For the second consecutive week, Brazil reached the podium of the US$ 10,300 Phil’s Thrill, an attraction of ACR Poker. This Sunday (9), Gabriel Tavares was one position away from repeating the feat of his Samba Team teammate Pedro Padilha in the previous edition, but still secured a six-figure cash prize.
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Owner of the nickname “kingqueensuited”, Gabriel Tavares finished in second place in the field of 51 entries in this week’s Phil’s Thrill, securing exactly US$ 102,000 for the achievement. The only one who managed to surpass him in the competition was “GinkgoBiloba”, who took home US$ 142,800 by winning the tournament.
This week’s Phil’s Thrill had a prize pool of US$ 510,000, an amount divided among the top seven finishers. And besides Gabriel Tavares, another Brazilian was in this ITM. “RaggedRobin” finished in sixth place, pocketing US$ 38,193.
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More Brazilian cashes at ACR Poker
Additionally, Brazil appeared in some other valuable positions on ACR Poker’s big Sunday. A major highlight of the schedule was the US$ 630 Sunday High Roller, which attracted 919 entries and had the Brazilian “Kascerato” reaching the podium. He finished in third place, and by being part of a 3-handed deal, secured US$ 81,278.
Also in this event, the country had “CarlBrashear”, recording the sixth-best run and taking home US$ 22,883. Finally, in a more affordable buy-in range, “darkziv” performed well by finishing third out of 3,026 in the US$ 109 The Sunday Moneymaker. For the bronze, he received US$ 25,087.
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