Brazil achieved a one-two finish in the GGMasters Anniversary, a tournament that concluded this Tuesday (10) on GGPoker. The competition, celebrating the event’s sixth anniversary, featured a buy-in of US$150 and a guaranteed prize pool of US$10 million. Ultimately, Ramon Kropmanns and Guilherme Ribeiro made a deal.
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Upon reaching the top of the podium, Ramon Kropmanns and Guilherme Ribeiro secured nearly seven-figure payouts. Kropmanns finished with the title and a prize of US$956,633, while Ribeiro, despite finishing second, walked away with a larger payout of US$980,021.
The GGMasters Anniversary registered a total of 59,840 entries across its multiple Day 1s, with 5,894 players advancing to the next stage. Brazil’s achievement was even greater, as in addition to Kropmanns and Ribeiro, “CheeDDou” secured an all-Brazilian podium. He finished third for US$620,875, while fellow Brazilian “TuttiFrutti3” took fifth for US$349,155.
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It goes without saying that these performances were the highlight of Tuesday’s grind on GGPoker. In fact, they were some of the biggest Brazilian payouts in the history of online poker. However, the session also had room for other good performances in the regular tournaments, such as in the Bounty Hunters HR US$525.
In this tournament, Adnan Yahya was the main representative from Brazil, finishing fourth out of 663 players for US$18,621. The country also had “IceNerves” in seventh place for US$10,735, and “Princesa13” in eighth place for US$7,561. Among the side events of the APL Series, “ELM3RS” stood out by winning the ¥888 Zodiac High Roller Main Event, surpassing 710 competitors to pocket the equivalent of US$12,226.
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Check out more results from Brazil on GGPoker:
| Player | Position | Entries | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomás Schulz “Kevin_Malone” | 1st | 88 | Daily Heater HR US$ 525 | US$ 11,249 |
| Daniel Camel “Glorificado” | 2nd | 2,325 | ¥388 Zodiac Main Event | US$ 11,161 |
| João Valli | 2nd | 688 | Bounty Hunters Big Game US$ 215 | US$ 9,736 |
| Rafael Loiola | 1st | 1,035 | Bounty Hunters Deepstack Turbo US$ 54 | US$ 7,649 |
| Jorge Abreu | 7th | 145 | Tuesday Classic HR US$ 1,050 | US$ 6,652 |
| “Alann Lopes” | 1st | 2,215 | GGMasters Double Stack US$ 25 | US$ 6,203 |
| Richard Falcão “RFnine” | 2nd | 152 | Daily Main Event US$ 250 | US$ 5,289 |
