Fred Bittar Claims Victory in 888Live S?o Paulo High Roller for R$66,010
Fred Bittar locked up the largest cash of his poker career after a long fought heads up battle that lasted well into the morning. Bittar came to the final table with the second shortest stack but he was able to battle back, making moves throughout the day to achieve victory and his biggest lifetime live cash.
All eyes were on Bruno Foster who finished in 10th when he four-bet shoved with 
and couldn’t outrace 
. On an alternate table, Federico Santiago Tur lost with 
against another players 
and that brought the final 8 to the final table.
Final Table Chip Counts:
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelo Rodrigues de Souza | 258,000 |
| 2 | Theo Lima | 676, 000 |
| 3 | Rogeria Siqueira | 724,000 |
| 4 | Abra?o de Santana | 672,000 |
| 5 | Reinaldo Esperandio Junior | 1,061,000 |
| 6 | Fred Bittar | 312,000 |
| 7 | Andrea Ribeiro Quadros | 384,000 |
| 8 | Ricardo Haddad | 363,000 |
Reinaldo Esperandio Jr. got off to a hot start when he four-bet Abra?o de Santana’s three bet from the big blind, and continuation bet a flop of 
for 300,000 and found a fold from Santana. Esperandio continued to take down pots and quickly increased his stack to over 1,600,000 by taking down multiple three-bet pots with bets on the flop.
Marcelo De Souza also had a good start to the final table doubling once with 
against 
and later doubling up again through Bittar with pocket tens against pocket nines. That put him in contention for the the title and he carried those to 2nd place.
After his tangle with Esperandio, Santana was left with a short stack. It wasn’t until the second level at the final table (level 24 at 20,000/40,000/5,000) that he shoved his last five big blinds in with 
and was called by Ricardo Haddad’s 
. The board ran out 
giving Haddad the nut flush and that sent Santana to the rail in 8th place, the first to fall at the final table.
Haddad became the short stack after losing a coin flip to Bittar when his pocket sixes did not hold up against Bittar’s king-nine. A nine on the flop put him in a deep hole that he could not climb out of and that left him as the shortest stack.
Haddad would be the next to fall in a massive confrontation just after break. Chip leader Esperandio limped in under the gun. Next to act Bittar moved all in for 665,000. Action folded to Haddad who moved all in with a shorter stack than Bittar’s. Action was back to Esperandio and he thought for a bit before making the call. Esperandio was holding while Bittar held 
and Haddad held 
. The board rolled out 
and that made Bittar’s pair of aces best. Haddad was eliminated while Bittar picked up the massive chip lead of just around 1,500,000.
A massive clash between De Souza and Rogeria Siqueira came next. Siqueira raised from early position to 125,000 and he was called by Andrea Quadros from the small blind, and De Souza from the big blind. The flop came 
and action checked to Siqueira who bet 235,000. Only De Souza called. On the 
turn, De Souza checked again and Siqueira moved all in for effectively 505,000. De Souza snap called with 
for a full house but Siqueira was drawing live with 
. Unfortunately for him, the river was the blank 
and that allowed De Souza to double up to just about 1,870,000 putting him in contention for the chip lead.
De Souza was able to expand that lead when he had a massive bluff go right for him. Bittar opened with a raise on the button for a little more than to big blinds which De Souza called. The flop came 
and De Souza checked to Bittar who continued with a bet of 175,000. De Souza called. The turn was the and De Souza checked again. Bittar fired once more, making it 250,000. Then De Souza check raised to 560,000. Bittar thought for a long while then called. On the 
river Souz slowed down and check. Bittar couldn’t fire a bullet and he checked behind. De Souza showed 
for just a pair of fours and it was good to take down the massive pot and push De Souza into the overwhelming chip lead.
The next player to fall was Theo Lima. De Souza opened the button and Lima shoved all in over the top of his raise. De Souza called and the cards were turned up. Lima held 
while De Souza was holding . The flop brought a piece for both players when it came but the turn and the river were both bricks, coming 
and 
. That meant Lima would finish in 6th place while De Souza expanded his growing chip lead.
A massive flip left Siqueira with the short stack when his 
could not outrace Bittar’s . He was left with just about 100,000 and was eliminated a few hands later when his ran into De Souza’s 
and he could not catch up.
Out in fourth was Esperandio. Esperandio shoved all in first to act and he was called by both Bittar and De Souza. When the flop came Bittar shoved all in. De Souza took a dip in the tank but eventually folded. De Souza was happy to see Bittar’s , but Esperandio wasn’t as he was holding . The 
on the turn left him drawing dead and he was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place.
The final three players were all awarded trophies because of Brazilian customs. It was De Souza who held the chip lead with just about 3,500,000, while Bittar had 1,500,000 and Quadros pulled up the rear with just over 300,000. The first to claim their trophy was Quadros. She was able to double once, but Bittar finally did her in after nearly 30 minutes of three-handed play. On her final hand, Bittar raised from the small blind and Quadros called. The flop came 
and Bittar continued with a bet of 150,000. Quadros shoved all in and Bittar quickly called. Bittar held while Quadros held 
for a flush draw. Bittar faded on the turn and the 
river and Quadros hit the rail in third place.
Despite earning the knockout, De Souza still held a slight chip lead over Bittar heading into heads-up play. De Souza struck first as well. In one of the biggest hands of heads-up play he opened on the button with a raise to 200,000, which Bittar called. The flop came 
and both players checked to see the on the turn. Bittar checked then De Souza put out a bet of 225,000. Bittar check raised making it 500,000 and De Souza called. The river was the and after Bittar slowed down with a check, De Souza moved all in with a sovering stack. Bittar thought for a long time before finally folding and granting De Souza a 2-1 chip lead.
Bittar wouldn’t take long to strike back. We caught the action on the turn with Bittar on the button. The board read and De Souza checked to Bittar who bet 325,000. De Souza called. On the river. De Souza checked again. Bittar moved all in for a little less than a million and De Souza dropped into the tank. After roughly 3 minutes he decided to make a hero call with for just king high, but De Souza had him beat and was holding which allowed him to scoop the pot and move into the chip lead.
From there the match stayed stagnant for over an hour as Bittar slowly whittled away at De Souza’s chip stack, before finally, De Souza was able to double with 
against Bittar’s , bringing the stacks back to even again. Eventually, Bittar won a massive race for most of the chips in play with pocket sixes, when De Souza’s ace-nine couldn’t outrace him.
De Souza was eliminated just a few hands later. He shoved his 
all in and was called by Bittar’s . Bittar flopped a pair on the 
board and stayed in the lead through the turn and the river. He let out a loud cheer upon achieving his victory as a friend came down from the crowd and hugged him after the long fought heads-up match.
Final Table Payouts:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Bittar | 66,010 BRL |
| 2 | Marcelo Rodrigues de Souza | 41,700 BRL |
| 3 | Andrea Ribeiro Quadros | 29,650 BRL |
| 4 | Reinaldo Esperandio Junior | 23,170 BRL |
| 5 | Rogerio Siqueira | 18,530 BRL |
| 6 | Theo Lima | 14,830 BRL |
| 7 | Ricardo Haddad | 11,580 BRL |
| 8 | Abra?o de Santana | 8,800 BRL |
Congratulations to Fred Bittar for his victory in the 888Live S?o Paulo High Roller. We’ll be back tomorrow to continue our coverage of the Main Event! Be sure to tune back in.