Brazil made a strong presence in most of the most valuable final stages this Wednesday (9) on PokerStars. Amid the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) contests, Renan Bruschi was in the spotlight, adding another title to his collection of victories in the site’s traditional series.
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Playing under the nickname “Internett93o”, Renan Bruschi reached the top of the 216-entry field in Event 20-High (US$ 530 NLH Wednesday Surprise), earning US$ 31,686 for the achievement. Besides this campaign, he also finished sixth out of 86 in the 21-High (US$ 1,050 PLO) for another US$ 5,387, a tournament where Murilo Milhomem “Fruble” was second for US$ 15,982.
However, in the intermediate version of this competition won by Bruschi, the 20-Medium (US$ 109 NLH Wednesday Surprise), the Brazilians dominated, taking the top four spots. Among 1,645 entries, “DanFee” won for US$ 14,803, with Luan Barbosa “Relthor1301” in second (US$ 17,416), Paulo Barbosa “phbarbosaa” in third (US$ 9,900) and Victor Pedote “vitinhorrn15” in fourth (US$ 5,857).
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Furthermore, among the results of the green and yellow team, it is also worth highlighting the podium of Daniel Araújo “danieldl7” in the 15-Medium (US$ 1,050 NLH Super Tuesday), played over two days. The professional finished in third place in the field of 183 entries, securing US$ 20,718.
Another standout was Patrick Ulysséa “Nelepo10”, who won the 13-Medium (US$ 109 NLH PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR), overcoming 1,777 competitors to take US$ 19,807. In the cheaper version, the 13-Low (US$ 22 NLH PKO Micro Bounty Builder HR), Márcio Júnior “marcio1818” was second out of 5,177, taking home US$ 7,406.
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See more Brazilian results on PokerStars:
| Name | Position | Field | Tournament | Prize |
| Alexandre Vargas “AGV AA90” | 2nd | 2,313 | 19-M: US$ 55 NLH Deep Stack | US$ 13,239 |
| Caio Cavazotti “ttizovaca” | 2nd | 407 | 19-H: US$ 215 NLH Deep Stack | US$ 11,190 |
| Saymon Dias “$aymon9” | 3rd | 407 | 19-H: US$ 215 NLH Deep Stack | US$ 8,504 |
| Júlio Steffen “17neffetS_BR” | 2nd | 1,009 | WCOOP Side Event: US$ 75 NLH 8-Max PKO | US$ 6,862 |
| “momente07” | 1st | 4,873 | 19-L: US$ 11 NLH Deep Stack | US$ 6,672 |
| “JacDs” | 2nd | 4,873 | 19-L: US$ 11 NLH Deep Stack | US$ 5,518 |
| “marconibmec” | 2nd | 6,457 | 20-L: US$ 22 NLH Wednesday Surprise | US$ 6,201 |
