Alan Goasdoue Wins the GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Main Event for $2.2M
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The massive GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Main Event has crowned its champion, and it is Morocco-based Frenchman Alan "ContinUuUuUm" Goasdoue who will forever be bestowed with that title. The Moroccan came out on top of a 10,690-strong field to capture a WSOPC ring and an impressive $2,234,319 of the guaratee-busting $17,264,350 prize pool.
After dozens of Day 1s, the penultimate day's play reduced the five-figure field to a singular eight-handed final table. Mexico-based Spaniard Daniel Vicente sat down at the final table with the chip lead in tow, although his stack only contained three more big blinds than Japan's "L JAHA."
Israel's "KnaffeGOAT" brought up the rear with 19 big blinds, with Goasdoue second-last in chips with a 22 big blind stack.
GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Vicente | Mexico | 126,660,098 | 79 |
| 2 | L JAHA | Japan | 122,252,407 | 76 |
| 3 | Tiramisuwow@@ | China | 72,614,398 | 45 |
| 4 | Pedro Neves | Luxembourg | 57,472,224 | 36 |
| 5 | Ditto1031 | Japan | 48,028,337 | 30 |
| 6 | JianguoNb | China | 40,554,471 | 25 |
| 7 | Alan "ContinUuUuUm" Goasdoue | Morocco | 35,156,057 | 22 |
| 8 | KnaffeGOAT | Israel | 30,723,592 | 19 |
The first elimination occurred a little over 10 minutes after the final table began. "Ditto1031" raised from middle position with king-nine of spades, "KnaffeGOAT" three-bet around half of their 14 big blind stack with pocket eights in the cutoff, only for Vicente to click it back from the big blind with pocket kings. "Ditto1031 folded, but "KnaffeGOAT" sent a sighing emoji before moving all-in; Vicente put in the calling chips. A jack-high board kept Vicente's kings as the best hand, and "KnaffeGOAT" bowed out in eighth for $362,144.
The dangerous Pedro Neves busted in seventh for $469,615 after a clash with Vicente didn't go his way. Vicente min-raised under the gun with pocket queens before instantly calling when Neves three-bet jammed for 22 big blinds with ace-jack from the small blind. None of the five community cards was higher than a nine, and Neves' quest to add a WSOP Circuit ring to the bracelet he won ended prematurely.
China's "JianguoNb" was the next player to head to the rail; their sixth-place finish came with a $608,988. Vicente continued in his role of executioner by raising in the cutoff with ace-jack and quickly calling when "JianguoNb" jammed from the small blind for 5.5 big blinds with the dominated ace-trey. Both players flopped an ace, but Vicente's jack-kicker played, and the final table had lost almost half of its players within the first 50 minutes.
The last six-figure prize of the WSOP Super Circuit Main Event went to Japan's "Ditto1031," who had been nursing a short stack for a while. "Ditto1031" looked down at jack-ten of diamonds, and raised more than half of their six big blind stack before calling the shove from Goasdoue, made from the big blind with king-queen. "Ditto1031" flopped an open-ended straight draw but missed a myriad of outs on the turn and river to exit in fifth place, a finish worth $789,733.
Another Japanese grinder, "L JAHA," finished fourth and became an instant millionaire after collecting $1,024,128. "L JAHA" min-raised on the button with queen-eight of diamonds, Goasdoue three-bet with king-trey in the big blind, and was called. Both players checked the king-eight-seven flop, leading to another seven on the turn, which both players checked. A queen on the river gave "L JAHA" two pair, but it was a second-best two pair. Goasdoue checked, "L JAHA" fired a half-pot bet only for Goasdoue to check-raise. "L JAHA" couldn't find a fold, called all-in, and saw the bad news at showdown.
Three-handed play lasted 50 minutes, during which time Goasdoue helped himself to numerous pots and held a commanding chip lead. The Frenchman's stack was more than double that of Vicente and almost seven times the size of China's "Tiramisuwow@@."
Heads-up was reached when Goasdoue raised from the small blind with trey-deuce of hearts and "Tiramisuwow@@" called in the big blind with ten-six of clubs from a nine big blind stack. The flop fell seven-trey-ace with two clubs. Goasdoue decided to move all-in and was called. Goasdoue's lowly pair of threes held, and he entered the heads-up battle against Vicente leading with 76 big blinds to his opponent's 31.
A couple of minutes into the heads-up battle, Vicente completed the small blind with ace-six, Goasdoue raised to six big blinds with ace-ten, only for Vicente to commit all but 0.75 big blinds with a four-bet. The rest of the chips found their way into the middle, and Goasdoue's ace-ten turned two pair and avoided a chop on the river.
Vicente collected a $1,722,308 consolation prize while Goasdoue got his hands on $2,234,319 and a WSOP Circuit ring.
GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan "ContinUuUuUm" Goasdoue | Morocco | $2,234,319 |
| 2 | Daniel Vicente | Mexico | $1,722,308 |
| 3 | Tiramisuwow@@ | China | $1,328,103 |
| 4 | L JAHA | Japan | $1,024,128 |
| 5 | Ditto1031 | Japan | $789,733 |
| 6 | JianguoNb | China | $608,988 |
| 7 | Pedro Neves | Luxembourg | $469,615 |
| 8 | KnaffeGOAT | Israel | $362,144 |
According to the GGPoker live stream, Goasdoue had $1,026,375 in winnings at GGPoker before this huge score, with his largest cash weighing in at $29,808. It is safe to say that the 2023 FPS Paris Main Event champion has obliterated those previous bests.
