For all intents and functions, the $30,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler occasion on the Brazilian Sequence of Poker (BSOP) on Tuesday was achieved and dusted. Two contenders remained, however one had all of the momentum and virtually the entire chips; the opposite was out on their ft, staring defeat within the eyes.
Poker is made for these moments, although, and till the bell rings, like in boxing, it’s by no means over.
The WTC Sheraton performed host to the ultimate day of the most recent installment of the 2025 BSOP Tremendous Excessive Curler Sequence right here in Sao Paulo, the place 24 gamers returned to duke it out for the lion’s share of the $1,320,000 prize pool.
As soon as the sphere had been whittled down to only two contenders vying for glory, Martin Kabrhel dug deep and located precisely what he wanted, climbing off the canvas to struggle again from a 14:1 chip deficit and reign supreme—incomes $422,000 and one other trophy in a 12 months that has included two World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.
$30,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler End result
Story of the Tape
With late registration open till the primary hand of Day 2 was dealt, the ultimate entrant depend wasn’t confirmed till the playing cards had been within the air. By then, the 11 survivors from Day 1 had been joined by 13 recent faces, filling out three full tables to start out the day.
After all, registering late usually means beginning with a brief stack — and it confirmed. Eliminations got here thick and quick, with Fabiano Kovalski getting the ball rolling because the bust-outs gathered momentum. Throughout the first half-hour of play, ten gamers had already hit the rail.
Because the match approached the ultimate desk bubble, the tempo slowed noticeably. A string of all-ins noticed the brief stack survive repeatedly, however finally Renan Bruschi grew to become the one left with no seat on the last desk.
Daniel De Almeida and Kelvin Kerber had been the primary to fall as soon as play resumed, organising the match’s cash bubble. From that time ahead, it shortly grew to become the Martin Kabrhel and Ottomar Ladva present, with the duo accountable for each elimination from the bubble onward.
Kabrhel set his stall out early on the bubble, elevating seemingly each hand. Usually, his opens had been sufficient to take the pot uncontested — however when Ladva pushed again, Kabrhel answered in type, four-betting all in with king-five and forcing a reluctant fold from ace-queen.
After roughly two hours of tense bubble play, Ivan Luca was the one who in the end drew the undesirable title of bubble boy. Remarkably, Luca has final-tabled all three Tremendous Excessive Curler occasions, together with this one, and he obtained his chips in with the very best of it — however couldn’t maintain towards eventual champion Kabrhel.
No sooner had Luca exited the high-stakes space than Kabrhel claimed one other scalp. This time it was Rafael Moraes heading for the rail, three-bet jamming into Kabrhel preflop — however on this event, the Czech star awakened with the products. His pocket tens proved too sturdy for Moraes’ ace-seven suited.
With momentum absolutely on his facet, Kabrhel continued to run over the desk and shortly dispatched Thiago Crema as effectively. The pair obtained the chips in preflop for a traditional flip, and — virtually inevitably — it was Kabrhel who got here out on high.
What adopted was a whole turning of the tide. Ladva first ousted Andre Akkari in fourth place earlier than shortly dispatching Rodrigo Seiji in third, giving him a small chip lead heading into heads-up play.
Ladva and Kabrhel then clashed in a pot that, for all cash, seemed set to determine the destiny of the trophy. In a limped pot, Ladva made journeys and extracted most worth from Kabrhel’s flush draw, leaving Kabrhel with simply six large blinds — a staggering 14:1 chip deficit.
In a seismic shift in fortunes, Kabrhel doubled up, then obtained a shove via, then doubled as soon as extra. Instantly, the stacks had been stage — however the momentum was all his.
With the wind in his sails, Kabrhel saved urgent, and Ladva couldn’t stem the stream.
Hand after hand slid towards the Czech participant till Ladva made his last stand, calling off with queen-seven preflop. Unable to catch as much as Kabrhel’s pocket pair, that was all she wrote.
Kabrhel set free an echoing “Vamos” throughout the room earlier than claiming his trophy.
And the winner’s response?
Brief and humble.
“I used to be very fortunate”, was Kabrhel’s tackle the motion.
