Brazil’s main result in online poker this Tuesday (3) came on ACR Poker. The Winning Poker Network site held the final table of The Venom, the site’s flagship tournament that takes place periodically and offers gigantic prizes. And professional Ivan Limeira was the best player from the country in the competition.
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This version of The Venom had buy-ins of US$ 2,650 and a Mystery Bounty structure, delivering an incredible US$ 9,182,500 in prizes in total. In a field of 3,673 entries, Ivan Limeira managed to reach sixth place with his nickname “chickenpastry”, and combining regular payout plus envelopes, he pocketed US$ 148,753.
Had he reached the top of the podium, this would have been a remarkable second championship for Limeira in The Venom editions, even though this competition is so contested. In 2024, the player won a version also in Mystery Bounty, surpassing 3,234 competitors to take home an incredible US$ 617,333.
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However, besides Ivan Limeira, Brazil also had another representative at the final table. Bruno Jardim “IMOO” finished in ninth place, earning a total of US$ 70,571. Other notable Brazilians included Felipe Baraky “padiz0”, the bubble of the FT for US$ 41,417; and Iago Botelho “kets94”, who left the competition in 175th place but drew a bounty of US$ 150,000, totaling US$ 165,625.
Portugal took The Venom Mystery Bounty
Finally, the title went to a Portuguese-speaking compatriot. Pedro Neves “MatasSembolas”, from Portugal, defeated the entire field and became champion, pocketing a total of US$ 728,280. The runner-up, Ben Aldous “BALDOUS”, from the United Kingdom, however, had an absurd performance in the envelopes and pocketed US$ 729,000 just in bounties, totaling US$ 1,240,309 in second place.
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