Ilia Streltsov Takes Down GGMillion$ Super Main Event for $1.66 Million!

The GG World Pageant ends on June 10, however the monster-sized GGMillion$ Tremendous Primary Occasion is already carried out and dusted. Together with re-entries, 1,121 gamers purchased into the $10,300 buy-in occasion at GGPoker, creating an $11,210,000 prize pool. Ilia Streltsov was the final participant standing; they walked away with an unbelievable $1,661,695.

Streltsov is a Russian grinder residing in Argentina, who was a relative unknown earlier than this large rating. Streltsov had performed in 5 $10,300 GGMillion$ occasions however had by no means cashed; 81st place was the deepest they’d ever progressed. Nonetheless, Streltsov has amassed $1,150,988 in winnings at GGPoker.

$10,300 GGMillion$ Tremendous Primary Occasion Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Emilien Pitavy was the primary of the 9 finalists relieved of their stack. Their ninth-place end got here with $196,689. “FUGG” joined the ever-growing checklist of casualties, coming unstuck in eighth for a $255,121 payout.

Seventh place and $330,901 went to Alexander Tkatschew, a proficient Austrian who is usually seen on the enterprise finish of high-stakes tournaments. The elimination of Nikita Kalinin of Belarus and Malaysia’s “dafaniu,” finishes price $429,175 and $556,621, left just for gamers within the hunt for the title and the $1,661,695 prime prize.

4-handed play took greater than 2.5 hours to succeed in, however the event was wrapped up inside half an hour.

First, Juan Pardo fell by the hands of Streltsov, ending fourth for $721,898. Then, Streltsov despatched Mariusz Golinski in third, a end price $936,235.

Streltsov went into the heads-up battle with “If_i_persist” holding a seven-to-one chip lead. Amazingly, the one-on-one battle solely lasted a single hand, Streltsov shoving with king-seven, and “If_i_persist” calling off their final ten large blinds with ace-jack of diamonds. The flop fell king-high with two diamonds, giving Streltsov a 54.14% to 45.86% benefit. An offsuit 5 put the ball firmly in Streltsov’s court docket earlier than a deuce on the river accomplished the board, crowning Streltsov champion, and resigning the runner-up to a really respectable $1,214,195 comfort prize.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker business since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he turned the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from stay reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his position of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.