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The Brazilian player added $466,106 to his bankroll after outlasting a field of 78.
As we reported [3], the high-roller action is overwhelming at the GGNetwork [4], with $25Ks running around the clock now! While these tournaments are part of the regular schedule, the recently ending Good Game Series III. also had several big buy-in events.
The $1,000,000 Guaranteed, $25,000 buy-in GGS #473 on GGPoker [5] was one of them. The event generated 78 entries, easily surpassing the guaranteed prize pool with $1,911,000 to play for. With the top 11 places paid, there were several players, who made a profit in the tournament, but not all of them.
Eight-place finisher "ImLividBuddy" cashed for $62,779.59 but he fired a total of four bullets, meaning he spent a cool $100,000 on the event. Fellow Canadian "ravenoustrashdog" only earned about $6K by cashing for $56K after two bullets.
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2019 GGPoker Good Game Series 3 $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Payout
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baita | Brazil | $466,106 |
| 2 | RL-Stine | Canada | $355,057 |
| 3 | PyramidOfSkulls | Canada | $270,466 |
| 4 | SasukeUchiha | Canada | $206,029 |
| 5 | AlwaysWithNuts | Russia | $156,943 |
| 6 | PloFishh | Malaysia | $119,552 |
| 7 | Andreas "PokerBluff1" Nemeth | Hungary | $91,069 |
| 8 | ImLividBuddy | Canada | $69,372 |
| 9 | Omar Bingo | Poland | $62,780 |
| 10 | ravenoustrashdog | Canada | $56,813 |
| 11 | PerfectDisguise | Mexico | $56,813 |
Baita, whose identity is also unknown was dominating throughout the final table, and none of the five Canadian were able to stop him. It's now crystal clear that the players, who regularly play the high-rollers on GGPoker [5] have no fear of entering the events several times.
Several of the regular participants have been seen with 8-10 buy-ins in $25Ks, which is simply insane. Because of the swings and small edges, players need to have huge bankrolls to play, and many believe wealthy backers have a serious portion of the action.
However, there are some enigmatic players, like "ilsy168", who don't seem to care about the money - considering he's $3.5 million+ in the red, it's easy to assume, these stakes don't really affect his well-being.
Running bad - level ilsy
It's still uncertain who these aliases hide, but many speculate, that Jake Schindler and Ali Imsirovic are amongst the regulars with Canadian flags. Other than them, Steven Chidwick is believed to play (even though, the "Stevie44" said not to be him).
The only nicknames with confirmed player identities are "MiMoSa1" and "Pokerbluff1". The former is Sami "Larsluzak" Kelopuro, who took the number one spot on the online tournament leaderboard with his recent heater in these games, while the latter is former number one, András "probirs" Németh.