After a busy weekend, KSOP South America saw new champions, delivering noteworthy figures. The main winner was Ariel Bahia, who will put another Kings circuit High Roller trophy on his shelf, as he won the Super High Roller PKO with a R$ 25 thousand buy-in.
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A historical figure in the national live scene, Ariel Bahia overcame a field of 25 entries after two days of competition in the Super High Roller PKO. In short, he pocketed R$ 270 thousand for the feat. Lucas Rocha, a professional from Samba Team, finished second for R$ 100 thousand, while Kaio Camargo (3rd, R$ 65.000) and Peter Patrício (4th, R$ 35.000) completed the list of prize winners.
Undoubtedly, the highlight of the weekend was the sequence of High Rollers promoted by KSOP South America. In addition to the tournament that crowned Ariel Bahia, there was also room for the Micro High Roller, with a R$ 5 thousand buy-in. In this competition, Caio Ozawa was crowned champion, beating 110 entries to take home R$ 105 thousand. On the podium were also Ramon Pessoa (2nd, R$ 70.000) and Manacesar Lopes (3rd, R$ 50.000).
In the R$ 7.500 High Roller Light, the Argentines dominated. From a field of 38 entries, six made the money, and five of them represented the neighboring nation. At the top was Gaspar Fernández, taking home R$ 80 thousand. His compatriots Carlos Urreta and Luciano Cabral completed the top 3, finishing second and third for R$ 53 thousand and R$ 36 thousand, respectively.
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Furthermore, going beyond the expensive tournaments, another competition that ended over the weekend and stood out was the Warm-Up. Held since the first day of the series with several Day 1s, the R$ 1.250 buy-in tournament attracted a great field of 759 entries, and Rafael Urias finished first for R$ 187 thousand. Alvaro Cezar was second for R$ 153 thousand, and Rafael Cardoso was third, leaving with R$ 100 thousand.
Finally, it is also worth highlighting the Ladies Event, which concluded this Sunday (12). The competition had R$ 1 thousand entries and a R$ 50 thousand guarantee, and at the end of the action, Thaís Salzer took the title. The well-known player in the scene was able to beat a field of 48 entries and pocketed R$ 15 thousand, defeating Isabella Oliveira, who took R$ 10.200, in heads-up play. Fabiane Bittencourt, in third place, took home R$ 7.350.
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