R$25,000 Millions Championship
Day 2 Completed
2024 BSOP Millions
R$25,000 Millions Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
174
Players Left
58
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There were 174 players who returned to the WTC Sheraton in Sao Paulo, Brazil for Day 2 of the R$25,000 BSOP Millions Championship in their quest to make the money and possibly even win the title. It would be a great feat for many of the local Brazillians considering this is expected to be the largest Latin American poker festival ever to be held. After a shortened day due to the pace of play, just 58 players advanced to Day 3 and Breno Drumond leads them all with a healthy stack of 2,630,000 chips.
Drumond has fond memories of this festival as it was just one year ago that he captured the High Roller title for over $100,000 which in turn is the largest payday of his live poker career. The day got off to a great start for Drumond who sent one player to the rail in the opening few hands. That momentum carried through as he sat among the leaders for the majority of the day and now holds a substantial lead over the rest of the field.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breno Drumond | Brazil | 2,630,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | 2,015,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Marcos Kenne | Brazil | 1,900,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Paulo Goncalves | Brazil | 1,900,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Claudio Pitta | Brazil | 1,875,000 | 94 |
| 6 | William Fernandes | Brazil | 1,645,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Luis Kamei | Brazil | 1,550,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Jose Carvalho | Brazil | 1,220,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Guilherme Pitta | Brazil | 1,205,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Pedro Gusmao | Brazil | 1,195,000 | 60 |
Day 2 Action
It was the first time that all players from the starting flights sat amongst each other -174 of them to be exact- as they looked to navigate their way to the money. There was no shortage of action as eliminations and big pots came fast and furious from the get-go. Leo Rizzo entered the day as one of the leaders and quickly became the man to catch after some early celebrations going his way. However, that wouldn't last long, as his good fortune turned around and his seven-figure stack dissipated in a matter of minutes.
Many players fell by the wayside throughout the next few levels including local favorites Renan Bruschi, Pablo Brito Silva, Rafael Reis, and Joao Simao. That led to a fast-approaching money bubble with just 71 places getting paid and a min-cash worth R$42,100. After a few double-ups in back-to-back hands that extended the bubble duration, it was Daniel Aziz who found himself at risk in a deadly situation. Aziz flopped top pair but was up against the middle set of Jaime Junior. There was no help to follow and Aziz quickly found the exit as the room celebrated.
The action continued at a rapid pace for the remainder of the night as the field quickly diminished to just 58 players. At that time, the tournament staff chose to call it an early night after just five levels of play. Heading into Day 3 tomorrow, some notables to keep an eye on include Rodrigo Seiji who bagged the second-largest stack of 2,015,000 chips. Carlos Serrano (1,165,000), Andres Korn (975,000), high-stakes regular Joao Vieira (890,000), Alexandre Mantovani (880,000), and Santiago Plante (520,000) are all notables who are still in the mix.
The action will resume at 2:00 p.m. local time tomorrow with another five or six levels on the schedule. The blinds will resume on level 16 at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Each player has already locked up R$47,650 for their efforts but will certainly have their sights set on the first-place prize of R$2,140,000.
The PokerNews team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the exciting action as the day unfolds.
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Play has finished for the evening and a full recap of the day's action along with entire chip counts will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,630,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
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2,015,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
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|
1,900,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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1,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,875,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
1,645,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
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|
1,550,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
1,220,000
624,000
|
624,000 |
|
1,205,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,195,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
1,190,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
1,165,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
1,100,000
658,000
|
658,000 |
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
1,095,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
1,060,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
1,050,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
1,025,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
995,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
|
980,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
975,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
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|
970,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
965,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
|
|
965,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
930,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the remaining tables will each play two more hands before the bagging and tagging process begins.
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Luiz De Melo opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Carlos Serrano reraised to 100,000 in the cutoff. De Melo called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♣4♦3♣. De Melo checked to Serrano who continued with a bet of 42,000 and De Melo called.
The turn brought the Q♥ and both players checked to the 3♠ on the river. De Melo led out with a bet of 110,000 and Serrano looked him up. De Melo flipped over 7♠7♣ and Serrano was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,420,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
669,000
|
669,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Paulo Goncalves and an opponent built a pot of around 300,000 as they went heads-up to the A♣K♠8♠ flop. Goncalves checked in the small blind and his opponent on the button bet 40,000.
Goncalves then raised to 125,000 and the button called. The turn was the 4♦ and Goncalves bet 475,000. His opponent folded this time and Goncalves took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that play will end after this level instead of playing an additional level tonight as planned.
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Eike Onodera opened to 32,000 in the cutoff and Diego Ventura three-bet to 125,000 in the big blind. Onodera responded with a four-bet shove all in and Ventura quickly called off his stack of 558,000.
Diego Ventura: K♠K♣
Eike Onodera: 10♠10♥
The flop came K♥3♣2♣ and Ventura nailed a set of kings to grab a stranglehold of the hand. The 4♦ on the turn and 2♠ on the river secured him the double up to stay alive near the end of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
573,000
-427,000
|
-427,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Keven Costa was already all in from early position with around 200,000 in the main pot as Thiago Crema and Gustavo Kamei built a side pot of around 300,000 going to the river on a board of A♦2♥Q♦K♠6♣.
Crema then moved all in from the button and Kamei called for 350,000 in the big blind. Crema showed K♣9♣ for a pair of kings, but Kamei had K♦Q♣ for two pair. Costa tossed 10♥10♣ into the muck on his way to the exit while Kamei scooped the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
1,177,000
|
1,177,000 |
|
|
100,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
|
Busted |