Who Will Win the 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week $10,300 Main Event?
All but one tournament of the inaugural 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week has determined a champion. The Super MILLION$ $10,300 Main Event will officially conclude the festival today as eight players out of 976 entries return to battle for the lion's share of the $10 million guarantee.
All finalists have $299,366 locked up and two seven-figure paydays will be awarded, the winner is slated to walk away with the top prize of $1,242,332.
Mexico-based British player Ben Ward leads the way with a stack of 18,432,514 but he is closely followed by Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl (17,715,410) and the 2019 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Alexandros Kolonias (17,300,410) Krasimir Yankov sits in the middle of the pack with a stack of 14,986,851 and all further finalists are below 10 million in chips.
That includes Shankar Pillai (9,323,230), Thomas Muehloecker (7,179,571), Javier Gomez (6,633,140), and Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot (5,674,092). The final table was supposed to start nine-handed but after the elimination of Ole Schemion in 10th place, China's Wei Zhao bowed out after in the final hand of the other table and collected $244,811 for his 9th place finish.
Final Table 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week $10,300 Main Event
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Ward | United Kingdom | 18,432,514 | 61 |
| 2 | Sebastian "Weizen" Gaehl | Germany | 17,715,410 | 59 |
| 3 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 17,300,410 | 58 |
| 4 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 14,986,851 | 50 |
| 5 | Shankar Pillai | United States | 9,323,230 | 31 |
| 6 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 7,179,571 | 24 |
| 7 | Javier Gomez | Spain | 6,633,140 | 22 |
| 8 | Benjamin "Geraaaard" Chalot | France | 5,674,092 | 19 |
*big blinds are based on the rollback to level 38 with blinds of 150,000-300,000 / ante 35,000
According to the tournament lobby, the blinds are rolled back to ensure an average stack of at least 40 big blinds. The action will resume at 6 p.m. UTC and all PokerNews live updates will be based on the showdown cards in the GGPoker client.
Furthermore, there will also be cards-up coverage and commentary available on a security delay of half an hour on the GGPoker.tv Twitch channel.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,242,332 |
| 2 | $1,000,991 |
| 3 | $818,576 |
| 4 | $669,403 |
| 5 | $547,414 |
| 6 | $447,657 |
| 7 | $366,078 |
| 8 | $299,366 |