The KSOP GGPoker Rio de Janeiro was a huge success, and several well-known players kicked off the overall rankings with a strong showing. Yet, the circuit’s Ranking Top 36 competition, in which the best 36 players from the previous stage battle for a 0KM vehicle, has become a tradition in only the last year. The KSOP Special at Balneário Cambori will feature fierce competition.
The event will be played in a shootout style, where the winner of each of the six tables will automatically advance to the final table. Peterson Machado, a tournament veteran who has won two deal prizes, now sits atop the all-time leaderboard. The Rio native had another successful outing on “home ground,” scoring 1,927.81 points.
Meanwhile, Juan Sebastian Fonseca and Jorge Osuna, a Colombian team, made a fantastic first appearance at the KSOP GGPoker. The first one finished second in the Main Event, earning 1,607.49 points and a passport stamp. Whereas the latter tacked on 1,567.03 points, enough for two second-place finishes and eighth place in the main competition.
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Highlights from the top 10 of the Rio stage ranking include Ramon Amaral, Jeronimo Abalos (Main Event Champion), Elvis Renan “Catholo,” Paulo Gini, Eric Dal Magro, José Carlos Barbosa, and Paulo Dinis.
A number of other drivers, including Thiago Torati, Fernando Garcia, Gabriel Galvo, André Leo, Belchior Santana, Rodrigo Brito, Gustavo Silva, Renato Garcia, Milton Martini, Vini Pinheiro, Marcelo Medeiros, Daniel Yamaki, and Marco Aurélio “Salsicha,” will compete for the 0KM vehicle.
The Special, the next round of the KSOP GGPoker, will be held at the Expo Centro in Balneário Cambori from April 20th to the 30th. GGPoker satellites to get you into the tournament will be available shortly. The first event of the season will begin at 1 pm, and it will include the top 36 players in the rankings. Former champion Anthony Temperine is the most recent. Who gets to go away in a fancy automobile from the Balneario?
In addition to Jorge Osuna and Sebastian Fonseca, other qualifiers include Ramon Amarel and Elvis Catholo.
