The Brazilian Poker Championship ended the 2024 season with a historic milestone at BSOP Millions 2024. During the 15 days of the event, the organization distributed more than R$95 million.
Held at the WTC Sheraton, in São Paulo, the 90 tournaments contributed to reaching this impressive amount. Initially, the BSOP already guaranteed a prize pool of R$60 million, but surpassed this record on the tenth day of the competition.
The biggest individual sports prize in Brazil, for the third consecutive year, comes from poker. The final stage of the BSOP offered millionaire prizes to five champions. In addition, five other players earned sums reaching seven figures.
The Legends tournament stood out with its R$250,000 buy-in, a novelty on the Brazilian scene. Leandro Zavodini won R$3.5 million, the biggest prize in the championship. Three other finalists also won million-dollar prizes.
During the 15 days, buy-ins ranged from R$500 to R$250,000. Poker modalities attracted players from 42 countries and across the nation, totaling 26,408 registrations in the 90 tournaments.
Traditionally, poker competitions are inclusive: even amateur players can compete with the big names.
Devanir Campos, CEO of BSOP, highlighted the success and growth of the modality in Brazil: “We distributed R$46 million in 2022. In 2023, we exceeded R$72 million, and now we are close to R$100 million”.
“We are second only to football tournaments in prize pools. The growth of poker is impressive, and 2025 promises to be the biggest in history in Brazil.”
The 2025 championship season starts from February 6th to 11th in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia.
About BSOP
The Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) is the main poker series in Latin America, recognized for its excellence in organizing live poker events.
Since its founding in 2006, the BSOP has been a meeting point for poker players and fans, offering exciting competitions and significant prizes that raise the level of the sport.