Mark Radoja walked off with the $392,293 first prize in the GGMillion$ Super High Roller last night, fending off a stacked final table to lift his first GGPoker title of the year…
The 38-year-old Canadian pro was among 193 entries to the $10k buy-in online biggie, looking to add to his haul of major titles that includes two live WSOP bracelets.
By the time the final table began, only eight players remained, but what a line-up it was!
Chris Brewer led the chip counts, followed by the likes of Aleks Ponakovs, Alexander Tkatschew and Pavel Plesuv, all with $71,474 locked up and chasing the six-figure payouts on offer.
Roman Hrabec delivered the first KO of the evening, a traditional showdown coming with a twist or two…
APiekazewicz: A♠ K♣
Roman Hrabec: Q♦ Q♥
Flop: K♠ 7♥ 8♥
Turn: Q♣
River: A♦
Chris Brewer couldn’t put a foot wrong getting to the final table, but that’s where his fun-run ended. Unable to get anything working, Brewer also fell on the Czech pro’s sword after a dramatic pre-flop button squeeze was met by a tank-call…
Brewer: A♣ Q♥
Hrabec: 9♠ 9♥
Flop: 5♥ 6♥ 10♣
Turn: 4♦
River: 8♥
The drama continued apace as yet another big-hand clash saw high-stakes crusher Alexander Tkatschew looking forward to a useful double-up. Until, that is…
Tkatschew: K♥ K♦
Maue: J♠ J♣
Flop: 10♦ 4♣ 8♠
Turn: 3♦
River: J♥
Moldova’s all-time leading moneywinner, Pavel Plesuv, had to settle for 5th spot when Radoja found a set on the flop and rivered the full house.
Plesuv: K♣ 7♥
Radoja: Q♥ Q♣
Flop: 10♦ Q♠ 8♣
Turn: J♦
River: 10♠
Plesuv was followed to the virtual rail by Hrabec, the former ice hockey player who discovered his love of poker in the dressing room, unable to survive against Radoja…
Hrabec: 7♦ 2♦
Radoja: A♥ J♣
Flop: 7h 3♠ 6♠
Turn: J♥
River: 4♦
Down to just three and with close to $¼million locked up, it was Leonard Maue who bowed out in 3rd spot, another cooler deciding his fate…
Maue: Q♦ Q♥
Radoja: A♠ A♦
Flop: J♦ 4♦ K♣
Turn: K♠
River: 3♥
…and that left Radoja to face Ponakovs heads-up for the GGMillion$ SHR title. Neither player has so far captured the online form that saw them 14th and 6th respectively in the 2023 GGPoker rankings, but there is no doubting they are forces to reckon with at all times.
Last night it was Radoja’s turn to take the win, the flop all but ensuring all the chips would go in the middle and the turn sealing the deal for the Canadian…
Final results
| Place | Name | Prize (USD) |
| 1 | Mark Radoja | $392,293 |
| 2 | Aleks Ponakovs | $307,591 |
| 3 | Leonard Maue | $241,177 |
| 4 | Roman Hrabec | $189,103 |
| 5 | Pavel Plesuv | $148,273 |
| 6 | Alexander Tkatschew | $116,258 |
| 7 | Chris Brewer | $91,156 |
| 8 | A Piekazewicz | $71,474 |
You can watch a re-run of the final table, with commentary from Jeff Gross and Mathias Joelsson, on the GGPoker YouTube channel.
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