888Live Sao Paulo Poker Festival Schedule and Qualifying Information

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
2 min read

888Live is heading to the famous soccer city of Sao Paulo, Brazil this September. The 888Live Sao Paulo Festival will call the Casa Bossa – Cidade Jardim Centre home for six days of intense poker action in what will be the fourth stop of the tour.

Brazil is a hotbed for poker right now and players from the South American country are among the most passionate in the world. Poker enthusiasts are set to be treated to several superb tournaments, including a $318,000 (R$1,000,000) guaranteed Main Event, which also awards its champion a $13,000 package to the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

The Main Event kicks off on Sept. 6 and features six starting flights for the ultimate in flexibility. The buy-in is set at R$1,300 ($400), but you can win your way into this exciting even from only $0.01 thanks to online satellites run at 888poker.

888Live Sao Paulo Festival Schedule

DateTimeTournamentBuy-inGuarantee
Wed 6 Sep3:00 p.m.High Roller SatelliteR$30010 seats
 5:00 p.m.High Roller Day 1R$2,500R$200,000
 8:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1aR$1,300R$1 million
Thu 7 Sep2:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1bR$1,300R$1 million
 5:00 p.m.High Roller Final DayR$2,500R$200,000
 8:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1cR$1,300R$1 million
Fri 8 Sep6:00 p.m.Flop Omania 6-MaxFreeroll 
 8:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1dR$1,300R$1 million
 9:00 p.m.Celebrities Freezeout Invitational  
Sat 9 Sep2:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1eR$1,300R$1 million
 8:00 p.m.Main Event Day 1fR$1,300R$1 million
Sun 10 Sep2:00 p.m.Main Event Day 2 R$1 million
 8:00 p.m.Ladies Event Day 1R$500 
Mon 11 Sep2:00 p.m.Main Event Final Day R$1 million
 7:00 p.m.Ladies Event Final Day  
 7:00 p.m.Last Chance TournamentR$150 

It won't only be the Main Event champion who wins a $13,000 WSOP Europe Main Event package. Whichever lucky lady takes down the Ladies Event will also receive a package to Rozvadov to chase a coveted gold bracelet.

Players also have the chance to watch some of the 888poker ambassadors and local celebrities play in a Celebrity Invitational Tournament. The likes of soccer legends Denilson and Cafu will be in attendance along with Sofia Lovgren, Kara Scott and Chris Moorman.

Win Your Seat Today!

Satellites for the 888Live Sao Paulo Main Event can be found in the 888poker lobby now. The buy in for these satellites start at a mere $0.01 and eventually feed into Seat Only qualifiers worth $400 and Main Event Seat and Hotel worth $750.

Download 888poker via PokerNews and you will receive a free $88 worth of cash and tournament tickets when you create your free account (a free £20 for UK residents). When you make your first deposit, 888poker will match the deposit amount 100 percent up to a maximum of $888. All you need to do then is win your way to Brazil and see if you can become an 888Live champion.

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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