Carlos Ribeiro confirmed Brazilian favoritism and won the GGMillion$ High Rollers at GGPoker. The star overcame a field of 197 entries and took home the prize of US$ 406,522. Thus, he secured another great result in the traditional US$ 10,000 buy-in tournament.
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Therefore, the final became historic for Brazilian dominance. Six players from the country reached the final table. In the end, the podium was entirely green and yellow. Alisson Piekazewicz finished second and received US$ 318,747.
Additionally, Bernardo Soares completed the podium and secured US$ 249,924. Thus, the top three finishers of the GGMillion$ High Rollers were representatives of the Brazilian squad. The result further reinforced the excellent moment experienced by the main names in national poker.
However, the final also had moments of intense action. Dalton Hobold, Biao Ding, Alex Theologis, Fabio Wagner, and Brunno Botteon left the competition before the 4-handed stage. Afterwards, Carlos Ribeiro took control of the table and advanced to the heads-up against Alisson Piekazewicz.
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Check out the final table payouts:
| Position | Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carlos Ribeiro | US$ 406,522 |
| 2nd | Alisson Piekazewicz | US$ 318,747 |
| 3rd | Bernardo Soares | US$ 249,924 |
| 4th | Max Buschmann | US$ 195,962 |
| 5th | Brunno Botteon | US$ 153,650 |
| 6th | Fabio Wagner | US$ 120,475 |
| 7th | Alex Theologis | US$ 94,463 |
| 8th | Ding Biao | US$ 74,067 |
| 9th | Dalton Hobold | US$ 58,075 |
Carlos Ribeiro dominates the final stretch and wins the title
Thus, the final table started at a fast pace. Dalton Hobold, who had the smallest stack among the finalists, was eliminated by Alisson Piekazewicz in the very first hands. Then, Biao Ding lost a coin flip of QQ against AK to Bernardo Soares and finished in eighth place.
Next, Brunno Botteon won a big pot by hitting a set of aces and inducing Alex Theologis to bluff. Shortly after, the Brazilian eliminated the Greek. Fabio Wagner managed two folds but was eliminated by Max Buschmann. Thus, Botteon still reached fifth place and took home US$ 153,650.
Finally, Carlos Ribeiro grew even more in the decisive stretch and eliminated Buschmann at 4-handed. At 3-handed, the Brazilian maintained the lead, while Alisson Piekazewicz eliminated Bernardo Soares in a pre-flop all-in of A6 against AJ. In the heads-up, Ribeiro gained the advantage again and confirmed the victory by hitting an A on the flop with A5 against QQ, securing the GGMillion$ High Rollers title.
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