Four GGPoker players won rings in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit after winning the WSOP Winter Circuit festival's first four ring-awarding tournaments. "Corenkas" is the largest winner in the ongoing series since he won about $1.1 million in the $10,300 Super MILLION$.
Event No.1: BIG 50 Bounty MILLION$ Kick-Off
The tournament kicked off the WSOP Winter Circuit. It had a few flights and attracted 34,683 entrants who created a $1,595,418 prize pool after making $50 buy-ins. Each of the top nine players took home at least $9,200 as they also won bounties.
Raymundo "RayOrtega" Ortega got busted first at the final table, and he won $9,207. "Grindation", "ChiMuDao". "Argrich" and "Adrovan "Gboro21" Rodrigues followed him in eighth, seventh, sixth, and fifth place, respectively.
The event's final four players made a deal that reduced pay jumps. Each of them got $38,006 to $41,072 in the main prize pool and huge bounties." TopDagas" exited the event in fourth place with $45,163, and "Sava_Kov" followed him in the third position with $47,835.
The latter's elimination set up heads-up action between Vilivan "Mozak" Petleshkov and "zzverevzz." Yet, zzverevzz lost the battle to Petleshkov and took home $44,758, while the winner received $73,019.
The Final Table's Results
- Viliyan "Mozak" Petlshkov from Macedonia – a $73,019 total prize; $35,013 bounties and a $38,006 prize
- Zzverevzz from Russia – a $44,758 total prize; $6,612 bounties and a $38,146 prize
- Sava_Kov from Croatia – a $47,835 total prize; $6,763 bounties and a $41,072 prize
- TopDogas from Austria – a $45,163 total prize; $8,570 bounties and a $36,593 prize
- Adrovan "Gboro21" Rodrigues from Brazil – a $22,789 total prize; $3,644 bounties and a $19,145 prize
- Argrich from China – a $18,827 total prize; $4,602 bounties and a $14,225 prize
- ChiMuDao from China – a $17,293 total prize; $6,724 bounties and a $10,569 prize
- Grindation from Cyprus – a $11,625 total prize; $3,773 bounties and a $7,852 prize
- Raymundo "RayOrtega" Ortega from Mexico – a $9,207 total prize; $3,373 bounties and a $5,834 prize
Event No.2: $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Roller
The latest Super MILLION$ was huge as 722 entrants signed up and formed a $7,220,000 prize pool. The first-place prize was almost $1.1 million and "Corenkas" won it. Surprisingly, the poker expert was ninth in the chip standings with 17 big blinds.
The Final Table's Results
- Corenkas from Israel – $1,095,775
- Biao Ding from Hong Kong – $845,129
- Aleksejs Ponakovs from Latvia – $651,876
- Mike Watson from Canada – $502,857
- Barak Wisbrod from Israel – $387,947
- Anatoly Filatov from Turkey – $299,340
- Mark Radoja from Mexico – $231,015
- Elio Fox from Mexico – $178,329
- libre from Hong Kong – $137,702
Event No.3:$2,100 Bounty Hunters Championship
GGPoker is famous for its progressive Knockout events. It combined a $2,100 buy-in with a PKO format to form amazing prizes. Still, Event No. 3: $2,100 Bounty Hunters Championship featured 567 players who formed a $1,134,000 prize pool.
Only one of its nine finalists won less than $21,000 while its top two players made six-figure scores.
The Final Table's Results
- Full Boat Fox from Canada – a $147,297 total prize; $89,691 bounties and a $57,606 prize
- David Peters from Canada – a $103,606 total prize; $46,113 bounties and a $57,493 prize
- ZYN1111 from China – a $67,870 total prize; $22,726 bounties and a $45,144 prize
- Ivan "iPayMyOnix" Limeira from Brazil – a $45,475 total prize; $10,062 bounties and a $35,413 prize
- RanThisTable from Brazil – a $39,358 total prize; $11,578 bounties and a $27,780 prize
- Anatolii "Tolya089" Uizhakov from Russia – a $28,370 total prize; $6,578 bounties and a $21,792 prize
- Nikki beagle from Poland – a $22,719 total prize; $5,625 bounties and a $17,094 prize
- Zhao Zi Long from Turkey – a $13,409 total prize; $0 bounties and a $13,409 prize
- soldzerjan from Slovenia – a $21,769 total prize; $11,250 bounties and a $10,519 prize
Event No.4: $525 "Winter is Coming" Bounty 6-Handed NLH
The tournament attracted 2,248 entrants who formed a $1,124,000 prize pool and each of its seven finalists won more than $17,000.
"YouAteMyHamster" finished seventh with $17,009 while Ha KoJleHu topped the final table with $92,405.
The Final Table's Results
- Ha KoJleHu from Finland – a $92,405 total prize; $46,218 bounties and a $46,187 prize
- Luiz "Infxtantibus" De Melo from Brazil – a $58,321 total prize; $12,248 bounties and a $46,073 prize
- LanaRhodes69 from Montenegro – a $48,093 total prize; $14,338 bounties and a $33,755 prize
- Filipe "Obaralhaco" Monteiro from Brazil – a $41,165 total prize; $16,464 bounties and a $24,701 prize
- Ido "idollar" Aboudi from Israel – a $33,697 total prize; $15,622 bounties and a $18,075 prize
- Eder Campana from Brazil – a $21,418 total prize; $8,192 bounties and a $13,226 prize
- YouAteMyhamster from Sweden – a $17,009 total prize; $7,330 bounties and a $9,679 prize