R$25,000 Millions Championship
Day 1b Completed
2024 BSOP Millions
R$25,000 Millions Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 BSOP Millions
Buy-in
R$25,000
Prize Pool
R$11,081,150
Entries
503
Level
30
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
124
Players Left
40
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
It was a holiday in Sao Paulo, Brazil today which led to a smaller attendance for Day 1b of the R$25,000 BSOP Millions Championship being held at the WTC Sheraton. Following a healthy 187 entries yesterday, there were a total of 124 players that took to the felt today, and just 40 advanced to Day 2. It comes as no surprise that Leo Rizzo bagged the largest stack today with 700,000 chips as he often plays by the "Win or Bust" strategy.
Rizzo has been known to be all-in blind on the first hand of tournament and today was no different, turning his starting stack of 100,000 chips into over 200,000 on the very first hand. On multiple occasions, Rizzo could be heard throughout the room shouting "Po! Po! Po!", his common phrase after winning a big hand. Rizzo took the early chip lead on Day 1b and managed to coast through the last few levels to bag the lead, just shy of Day 1a leader, Gabriel Nobrego (738,000).
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Rizzo | Brazil | 700,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Paulo Goncalves | Brazil | 614,000 | 102 |
| 3 | Jose Carvalho | Brazil | 596,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil | 583,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Matheus Nehme | Brazil | 554,000 | 92 |
| 6 | João Vieira | Portugal | 539,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Keven Costa | Brazil | 523,000 | 87 |
| 8 | Mateus Carrion | Brazil | 508,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Breno Bertalia | Brazil | 489,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Emanuel Oliveira | Brazil | 425,000 | 71 |
Day 1b Action
It was a slower start to the day which was to be expected with it being a holiday in Brazil. However, poker players don't often take holidays, and the ballroom at the WTC Sheraton was still packed with excitement for the largest event in Latin American history. Many notables joined the field throughout the day including some from north of the equator. Santiago Plante (404,000), David Miscikowski (216,000), and Neel Murthy (eliminated), all made the trek to the southern hemisphere to take part in this event.
Meanwhile, the field was still littered with notable local players who thrived throughout 10 levels. Pablo Brito Silva (539,000), Joao Vieira (539,000), Pedro Neves (398,000), and Alexandre Mantovani (176,000) all have sophisticated poker resumes and advanced to Day 2. After an all-Brazilian final table in the Super High Roller that wrapped up earlier today, the Millions Championship is also shaping up to be a who's-who battling for a massive prizepool.
Players who failed to advance thus far will have one more opportunity tomorrow on Day 1c which gets underway at 2:00 p.m. local time. This will be the final starting flight for this R$10,000,000 guaranteed event with registration open until approximately midnight. This is expected to be the largest of the three starting flights as the tournament staff braces for an influx of players.
The PokerNews team will once again be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the updates throughout this event en route to crowning a champion.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | |
|
||
|
614,000 | |
|
|
596,000 | |
|
583,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
||
|
554,000 | |
|
539,000
344,000
|
344,000 |
|
||
|
|
523,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
508,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
489,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
425,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
411,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
404,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
403,000 | |
|
398,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
388,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
||
|
320,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
318,000 | |
|
|
303,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
289,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
263,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
254,000 | |
|
216,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
|
||
|
213,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Leo Rizzo has bagged the largest stack on Day 1b with 700,000 chips, leading the 42 players who will advance to Day 2. A full list of chip counts along with the day's recap will be posted shortly.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and each table will play four more hands before the bagging and tagging process begins.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The action folded around to the blinds who engaged in some preflop raising, each sticking in 55,000 before the board was laid out. The flop came K♠4♠4♣ and now both players opted to check through to the A♥ on the turn and the J♦ on the river.
Emanuel Oliveira led out with a bet of 65,000 on the river and the big blind shoved all in as the big stack. Oliveira snap-called for his stack of 145,000 and showed A♠A♦ for the best full house. His opponent flashed J♠J♥ for an inferior full house before passing over the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hermogenes Gelonezi raised to 10,000 in early position and Santiago Plante defended from the big blind. The flop fell J♥4♦3♥ and both players checked to the 4♥ on the turn.
Plante led out with a bet of 17,000 and Gelonezi called to see the 3♣ on the river. Plante reached back for a large bet of 88,000 on the river, making Gelonezi think before laying his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
317,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
237,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
As the final level of the night is winding down, the action has slowed with players hoping to find a bag for Day 2. Pablo Brito Silva opened to 10,000 in the cutoff and was called by Renan Bruschi on the button and Leo Rizzo in the big blind.
The flop came K♥4♠3♦ and the action checked around to the 10♠ on the turn. Rizzo flicked in a min-bet of 5,000 and both Brito Silva and Bruschi called. The river was the 6♦ and all three players checked again.
Rizzo showed J♥6♥ for a rivered pair of sixes but Bruschi held 10♦9♦ for a pair of tens to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
148,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Diego Ventura opened to 10,000 in middle position and Mateus Carrion just called on his left. Rafael Mota three-bet to 38,000 on the button and the action folded around to Carrion who called.
The dealer fanned the flop of K♥Q♥9♠ and Carrion checked to Mota who continued with a large size of 58,000. Carrion check-raised all in, putting Mota to the test for the last of his 240,000 chips. Mota opted to fold but wanted to use his "rabbit-hunting" card.
Carrion showed K♦Q♦ for two pair while the A♠ and 6♣ would have completed the board. Mota looked skyward afterward, potentially getting lucky on the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
578,000
348,000
|
348,000 |
|
|
240,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000