Four Players Bank a Combined $2M in a $525 Buy-in Event at GGPoker
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The $180 milliion guaranteed WSOP Super Circuit exploded into life online at GGPoker on March 1. Six of the 18 WSOPC ring-awarding events have crowned their worthy champion, with five of those champions taking home six-figure scores. A couple of days ago, the $525 Mystery Millions concluded. Usually, a $525 buy-on tournament wouldn't hit the headlines, but that's because they don't often attract a 21,891-strong crowd!
Thanks to GGPoker hosting dozens of Day 1s, 21,891 players bought in, creating a guarantee-busting $10,945,500 prize pool.
Day 2 saw 1,957 players return to the GGPoker tables, with the huge mystery bounties entering the mix. Although a $1 million top bounty was slated to be won, the largest bounty haul PokerNews found in the tournament's lobby was $870,735 that 52nd-place finisher "SBasin" received. Several other players helped themselves to six-figure worth of mystery bounty payments, including 45th-place finisher Yannick Schneider, whose bounty haul tipped the scales at $495,350.
Once the Mystery Millions field had been cut to the nine-handed final table, $70,816 was the smallest regular prize pool payout anyone could win. That sum, pluys $10,780 in bounties, went to "Nicroman99" when they fell in ninth.
"Hyperturbo123" and "Kuromi27" were the next grinder's relieved of their chips. Their eighth- and seventh-place finishes came with prizes of $107,741 and $128,022, including bounties.
Sixth place went to "ufuk kortan," a finish worth $175,585, with "No1YT" crashing out in fifth for a $230,264 haul. "No1YT" was willing to sell up to 11.8% of their action via the GGPoker in-built staking platform, but only managed to sell 2%. "khalnayak69" bought 1% and received $2,302.64 for their investment.
More than $2 million in prize money and bounties were waiting to be won when only four players remained. That quartet of stars decided to pause the tournament clock and discuss a deal. Negotiations ended with a deal in place, one that meant they would win between $416,838 and $523,476, plus the last handful of mystery bounty payments.
Cypriot Dimitrios Michailidis was the main beneficiary of the deal because he came unstuck in fourth. Malaysia's "Wishwish" busted in third for a total prize worth $536,246, leaving Argentina's Pablo Nazar heads-up against Alexei Ivashchenko.
Nazar fell at the final hurdle and had to console himself with $536,246, which left Ivashchenko as the last player standing, and the recipient of a $502,709 score plus a coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring.
$525 Mystery Millions Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Ivashchenko | Slovenia | $26,760 | $475,949 | $502,709* |
| 2 | Pablo Nazar | Argentina | $17,830 | $519,598 | $537,428* |
| 3 | Wishwish | Malaysia | $12,770 | $523,476 | $536,246* |
| 4 | Dimitrios Michailidis | Cyprus | $6,870 | $416,838 | $423,708* |
| 5 | No1YT | China | $6,350 | $223,914 | $230,264 |
| 6 | ufuk kortan | Cyprus | $7,670 | $167,915 | $175,585 |
| 7 | Kuromi27 | Thailand | $2,080 | $125,922 | $128,002 |
| 8 | Hyperturbo123 | Croatia | $13,310 | $94,431 | $107,741 |
| 9 | Nickroman99 | Slovenia | $10,780 | $70,816 | $81,596 |
*reflects a four-handed deal
GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Results
Six of the 18 ring-awarding events are done and dusted. The $500 WSOP Super Circuit Kickoff saw Gabriel Bardini leave 4,095 opponents in his wake as he got his hands on a $213,934 score.
"Nissim ohayon17" turned $300 into $142,447 in the Deepstack NLH Championship, while Santuu Leinonen became the $1,050 Mystery Bounty PLO champion, an accolade that also came with $92,054 in cold, hard cash.
The $1,500 Monster Stack NLH attracted 1,629 entrants, who "flikkflakk" outlasted to reel in $291,856 of the $2,321,325 prize pool. You've just read all about Alexei Ivashchenko's $525 Mystery Millions victory, so we only have to tell you about "PerV7" winning the $1,050 Bounty NLH Championship for a bankroll-boosting $220,644.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1: $500 WSOP Super Circuit Kickoff | 4,096 | $1,945,600 | Gabriel Bardini | $213,934 |
| #2: $300 Deepstack NLH Championship | 4,846 | $1,352,034 | Nissim ohayon17 | $142,447 |
| #3: $1,050 Mystery Bounty PLO | 1,148 | $1,148,000 | Santuu Leinonen | $92,054 |
| #4: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH | 1,629 | $2,321,325 | flikkflakk | $291,856 |
| #5: $525 Mystery Millions | 21,891 | $10,945,000 | Alexei Ivashchenkov | $502,709 |
| #6: $1,050 Bounty NLH Championship | 2,044 | $2,044,000 | PerV7 | $220,644 |
All prizes include bounty payments where applicable
Remaining GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Ring Event Schedule
The table below shows the schedule for the remaining 12 WSOP Super Circuit ring events. All but two of the remaining events boast a guarantee of at least $1 million; the $250 Mini Main Event carries a $5 million guarantee, while the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller will award not a cent less than $10 million.
If that eight-figure pot is not enough to get you all hot and bothered, check out the $1,700 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event, which GGPoker promises will pay at least $15 million!
| Date | Time (UTC) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #7: $525 Five Card PLO Bounty | $500,000 |
| Sun 15 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #8: $600 Ultra Stack NLH | $1,500,000 |
| Mon 16 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #9: $250 Mini Main Event Day 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Wed 18 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #10: $1,500 6-Handed NLH Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Thu 19 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #11: $800 Double Stack Bounty NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Sun 22 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #12: $365 Super Giant Bounty NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Mon 23 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #13: $1,700 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event Day 2 | $15,000,000 |
| Tue 24 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Thu 26 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #15: $5,250 Bounty High Roller NLH | $500,000 |
| Sun 29 Mar | 5:00 p.m. | #16: $1,050 GGMasters NLH Circuit Championship | $2,000,000 |
| 6:00 p.m. | #17: $525 Series Saver Turbo Bounty NLH | $1,500,000 | |
| Mon 30 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #18: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Day 2 | $10,000,000 |
