DARK HORSE DELIVERS! Sven Andersson Claims Second GGMillion$ Title With $327K Upset Victory – December 3, 2025

Epic $326,577 GGMillion$ Title – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 42

This week’s GGMillion$ saw regular host Jeff Gross joined by special guest co-commentator Bryan Paris to present a stunning finale to the $10,000 weekly event on GGPoker. Legends of the online felt such as Simon Beckman, Oliver Weis, and Aliaksei Boika all battled for glory. 

Pre-Match Betting Odds

With the final nine packed full of talent, the chip leader at the start was the Serbian GGMillion$ regular Danilo Velasevic, who began the final on a massive stack of 100 big blinds. As a result, he was available at odds of 3.88 before the kick-off. Velasevic’s Serbian colleague ‘Vlada2018’ was his nearest rival on 73 big blinds, at odds of 6.1, slightly longer, but ultimately this was down to the chip leader’s superior experience and chip stack. 

German player Simon Beckman began the action third in chips on 66 big blinds, and at odds of 6.02, he was the second favorite for a good reason. Beckman is a genuine online poker star, and we backed him to win outright at those odds, given the combination of his history in the game and the size of his stack. Swedish players Sven Andersson in fourth (55BB/7.0) and Simon Mattsson as the short stack (13BB/21.02) had wildly varied odds and chances, with Russian player Leonid Orman (38BB/9.44) as the middle pin of the nine. 

Of the underdogs towards the bottom of the chipcounts at the final table, Oliver Weis (36BB/12.06) was a very appealing bet too. At the same time, Belarusian Aliaksei Boika (35BB) was even shorter odds, available at 9.52, and our outside bet for a very deep run. Brazilian player ‘Deputadim’ was on 29 big blinds at the start of play and available at odds of 17.16.

Key Moments from the Felt

Early skirmishes were fierce, but none ended with the field being reduced in number. The first player to leave was Leonid Orman (1:25:30) as the Russian ran pocket jacks into the pocket aces belonging to Danilo Velasevic. The chip leader survived the board to send Orman from the felt with a cash of $46,654. 

Aliaksei Boika was the next player to leave as he shoved pre-flop with ace-eight only to run into Velasevic’s pocket jacks. Another jack on the flop spelled doom for Boika and he was ousted in eighth place for $59,501 after a fourth jack made it ‘Death by Quads’ on the river.

‘Vlada2018’ was perhaps the unluckiest player to lose their tournament life across the entire evening, getting their stack into the middle on a turn of a board showing J-7-2-Q with pocket kings (1:34:15). ‘Deputadim’ held queen-jack, and that two-pair held through the river, eliminating the Serbian player, who had started in second place, for $75,886.

A brilliant call from Simon Mattsson sent Oliver Weis home in sixth place for $96,783 as the German player gambled his last chips with ace-four on a flop of T-5-2. Calling with ace-king, the Swedish player Mattsson was spot on, and Weis missed his gutter shot and three-outer draw too to depart outside the final five. 

Another German player departed in fifth place as Simon Beckman shoved with king-jack and was called to defeat by Velasevic with king-queen. A jack came on the flop but a queen on the river left just four players in with a chance of victory, as Deputadim led the field on 7.44 million chips, with Velasevic (5.6m), Simon Mattsson (2.71m), and Sven Andersson (2.09m) all chasing the pacesetter.

Mattsson was the unfortunate victim of escalating blinds when he committed all his chips pre-flop with ace-seven of diamonds. Called by ‘Deputadim’ with pocket jacks, two more jacks came on the flop and turn as quad jacks eliminated a GGMillion$ player for the second time of the night! It still represented a stunning return on his investment for the short stack, as the Swede won $157,425 in fourth place, having started in ninth.

The starting chip leader drifted to a short stack and decided to go all-in with king-ten for eight big blinds (3:03:30). Called by Sven Andersson with ace-three, the Swedish player held through the board, hitting top pair on the flop and improving to trips on the river to send the Serbian overnight chip leader home with $200,775 in third place. 

Heads-up, Andersson had a big lead and eventually made it count despite an early fightback from ‘Deputadim’. On a flop of 8-7-6 (3:19:00), Andersson had eight-deuce while ‘Deputadim’ had ace-nine for the open-ended straight draw. All the chips went in, and Andersson won the day, as ‘Deputadim’s draw failed to come in, and Andersson earned the win he craved. 

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – December 2nd, 2025

This week’s GGMillion$ came together right at the end as Andersson booked his second win like a sleeper hitman at the poker table, coming through right at the end to triumph.

“The long shots performed really well,” said Bryan Paris after the event. ‘Deputadim got to heads-up, and that was a very impressive performance.” 

“Yeah, it was just a fun final table, it set the tone early and it was electric!” Jeff Gross said. 

Here are all the winners from this week’s GGMillion$.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Sven Andersson	Sweden	$326,577
2nd	‘Deputadim’	Brazil	$256,064
3rd	Danilo Velasevic	Serbia	$200,775
4th	Simon Mattsson	Sweden	$157,425
5th	Simon Beckman	Germany	$123,434
6th	Oliver Weis	Germany	$96,783
7th	‘Vlada2018’	Slovakia	$75,886
8th	Aliaksei Boika	Belarus	$59,501
9th	Leonid Orman	Russia	$46,654

How Did Andersson Win as an Outsider?

A terrific show from Swedish player Sven Andersson booked the second win of his career at a GGMillion$ final table. Starting way back in fourth, he might have been an outside bet at 7 to 1, and even though he was a long short stack with four left, he got the job done, coming through to win the massive $326,577 top prize.    

“How did he do it?’ asked Jeff Gross to co-host Bryan Paris. “He was a dark horse, showing up out of nowhere and getting the chips.”

“He held on until he got four-handed,” said Paris. “He won a couple of flips and took it from there. I thought he played great.”

Watch how Sven Andersson won his second GGMillion$ title right here: 

 

Shcherbakov Wins Epic GGMillion$ After Nitsche Gets Close Again – December 10, 2025

First time winner earns $326,577 GGMillion$ Title – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 43

This week’s GGMillion$ event saw the Russian player Kirill Shcherbakov overcome a huge chip leader at the start of play as Dominik Nitsche once again fell short at the final table, unable to convert a big lead into the title he craves. With the action brought to life by regular host Jeff Gross and special guest co-commentator Mike Wasserman, the final nine played out thrillingly on GGPoker. 

Pre-Match Betting Odds

When this week’s final table began, it was the German professional Dominik Nitsche who started with the lead, and a huge one at that. Packing 134 big blinds, Nitsche was bidding to end his long wait for a GGMilion$ title, and was some way clear of his nearest challenger, Russian player Osmirko Artem, with 93 big blinds. The betting odds in the GGPoker client backed that up, with Nitsche a 2.54 favorite while Artem was available at 4.02. 

Everyone else in the field had less than half the chips of the leader, with the Ukrainian player Volodymyr Palamar on 56 big blinds, but still good value at odds of 6.96 to run deep. Brazilians Bruno Botteon (34BB/10.28) and Dante Fernandes (24BB/14.24) both appealed too, while Belarussian Yahor Dambrouski sat on 23 big blinds at odds of 17.4.

Short-stacked Russian Kirill Shcherbakov (21BB/18.34), Irish player Jon Proudfoot (15BB/19.94), and British player ‘NOWAYM8’ (8BB/42.88) all looked like long-odds shots to make their chips count, but a surprise was on the cards as one of the biggest shocks in GGMillion$ history was about to play out.

Key Moments from the Felt

The first exit was one of the cruellest, as ‘NOWAYM8’ was probably uttering their own name phonetically as they busted on just the third hand (41:30). All-in with the superior ace-nine of hearts to Nitsche’s king-five of hearts, a run-out of 7-3-4-4-6 provided a straight for Nitsche, and ‘NOWAYM8’ was left to depart in ninth for $35,479.

Two short stacks battled when Jon Proudfoot’s ace-jack of spades couldn’t hit against Dante Fernandes’ pocket nines, which saw the Irishman bust in eighth for $45,430. Soon, only seven remained, as the Belarusian player Yahor Dambrouski lost out with ace-four against the ace-eight of the Ukrainian Volodymyr Palamar. Dambrouski departed with a score of $58,172 in seventh place

A big bust-out came in sixth place, as Brazil’s Bruno Botteon was eliminated by one pip. His pocket eights were one pip short against Dominik Nitsche’s pocket nines as the German’s superior hand held up, and Botteon left with $74,488 in sixth place. The reverse situation played out soon after at a great cost to Palamar, whose pocket queens went into his final hand well ahead of Kirill Shcherbakov’s pocket tens (2:06:25). Unfortunately, the board had other ideas. A ten on the flop spelled disaster for the Ukrainian as he failed to catch any cards and busted for $95,381 in fifth place.

Dante Fernandes was dominated in defeat, falling in fourth for $122,133 when his ace-ten was no good against Shcherbakov’s ace-queen. Play was sent heads-up after the elimination of Nitsche in third (2:56:00). Falling two places short of his ultimate goal of winning the title, Nitsche had the best of it as a flop of 9-6-2 with two clubs landed, the German holding queen-nine. But Shcherbakov called with ace-five of clubs, needing only one more to make a flush. The required card hit on the river, doleing out maximum pain as Nitsche left with $156,389. 

Mattsson was the unfortunate victim of escalating blinds when he committed all his chips pre-flop with ace-seven of diamonds. Called by ‘Deputadim’ with pocket jacks, two more jacks came on the flop and turn as quad jacks eliminated a GGMillion$ player for the second time of the night! It still represented a stunning return on his investment for the short stack, as the Swede won $157,425 in fourth place, having started in ninth.

Heads-up, Osmirko Artem had a strong lead with 7.7m chips against Shcherbakov’s 4.5m. That all changed during a hand where Artem raised pre-flop, checked on the flop, then fired on the remaining streets with ace-king. Shcherbakov hero-called brilliantly with a flopped pair of tens for second pair, but took the lead, almost an exact reversal from the start of heads up. The very next hand, a board of K-9-2-7-A played out before Artem shoved with queen-high in his hand (3:09:11). Could Shcherbakov produce another hero call to win it? You bet he could. The Russian eventually clicked call with just ten-seven in his hand for fourth pair on the board, a superb piece of play that deserved to win any event. 

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – December 9th, 2025

After a flurry of early eliminations, the ending of this week’s GGMillion$ was a surprise. Osmirko Artem had the lead, but two failed bluffs were both called by his opponent Kirill Shcherbakov, and Artem paid the ultimate price, cashing for $200,253 as runner-up instead of winning the event for $256,419.

“Your champion for the first time!” said Jeff Gross as the call came through. “That is a big ‘W’ for Shcherbakov. Tell me Mr. Wasserman, how did he come out of nowhere and get it done?”

“He let a lot of other people do the dirty work and came through,” said Mike. “He six-bet jammed with ace-three and for him to have the wherewithal and to recognise the spot for what it was and pull the trigger? He earned it!”

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Kirill Shcherbakov	Russia	$256,419
2nd	Osmirko Artem	Russia	$200,253
3rd	Komink Nitsche	Germany	$156,389
4th	Dante Fernandes	Brazil	$122,133
5th	Volodymyr Palamar	Ukraine	$95,381
6th	Bruno Botteon	Brazil	$74,488
7th	Yahor Dambrouski	Belarus	$58,172
8th	Jon Proutfoot	Republic of Ireland	$45,430
9th	‘NOWAYM8’	United Kingdom	$35,479

How Did Andersson Win as an Outsider?

A terrific show from Swedish player Sven Andersson booked the second win of his career at a GGMillion$ final table. Starting way back in fourth, he might have been an outside bet at 7 to 1, and even though he was a long short stack with four left, he got the job done, coming through to win the massive $326,577 top prize.    

“How did he do it?’ asked Jeff Gross to co-host Bryan Paris. “He was a dark horse, showing up out of nowhere and getting the chips.”

“He held on until he got four-handed,” said Paris. “He won a couple of flips and took it from there. I thought he played great.”

Watch how Sven Andersson won his second GGMillion$ title right here: 

 

POKER HISTORY MADE! Brazilian Wins $224K GGMillion WHILE Playing WSOP Paradise Super Main Event! – December 17, 2025

Gustavo Silva Campos Wins GGMillion$ – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 44

The latest GGMillion$ final took place on GGPoker at the exact same time as the live version was playing down from the first deal to the last card in The Bahamas. That’s because there were not one but two GGMillion$ this week. This is where you can read all about the online winner, but if you want to find out who won the latest WSOP Paradise bracelet, you can do so here. 

On GGPoker, nine terrific players battled to a finish and a top prize of $223,824 as legends of the online felt, including Duco Haven, Christopher Rudolph, and Bruno Volkmann fought for glory.

Pre-Match Betting Odds

When play got underway at the final table, there were 10 previous GGMillion$ titles amongst the nine finalists, as well as over $85 million in winnings on GGPoker. The chip leader was the Brazilian player Gustavo Silva Campos, who piled up 74 big blinds and was short odds of 5.18 to win despite playing from The Bahamas in the $25,000-entry Super Main Event at the same time!

Behind Campos, the Dutch player Duco Haven and Bulgarian Boris Angelov were both on 51 big blinds, with Haven available at 5.3 and slightly shorter odds than Angelov on 5.96. Colombian ‘GREAGYPoker’ sat on 50 bigs at longer odds of 6.38 due to the experience of the other players, such as Haven, who seemed to have the best chance amongst the chasing pack, which is why we chose him as our favorite for the week.  

The rest of the field, all experienced players, needed routes back into contention. German player Christopher Rudolph (40BB) was at odds of 7.2, while French hopeful Jérémie Zouari had the same stack but was longer odds at 10.2 in the GGPoker client. Austrian Caspar Engelien had 33 big blinds at 9.62, with Swedish player Sven Andersson at 15.62 despite having a playable stack of 20 bigs. The Brazilian player Bruno Volkmann began at odds of 95.56 due to having just two big blinds to his name.

Key Moments from the Felt

Volkmann was a lock to bust first, and sure enough, the experienced South American couldn’t climb up the canvas. All-in with ace-deuce on the third hand, he lost to Duco Haven’s queen-seven when both players paired their lower card, crashing out for $30,969. The eighth-place exit came as a shock, as the middle pin of the nine who started crashed out for $39,655. Germany’s Chris Rudolph lost the last of his starting stack (1:25:30), shoving pre-flop for 14 bigs with pocket nines, losing to Andersson’s ace-jack.  An ace on the flop did the damage as Rudolph was unable to improve.

Soon, the field was trimmed to half a dozen when Austria’s Caspar Engelien busted, bluffing away his chips with just five-eight on a board showing J-T-4-6-2 as Haven once again made a good call, holding ten-nine for second pair. After the Austrian cashed for $50,778 in seventh, Swedish pro Sven Andersson departed for $65,020 in sixth as Campos enjoyed a massive moment of fortune (1:44:50). All-in with ace-king, Andersson lost to Campos’ ace-queen when a queen fell on the turn. Had he lost that hand, Campos would have been left with less than 15 big blinds, but having won the pot, he leapt to second in chips and was in a spot with a genuine chance of victory.

Boris Angelov busted in fifth place for $83,257 when the last two blinds belonging to him went in with nine-seven of clubs. Losing to Haven’s ace-jack, the Dutch player once again acted as executioner as four remained. Shortly after Angelov was out, the table was down three, as the French player Jérémie Zouari crashed out for $106,608. All-in with ace-seven, the ace-king of ‘GREAGYPoker’ was good enough to knock Zouari from the tournament. The hot run continued as the same player busted Duco Haven for $136,509 in third (2:44:20) when a big coinflip went the Lithuanian’s way. 

Heads-up began with the Campos behind a little. The chips went back and forth for a bit, until the Brazilian was able to win himself a pot to grab the lead when he hero-called on the river of a nine-high board with top pair. Into nearly a 3:1 lead, Campos ran out of timebank due to his efforts in The Bahamas. He eventually shoved with five-deuce of spades with a 9:1 lead. ‘GREAGYPoker’ made the call with queen-nine. A deuce on the A-A-2 flop gave Campos the lead, and after a ten of diamonds on the turn gave him a flush draw, it came in on the cruellest card of all, the nine of diamonds on the river, to give ‘GREAGYPoker’ a bigger pair, but not enough to beat the runner-runner flush.

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – December 16th, 2025

Gustavo Silva Campos became the first poker player to win on two live streams at the same time in poker history by cashing in the Super Main Event at the same time as he won this week’s GGMillion$. Taking home over $223,000 for victory, the Brazilian led from the start of the final table and closed it out at its dramatic conclusion as both Jeff Gross and co-commentator Bryan Paris were full of praise for the latest champion. 

“What a story, this guy is deep into the Bahamas, fighting for $10m live!”

“If I was ‘GREAGYPoker’, I would have played a much slower style, to take advantage of him having no timebank. GREAGY went pedal to the metal. I learned a lot as I always do.”

The champion himself was delighted to have made poker history on Paradise Island.

“I’m very happy and proud,” said Gustavo to Jeff Platt on the floor in The Bahamas at Atlantis Resort. “I’m focused on the live event now; I made Day 4. Another game, another focus!” 

Here are all the winners from this week’s online GGMillion$:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Gustavo Silva Campos	Brazil	$223,824
2nd	‘GREAGYPoker’	Lithuania	$174,797
3rd	Duco Haven	Netherlands	$136,509
4th	Jérémie Zouari	France	$106,608
5th	Boris Angelov	Bulgaria	$83,257
6th	Sven Andersson	Sweden	$65,020
7th	Caspar Engelien	Austria	$50,778
8th	Christopher Rupolph	Germany	$39,655
9th	Bruno Volkmann	Brazil	$30,969

Did GREAGY Throw Away the Crown?

With a full timebank compared to his opponent, the Lithuanian may have cashed for $174,797 as runner-up, but he blew the chance to win $223,824 up top. It created history and gave us the first double-streamed winner of the GGMillion$, but was it a win fueled by that mistake? Well, we don’t think so. While Campos had no timebank forcing him to make quick decisions, slowing down might have afforded him more time to employ a more strategic approach to the heads-up match. 

If there was one player who was unlucky not to win bigger this week, it was the Dutchman Duco Haven. Using all his experience to take out multiple opponents, his elimination merely meant that he had done a lot of the heavy lifting for the eventual winner. Haven was unlucky to lose a big flip at the end, but in truth, it was the period before that all-in and call that cost him.

Check out all the action in the company of Jeff Gross and Bryan Paris right here:

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INSANE COMEBACK! Hannes Jeschka Overcomes 12:1 Deficit For $400K New Year′s Eve GGMillion$ Victory – December 31, 2025

Hannes Jeschka Wins Rollercoaster GGMillion$ to Round Out the Year – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 46

This week’s GGMillion$ showdown was the last of the year and provided plenty of thrills along the way as Hannes Jeschka eventually won the four-hour epic on GGPoker. The overnight chip leader, Teun Mulder, was one of two dominant Dutch chipstacks that plummeted from greatness to early exits as the largely unknown Brazilian player SlingShot threatened a surprise victory. Ultimately, the German player Hannes Jeschka defied the odds one last time and overcame a significant chip deficit, 8:1 at one point, to secure the victory.

Pre-Match Betting Odds

Jeff Gross was joined in the virtual commentary hotseat this week by a player who shot to fame just days ago at the WSOP Paradise festival. Natasha Mercier has previously been best known as the fairer half of a poker power couple alongside her WSOP bracelet-winning superstar husband, Jason. But after this month in The Bahamas, where she won millions of dollars in the WSOP Super Main Event, Natasha brought the event to life and finished sixth for $1.8 million.

Heading into the GGMillion$ final table, Dutch player Teun Mulder started with 108 big blinds and as a result was only available at odds of 3.5 in the GGPoker client. A hot favorite, he was a great bet to win, but so too was the second in chips Andras Nemeth, the Hungarian, having 66 big blinds at odds of 4.98. German player Hannes Jeschka sat some way back on 46 big blinds at odds of 9.76, and was followed by our pick for the win, Mr. Consistent himself, Duco Haven (7.36) on 42 big blinds at yet another recent final table. 

Other players in the running for the massive top prize of over $400,000 included Bruno Botteon from Brazil, the South American having a very playable stack of 41 bigs at generous odds of 10.64. Swedish player Sven Andersson (34BB/10.72), Finland’s ‘KarmaWillGetYou’ (33BB/10.52), and Brazilian ‘SlingShot’ (24BB/14.3) were all clear of ‘NoCashBack’ from the United Arab Emirates, who began with just 20 big blinds, a long shot at 20.74.

Key Moments from the Felt

The action got going with Sven Andersson busting in ninth place for $57,203 (1:30:30). All-in with ace-king, he fell to Nemeth’s ace-three of diamonds when a board of 9-2-3-5-5 fell to reduce the field to eight at the Swede’s expense. Soon, only seven remained as the bust-outs started to come. 

Amazingly, the overnight chip leader, Teun Mulder, was the victim of an awful attempt at going wire-to-wire. The Dutchman had appeared to lose as many pots as he played in, and soon, his 108 big blind stack was a short one of just 16 big blinds. All-in with ace-eight, he ran into ‘KarmaWillGetYou’ holding ace-king. There was not to be a Nemeth-style reprieve for the former leader; an ace on the flop and king on the turn meant the Netherlands professional was drawing dead to the river on his way to collecting $72,955 in eighth place. 

An incredible hand saw Duco Haven bust in seventh place for $93,045 (2:42:00). As is so often the place, the in-client GTO Wizard facility helped fans decode the strategy and odds behind each player’s moves. Haven was all-in with a 70% chance of winning the hand with pocket sevens on a board with two spades showing K-7-3-T. SlingShot was the caller with eight-nine of spades and with so many outs to find, the six of hearts was somehow the most painful looking one to land, giving the Brazilian player a winning straight.

One South American lost to another in sixth as Bruno Botteon – the most experienced Brazilian at the felt – caught one from the ever-accurate ‘SlingShot’. Indeed, the latter was able to hit, their queen-jack finding a queen on the turn against Botteon, who committed their stack with ace-seven on the river. ‘Slingshot’ found the call as Botteon busted for $118,667.

An exit for U.A.E. player ‘NoCashBack’ in fifth for $151,346 still represented a great return for the player who started the nine-handed final table as short stack. The four remaining stacks were even enough to last over an hour without any departures. Eventually, the Finnish player was ousted for $193,022 in fourth place, a short stack justifying a call with nine-four as two live cards lost to the ace-ten of ‘SlingShot’. 

The Brazilian had leapt to into the chip lead, which from a starting position of eighth in the counts was an incredible achievement. It was Nemeth who busted in third place for $246,175, his queen-ten of clubs flopping a gutshot and flush draw, only to fail to hit against the ace-eight of ‘SlingShot’, which held to send play heads-up (3:52:30). 

In the final duel, SlingShot started with a 4:1 lead and built it to better than 12:1, but a stunning call with just fourth pair for his entire stack put Hannes Jeschka back in the game. He followed that hero call double-up with a coinflip win to double into the lead, ace-queen beating pocket sixes when a king on the river counterfeited ‘SlingShot’ one card from the win. From there, the German dominated, eventually walking into the dream situation in the final hand, as ‘SlingShot’ shoved with pocket queens and Jeschka had the simplest of calls with pocket aces. A clean board ran out, and Jeschka had done it, winning a stunning comeback victory to capture $400k and the last GGMillion$ title of 2025!

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – December 30th, 2025

It was a roller coaster ride in the final GGMillion$ of the year, as a final table that started with Teun Mulder in charge saw the would-be Dutch master join Duco Haven in leaving the New Year’s Eve ‘Eve’ party early. To say no one saw German player Hannes Jeschka winning would be wrong; third in chips was only the fourth favorite but had been backed by many shrewd observers at 9.76 in the GGPoker client.

After a topsy-turvy table ended the last GGMillion$ of 2025 in stunning style, here are the results from the finale: 

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Hannes Jeschka	Germany	$400,423
2nd	‘SlingShot’	Brazil	$313,965
3rd	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	$246,175
4th	‘KarmaWillGetYou’	Finland	$193,022
5th	‘NoCashBack’	United Arab Emirates	$151,346
6th	Bruno Botteon	Brazil	$118,667
7th	Duco Haven	Netherlands	$93,045
8th	Teun Mulder	Netherlands	$72,955
9th	Sven Andersson	Sweden	$57,203

From Zero to Hero

Time and time again at this week’s GGMillion$ final table, players in dominant positions failed to capitalize on their positions in the pecking order. Conversely, those with short stacks used their minimal equity to play fearless poker and consistently upset the odds, rising through the ranks. 

It started with the first exit as Sven Andersson busted with the dominant hand, but while the overnight leader, Teun Mulder, and his fellow Dutch player Duco Haven busted early, could ‘SlingShot’s prominence have lasted through heads-up? There were undoubtedly better moments to bluff your opponent back into the event. Jeschka’s hero call with fourth pair was superstar quality shining through, but it seemed a risk too far given what transpired in its wake.

In the end, Jeshka’s experience, coupled with a few fortuitous moments, such as the coinflip win and his hero call, earned the German $400,423 up top, with ‘SlingShot’s heroics still claiming an impressive return of $313,965.

Watch all the action in the company of Jeff Gross and Natasha Mercier right here on GGPoker’s YouTube channel:

 

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About the Author: Paul Seaton has written about poker for over 10 years, interviewing some of the best players ever to play the game such as Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth. Over the years, Paul has reported live from tournaments such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the European Poker Tour. He has also written for other poker brands where he was Head of Media, as well as BLUFF magazine, where he was Editor. * The pre-game pick is the sole opinion of the author. It in no way reflects or affects the outcome of the final table.

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Edited by Shawn A.