"Promoking" opened for 18 million with just 4.6 million behind from under the gun. Allan "Freedom35" Mello three-bet from the big blind and "Promoking" called off for the rest of their chips.
Promoking:
Allan "Freedom35" Mello:
"Promoking" bricked the board and was eliminated in seventh place for $134,871.
David Miscikowski jammed the button for 14 million and was called by Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi from the big blind.
David Miscikowski:
Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi:
Miscikowski was ahead after the 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.
Niklas Astedt jammed his big stack on the button with and Patrick "Egption" Tardif called off for 22.6 million with from the big blind.
It was a bit of a cooler for Tardif as despite being ahead he was the first player out in ninth place for $75,843 after the board gave Astedt a full house.
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.