One of the most valuable contests of the week on PokerStars, the US$ 75 Sunday Special PKO had a strong Brazilian presence in the final stretch. Already on Monday (28), since it is played over two days, the tournament saw Daniel Melo carry the green and yellow flag to the heads-up, winning a nice sum.
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Daniel Melo is the owner of the nickname “daniel_pones”, and after two days of play, he was able to reach the heads-up of the Sunday Special in a field of 3,623 entries. For the result, he pocketed US$ 17,424, combining regular prize and bounties. Right after in the final standings was also the Brazilian “reyals_rs”, in third place for US$ 9,831.
But it was not only the duo that caught attention in the competition. This is because, in the top 7, four players represented Brazil. Besides Daniel Melo and “reyals_rs”, “guideluca” did well by finishing sixth and taking home US$ 3,722. Finally, in seventh, Rafael Félix “FEXX1” secured US$ 3,375.
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More Brazilian results on PokerStars
As with the Sunday Special, another contest on the red site that took two days to finish was the US$ 22 Mini Sunday Million. Similarly, Brazil was also one step away from the title, with “Dbrain97”. He finished the campaign in second place in the field of 3,747 entries, pocketing US$ 4,529.
Finally, in the US$ 55 Daily Supersonic, the main green and yellow title of Monday on PokerStars was won. Fabiano Moreira “fabianod12” beat the entire field of 306 entries, earning US$ 3,020 for the impeccable performance.
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