The poker ecosystem in Latin America will increase the bar on dwell match occasions if every thing goes in accordance with plan. In January of subsequent yr, the Kings Sequence of Poker (KSOP) GGPoker South America will happen in Brazil, and is being billed as the most important poker occasion ever seen within the area. A complete of BRL35 million (US$7.1 million) in assured prize cash shall be on the desk.
The solar units behind Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The town will play host subsequent January to what’s going to reportedly be the most important poker match in South America. (Picture: Pinterest)
The occasion, which is able to final 15 days, will happen in Rio de Janeiro on the beachside city of Barra da Tijuca. Gamers may have an opportunity to take part in additional than 70 occasions, together with a BRL$100,000 (US$20,000) Tremendous Excessive Curler.
There’s additionally a BRL5,000 (US$1,000) Primary Occasion, with a assured prize pool of BRL10 million (US$2 million). The winner will routinely pocket BRL2 million (US$408,000) on prime of his or her winnings.
Elevating the Poker Bar In South America
The match collection guarantees to “shake up the poker neighborhood like by no means earlier than in Brazil,” in accordance with a KSOP press launch. It added that the Tremendous Excessive Curler would be the “most glamorous occasion” and can function “Brazilian stars and worldwide poker stars.”
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We’ve simply introduced the most important ever Poker occasion in South American historical past.
-35M GTD throughout 70+ occasions
– 100k Tremendous Excessive Curler (first ever)
– 5k ME 10M GTD 2M to winner
Jan 24/2024 for 15 days in Rio de Janeiro at one of the best venue doable by the seaside of Barra da…
— Felipe Mojave Ramos (@FelipeMojave) August 8, 2023
Felipe “Mojave” Ramos, fourth on the Brazilian all-time poker cash checklist and a GGPoker ambassador, tweeted in regards to the occasion on X, the latest iteration of Twitter. He stated the match shall be a superb alternative for gamers, particularly since there could be no direct taxes on winnings. As well as, there shall be occasions for all budgets, making them accessible to a variety of gamers.
On-line poker platform GGPoker will begin working satellite tv for pc occasions for doable entry into the primary occasion on November 5. On the similar time, it can launch tourneys and different possibilities to win packages that embrace the match entry and lodging on the occasion’s host, the Sheraton Grand Rio.
The upcoming collection is a continuation of a partnership between GGPoker and KSOP that started originally of the yr. The primary collection happened in Rio de Janeiro from February 8 to 14, a part of a deliberate schedule of seven phases all year long in several Latin American international locations. 5 of those are dwell occasions, whereas the opposite two are on-line.
Poker Calendar Filling Up
Regardless of a discount in participation in sure occasions, the current World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) collection in Las Vegas, which reportedly set new attendance information, exhibits that there’s no scarcity of curiosity. Consequently, the worldwide poker calendar is turning into more and more filled with occasions.
The Maryland State Poker Championship is at the moment underway, and the WSOP Europe is coming this October. The WSOP Europe Primary Occasion may not be able to award the winner the $12 million the WSOP Vegas Primary Occasion did. Nevertheless it’s getting there.
The match, returning to the Czech Republic, presents a assured prize pool of €5 million ($5.51 million). Final yr’s WSOP Europe Primary Occasion topped the assure by $2.3 million.
As well as, PokerStars and On line casino Barcelona in Spain will flip town into the central level of worldwide poker this month. On line casino Barcelona can be going to host the Spanish Poker Championship from August 11 to 21. Then, the Estrellas Poker Tour will run from August 21 and 28.
The PokerStars Dwell European Poker Tour (EPT), which has already accomplished stops in France and Monte Carlo, will even descend on Barcelona from August 21 to September 3. It then strikes to Cyprus in October and Prague in December.
