Brazilian professional Matheus Machado broke the seven-figure barrier for the first time in his career at the tables this Tuesday (31). The Level Up Poker player reached the podium of Event 18 of the WSOP Super Circuit, the GGMillion$ with a US$ 10 thousand buy-in and a US$ 10 million guarantee.
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After several Day 1s, the GGMillion$ attracted 1.297 entries, qualifying 126 players for Day 2. Matheus Machado made it to the final table and, in the decision, finished in third place, securing an incredible US$ 1.013.788. He only trailed behind Russia’s Kirill Shcherbakov, and the champion “littlepapi”, from China.
Check out the final standings of Event 18:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | “littlepapi” | China | US$ 1.702.088 |
| 2 | Kirill Shcherbakov | Russia | US$ 1.313.415 |
| 3 | Matheus Machado | Brazil | US$ 1.013.788 |
| 4 | “Checo Pacheco” | Mexico | US$ 782.745 |
| 5 | “kikilala88” | Malaysia | US$ 604.586 |
| 6 | Rayan Chamas “Beriuzy” | Lebanon | US$ 467.206 |
| 7 | João Vieira | Portugal | US$ 361.271 |
| 8 | Joshua McCully | Australia | US$ 279.586 |
| 9 | Daniel Petersen | Denmark | US$ 216.596 |
Matheus Machado’s elimination came with a cruel twist of the deck. After putting in an initial raise, the Brazilian was put against the wall by Shcherbakov and called with everything he had. He showed AKo, while the Russian revealed KJs, and the flop came AQ4 rainbow. Machado remained safe through the turn, but the river T completed Shcherbakov’s gutshot.
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The WSOP Super Circuit GGMillion$ exceeded the US$ 10 million guarantee by a good margin. The field resulted in a prize pool of US$ 12.580.900, distributed among all Day 2 participants. It is also worth noting that the competition was the last of this series awarding a circuit ring.
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