The record-breaking $50,000,000 guarantee brought by the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event did not materialize, thanks to 1,978 entries that were not enough for the $25,000 buy-in, and we saw a $550,000 overlay. The last 9 players were here yesterday and they were led by Michael Addamo.
In second place was German player Christopher Nguyen and there was no shortage of names like Justin Bonomo, Mustapha Kanit and Liv Boereee, who received support from Elon Musk himself.
However, none of these names will be the main topic today. First to be eliminated was German player Georg Lehmann, who took home $750,000 for his ninth place finish. He was followed by Vadzim Lipauka and seventh place went to Justin Bonomo ($1,300,000). Justin was eliminated by Chinese player Yinan Zhou, for whom Justin is a poker idol.
Sixth place went to original chipleader Michael Addamo, who was sent home by Liv Boeree. Before that, however, Michael played a big hand with Yinan, who was not at all afraid to bluff the pro. Christopher Nguyen finished in fifth place with $2,100,000, and Liv Boeree was right behind him, taking home $2,800,000.
Just ahead of the final heads-up finisher was Mustapha Kanit, who took home $3,600,000 for his third place finish. His elimination was taken care of by Brazilian player Marcelo Aziz, who entered heads-up play against Yinan Zhou as chipleader. Heads-up play lasted over two hours and after that, the winner was 24-year-old Chinese player Yinan Zhou, who won his first bracelet and a $6,000,000 prize.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Yinan Zhou | China | $6,000,000 |
2 | Marcelo Aziz | Brazil | $4,600,000 |
3 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | $3,600,000 |
4 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | $2,800,000 |
5 | Christopher Nguyen | Germany | $2,100,000 |
6 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,650,000 |
7 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $1,300,000 |
8 | Vadzim Lipauka | Belarus | $1,000,000 |
9 | Georg Lehmann | Germany | $750,000 |
Johannes Straver GGMillion$ champion
Yesterday also saw the final day of the WSOP GGMillion$ with a buy-in of $10,000, a field of 532 entries and a prizepool of $5,320,000. There was $807,430 waiting for the winner and 46 players battled it out last night.
Phil Hellmuth made the final table here, looking to claim his 18th bracelet. However, he took the final 8th place with a prize of $130,830. Just before the final heads-up, in third place, was German player Fabian Niederreiter, who took home $479,890. Heading into heads-up play were Johannes Straver and Jon Vallinas. The winner was Dutch player Johannes Straver, for whom this is the first WSOP bracelet.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | $807,430 |
2 | Jon Vallin | Spain | $622,340 |
3 | Fabian Niederreiter | Germany | $479,890 |
4 | Arthur Conan | France | $370,040 |
5 | Wookuk Lee | South Korea | $285,340 |
6 | Abdelhakim Zoufri | Netherlands | $220,030 |
7 | Rui Neves | Portugal | $169,660 |
8 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | $130,830 |
9 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | $100,880 |
Super Saver Invitational winner recognized
The special Super Saver $1M Invitational also recognized its champion last night. This tournament was open to all bracelet winners playing the Super Main Event, $100K Package Early Bird holders, or online package winners.
There was a $200,000 prize waiting for the winner and a total of 487 players came out to play. In the end, the biggest prize went to Brazilian player Pablo Silva.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | $200,000 |
2 | Matthew Belcher | United Kingdom | $116,200 |
3 | Matas Cikinas | Lithuania | $71,900 |
4 | Benjamin Miner | United States | $58,200 |
5 | Michael Malm | Canada | $48,500 |
6 | Jovan Kenjic | Serbia | $38,800 |
7 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $29,100 |
8 | Michele Lawson | United States | $19,400 |
9 | Neil Warren | United States | $16,400 |
Nick Schulman dominated the last tournament
The last tournament of the entire WSOP Paradise schedule was The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo with a buy-in of $5,000, 238 entries and a prize pool of $1,190,000. A total of 37 players were able to cash, with $145,000 awaiting the winner.
Names like Samuel Mullur, Santhosh Suvarna, Ren Lin, Nick Schulman, Shaun Deeb and Daniel Negreanu made the final table here. Daniel had to settle for a $65,200 reward for 4th place.
Ren Lin and Nick Schulman went into the final heads-up match. The heads-up lasted only a few hands, after which Nick Schulman emerged the winner, claiming his sixth bracelet. It was not disclosed how much the players took home from the bounty.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Nick Schulman | United States | $145,000 |
2 | Ren Lin | China | $110,000 |
3 | Arkadiy Tsinis | Ukraine | $84,600 |
4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $65,200 |
5 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $50,800 |
6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $39,400 |
7 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $30,500 |
8 | Meir Meystel | United States | $23,400 |
9 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | $18,100 |
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