Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship | 2023 WSOP Paradise

2023-12-08 14:00 UTC-4

Kickoff at 2 PM for Final Table of the $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship

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At 2 p.m. local time, Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship will begin its finale at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise and crown a new bracelet winner at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.

The event collected a total of 533 entries to create a whopping prize pool of $13,325,000. Each of the eight remaining players has guaranteed themselves $267,500, but they will all be looking for the WSOP bracelet and $2,726,300 first-place prize.

Leading the final eight players is Germany’s Daniel Smiljkovic, who resides in Austria with just over 51 big blinds when play resumes. Arunas Sapitavicius, Klemens Roiter, Matthew Stumpf, Frank Brannan, Damian Salas, Adrian Mateos, and Samuel Mullur complete the final table which is slated to be livestreamed on the GGPoker YouTube channel.

$25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship Final Table

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Smiljkovic	Germany	30,800,000	51
2	Frank Brannan	United States	16,200,000	27
3	Samuel Mullur	Austria	9,150,000	15
4	Adrian Mateos	Spain	11,325,000	18
5	Klemens Roiter	Austria	17,700,000	29
6	Arunas Sapitavicius	Lithuania	17,725,000	29
7	Damian Salas	Argentina	14,225,000	23
8	Matthew Stumpf	Canada	16,300,000	27

The final day will kick off with Level 28 at 2 p.m., beginning with blinds of 300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 big blind ante. Level duration will remain at 60 minutes throughout the day, with a break scheduled after every two levels.

Final Table Results & Remaining Payouts

Place	Player	Prize
1st		$2,726,300
2nd		$1,684,500
3rd		$1,192,300
4th		$856,800
5th		$625,400
6th		$463,700
7th		$349,400
8th		$267,500
9th	Renat Bohdanov	$208,300

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates from WSOP Paradise at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas on a delay in line with the stream to avoid spoilers.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Arunas Sapitavicius Damian Salas Daniel Smiljkovic Frank Brannan Klemens Roiter Matthew Stumpf Renat Bohdanov Samuel Mullur

2023-12-08 17:35 UTC-4

Matthew Stumpf Eliminated in 8th Place ($267,500)

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Nível 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Matthew Stumpf moved all in for 10,800,000 in the small blind and Daniel Smiljkovic called in the big blind.

Matthew Stumpf: A♣3♣
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♠J♣

Stumpf was dominated as the A♦Q♥4♠ flop brought chop possibilities. The 9♣ turn kept Smiljkovic ahead, however, and the 2♣ completed the board to eliminate Stumpf in eighth place for $267,500.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Smiljkovic	46,200,000 12,800,000	12,800,000

Matthew Stumpf	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 17:44 UTC-4

Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 7th Place ($349,400)

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Nível 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Adrian Mateos shoved all in for 6,325,000 under the gun and Daniel Smiljkovic rejammed on the button, prompting everyone else to fold.

Adrian Mateos: 4♥4♣
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♣J♣

The two were off to the races as the 2♦6♥10♠ flop kept Mateos in front. The Q♣ turn gave Smiljkovic four more outs with a Broadway draw, and the K♠ spiked the river to complete that draw, eliminating the four-time bracelet-winning Spanish pro in seventh place for $349,400.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Smiljkovic	54,125,000 7,925,000	7,925,000

Adrian Mateos	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 18:20 UTC-4

Huge Double Up for Mullur to Leave Roiter Short

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Nível 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Samuel Mullur limped in from the small blind and Klemens Roiter raised it up to 2,600,000 from the big blind. Mullur used a time bank and then shoved for 35,800,000. Roiter asked for a count, used two time bank cards and then made the call.

Samuel Mullur: A♣K♥
Klemens Roiter: 10♥10♦

The flop came 2♣9♥J♥ to keep Roiter ahead.

The turn was the K♠ to push Mullur in front.

The river completed the board with the K♣ for Mullur to improve to trips to score the huge double-up and leave Roiter short.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	72,400,000 36,600,000	36,600,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	21,525,000

Arunas Sapitavicius	17,325,000
Frank Brannan	10,950,000 -400,000	-400,000

Damian Salas	10,625,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Klemens Roiter	400,000 -34,600,000	-34,600,000

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2023-12-08 18:57 UTC-4

Klemens Roiter Eliminated in 6th Place ($463,700)

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Nível 30 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Samuel Mullur jammed the small blind and Klemens Roiter briefly thought about it before he called all in for 11,900,000 in the big blind.

Klemens Roiter: K♣J♥
Samuel Mullur: Q♠9♦

The 10♠10♥J♠ flop gave Roiter two pair while Mullur picked up an open-ended straight draw, and the K♦ turn completed that draw to vault Mullur in front.

Roiter needed to improve to a boat to survive, but the 3♠ river bricked out and Roiter was eliminated in sixth place for $463,700.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	79,900,000 14,300,000	14,300,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	19,925,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Frank Brannan	11,850,000 -900,000	-900,000

Arunas Sapitavicius	11,425,000 -4,500,000	-4,500,000
Damian Salas	10,125,000 -500,000	-500,000

Klemens Roiter	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 19:14 UTC-4

Arunas Sapitavicius Eliminated in 5th Place ($625,400)

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Nível 30 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Samuel Mullur raised from the small blind for Arunas Sapitavicius to make the call from the big blind for 5,425,000 and put his tournament life at risk.

Arunas Sapitavicius: A♣2♦
Samuel Mullur: 10♠10♦

The flop came 9♥5♣Q♦ to keep Mullur ahead with the pocket pair of tens.

The turn was the 9♦ to not change anything and neither did the 6♥ as Sapitavicius was eliminated in fifth place for $625,400.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	90,825,000 10,925,000	10,925,000

Arunas Sapitavicius	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 20:01 UTC-4

Damian Salas Eliminated in 4th Place ($856,800)

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Nível 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Damian Salas raised to 10,000,000 from under the gun and Frank Brannan three-bet from the small blind for Salas to call for 14,500,000 in total.

Damian Salas: K♣Q♠
Frank Brannan: A♥K♠

Brannan was ahead with the ace-kicker and the flop came 2♣6♥8♠ to keep him there.

The turn wasn't one of the three outs Salas needed as the 4♠ was flipped over and neither was the 7♥ on the river. Salas finished in fourth place for $856,800.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	76,300,000 -2,175,000	-2,175,000

Frank Brannan	33,400,000 13,700,000	13,700,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	23,500,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Damian Salas	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 20:08 UTC-4

Daniel Smiljkovic Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,192,300)

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Nível 31 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Daniel Smiljkovic shoved from the small blind for 13,500,000 and Frank Brannan made the call from the big blind with the bigger stack.

Daniel Smiljkovic: K♣9♦
Frank Brannan: A♦4♠

The flop came J♦10♣5♠ to give Smiljkovic a gutshot to a straight to stay alive but Brannan was still ahead.

The turn was the 6♥ not to change the situation. The 2♠ on the river spelled the end of Smiljkovic's tournament life as he was eliminated in third place for $1,192,300.

The two remaining players went for a short break while the table was getting prepared for heads-up play.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	86,300,000

Frank Brannan	46,900,000 13,500,000	13,500,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	Eliminado

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2023-12-08 20:45 UTC-4

Brannan Doubles to Almost Even

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Nível 32 : Blinds 700,000/1,300,000, 1,300,000 ante

Samuel Mullur raised to 2,800,000 from the button and Frank Brannan shoved for 32,200,000 for Mullur to snap-call with the bigger stack.

Frank Brannan: K♥Q♦
Samuel Mullur: A♠K♠

Mullur was ahead, but the flop came 9♥4♥8♥ to give Brannan a nut-flush draw which he hit when the Q♥ hit on the turn.

The 3♦ on the river didn't matter anymore as Brannan scored a big double to get him to almost even with Mullur.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Frank Brannan	67,500,000 34,000,000	34,000,000

Samuel Mullur	65,700,000 -34,000,000	-34,000,000

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2023-12-08 23:25 UTC-4

Frank Brannan Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,684,500)

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Nível 34 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Frank Brannan shoved from the button for 27,400,000 and Samuel Mullur made the call with the bigger stack.

Frank Brannan: Q♣10♣
Samuel Mullur: K♠K♦

Mullur's German/Austrian rail cheered loudly when they saw the cards being revealed.

The flop came K♣8♠8♥ for his rail to erupt in even more cheers as Mullur hit a full house.

Only running cards to a straight flush could help Brannan but the 6♥ on the turn wasn't that, The 3♣ on the river completed the formalities as his rail ran up to the stage to celebrate with him.

Winner Samuel Mullur — Samuel Mullur and his rail

Brannan made his way off the stage as he was eliminated in second place for $1,684,500 while Mullur walked away with $2,726,300 and his first WSOP bracelet.

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel Mullur	133,200,000 34,400,000	34,400,000

Frank Brannan	Eliminado

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