Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd.
Dia 3 Começado
Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd.
Dia 3 Começado
All but one tournament of the inaugural 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week has determined a champion. The Super MILLION$ $10,300 Main Event will officially conclude the festival today as eight players out of 976 entries return to battle for the lion's share of the $10 million guarantee.
All finalists have $299,366 locked up and two seven-figure paydays will be awarded, the winner is slated to walk away with the top prize of $1,242,332.
Mexico-based British player Ben Ward leads the way with a stack of 18,432,514 but he is closely followed by Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl (17,715,410) and the 2019 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Alexandros Kolonias (17,300,410) Krasimir Yankov sits in the middle of the pack with a stack of 14,986,851 and all further finalists are below 10 million in chips.
That includes Shankar Pillai (9,323,230), Thomas Muehloecker (7,179,571), Javier Gomez (6,633,140), and Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot (5,674,092). The final table was supposed to start nine-handed but after the elimination of Ole Schemion in 10th place, China's Wei Zhao bowed out after in the final hand of the other table and collected $244,811 for his 9th place finish.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ben Ward | United Kingdom | 18,432,514 | 61 |
2 | Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | Germany | 17,715,410 | 59 |
3 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 17,300,410 | 58 |
4 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 14,986,851 | 50 |
5 | Shankar Pillai | United States | 9,323,230 | 31 |
6 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 7,179,571 | 24 |
7 | Javier Gomez | Spain | 6,633,140 | 22 |
8 | Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | France | 5,674,092 | 19 |
*big blinds are based on the rollback to level 38 with blinds of 150,000-300,000 / ante 35,000
According to the tournament lobby, the blinds are rolled back to ensure an average stack of at least 40 big blinds. The action will resume at 6 p.m. UTC and all PokerNews live updates will be based on the showdown cards in the GGPoker client.
Furthermore, there will also be cards-up coverage and commentary available on a security delay of half an hour on the GGPoker.tv Twitch channel.
Remaining Payouts
Place | Prize |
---|---|
1 | $1,242,332 |
2 | $1,000,991 |
3 | $818,576 |
4 | $669,403 |
5 | $547,414 |
6 | $447,657 |
7 | $366,078 |
8 | $299,366 |
The cards are now in the air and as expected, the blinds have rolled back to 150-300,000 with a running ante of 35,000. Each level will feature a total of 20 hands.
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot started the final table with a three-bet jam against Ben Ward and got through with it.
Krasimir Yankov then claimed the blinds and antes with a raise before Thomas Muehloecker raised to 617,000 on the button. Javier Gomez defended the big blind and check-called the flop for 456,000. Gomez check-called another 1,008,420 on the turn and they checked the river.
Gomez tabled but Muehloecker had superior two pair with .
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 17,460,410 | -255,000 |
Ben Ward
|
17,277,514 | -1,155,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
17,195,410 | -105,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 15,611,851 | 625,000 |
Shankar Pillai
|
9,218,230 | -105,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 9,135,991 | 1,956,420 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 6,899,092 | 1,225,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,446,720 | -2,186,420 |
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Shankar Pillai made it 660,000 to go from under the gun and Krasimir Yankov called out of the big blind. On a flop, Yankov opted to check-call for 412,345 and the duo then checked the turn. On the river, Yankov bet 1,477,550 and Pillai folded.
One hand later Yankov limped the small blind and Pillai checked from the big blind. The flop was checked and Yankov's bet worth 387,500 was called. He checked the river and Pillai's bet of 1,050,000 secured the pot without showdown.
Pillai also won the next battle of the blinds against Alexandros Kolonias with superior two pair but four diamonds on the board kept the pot rather small.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Alexandros Kolonias
|
16,490,410 | -705,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 16,321,696 | 709,845 |
Shankar Pillai
|
9,888,385 | 670,155 |
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Alexandros Kolonias limped the small blind and Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot checked his option from the big blind. They checked all the way to the river on which Kolonias bet 300,000. Chalot called with and was good versus .
Thomas Muehloecker then won the next pot post flop on when Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl folded to his continuation bet.
Kolonias' raise to 660,000 was three-bet to 1,740,000 by Chalot and that won the pot uncontested.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Ward
|
16,732,514 | -545,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 16,181,696 | -140,000 |
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 15,759,410 | -1,701,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
15,090,410 | -1,400,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 10,906,991 | 1,771,000 |
Shankar Pillai
|
9,748,385 | -140,000 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 8,774,092 | 1,875,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,051,720 | -395,000 |
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl raised to 600,000 and was called by Krasimir Yankov in the small blind and Shankar Pillai in the big blind. They checked the flop to Gaehl, who continued for 1,050,000 and picked up two calls.
Two checks followed on the turn and Gaehl now bet 3,540,000 into 5,410,000. Yankov dipped into his time bank and made the call after plenty of consideration. Pillai also went into the tank for more than two minutes and called.
The fell on the river and all three players checked. Yankov tabled the for top pair and top kicker, Gaehl had the and Pillai jumped into the top spot with for a set.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Shankar Pillai
|
20,423,385 | 10,675,000 |
Ben Ward
|
16,477,514 | -255,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
14,985,410 | -105,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 11,877,991 | 971,000 |
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 10,404,410 | -5,355,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 10,180,696 | -6,001,000 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 8,009,092 | -765,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,886,720 | 835,000 |
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Krasimir Yankov opened to 600,000 in the hijack and Shankar Pillai called in the cutoff. Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 2,400,000 on the button. Yankov folded but Pillai flicked in calling chips and the flop brought . Pillai opted to check and Kolonias won the pot with a bet worth 1,532,500.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Ward
|
18,743,514 | 2,266,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
18,125,410 | 3,140,000 |
Shankar Pillai
|
17,283,385 | -3,140,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 10,491,991 | -1,386,000 |
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 9,814,410 | -590,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 9,440,696 | -740,000 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 8,599,092 | 590,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,746,720 | -140,000 |
Blinds 150,000-300,000
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot made it 660,000 to go and Krasimir Yankov tossed in calling chips out of the big blind. On a flop of , Yankov checked. Chalot made it 1,025,000 to go and Yankov then raised to 2,550,000. No call followed in the final hand of the level as Chalot dropped to the second-shortest stack once more.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Ward
|
18,918,514 | 175,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
18,020,410 | -105,000 |
Shankar Pillai
|
17,908,385 | 625,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 11,450,696 | 2,010,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 10,236,991 | -255,000 |
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 9,709,410 | -105,000 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 6,809,092 | -1,790,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,191,720 | -555,000 |
Blinds 175,000-350,000
Thomas Muehloecker raised to 718,000 and Shankar Pillai three-bet to 2,590,000 out of the small blind, which resulted in a call by Muehloecker. Pillai continued for 1,400,000 on the flop and Muehloecker tagged along.
On the turn, Pillai fired a second bet worth 2,275,000, and Muehloecker moved all-in for 7,041,991 in total. That won the pot uncontested as Pillai sent his cards into the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Ward
|
18,828,514 | -90,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 18,006,991 | 7,770,000 |
Alexandros Kolonias
|
17,580,410 | -440,000 |
Shankar Pillai
|
11,203,385 | -6,705,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 11,185,696 | -265,000 |
Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | 9,619,410 | -90,000 |
Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | 6,719,092 | -90,000 |
Javier Gomez | 4,101,720 | -90,000 |