Play is now back underway at the final table, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage, with 18 minutes left in the current level.
Play is now back underway at the final table, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage, with 18 minutes left in the current level.
See the tab above for the link to the stream coverage, which is due to start in around ten minutes.
The curtains were drawn on the first-ever SiGMA Poker Tour festival in April, held at the Monte Carlo Poker Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The $770 Main Event was the main attraction following the SiGMA gaming conference, and there was no shortage of entertainment throughout the series.
The festival was capped off with a dominant performance from Deddi Orpaz, who entered the final table as the chip leader and captured his second career title for $58,700. Orpaz outlasted a field of 293 entries over the course of five starting flights and finally took down Jacques Blit from Argentina in a rather quick heads-up match.
The Israeli native was very proud to come out on top of such a stellar field, mostly filled with Brazilians, and lay claim to another five-figure payday. "I actually came here for the SiGMA convention and my son's company got an award," Orpaz mentioned in a post-victory interview. "We took the first award as a small Israeli group and my son told me 'you have to take another award' so that's what I did."
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deddi Orpaz | Israel | $58,700 |
| 2 | Jacques Blit | Argentina | $32,600 |
| 3 | Cristhian Rico | Brazil | $23,300 |
| 4 | Erik Marasco | Brazil | $17,100 |
| 5 | Samara Alexandre | Brazil | $12,900 |
| 6 | Wilson Paiva | Brazil | $10,100 |
| 7 | Joao Leao | Brazil | $7,900 |
| 8 | Edson Onofre | Brazil | $6,600 |
| 9 | Marcelo Lopes | Brazil | $5,300 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,075,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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4,800,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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2,925,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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2,325,000
675,000
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675,000 |
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1,950,000
630,000
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630,000 |
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1,525,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,125,000
575,000
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575,000 |
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750,000
275,000
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275,000 |
With the official final table now set, the players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break.
The official final table will be streamed on Lukas Robinson's YouTube and Twitch channels, with a 20-minute delay.
Our coverage will now be on a delay to match the stream. Play will get back underway live around 9:40 p.m, with our coverage continuing from around 10:00 p.m.
Terje Bremseth jammed from the button for 1,250,000, and was looked up by Tomasz Brzezinski in the big blind.
Terje Bremseth: K♣Q♠
Tomasz Brzezinski: A♦9♥
Bremseth was behind, but flopped well on K♦J♦8♦, although Brzezinski had the flush draw.
The 3♣ turn was a brick, but the 6♦ rolled off on the river to give Brzezinski the flush, and Bremseth is the first player to exit the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,900,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
Around 600,000 was in the middle, on a flop of 9♦6♥5♣, and Terje Bremseth led out with a bet of 500,000 from the big blind. Jon Persent called after some thought.
Bremseth then check-folded to a jam from Persent on the 7♣ turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
1,525,000
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1,525,000 |
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1,250,000
400,000
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400,000 |
The final table is now underway.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jon Persent | 1,900,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | Guillaum Otto | 1,125,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 3 | Davide Iannaco | 1,500,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Convery | 2,525,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 5 | Joachim Vaesen | 2,850,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 6 | Romain Gachet | 4,100,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 7 | Terje Bremseth | 2,105,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 8 | Agostino Vitiello | 975,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 9 | Tomasz Brzezinski | 2,875,000 | 28 |
Fredrik Eggen jammed for 475,000 under the gun, and was called by Romain Gachet in the big blind.
Fredrik Eggen: 7♠7♣
Romain Gachet: A♦8♥
Eggen was ahead in a flip, but Gachet found a pair on the turn on the K♥J♥3♣8♦A♣ runout.
A short break will now take place while the final table is prepared.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,100,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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Busted | |