Without a doubt, Monday (26th) was special for Brazilian poker on the virtual tables of GGPoker. In the US$ 1,050 GGMasters High Rollers, Hugo Marcelo became champion, making the country register a six-digit prize for the second consecutive day on the site. In addition, several other robust figures made up the session.
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Played over two days, the GGMasters High Rollers Special attracted 1,270 entries, distributing over US$ 1 million in payouts. Under the nickname “Brave[New]World”, Hugo Marcelo finished in third place, and for this achievement, he pocketed US$ 117,715. Another Brazilian who did well was “schumica”, sixth place for US$ 66,196. Finally, Rafael Loiola was in eighth, leaving with US$ 27,914.
In the cheaper version, the US$ 150 GGMasters, Victor Dagnoni was the best Brazilian. Also after two days of competition, the player managed to reach fourth place among 7,874 entries, and thus, pocketed US$ 60,981.
GGMillion$ Week yielding high for Brazilians
Furthermore, the other eye-catching prizes came in the GGMillion$ Week. While Pedro Cavalieri qualified for the Main Event FT, Marcílio Santos already secured his hit, finishing third out of 62 in Event 56 (US$ 10,300 Super Monday Super HR). As soon as he completed this campaign, Santos earned US$ 91,896.
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In Event 55 (US$ 1,500 Super Monday Monster Stack), two Brazilians are worthy of note. João Venturelli “msxiter” did not lag behind the day’s big highlights and pocketed US$ 86,327 by finishing third out of 486 actions. Alisson Piekazewicz, in turn, was fifth, securing US$ 38,521.
Finally, still in the High Roller series, two other Brazilians stood out in Event 57 (US$ 2,500 Super Monday Heater). They were Matheus Dias “Arras_caneta007”, fifth out of 129 for US$ 16,258, and Brunno Botteon, sixth place for US$ 10,266. Similarly, in the Bounty Hunters Daily Main US$ 54, “Quanto eh” took the win, beating 7,223 entries for US$ 25,564, with Eduardo Jannotti “EJBrocador” in fourth (US$ 12,723).
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See more results from Brazil at GGPoker:
| Player | Position | Entries | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Soares “Gabrielfs13” | 1st | 1,328 | Bounty Hunters Big Game US$ 215 | US$ 28,013 |
| “K@ne” | 3rd | 1,582 | Monday Monster Stack US$ 150 | US$ 18,979 |
| “Caishen Mode” | 1st | 1,707 | US$ 88 Double Eights | US$ 17,171 |
| Belarmino Souza | 1st | 257 | Zodiac Golden Royal High Roller ¥2,026 | US$ 12,249 |
| Fernando Olímpio | 1st | 161 | Bounty King HR US$ 320 | US$ 11,847 |
| “Eu AAcredito” | 1st | 2,515 | US$ 44 Frost Forty Stack | US$ 11,747 |
| Thom Goldfinger “SopaPaNois” | 2nd | 1,614 | US$ 77 Snowy Sevens Turbo | US$ 11,045 |
| “Miranda1414” | 2nd | 4,007 | US$ 25 GGMasters Classic Special | US$ 10,047 |
