Who Will Win the WSOP Super Circuit Online Main Event?
Online poker legend Niklas Astedt could have yet another big win waiting for him tonight as he will kick off the final table of the WSOP Super Circuit Online Series Event #18: $525 Main Event at GGPoker with a chip leading stack of 149,037,043.
Astedt needs no introduction as he has been ranked number one in the world at PocketFives over several long periods with the site crediting the Swedish superstar more than $22 million in online tournament cashes. Even more amazing is that he doesn't have his GGPoker screenname listed on his profile where he has won more than $10 million according to GGPoker's PokerCraft.
Meanwhile, fans of GGPokerSquad member and Twitch streamer Patrick "Egption" Tardif should be please as he advanced to the final table with a sixth-place stack of 60,713,588. Tardif is also the only player at the final table that sold action of himself via the GG staking feature with five investors sharing 20 percent of Tardif's eventual haul.
Other notable players at the final table include Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi (second - 104,740), Fabian Spielmann (fourth - $93,472,602), Allan "Freedom35" Mello (seventh - 48,840,768), and David Miscikowski (ninth - 28,070,997).
The tournament itself was a huge success with 14,496 entries generating a massive $7,248,000 prize pool to smash the event's lofty $5 million guarantee.
2021 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | 149,037,043 | 75 |
| 2 | Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi | China | 104,740,292 | 52 |
| 3 | sssssAK | China | 97,738,705 | 49 |
| 4 | Fabian Spielmann | Germany | 93,472,602 | 47 |
| 5 | Promoking | United Kingdom | 90,001,299 | 45 |
| 6 | Patrick "Egption" Tardif | Canada | 60,713,588 | 30 |
| 7 | Allan "Freedom35" Mello | Brazil | 48,840,768 | 24 |
| 8 | Noksukow | Poland | 47,481,414 | 24 |
| 9 | David Miscikowski | United States | 28,070,997 | 14 |
| Total | 720,096,708 | 360 | ||
| Average | 80,010,745 | 40 |
Final Table Schedule & Payouts
After a six-day break, the Main Event final table will kick off today at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. EDT). PokerNews will be reporting the action on at least a 30-minute delay as to not give away any spoilers with GGPoker.tv live broadcasting the event with hole cards shown.
All returning players will be awarded at least the ninth-place prize of $75,843 with Saturday's winner slated to receive $758,443 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring.
In accordance with GGPoker's final table policies, blinds will be rolled back four levels to Level 30 with blinds at 1,000,000/2,000,000/250,000a to assure at least a 40 big blind average. In addition, the blinds will increase after a certain number of hands as opposed to based on time.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $758,443 |
| 2 | $568,746 |
| 3 | $426,499 |
| 4 | $319,829 |
| 5 | $239,838 |
| 6 | $179,853 |
| 7 | $134,871 |
| 8 | $101,139 |
| 9 | $75,843 |
and Patrick "Egption" Tardif called off for 22.6 million with 
from the big blind.
board gave Astedt a full house.
came on the flop. However, he was very behind after the 
turn paired up Chi's king. The 
river gave Chi a straight and Miscikowski was eliminated in eighth place for $101,139.
board and was eliminated in seventh place for $134,871.
board giving Chi a flush. Chi chipped up nicely while Spielmann hit the rail in sixth place for $179,853.
from the small blind and was called by "sssssAK" from the big blind with 
.
from the button. Allan "Freedom35" Mello three-bet to 43.3 million from the small blind 
. 
board gave "sssssAK" top pair but this wasn't good enough as Chi improved to trips. "sssssAK" banked a huge third-place prize of $426,499 and Chi entered heads-up action against Astedt with a nearly 4:1 chip advantage.