Kelvin Kerber wins, and Brazil occupies the entire podium of the US$ 1.050 Thursday Thrill HR

Kelvin Kerber wins, and Brazil occupies the entire podium of the US$ 1.050 Thursday Thrill HR

This Thursday (9) on PokerStars, Brazil showed who’s boss. In the US$ 1.050 Thursday Thrill High Roller, the site’s most expensive competition of the session, the green and yellow flag occupied all three spots on the podium. Kelvin Kerber took the title, defeating two compatriots, equally skilled in high-stakes disputes, in the 3-handed play.

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With the nickname “Kelvin_FP:AR”, Kelvin Kerber emerged as the best in the 47-entry field of the Thursday Thrill High Roller. For this title, he earned US$ 15.708, combining the regular prize and bounties. The final opponent in his way was Iago Botelho “stek94”, who left with US$ 11.958. Finally, in third place was Gabriel Tavares “gtavares10”, with US$ 4.622.

Similarly, Brazil also completely dominated the podium of the US$ 55 Mini Bounty Builder HR, one of the house’s most acclaimed daily tournaments. “Tetsuro Kuroo” was the champion, overcoming no fewer than 1.827 entries to take home US$ 9.105. Yuri Gama “tecaoo” finished second for US$ 7.776, while “k9 romeu” finished third, leaving with US$ 4.017.

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Furthermore, Thursday’s session on the red site recorded many other notable titles for the Brazilian crew. In the US$ 215 StacKOsaurus, for example, Luiz Feres “AcePheres” put on a show collecting bounties, becoming the champion among 100 entries to pocket US$ 5.671. In the US$ 27 Daily Eliminator PKO, Rômulo Araújo “chaavees” surpassed 1.155 entries and took home US$ 3.875.

In the US$ 22 Mini Thursday Thrill, the cheaper version of the event where Kelvin Kerber was crowned champion, Brazil secured a one-two finish. “chexetto” won, overcoming 2.253 entries to turn the affordable buy-in into US$ 5.583. “Felipefb25”, in turn, pulled in US$ 3.327 for second place.

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See more Brazilian results on PokerStars:

NamePositionFieldTournamentPrize
Bio Salomão “slmzrj”1st351US$ 55 Daily SupersonicUS$ 3.411
Diogo Ferreira “offQbert45”3rd71US$ 530 Bounty Builder High RollerUS$ 3.000

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