In 2022, Gaucho Marcus Borges won the 1-Day High Roller at BSOP So Paulo, and in 2023, he won it again. Andres Jeckeln finished in second place.
After nearly 15 hours of play, he successfully defended his title and won the BRL 8,000 buy-in tournament early on Thursday (30) March.
Andres Jeckeln came in second.
Borges beat out a total of 140 competitors to claim victory and a reward of R$ 227,500. He won the final match against Andres Jeckeln of Argentina, who took home R$ 155,000 as the winner. Finally, José Carlos Barbosa came in third and took home R$ 102,400.
High Roller Winners and Prizes
First prize: R$ 227.500 for Marcus Borges.
Second place, Argentina’s Andrés Jeckeln – R$ 155,000
Third place: R$ 102,400 for José Carlos Barbosa
Fourth place: R$ 84,300 for Serafim Bento.
Number Five: R$ 67,750 for Fábio Murakami
Sixth place, André Berlanda, R$ 53,000
Seventh place: David Dayan (R$ 39,800)
R$ 29,350 8 Vincius Pinheiro
Fredwillian Viana – 22.7 thousand Brazilian reals
Images and source: SuperPoker
About the BSOP 2023 in Sao Paulo
The WTC Sheraton, home to the renowned “ballrooms,” once again plays host to BSOP. From March 29th through April 4th, there will be a lot of poker at this event, which boasts a high-level structure and a number of scheduling innovations. The BSOP stages in So Paulo are usually exciting to see because of the large crowds and generous awards.