Juan Barattini nails Grand HR and closes BSOP Floripa with a second championship

Juan Barattini nails Grand HR and closes BSOP Floripa with a second championship

If Kaio Camargo won the Main Event, the Argentine Juan Barattini claimed the second most important title on the last day of BSOP Floripa. The “hermano” left the Santa Catarina tables as a two-time champion of the festival, as besides winning the Grand High Roller this Tuesday (8), he had already won the 1-Day High Roller PKO at the beginning of the stage.

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With a buy-in of R$ 15,000, the Grand High Roller was held over two days and attracted 123 entries. The final stretch witnessed foreign dominance, with the best Brazilian finishing only in fifth place. To win the title, Juan Barattini defeated the Uruguayan Ismael Courdin, taking home R$ 385,000, while the runner-up took R$ 255,000.

See the final standings of the Grand High Roller:

PositionNameCountryPrize
1Juan BarattiniArgentinaR$ 385,000
2Ismael CourdinUruguayR$ 255,000
3Carlos SerranoColombiaR$ 172,000
4Jorge AlvaradoArgentinaR$ 131,500
5Luiz HotaBrazilR$ 101,500
6Alcidálio ModestoBrazilR$ 79,000
7Cauê CasagrandeBrazilR$ 62,500
8Johnatan “Dodô” OliveiraBrazilR$ 50,000
9Marin GechevBrazilR$ 41,000

This competition was one of the two high buy-in events that took over the tables at Costão do Santinho, in Florianópolis, on the closing day of BSOP Floripa. The other event in the lineup was the Last Chance High Roller PKO, with a R$ 10,000 buy-in. In this competition, the field registered 71 entries, and the professional Marcelo Giordano claimed the title.

An experienced figure in the national scene, Marcelo Giordano performed well and collected bounties, reaching a total prize of R$ 177,000 by securing the win. His last opponent on the way was Pedro de Queiroz, who took R$ 111,000, and Murilo Fidelis completed the podium, taking R$ 50,000 home.

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Check out the final results of the Last Chance High Roller PKO:

PositionNamePrize
1stMarcelo GiordanoR$ 177,000
2ndPedro de QueirozR$ 111,000
3rdMurilo FidelisR$ 50,000
4thLeonardo CarlessiR$ 35,280
5thRogério MotaR$ 22,500
6thAx de CastroR$ 31,800
7thMarcos ExterkotterR$ 24,300
8thJean SierraR$ 15,200
9thRafael MotaR$ 15,000
Juan Barattini nails Grand HR and closes BSOP Floripa with a second championship
Marcelo Giordano, champion of the Last Chance High Roller PKO at BSOP Floripa (Photo: BSOP)

Another good payout for the champion came in the R$ 2,500 Mini Main Event, which, like the Grand High Roller, was held over two days. Marco Antônio Bedin was the best among the 223 entries and pocketed R$ 90,000, an amount defined after a deal with Claudemir Morandini, who took R$ 75,000 in second place. Mário Santin was third, taking R$ 43,500.

In the R$ 3,000 6-Max PKO, the deal was among the top three. Volnei Serafim was crowned champion among 87 competitors, leaving with R$ 51,800. The Argentine Mario Niciforo finished second for R$ 32,000, and the Uruguayan Federico Sturzenegger completed the top 3, earning a prize of R$ 27,000.

Finally, three more champions. Diogo Corbellini won the R$ 1,000 Last Chance Deepstack Turbo and pocketed R$ 27,700, while Guilherme Decourt was the best in the R$ 2,500 Mixed Games Dealer’s Choice and took R$ 18,700. Tomás Martínez, from Argentina, won the R$ 2,500 Last Chance Omaha and took home R$ 20,000.

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