The week is being ideal for the Brazilian professional Neville Costa. After being a standout on GGPoker on Wednesday (25) with the runner-up finish in the Bounty Hunters HR, the player returned to cash in with two other valuable silver medals. He was in the heads-up of both versions of the Thursday Throwdown.
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The main Brazilian score on Thursday (26) was that of Neville Costa “Lionevil” in the Thursday Throwdown HR US$ 1.050. In this competition, he finished in second place in the field of 258 entries, securing a prize of US$ 31.444. The country also had Matheus Dias “Arras_caneta007” in fourth place for US$ 17.314.
In the cheaper competition, the Thursday Throwdown US$ 150, Neville Costa was also one step away from the title. This time, he had to overcome many more opponents in a field of 1.716 entries. This second-place finish earned him another US$ 18.070, bringing the star to US$ 49.514 with just two campaigns.
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Furthermore, Brazil appeared at the top of the podium in many other highly relevant events in the session. The main title was that of Henrique Coutinho “RoosterCrazy” in the valuable daily Bounty Hunters Daily Main US$ 54. The more accessible competition always offers good returns, attracting a field of 5.927 entries this Thursday. By dispatching all opponents, Coutinho earned US$ 23.968.
And just as Neville Costa did, Lucas Menck “Lobo Cinzento” was also a standout with two results. In the APL Series side events, he won the ¥6.600 Zodiac 6-Max Bounty High Roller, passing 108 competitors for US$ 23.800. Finally, in the Daily Main Event US$ 250, he finished second out of 163, pulling in another US$ 6.498.
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See more Brazilian results on GGPoker:
| Player | Position | Entries | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Nóbrega | 5th | 660 | Bounty Hunters HR US$ 525 | US$ 14.179 |
| Ettore Cesco | 1st | 92 | Daily Heater HR US$ 525 | US$ 10.111 |
| “pedroALLIN” | 1st | 67 | High Rollers Daily Wrap-Up US$ 525 | US$ 9.657 |
| Henrique Starling “GlUSEPPE CADURA” | 2nd | 699 | Bounty Hunters 50 Grand US$ 108 | US$ 7.268 |
| “Netinhopkr” | 2nd | 4.918 | GGMasters Bounty Warm-Up US$ 25 | US$ 7.096 |
| Thomas Garcia | 1st | 83 | Bounty King HR US$ 320 | US$ 6.793 |
| Igor Kirch “Kirch” | 1st | 4.701 | Bounty Hunters Special US$ 15 | US$ 6.412 |
| “4 Libertadores” | 4th | 292 | ¥2.026 Zodiac Golden Royal High Roller | US$ 6.271 |
| “FOLDido” | 1st | 2.685 | GGMasters Bounty US$ 25 | US$ 6.161 |
