Brito	65,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Ayrton Brito Drea Karlsen Samara Alexandre

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

04-11-2025 04:03 UTC-3

De Souza Eliminated on the Bubble

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alberto Murilo raised to 16,000 on the button and Bianca De Souza deliberated before sticking in her last 25,000 chips from the big blind. Murilo obviously called for the extra big blind and the cards were tabled.

Bianca De Souza: K♠7♠ All in
Alberto Murilo: Q♥9♥

The flop fell A♥9♣5♥ and Murilo took a big lead with a pair of nines and a flush draw. The 8♦ and 2♠ runout provided no help for De Souza who was eliminated on the bubble. The final seven players will now bag up their chips for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Murilo	95,000 53,000	53,000
Bianca De Souza	Busted

Tags: Bianca De Souza Alberto Murilo

04-11-2025 04:32 UTC-3

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristhian Rico	483,000 228,000	228,000
Joao Vitor	404,000 21,000	21,000
Drea Karlsen	335,000 95,000	95,000
Samara Alexandre	302,000 102,000	102,000
Alberto Murilo	150,000 55,000	55,000
Deniz Anselmo	136,000 52,000	52,000
Sebastian Realino	59,000