The Brasil Poker Live Presents: WPT Argentina festival from Casino Iguazú is in the books, and it was Argentinian Cristian Vilches taking the $1,500 Main Event title. Another big event on the schedule that many looked forward to was the Brasil Poker Live Presents: WPT Argentina $3,000 High Roller.
With a buy-in of $3,000 and reentries priced at $2,000, the High Roller attracted a field of 84 total entries. That was broken down into 51 entries and 33 reentries for a prize pool that amounted to $219,000. The top 11 finishers reached the money, and it was Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Barbero (pictured) taking the title. Barbero, a representative of Aconcagua Poker, the parent network of Brasil Poker Live, earned $50,708 for the victory.
WPT Argentina High Roller Results
1st: Nacho Barbero – $50,708*
2nd: Ivonir Bento – $45,000*
3rd: Andres Korn – $24,725
4th: Juan Francisco Barattini – $19,025
5th: Rogerio Siqueira – $15,065
6th: Alexis Martínez – $11,785
7th: Roberto Duek – $9,270
8th: Ivo Chiodi – $7,245
9th: Armando Collado – $5,505
10th: David Santarelli – $4,830
11th: Raúl Doutreleau – $4,830
*Denotes a heads-up deal.
With the result, Barbero moved to more than $3.7 million in live tournament earnings, according to his profile on HendonMob.com. He is currently second on Argentina’s all-time money list.
Ivonir Bento finished in second place and Andres Korn, winner of the first-ever WPT National Thailand Main Event, took third for $24,725. Korn also finished in the money in the $1,500 Main Event at WPT Argentina, placing 23rd for $3,290. Rogerio Siqueira scored a double cash in the Main Event and High Roller, too, placing 33rd in the Main Event for $2,495 and then taking fifth in the High Roller for $15,065.
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