Three-Time Winner ‘jinx34’ Continues Unbeaten Run at GGMillion$ Final Tables! – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 35 – October 8, 2025

The incredible record of ‘winning every time they make the final table’ continued for ‘jinx34’ as they stunned players including Wai Kiat Lee, Nikita Kalinin, and qualifier ‘BastianHess’ in this week’s thrilling $10,300-entry GGMillion$ event. Walking away with over $302,000, the final battle was an example of great heads-up play as the winner put maximum pressure on the satellite qualifier to clinch victory at a super tough final table.   

Who Were the Pre-Match Betting Favorites?

This week’s GGMillion$ was a stone-cold classic. The weekly $10,300-entry event featured nine of the world’s best online poker players, as Jeff Gross was joined in the virtual commentary booth by Anatoliy Zlotnikov, the GGMillion$ finalist from just a few weeks ago.

As the final table began, the Hong Kong-based ‘jinx34’ started with a massive pile of 94 big blinds, meaning they were a huge favorite to win at odds of 3.48 on GGPoker. While that was tempting, Austria’s ‘BastianHess’ on 66 big blinds at odds of 5.64 was the pick of several players online, such as GGPoker Global ambassador Kevin Martin. The Russian player Nikita Kalinin (59BB) was also decent value at 6.72, with Montenegrin player Dejan Kaladjurdjevic – one of the GGMillion$ most consistent performers – sat on 43 big blinds, was a great shout at 9.02. 

A little further back, we would avoid Canada’s ‘Eyemlucky’ (36BB/9.5) and ‘LaughingStorm’ (15BB/26.48), but Malaysian player and Triton talent Wai Kiat Lee was good odds at 9.98, sitting with a very playable stack of 35BB. Both of the other Russians, Vlad Dubanov (35BB/11.92) and Ilia Streltsov (28BB/13.9), were rightly outsiders. 

Key Moments from the Felt

As the action got underway, the players were ready to rock in what was one of the fastest final tables in GGMillion$ history. The first elimination, just over 30 minutes into play, saw ‘Eyemlucky’ run out of luck (1:02:15). They were all-in with top two pair holding ace-ten against the ace-king of Streltsov, who had the larger stack. The Russian’s ace-king found a lot of luck with a queen and jack coming on the turn and river to give him a runner-runner Broadway straight, reducing the field to eight.

One of the middle ranks had departed with ace-ten and, 15 minutes later, another one followed. Montenegrin player Dejan Kaladjurdjevic was all-in with ace-ten on the A-K-2 flop but ran into BastianHess’ ace-jack. Luck was not on Dejan’s side, busting for $55,057 in eighth place. A huge pot 45 minutes later, saw the Russian Nikita Kalinin widen their range as they attempted to rebuild a dwindling chip stack. Committing their stack pre-flop with ace-six, they were snap-called by ‘jinx34’ with the best of it, holding pocket tens. The tens held to send Kalinin to the virtual rail with $70,218 in seventh.

The chip leader was in such a position of strength, holding over 40% of the chips with 4 of the remaining 6 under 10%,  that he could safely shove with king-ten and not worry when ‘LaughingStorm’ called with ace-queen. An unfortunate king on the river ousted the unlucky Canadian player for $89,554 in sixth as the chip leader’s aggression was evident.

Ilia Streltsov mis-timed a big bluff to bust in fifth for (2:14:30) $114,215 when he moved all-in with jack-ten on a board that had both missed his straight and flush draws on the river. ‘BastianHess’ found the stones to call it off. Just as one Russian hit the rail, a second joined him some time later as Vlad Dubanov busted in fourth place for $145,667, losing with a dominated ace-five to the ace-jack of the chip leader, ‘jinx34’.

About fifteen minutes into three-handed play, one crazy hand almost handed it to ‘jinx34’. All-in pre-flop with pocket eights, the board came down clean, but the Malaysian player Wai Kiat Lee made the move at the most unfortunate of times as he ran into ‘jinx34’ with a set of threes on the turn and cashed for $185,780 in third.

Heads-up, ‘jinx34’ had a massive chip lead of 12:1 as the top two heading into play were the final two playing for the win. On the first hand of heads up, ‘BastianHess’ doubled with pocket nines, beating ‘jinx34’ with ace-three, but that was the best he would do. Within five minutes, the Austrian qualifier, on a board of K-9-2-K-3, held nine-four and called it off when ‘jinx34’ shoved holding king-eight (2:46:30). Coming into his third final table, ‘jinx34’ won his incredible third final. When he makes the finale of the GGMillion$, he always wins!

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – October 7th, 2025

A stunning show from the chip leader made it a triple victory for ‘jinx34’, who bagged $302,186 for winning this week’s GGMillion$, as ‘BastianHess’ turned his $150 satellite entry into a life-changing $236,939.

“It was a really tough final table,” said Zlotnikov on comms. “Bastian made some really good folds and made some pay-jumps.”

“What a performance, an absolute crusher!” said Jeff Gross. “You can see the insane performance jinx34 put on, clinical.” 

Here’s how all the finishers were positioned after a rapid, exciting final table of the GGMillion$!

GGMillion$ Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	‘jinx34’	Hong Kong	$302,186
2nd	‘BastianHess’	Austria	$236,939
3rd	Wai Kiat Lee	Malaysia	$185,780
4th	Vlad Dubanov	Russia	$145,667
5th	Ilia Streltsov	Russia	$114,215
6th	‘LaughingStorm’	Canada	$89,554
7th	Nikita Kalinin	Russia	$70,218
8th	Dejean Kaladjurdjevic	Montenegro	$55,057
9th	‘Eyemlucky’	Canada	$43,169

Wai Kiat Lee and the Melted Snowmen

One hand stood out this week, the pocket snowmen against a set of threes. Not since Sam Trickett and Brian Rast played out an all-time classic in The Big One for One Drop have threes looked so scary to a player, and Lee was desperately unlucky to lose to a set in that position. The monster chip leader ‘jinx34’ had their slice of fortune to hit that set on the turn, but could Lee have gotten away from it? 

We think so. With the stack sizes, folding to the pre-flop all-in might have been the better plan, especially since the Malaysian Triton Poker Tour crusher has 100 times the experience of ‘BastianHess’, the Austrian qualifier. There might have been a crueller spot and Lee may have busted in third for $185,780 either way, but by not putting ‘BastianHess’ in the position to do the same, the Malaysian cost himself over $51,000 in equity, the difference between finishing second and third.

Take a look for yourself in the full final table replay with Jeff Gross and Anatoliy Zlotnikov.

GGMillion$ Won by ‘RealOA’ as Big Names Fluff Their Lines – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 36 – October 15, 2025

The $10,000-entry GGPoker GGMillion$ brings the cream of the crop to the poker felt every week, and this week was no different. Regular host, Jeff Gross, was joined by the wsop online Main Event champion Benjamin Rolle on comms. The German pro enjoyed one of his best days at the online felt a few weeks ago, and calling the action on a rare week he wasn’t in play at the final table, Rolle added a lot to proceedings as the big names at the felt let two smaller names through the gaps in their armor.

Who Were the Pre-Match Betting Favorites?

As play got underway, it was the powerful Ottomar Ladva leading the field with 84 big blinds, just ahead of Chinese player ‘RealOA’, who was just a single big blind behind in the counts. Given his vast experience at the felt, it would be easy to tip Ladva for the outright win, with his previous record in GGMillion$ finals being as strong as it is. Comparing the two, Ladva had raked in $16.1 million in lifetime winnings on GGPoker, compared to just $6,221 for ‘RealOA’.

The record holder in those terms at the final table was the Spanish player Adrian Mateos, who has over $19m in winnings at the GGPoker felt. At odds of 5.86, Mateos still represented great value with 66 big blinds. Although Vladimir Minko’s odds of 6.16 (with 46 bigs) were only slightly longer, we went with the Spanish player’s incredible tournament record as a guide to greatness this week, tipping him for the win if Ladva lost his lead.

Elsewhere, Argentina’s Guilhermo Pinarello began with 36 big blinds at odds of 12.14, as did his countryman, ‘KingofM!A’, with 26 big blinds, priced up at 13.32. Brazilian Kelvin Kerber had the same starting stack at slightly longer odds of 14.68, while Japanese player ‘Buzzcut’ was the favorite for the chop at outsider odds of 32.48 due to holding just 11 big blinds at the start of play. 

Only eight players started the final table thanks to a double elimination, which ended the penultimate day of competition in the event. That was when the Lithuanian player Paulius Vaitekunas busted for a score of $49,557 in ninth place. 

Key Moments from the Felt

As the final table began, the eight remaining players began with a tense period where no one busted for over an hour. After that first phase where the chips were passed around the table, it became a frantic affair. ‘KingofM!A’ lost out with queen-high pre-flop all-in to the new dominant player at the felt, ‘RealOA’. The high cards counted, and the Argentinian busted for $63,204 in eighth place. Adrian Mateos had endured a nightmare at the felt, and despite making the right play to fold after being outflopped by ‘RealOA’, a small blind reshove on the next hand with ace-nine (2:04:10) after ‘Buzzcut’ had pushed from the button with ace-jack, saw the Spanish player crash out for $80,609 in seventh.

The overnight leader, Ottomar Ladva, slumped from his early advantage to exit when he also lost out with ace-nine, this time in spades. ‘RealOA’ called the Estonians’ shove holding pocket threes. A clean board saw Ladva ousted in sixth for $102,806. ‘Buzzcut’s heroics continued to match everyone’s at the final table, as their pre-flop shove with pocket nines (2:43:00) got a caller in the form of the Brazilian player Kelvin Kerber. Kelvin’s ace-king lost out despite flopping an ace, as a nine came with it on the flop and set ‘Buzzcut’ up to again trim the field. Kerber’s bust-out was worth $131,117 for finishing fifth place.

Vladimir Minko was a big player early in the action, but he lost out in unfortunate circumstances. The Russian correctly called from the big blind with ace-seven, but ended on the wrong side of the cards when ‘RealOA’s king-queen shove (3:15:30), found a board featuring two kings. A two on the turn left Minko drawing dead and was sent home with $167,223 in fourth. 

Three-handed play lasted just fifteen minutes as ‘Buzzcut’s king-queen was shot down by ‘RealOA’s ace-nine, sending the Japanese player home with $213,272 in third place. Heads-up began with the Chinese chip leader holding 14.4 million chips to Guilhermo Pinarello’s 4.3m. That ended after just two hands, as an all-in from ‘RealOA’ with 7-4 of hearts on the board of K-4-3-8-2 with three hearts to complete the flush, saw Pinarello call with ace-seven (3:30:00), including a blocker, the ace of hearts. The call ended the event in ‘RealOA’s favor as they won their first GGMillion$ title after a dominant performance at the final table.

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – October 14th, 2025

An effective performance from ‘RealOA’ made the difference in this week’s GGMillion$ final table. After the event, Ben Rolle complimented Kelvin Kerber on his actions too, but in the end, the chips told the true tale. 

“I would have liked to see those plays from [Minko].” 

“He did tighten up,” agreed Jeff Gross. 

“He made some very tight folds. The winner played loose but people were not adjusting to big stacks being looser. What I like about players that are loose is that they know how to get the money in.” 

After a rollercoaster ride, here was how this week’s GGMillion$ final table ended:

GGMillion$ Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	‘RealOA’	China	$346,903
2nd	Guilhermo Pinarello	Argentina	$272,001
3rd	‘Buzzcut’	Japan	$213,272
4th	Vladimir Minko	Russia	$167,223
5th	Kelvin Kerber	Brazil	$131,117
6th	Ottomar Ladva	Estonia	$102,806
7th	Adrian Mateos	Spain	$80,609
8th	‘KingofM!A’	Argentina	$63,204
9th	Paulius Vaitekunas	Lithuania	$49,557

Did Reticence Win the Day of Big Stack Play?

With only eight players at the final table instead of nine, viewers might have expected the action to have been more aggressive, but this week’s GGMillion$ final table was one of the more passive ones in recent weeks. This may have had a lot to do with losing players who rely on their natural aggression early. Both Adrian Mateos and Ottomar Ladva busted before the final five, which left ‘RealOA’ as a huge chip leader. 

While the laddering of the Japanese player ‘Buzzcut’ was impressive – they cashed for $213,272 in third place, five places above their lowly starting position – that rise to prominence came at the expense of some big stacks clashing. ‘RealOA’ used their stack well, and it was great to see a player with just over $6,000 in winnings on GGPoker before the final walk away with over $350,000 in winnings.

Mateos, Ladva, and, in particular, Minko might wish they had done things a little differently after reviewing the action. 

Why not do that now? Watch this week’s GGMillion$ final table replay with Jeff Gross and Benjamin Rolle right here: 

 

GGMillion$ Won by ‘spaise411’ in 30th Final Table Appearance – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 37 – October 22, 2025

This week’s GGMillion$ showdown was a thriller and played out on GGPoker’s YouTube channel to poker fans around the world as regular host Jeff Gross was joined in the virtual commentary booth by the Ukrainian Denys Chufarin, who is part of the GGPoker team, known as ‘SantaZzz’ to poker fans around the world. The content creator, who has over 26,000 subscribers on YouTube, helped bring the action to life with flair and top-class analysis as the action played down to a winner. 

Pre-Match Betting Odds

Heading into the final table of nine, the leader was the Russian player Osmirko Artem, who bounced into the action on a super-sized stack of 105 big blinds. Having accumulated 27.9% of the chips in play, he was unsurprisingly a massive favorite to land the title, with odds of just 3.5 going into the final. Closest to Artem in terms of chips – and betting odds on GGPoker – was the Dutch player Roeland Peeks on 61 big blinds, which was reflected with odds of 5.1.

Third in chips was the Chinese player Long Cao, who began with 46 big blinds, less than half the leader. Despite that, his odds were relatively short at 7.68, not dissimilar to Russian player ‘spaise411’ on 8.52. While he began with just 44 big blinds, the Russian’s experience meant he was a good pick to come out on top if he could get some momentum going early. 

GGMillion$ regulars Leonard Maue from Germany (33BB / 8.72) and Israeli Ravid Garbi (31BB / 10.98) were both interesting picks because of their know-how of table dynamics and play at this particular final table, with American Eric Yanovsky (26BB / 13.4), last week’s big dog Ottomar Ladva (17BB / 14.1) and short stack German Christopher Nguyen (14BB / 20.8) were outsiders given the leader’s massive chip advantage over them at the start of play. 

Key Moments from the Felt

Across a thrilling three-hour final table, things initially went how you’d have imagined as kick-off pre-empted short stacks being eliminated by the more powerful players around them. Nguyen left in ninth for $48,976 after losing a flip to Osmirko Artem, ace-jack no good against pocket sixes, especially after a third six landed on the flop. Nguyen would be joined soon after on the virtual rail by Ravid Garbi, Israel’s finest at the GGMillion$ felt, going down with pocket jacks against the ace-king of Long Cao to walk away with $62,463 in eighth after an ace arrived on the turn.

Ottomar Ladva (1:11:50) was unable to use a pocket pair to win his way back into proceedings, as the Estonian went for broke with pocket fours and ended up that way. Roeland Peeks woke up with pocket aces in the big blind, and it got even better for the Dutchman as a flop of A-6-2 landed. Only running cards would save Ladva, who couldn’t find them to bust in seventh place for $79,664.

Moments after folding to an all-in correctly, Artem had the chance to take out another player. Having thrown away king-jack when Peeks shoved with ace-king, Artem held ace-eight of hearts and raised to 140,000 from middle position. Leonard Maue shoved with pocket nines for 840,000, and the Russian chip leader called it off. The German was a favorite to double up, but an ace on the flop did the fatal damage to Maue’s stack. Neither a nine nor running cards came to save him as he busted in sixth place for $101,602.

A domination took out Cao in fifth place for $129,580 as his ace-seven lost to the ace-ten of ‘spaise411’. The hand gave the Russian the overall chip lead with 6.38 million chips, with the overnight leader Artem down to 5.91m, and Peeks hovering ominously on 5m chips. The only American player in the final nine, Eric Yanovsky, who was playing from Argentina, couldn’t last any longer, busting fourth for a score of $165,263. All-in pre-flop (2:08:30) for 12 big blinds with ace-jack in the small blind, he ran into Artem’s ace-king in the big blind, catching no help on the board to exit just outside the podium places.

Three-handed play lasted nearly an hour, with each player still having over 5m chips, until a huge confrontation saw the overnight leader crash out in third place for $210,772. All-in pre-flop with ace-eight of hearts again, the Russian lost his stack to Peeks (3:05:00), whose pocket jacks held after a sweaty flop of T-9-5 with two hearts, gaving Artem hope of a reprieve. Ultimately, no more hearts came, and no miracle ace saved the Russian as Artem cashed for $210,772 in third, and the Dutch player Peeks took a 2:1 lead into the heads-up battle.

A fascinating final duel saw the Russian player ‘spaise411’ initially fall further behind, slipping to a 5:1 chip deficit. However, a flush over flush hand propelled the Russian back into contention before resisting an all-in battle with ace-king against pocket nines. With the chips level, the Russian player won a series of small pots to take a pivotal lead as trips beat top pair to set up his own 5:1 chip advantage. Peeks took a chance with ace-eight (3:35:50) but ran into pocket kings. A king hit the flop as no help came on the turn, leaving the Dutch player drawing dead on the river, as ‘spaise411’ became this week’s winner.  

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – October 21st, 2025

It was no coincidence that ‘spaise411’ conquered the final table of this week’s GGMillion$, winning the top prize of $342,838 as Roeland Peeks took $268,814 as runner-up. His experience told the tale, just as the overnight leader’s late shove with ace-eight showed his shortcomings. It was a strong hand, but with the chips so evenly spread, it was the wrong move at the wrong time, and that mistake was brutally punished. 

Here’s how everyone ended up at the latest GGMillion$ final table on GGPoker.

GGMillion$ Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	‘spaise411’	Russia	$342,838
2nd	Roeland Peeks	Netherlands	$268,814
3rd	Osmirko Artem	Russia	$210,772
4th	Eric Yanovsky	United States	$165,263
5th	Long Cao	China	$129,580
6th	Leonard Maue	Germany	$101,602
7th	Ottomar Ladva	Estonia	$79,664
8th	Ravid Garbi	Israel	$62,463
9th	Christopher Nguyen	Germany	$48,976

Did the Chip Leader Throw it Away?

Coming into the action with a massive chip lead, Osmirko Artem initially used that stack to exert pressure on all of his opponents. However, while he was able to win all-ins against the short stacks, when it came to three-handed play, with the stacks almost even, there needed to be a stronger strategy in play. The ace-eight hand, which had worked earlier in the tournament, overcoming pocket nines at one point, was on short odds, and he couldn’t repeat the trick.

By contrast, ‘spaise411’ stayed in the background for most of the final table due to table dynamics, only really coming to life when there was an obviously optimal way of making chips. That all changed heads-up, as he ramped up the aggression and put Roeland Peeks to the sword. The final hand was brutal, ace-high again going down against a big pair, but while this was fortunate for the winner, his victory had significantly more to do with skill than luck. A brilliant performance saw the Russian move through the gears, unlike his countryman, who led the field only to press the pedal to the metal at precisely the wrong time. 

Watch all the action play out on the GGPoker YouTube channel here with Jeff Gross and Denys Chufarin:

DIMOV DOES IT AGAIN! Bulgarian Legend Claims FIFTH GGMillion$ Title With $339K Fearless Victory – October 29, 2025

GGMillion$ Won by Fearless Dimov After Late Drama – GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 38

The Bulgarian player Ognyan Dimov won this week’s GGMillion$ after a stunning late show that saw him defeat Martin Finger despite the Austrian enjoying a large heads-up lead. Dimov, who started with the most chips, ended with them all after a performance for the ages, defeating a comeback king after other legends fell at the final table felt. 

Who Were the Pre-Match Betting Favorites?

Going into the action at the final table, a closely packed field saw Bulgarian Ognyan Dimov lead the way with 69 big blinds, making him a betting favorite on GGPoker at odds of 4.88. Second in chips was the Brazilian Alisson Piekazewicz with 56 big blinds, but having only played in 43 GGMillion$ events compared to the 166 participated in by third-placed Ottomar Ladva. The Estonian’s stack of 52 bigs priced him at 5.72, slightly shorter than the 5.96 on offer for Piekazewicz. 

Other players in contention for the top prize included the Belarusian player Yahor Dambrouski, who had 45 big blinds and was at odds of 7.92. Thai player ‘Karma is a Cat’ (44BB / 7.44) was only a single big blind behind him and shorter odds. Austrian Martin Finger (35BB / 9.7) was a great value given his vast tournament experience and our number one pick for the win. 

Behind Finger, Polish player ‘Dinoreg’ (31BB / 10.18) was hoping that experience didn’t count for too much, the opposite wish to the Montenegrin Dejan Kalajurdjevic, who had 28 big blinds and was good value himself at 11.5. In fact, Kalajurdjevic was our pick for outsider of the week to win the GGMillion$ outright. The short stack was the most experienced GGMillion$ player, but even though Brazil’s Rodrigo Selouan was an end boss, his starting stack of just 11 big blinds marked him out as someone who would need more than a bit of luck to win, and he was available at odds of 29.1.

Key Moments from the Felt

Unsurprisingly, Selouan was the first player to leave the action, but the hand itself was a classic. (45:30) Weighing up a bet on the turn of a board showing Q-J-3-T, Selouan held two pair with queen-ten but was crushed by the eight-nine of Ottomar Ladva. The GTO Wizard suggested a shove on 4th street, but Selouan bet small instead. Ladva followed the advice and shoved. Selouan called it off, needing a queen or ten to survive. A deuce on the river ended his hopes of a comeback, as he cashed for $48,396.

Soon after (50:00), ‘Dinoreg’ ran into a monster as he fell victim to the ‘Curse of the Mystery Hand’. Holding top pair, top kicker on the flop, the Polish player had the best of it until the river, when Ognyan Dimov’s queen-nine of spades, which found a miraculous king of spades, with “Dinoreg’ held the ace blocker, for the nut flush.

After ‘Dinoreg’s departure in eighth place for $61,723, Dejan Kalajurdjevic busted in seventh place for $78,720 as the Montenegrin’s top pair on the flop ran into the pocket kings belonging to Dambrouski. Ottomar Ladva was eliminated next, losing his final chips when he moved all-in with 7-6 against Piakazewicz’s Q-J. The flop gave the Estonian a straight draw, but a jack on the turn and five on the river sealed his fate as he finished seventh for $100,397.

After ‘Karma is a Cat’ busted next, finishing in fifth for $128,044, when their flush and straight draws were beaten by Martin Finger’s made hand, four remained, with the Austrian out in front. Belarussian player Yahor Dambrouski was the next to go, exiting in fourth place for $163,304 after an ill-timed shove with jack-nine of spades. Dimov had the simplest of calls in the next seat with ace-king. A board of Q-8-8-2-A sent the Belarusian home and gave the overnight leader, Dimov, a slight lead at a critical time.

A big flop brought about the heads-up battle (2:48:10) as Finger shoved pre-flop with pocket threes and Piekazewicz called with a suited ace-five, only to be unable to catch a card on the crucial coinflip. That hand gave Finger the lead going into the final duel, and the Austrian almost sealed the deal on the third hand, as he called a shove with pocket nines after Dimov pushed with ace-queen. Instead, a queen on the flop gave the Bulgarian overnight leader a massive double-up and made him a 3:1 favorite. Just a few hands later, Dimov flopped Broadway before Finger turned two-pair queens and fours. (2:52:30)

“This is like Teddy KGB, this is Chan-Seidel!” laughed Jeff Gross. All the chips went in from Dimov on the rivered eight, and Finger called it off to his doom, awarding Dimov his fifth GGMillion$ title in style! 

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – October 28th, 2025

A stunning hand ended matters in Dimov’s favor after the man with the most chips at the start of play went wire-to-wire despite losing the lead for much of the final table. 

“He’s absolutely fearless, he goes for the win,” said Eric Yanovsky on co-comms about the Bulgarian’s style of play that helped him win. 

After a stunning final battle, here was how this week’s GGMillion$ final table ended, with the overnight leader going around the houses to claim the $338,773 top prize:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Ognyan Dimov	Bulgaria	$338,773
2nd	Martin Finger	Austria	$265,626
3rd	Alisson Piekazewicz	Brazil	$208,273
4th	Yahor Dambrouski	Belarus	$163,304
5th	‘Karma is a Cat’	Thailand	$128,044
6th	Ottomar Ladva	Estonia	$100,397
7th	Dejan Kalajurdjevic	Montenegro	$78,720
8th	‘Dinoreg’	Poland	$61,723
9th	Rodrigo Selouan	Brazil	$48,396

Domination from the Leader When it Mattered

When it came down to those fine margins in a tight field, Jeff Gross and Eric Yanovsky both agreed that the leader’s fearless nature led to victory. 

“[Dimov] was well aware of ICM, but he’s been doing this for so long at a high level at high stakes,” said Yanovsky. “He feels very comfortable and confident. He’s a lights-out player.” 

It was impossible to say that wasn’t the case. Time and again, Dimov was the player who pushed harder for the win than others, most of whom appeared happy to ladder with so much money on the line. 

Jeff Gross was of the same feeling, calling Dimov’s display ‘special’.

“That was a wall-to-wall performance.” He said.  

 Watch this week’s GGMillion$ final table replay with Jeff Gross and Eric Yanovsky now:

 

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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.