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Brazilian Poker Pros Shine in WCOOP and PowerFest Tournaments
TournamentsSeptember 8, 2017·1 min read

Brazilian Poker Pros Shine in WCOOP and PowerFest Tournaments


Brazilian poker players have been making waves in recent online tournaments, with several notable performances in both the WCOOP and PowerFest series.

In the WCOOP-14-H $215 [Bubble Rush] event, Marcelo “BettoBR” Betto secured second place, earning $48,592. Betto has been performing exceptionally well in the WCOOP 2017, having previously finished ninth in the WCOOP-01-H: $215 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff SE], $300K Gtd event.

Thiago “tgrigoletti” Grigoletti, a member of the Step Team, also had a strong showing in the WCOOP-12-H $1,050 [6-Max, Shootout] event, finishing second and winning $33,156.

In the PowerFest series on PartyPoker, Brazilian players continued their winning streak. Eduardo “GarlaEdu” Garla finished second in the Evento 67 (US$ 109 NLH), earning $21,649. Leocir “LeooCarneiro” Carneiro won the Evento 61 (US$ 109 NLH PKO Freezout), adding $12,848 to his PartyPoker account. Renan “Raveeee” Aziz secured the title in the Evento 60 (US$ 22 NLH 6-Max), winning $3,295.

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