The field narrowed down in Event 11 (US$ 10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller NLH) at the WSOP (World Series of Poker) this Tuesday (2) in Las Vegas (USA). The live version of the traditional online event is bringing together top players from the global scene, and among the survivors, Brazilian Renan Bruschi is present.
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The player from Rio Grande do Sul advanced to Day 3 of Event 11, placing himself among the 64 remaining from the field of 627 entries. He advanced with the smallest stack, of 110,000 chips, and will be looking for pay jumps in the round. Action will resume at blinds 10,000/25,000 bb ante 25,000, meaning Renan Bruschi will have 4.4 big blinds to work with.
The partial chip leader is Russian Anatoly Nikitin, who has 2,825,000 chips. He is followed by two Americans completing the top 3, Joey Weissman (2,800,000) and Andrew Lichtenberger (2,770,000). Day 3 of the GGMillion$ at the WSOP will take place this Wednesday (3) at 4 PM (Brasília time) and will continue until only five players remain. The minimum payout for the round is US$ 19,999, and the champion’s prize is US$ 1,089,964.
Brazil in the Final Day of Event 15
Event 15 (US$ 600 Deepstack PLO) at the WSOP has a two-day structure, and in the first round, three Brazilians bagged chips. Thus, they secured their spots in the Final Day, which will be this Wednesday at 3 PM. They are Francisco Baruffi (7th, 1,550,000), Vinícius Lima (62nd, 550,000), and Paulo Gini (85th, 376,000).
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The chip leader of Event 15 after Day 1 is Canadian Tara Dunn, with 1,995,000 chips, followed by American Johnson Nguyen (1,785,000) and Portuguese Michael Rodrigues (1,750,000). This competition will resume with 117 left from the field of 2,636 entries at blinds 15,000/30,000 bb ante 30,000, distributing at least US$ 1,668 to those who cash, and US$ 171,589 to the champion.
Finally, it is also worth noting that two Brazilians advanced on Day 1 of Event 17 (US$ 10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship). Yuri Martins (34th, 108,500) and Pedro Bromfman (42nd, 89,500) are among the 58 qualifiers from 136 entries.
This competition resumes at 5 PM with late registration still open, available until 6:15 PM and with a starting stack of 60,000 chips. The partial leader is Dutch Carlo van Ravenswoud (319,000), followed by none other than Chad Eveslage (311,000) and Daniel Negreanu (311,000). Day 2 of Event 17 begins at blinds 1,500/3,000 and is scheduled to continue until only five players remain.
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