Brazil took gold and silver in Event 55-Medium (US$ 215 NLH PKO Bounty Builder HR) of the Anniversary Series on PokerStars. This Tuesday (19), “reyals_rs” won, and Pedro Paulo finished second, thus securing the country’s top result in the red site’s session.
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Played over two days, the 55-Medium registered 955 entries, and “reyals_rs” became champion by overcoming the entire field of 955 entries. For this result, he earned US$ 23,941, a record amount for Brazil that day. Pedro Paulo “PPPedroPaulo”, with the runner-up spot, pocketed US$ 16,269.
In the High version, the US$ 1,050 NLH PKO Bounty Builder SHR, Brazil just missed another title. Luan Barbosa “Relthor1301” finished second in the field of 161 entries, and for the silver medal, earned US$ 17,330.
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Besides “reyals_rs”, another notable Brazilian title in the session was by Luciano Hollanda “Luciano S.H” in 57-Medium (US$ 109 NLH Single Re-Entry). The Midas Team pro outlasted all 686 entries to reach the top of the podium and a payout of US$ 12,935.
As happened in Event 55, the more expensive version also had a Brazilian performing well. In 57-High, with a US$ 1,050 buy-in, Pedro Padilha “PaDiLhA SP” made the podium, finishing third out of 78 for US$ 12,870.
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See more Brazilian results on PokerStars:
| Name | Position | Field | Tournament | Prize |
| Gustavo Castro “Rajadanaativ” | 4th | 172 | 53-H: US$ 530 NLH Deep Stacks | US$ 8,181 |
| Fernando Valverde “fernandoefv” | 3rd | 1,332 | 60-M: US$ 55 NLH Deep Stacks | US$ 7,756 |
| Matheus Cunha “M Cunha G” | 3rd | 2,630 | 55-L: US$ 55 NLH PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | US$ 7,381 |
| Edson Tsutsumi Jr. “TsutsumiJr7” | 2nd | 280 | 65-H: US$ 215 NLH 7-Max Turbo Mystery Daily Cooldown | US$ 7,373 |
| Ivan Limeira “ivan limeira” | 6th | 280 | 65-H: US$ 215 NLH 7-Max Turbo Mystery Daily Cooldown | US$ 8,382 |
