Brazilian Kelvin Kerber participated this Tuesday (24) in the final table of the GGMillion$ High Rollers US$ 10.000, GGPoker’s weekly tournament. The Samba Team professional started at the bottom of the chip count, attempted a comeback, but ended up finishing in sixth place after suffering a bad beat with KK.
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Still, the sixth-place finish in the field of 205 entries represents a gain for Kelvin Kerber compared to the start of the FT. On Sunday (22), he had qualified in seventh, and as such, secured a valuable payout. In short, the Brazilian left the final table with a prize of US$ 110.240.
The GGMillion$ weekly brings together big names from the international scene, being the most popular regular High Roller tournament in online poker. In this edition, the title went to Dejan Kaladjurdjevic, from Montenegro. For the win, the European earned US$ 404.362 plus a US$ 10 thousand entry to the GGMillion$ Live Paradise.
Check out the final GGMillion$ standings:
- Dejan Kaladjurdjevic (Montenegro) – US$ 404.362 + ticket
- Chris Nguyen (Austria) – US$ 311.806
- Viacheslav Buldygin (Russia) – US$ 240.435
- Leonard Maue (Germany) – US$ 185.401
- “Oma Gisela” (Austria) – US$ 142.963
- Kelvin Kerber (Brazil) – US$ 110.240
- Alexander Kirichenko (Russia) – US$ 85.006
- Parahat Nurmuhammedov “Fernando 007” (Turkmenistan) – US$ 65.549
- Denys Chufarin (Ukraine) – US$ 50.545
The beginning of Kelvin Kerber’s journey at this FT was not good. He quickly became the short stack and, with 9 left, saw his stack dwindle to less than 10 bbs. However, he was able to turn things around. Kerber even eliminated Denys Chufarin moments after the Ukrainian had lost a significant pot.
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From then on, Kelvin Kerber was on the rise. The good momentum seemed set to continue when, during 6-handed play, he saw Nguyen put him all-in while he held KK in the big blind. After the call, he saw a favorable showdown, as the Austrian had Q9s. However, the tide turned right on the flop Q96, and Nguyen’s two pair were enough to eliminate the Brazilian after the turn 2 and river 8.
This edition of the GGMillion$ was a rare occasion where the event had an overlay. The 205 entries were not enough to cover the US$ 2 million guarantee, and the distributed prize pool covered the top 25 finishers. In the ITM, besides Kerber, Brazil was also represented by Bruno Volkmann (10th, US$ 37.786) and Gabriel Tavares (18th, US$ 22.713).
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