The mid-year stage of the Brazilian poker circuit begins this Tuesday (21) in São Paulo (SP). The BSOP Winter will hold ten days of disputes, without letting the dust settle until the 30th. And among the competitions, there will be valuable tournaments, varied modalities, and different buy-in levels.
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The BSOP Winter will kick off with a bang. In the first session, starting at 2 PM (Brasília time), the Golden Hall of the WTC Sheraton will host eight commitments, including the first two days of the Start-Up Mystery Bounty. In addition, the BSOP Invitational, with a R$ 25k buy-in, also draws attention.
The BSOP Winter Main Event will start on Wednesday (22), holding six qualifying rounds, two per day until Friday (24). On Saturday (25), the field will gather for Day 2, and the dispute will continue until Monday (27), when the final table will be held. The direct buy-in is R$ 5k, with a starting stack of 40,000 chips and 60-minute levels.
Furthermore, it is worth noting that the BSOP Winter schedule makes a point of catering to players of various profiles daily. For example, every day there is a High Roller tournament on the schedule, as well as a more accessible buy-in competition, ranging between R$ 500 and R$ 1,500. And also, Mixed Games are present in each of the sessions. The complete schedule is on the official BSOP website.
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Brazilian Team Championship opens BSOP Winter in style
As is tradition, the first two days of BSOP Winter also host the Brazilian Team Poker Championship (CBPE). In this competition, each team represents a Federation Unit, and players compete for points at Hold’em, Omaha, and Heads-Up tables.
First, a qualifying phase takes place, qualifying the teams that accumulate the most points for the Final Day, on Wednesday. The current champion is Rio de Janeiro, which in 2025, became the first three-time champion in CBPE history.
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Check out the schedule for the first day of BSOP Winter:
| Time (Brasília) | Tournament | Buy-in |
| 14h | Start-Up Mystery Bounty (Day 1A) | R$ 1.500 |
| 14h | 6K One Day Deepstack | R$ 6.000 |
| 14h | Brazilian Team Poker Championship (Day 1) | – |
| 15h | HORSE | R$ 2.500 |
| 18h | BSOP Invitational (Day 1) | R$ 25.000 |
| 19h | Super 500 | R$ 500 |
| 20h | Start-Up Mystery Bounty (Day 1B) | R$ 1.500 |
| 20h | 4K One Day PKO | R$ 4.000 |
