Brazilian professional Luan Barbosa stood out in the Wednesday (15) grind on PokerStars. The player won the US$ 530 Bounty Builder High Roller, the most expensive tournament on the daily schedule of the red site, leading a session of good results for the green and yellow flag players.
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On PokerStars, Luan Barbosa plays under the nickname “Relthor1301”, and in the Bounty Builder High Roller, he was able to overcome a field of 29 entries. For this feat, he earned US$ 6,220, a record amount among Brazilian players in the day’s contests on the red site.
In the more affordable version, the US$ 55 Mini Bounty Builder HR, Brazil came close to the title. Known as the competition that offers the best daily returns on the site, Wednesday’s edition had 970 entries, and “de_gue_bo” carried the Brazilian flag to second place, taking home US$ 4,980 for the runner-up.
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Two more standout wins on PokerStars
Just as Luan Barbosa did, two other stars tasted the thrill of victory on PokerStars. Luciano Hollanda “Luciano S.H” won the US$ 215 StacKOsaurus on Wednesday, beating a field of 45 entries. For this flawless campaign, he received US$ 4,277.
Meanwhile, Tomás Schulz “T01010011” reached the top of the US$ 320 Daily Supersonic High Roller, a hyper-turbo tournament held late at night. By overcoming the entire field of 22 competitors, the player finally pocketed US$ 3,041.
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