Warming Up for the GDAM Main Event
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With just a few minutes remaining before the players in the GDAM Main Event start making their way toward winning millions of dollars, we thought we would take a quick look at the action that has already taken place during the GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions.
Last night, the GDAM Warm-Up was held. Costing HK$250,000 (Approx. US$32,000) to enter, many of the players in today’s field were at the tables. All in all exactly 45 players entered the event, creating a hefty HK$10,743,750 (Approx. US$1.39 million) prize pool.
The top five players finished in the money and it was Macau high roller specialist and businessmen Nick Wong who won the HK$4,298,000 top prize. Prominent poker crusher Isaac Haxton finished as the runner-up, while Germany’s Philipp Gruissem, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Norway’s Tore Lukashaugen rounded out the money-paying positions.
Prominent poker pros Erik Seidel and Mike Watson were also at the final table, but failed to finish in the money.
Check out the payouts below and find a full wrap of the GDAM Warm-Up right here.
GDAM Warm-Up Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (HKD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Wong | Hong Kong | $4,298,000 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | USA | $2,579,000 |
| 3 | Philipp Gruissem | Germany | $1,719,000 |
| 4 | Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | $1,289,000 | |
| 5 | Tore Lukashaugen | Norway | $858,750 |
Before the event we would have said that a couple of the players above were some of the favourites to make it deep in the GDAM Main Event, so be sure to continue checking out our live updates to find out if they continue their solid form. Play will begin very shortly!