Brazilian national Thiago Nishijima topped a field of 989 players to claim his first bracelet and $546,843. In addition, Nishijima, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, became the third Brazilian gold bracelet winner in history, following Alexandre Gomes (2008) and Andre Akkari (2011). He had plenty of supporters cheering for him throughout the final table.
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Thiago Nishijima - this is sounds like a true jiu-jitsu instructor's name if I have to guess but I see now that he is an 'old' pro. Probably half-japanese too. Congrats 2 him on his first bracelet, probably was a great feel getting it.
