Success among competitors, CBTH and WPF promoted the 5th edition of the Brazilian Teams Poker Championship. The event took place in São Paulo, between the 27th and 28th of July, and featured 18 states in the tournament.
Showing fans the love for poker and the essence of the sport is the intention of the Brazilian Confederation of Texas Hold’em (CBTH) and the World Poker Federation (WPF). And that was exactly what happened in the 5th edition of the Brazilian Team Poker Championship (CBPE), which took place at the WTC Sheraton, in São Paulo, between the 27th and 28th of July.
The tournament, which has been held annually since 2013, pits the main names in national poker face to face. In total, 18 teams representing their respective states face each other in this traditional poker tournament.
In 2013, when the Brazilian Team Poker Championship (CBPE) made its debut, in a competition like no other, the state of Rio de Janeiro was the champion. Ten years later, they repeated their victory and became two-time champions of the event.
Alexandre Rivero, who was a player in the 2013 victory and coach in this year’s victory, celebrated a lot. “It’s sensational, when I selected the team I told them ‘I’ve been there since the first championship, since 2013, I came as a player and then as a coach and this was the best team that has been part of our national team to date’”, he exalted. “Including when I was a player, the one I formed was the best of all. This victory was sensational, second championship after 10 years of CBPE.”
The dispute, as always, went until the last minute. Rio de Janeiro finished just 1 point ahead of Sergipe, while Paraná came in third. “CBPE always has a lot of emotion at the end”, said Rivero.
“Promoting CBPE is a special moment for us at CBTH and WPF. It’s a totally different type of tournament, since the collective is as important as the individual in a sport like poker, where people are used to playing only for themselves most of the time. And when we see teams united celebrating each point, it shows the importance of having a tournament in this style.” – Ueltom Lima, president of CBTH.
