The BSOP Mini Championship enters its decisive day with clear local dominance, but with two foreign guests determined to ruin the Brazilian celebration. Lucas Fluk (cover photo) and Hua He will be the only non-Brazilians on the Final Day this Saturday and promise to put up a fight in the tournament.
The big story of Day 2 was the spectacular comeback of Weverton Martins. At the start of the day, the player from Espírito Santo was only in 43rd place out of 62 survivors, with 340,000 chips, just over 20 big blinds. However, Weverton found his rhythm, steadily accumulated chips, and ended up bagging an impressive total of 5,155,000 points, placing him as the absolute leader heading into the final day.
His closest pursuers also fly the Brazilian flag. Mateus Saraiva advanced to 3,555,000 chips, while Saul Steil closed the day with 3,185,000, completing a provisional podium that is entirely local. Behind him is another strong name on the circuit, Diego Dutra, with 2,485,000, closely followed by the Argentine Fluk, who with 2,305,000 chips positions himself as the main foreign threat in the final showdown.
The Chilean He, for his part, bagged 1,820,000 chips and will start from tenth place, but with enough chips to dream big. Both know that the challenge will not be small: 14 of the 16 remaining players are Brazilian, and the crowd will play their own game from the rail.
Several local professionals also secured their place at the expanded final table, including Lucas Scafini (2,215,000), Marcos Sketch (1,935,000), Leonardo Carlessi (1,420,000), and Marcos Kenne (1,025,000), confirming the high technical level that the tournament’s conclusion will feature.
Weverton Martins
The Final Day of the Mini Championship will begin this Saturday at 2 PM, simultaneously with the festival’s closing, with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and a big blind ante of 60,000. All players have already secured a minimum prize of R$18,350, but the main objective is clear: the R$300,000 reserved for the champion.
