Brazilian professional Matheus Machado will fight for millions of dollars this Tuesday (31). The player is at the final table of Event 18 of the WSOP Super Circuit, the GGMillion$ High Roller with a US$ 10 thousand buy-in. On Day 2, this Monday (30), he was able to survive and qualify for the final.
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Held in a multi-Day 1 format, the GGMillion$ recorded 1.297 entries, making the prize pool jump from the guaranteed US$ 10 million to US$ 12.580.900. Day 2 received the 126 qualifiers from the initial stages, with everyone already in the money, and ran until the final table was formed.
When the action stopped, Matheus Machado secured third place in the chip count, with 13.318.504 chips, equivalent to 38,1 big blinds. Although he is at the top of the count, the value is slightly below the current average of 41,1 bbs. This is because the leader, Russian Kirill Shcherbakov, has 38.704.752, or 110,6 bbs, far ahead in the lead.
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Check out the final table chip count:
| Name | Country | Chips |
| Kirill Shcherbakov | Russia | 38.704.752 |
| “Checo Pacheco” | Mexico | 21.931.750 |
| Matheus Machado | Brazil | 13.318.504 |
| Joshua McCully | Australia | 13.012.769 |
| “kikilala88” | Malaysia | 10.056.094 |
| João Vieira | Portugal | 9.804.100 |
| Rayan Chamas “Beriuzy” | Lebanon | 9.120.719 |
| “littlepapi” | China | 8.211.488 |
| Daniel Petersen | Denmark | 5.258.128 |
In addition to Machado, other Brazilians went far in this special edition of the GGMillion$. Although he didn’t reach the FT, Ivan Limeira did well, finishing in 21º place for US$ 86.366. Furthermore, Marcílio Santos (38º) and Lucas Rocha (41º) also had good runs, taking home US$ 55.376 each.
This Event 18 is the last of the current WSOP Super Circuit worth a ring. Those qualified for the ultimate final table will return to action at 15:00 (Brasília time) this Tuesday, with a minimum payout of US$ 216.596. The top three will take home seven-figure scores, and for the champion, in addition to the ring, a prize of US$ 1.702.088 is reserved.
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See the FT payouts:
| Position | Prize |
| 1º | US$ 1.702.088 |
| 2º | US$ 1.313.415 |
| 3º | US$ 1.013.788 |
| 4º | US$ 782.745 |
| 5º | US$ 604.586 |
| 6º | US$ 467.206 |
| 7º | US$ 361.271 |
| 8º | US$ 279.586 |
| 9º | US$ 216.596 |