Alan Goasdoue Wins the GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Main Event for $2.2M

The large GGPoker WSOP Tremendous Circuit Fundamental Occasion has topped its champion, and it’s Morocco-based Frenchman Alan “ContinUuUuUm” Goasdoue who will eternally be bestowed with that title. The Moroccan got here out on prime of a ten,690-strong subject to seize a WSOPC ring and a powerful $2,234,319 of the guaratee-busting $17,264,350 prize pool.

After dozens of Day 1s, the penultimate day’s play decreased the five-figure subject to a singular eight-handed closing desk. Mexico-based Spaniard Daniel Vicente sat down on the closing desk with the chip lead in tow, though his stack solely contained three extra huge blinds than Japan’s “L JAHA.”

Israel’s “KnaffeGOAT” introduced up the rear with 19 huge blinds, with Goasdoue second-last in chips with a 22 huge blind stack.

GGPoker WSOP Tremendous Circuit Fundamental Occasion Closing Desk Chip Counts

The primary elimination occurred just a little over 10 minutes after the ultimate desk started. “Ditto1031” raised from center place with king-nine of spades, “KnaffeGOAT” three-bet round half of their 14 huge blind stack with pocket eights within the cutoff, just for Vicente to click on it again from the massive blind with pocket kings. “Ditto1031 folded, however “KnaffeGOAT” despatched a sighing emoji earlier than shifting all-in; Vicente put within the calling chips. A jack-high board stored Vicente’s kings as the most effective hand, and “KnaffeGOAT” bowed out in eighth for $362,144.

The damaging Pedro Neves busted in seventh for $469,615 after a conflict with Vicente did not go his approach. Vicente min-raised underneath the gun with pocket queens earlier than immediately calling when Neves three-bet jammed for 22 huge blinds with ace-jack from the small blind. Not one of the 5 neighborhood playing cards was greater than a 9, and Neves’ quest so as to add a WSOP Circuit ring to the bracelet he received ended prematurely.

China’s “JianguoNb” was the following participant to move to the rail; their sixth-place end got here with a $608,988. Vicente continued in his position of executioner by elevating within the cutoff with ace-jack and rapidly calling when “JianguoNb” jammed from the small blind for five.5 huge blinds with the dominated ace-trey. Each gamers flopped an ace, however Vicente’s jack-kicker performed, and the ultimate desk had misplaced nearly half of its gamers throughout the first 50 minutes.

The final six-figure prize of the WSOP Tremendous Circuit Fundamental Occasion went to Japan’s “Ditto1031,” who had been nursing a brief stack for some time. “Ditto1031” appeared down at jack-ten of diamonds, and raised greater than half of their six huge blind stack earlier than calling the shove from Goasdoue, comprised of the massive blind with king-queen. “Ditto1031” flopped an open-ended straight draw however missed a myriad of outs on the flip and river to exit in fifth place, a end price $789,733.

One other Japanese grinder, “L JAHA,” completed fourth and have become an on the spot millionaire after accumulating $1,024,128. “L JAHA” min-raised on the button with queen-eight of diamonds, Goasdoue three-bet with king-trey within the huge blind, and was referred to as. Each gamers checked the king-eight-seven flop, main to a different seven on the flip, which each gamers checked. A queen on the river gave “L JAHA” two pair, but it surely was a second-best two pair. Goasdoue checked, “L JAHA” fired a half-pot wager just for Goasdoue to check-raise. “L JAHA” could not discover a fold, referred to as all-in, and noticed the dangerous information at showdown.

Three-handed play lasted 50 minutes, throughout which era Goasdoue helped himself to quite a few pots and held a commanding chip lead. The Frenchman’s stack was greater than double that of Vicente and nearly seven instances the scale of China’s “Tiramisuwow@@.”

Heads-up was reached when Goasdoue raised from the small blind with trey-deuce of hearts and “Tiramisuwow@@” referred to as within the huge blind with ten-six of golf equipment from a 9 huge blind stack. The flop fell seven-trey-ace with two golf equipment. Goasdoue determined to maneuver all-in and was referred to as. Goasdoue’s lowly pair of threes held, and he entered the heads-up battle towards Vicente main with 76 huge blinds to his opponent’s 31.

A few minutes into the heads-up battle, Vicente accomplished the small blind with ace-six, Goasdoue raised to 6 huge blinds with ace-ten, just for Vicente to commit all however 0.75 huge blinds with a four-bet. The remainder of the chips discovered their approach into the center, and Goasdoue’s ace-ten turned two pair and prevented a chop on the river.

Vicente collected a $1,722,308 comfort prize whereas Goasdoue obtained his arms on $2,234,319 and a WSOP Circuit ring.

GGPoker WSOP Tremendous Circuit Fundamental Occasion Closing Desk Outcomes

Based on the GGPoker reside stream, Goasdoue had $1,026,375 in winnings at GGPoker earlier than this large rating, along with his largest money weighing in at $29,808. It’s secure to say that the 2023 FPS Paris Fundamental Occasion champion has obliterated these earlier bests.

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 grew to become the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from reside reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his position of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.