Felipe Boianovsky Rides the Wave to the BSOP $50K Super High Roller Title

Felipe Boianovsky started the day as chip chief, nevertheless it wasn’t a clean experience for the native celebrity on Day 2 of the Brazilian Collection of Poker (BSOP) Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection R$250,000 ($50,000 US) Tremendous Excessive Curler.

Boianovsky fell to a brief stack firstly of the ultimate desk. Then he doubled up again in competition. Then he was brief as soon as once more earlier than discovering a couple of extra double ups. The playing cards continued to swing in his favor till Boianovsky ended up because the champion, taking residence the title and R$3,200,000 ($640,000 US) first prize.

Because it turned out, the win simply capped off what was already shaping as much as be a special occasion for him. “I’m feeling wonderful. It was an amazing expertise. I had all my mates on the rail. My girlfriend. It’s the identical day as my nephew is coming into the world, so I dedicate this to him. He’s being born at present, so it’s a really particular second,” he stated after defeating Leandro Zavodini heads-up.

$50,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Outcomes

The win was the largest reside accomplishment in a profession that dates all the way in which again to 2010, however Boianovsky is not any stranger to capturing main titles. He received the PokerStars SCOOP Fundamental Occasion in 2023 for $1.03 million. He additionally received a R$50,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler right here on the BSOP in 2023, in addition to a aspect occasion at EPT Barcelona in 2019. His earnings at present are eclipsed solely by a runner-up end in a €50,000 occasion at EPT Monte Carlo final yr, the place he earned a career-best $746,286.

Boianovsky was first drawn to poker practically 20 years in the past, captivated by the play of excessive rollers resembling Tom Dwan on tv and impressed to affix them sooner or later. He quickly established himself as a high on-line grinder, constructing a resume that features greater than $6 million in reside earnings, in addition to a number of WCOOP and SCOOP titles.

However he’s proving simply as comfy below the intense lights of a reside ultimate desk. His earnings at present push his profession whole previous $3 million and put him inside the highest 10 all-time amongst Brazilian gamers. For Boianovsky, enjoying reside and on-line carries with it totally different challenges, ones that he’s absolutely ready to satisfy.

“This is a little more nerve-racking. You will have all of the lights, all of the cameras, and you need to fear about reside tells and stuff like that. In case you’re nervous, bluffing in a pot whenever you’re enjoying for a lot cash, , your opponents can discover that. And so it’s a bit of bit tougher than enjoying at residence, nevertheless it’s not my first time,” he stated. “I’ve been enjoying reside poker since, I don’t know, 2009 or one thing. So I’ve loads of expertise reside as nicely. So yeah, it was okay.”

Day 2 Motion

Fifteen gamers returned to the WTC Sheraton at 2 p.m. Three late entries pushed the sphere to 40 and the prize pool to R$9,405,000 ($1.88M).

Zavodini, final yr’s champion, reached the ultimate desk with the chip lead on 1,970,000. Thiago Crema was the primary to go after working ace-king into Vladimir Minko’s ace-king and shedding to a turned flush. Boianovsky, brief with 220,000, doubled by Leonardo Rizzo earlier than Ottomar Ladva bowed out in eighth.

Solely six spots paid, and Joao Simao bubbled when Zavodini rivered a straight. As soon as within the cash, Boianovsky doubled twice, cracking aces after which successful a race versus Zavodini. Pedro Padilha was eradicated by Minko in sixth, whereas Boianovsky knocked out Rizzo in fifth.

A chilly run left Boianovsky brief once more, however he scored three extra doubles by Minko, climbing shut to three,000,000. Minko later ended Ruben Lopes’ run in fourth earlier than shedding an enormous pot to Boianovsky’s flopped journeys, swinging the momentum. Zavodini doubled twice by Boianovsky, then knocked out Minko in third.

Zavodini led narrowly to begin heads-up, however a crucial hand modified every little thing when his time financial institution expired dealing with Boianovsky’s shove, killing his two jacks. Moments later Boianovsky turned the nut flush to seal the title.

After one of many wildest rides of the competition, Boianovsky summed it up, saying “a really huge rollercoaster day… chip chief, then brief, then again once more. Simply enjoying one hand at a time.”

Grateful to win such a stacked occasion on residence soil, he praised the BSOP’s development.

“That is simply so wonderful to see one thing this huge taking place right here. I’ve by no means been to a Triton, for instance, and we at all times hear about how gamers are handled so nicely at Tritons and the buy-ins are so huge. And this felt like we have been having a Triton in the back of our homes,”