THE DAILY SCOOP – GGMillion$ Season 2024 Episode 28
GGMillion$ Won by Wisbrod as Epic Finale Plays Out on GGPoker
One of the hardest to predict final tables played out on GGPoker this week as the latest $10,300 buy-In GGMillion$ event gave Barak Wisbrod the win. The Israeli, who came into play third in chips behind GGMillion$ legend Michael Addamo, saw some incredible competition from Dejan Kaladjurdjevic at the end to seal a remarkable win after a back-and-forth heads-up battle for the title.
Wisbrod Rockets Off to Fast Start
A prize pool of $1.51 million saw a top prize of $306,923 up for grabs. Marching into the final nine with a big chip lead was Australian Michael Addamo, who began the show with 77 big blinds. Behind him sat the impressive German pro, Christoph Vogelsang, on 62 big blinds, with Israeli regular at GGMillion$ final tables, Barak Wisbrod (56BB), not far behind.
The rest of the field at the final table included Brazilians Pablo Silva (45BB) and Rodrigo Selouan (44BB), with Montenegran Dejan Kaladjurdjevic (39BB) in close attendance. Russian player ‘IamBusinessman’ (31BB) was followed by Austrias ‘basjorke5’ (21BB), while German player Alexander Tkatschew started on just 19 big blinds as the official short stack.
The first player to bust, just 6 hands into the final table, was Austria’s ‘basjorke5’, who shoved for around 18 big blinds with pocket tens. Unfortunately, the hand ran into Wisbrod’s holding pocket aces. The flop of T-9-4 hinted at a miraculous save for the at-risk player and after the turn of a five, ‘basjorke5’ only needed to fade the two remaining aces. As Wisbrod used the ‘One Time!’ avatar animation, it came in, the ace of spades landing on the river to send ‘basjorke5’ home with $43,846 in ninth place.
Double Trouble for Brazil
While the first elimination came quickly, it would be almost an hour before the next player followed. When it came, it was premium into premium and the ultimate pain for the patient player. Rodrigo Selouan had waited for the perfect time to score a big double up, thought he had found it, and was all-in with ace-king. In fact, his timing could not have been worse. Dejan Kaladjurdjevic called the all-in with pocket kings and a bigger stack. A jack-high board gave the Montenegran the chips and sent Selouan home in 8th with $55,920.
Soon, the second of the two Brazilians hit the virtual rail. Pablo Silva crashed out when super-short with king-nine in the small blind, shoving into Kaladjurdjevic, who called with queen-five from the big blind. A board of T-8-7-5-A sent Silva out with $71,319. The hand also gave Kaladjurdjevic the chip lead, taking over from Addamo at the top.
The Russian player ‘IamBusinessman’ busted next in what was the hand of the night. All-in pre-flop with pocket jacks, ‘IamBusinessman’ had called Alexander Tkatschew’s shove with ace-queen. The real danger lay in waiting around the table as Kaladjurdjevic called both men off with pocket aces. A flop of 8-5-4 was followed by two complete bricks as both ‘IamBusinessman’ (6th for $90,958) and Tkatschew (5th for $116,006) departed.
Epic Heads-Up Battle Sees Heroics
Kaladjurdjevic was now on 6.36 million as chip leader, with Addamo (4.1m), Wisbrod (3.82m), and Vogelsang (1.48m) trailing in his wake. Things got even better for the leader when Vogelsang’s shoved with ace-jack saw the Montenegran call with king-jack of clubs. The king on the flop was the beginning of the end as the board ran out K-9-4-2-T, and the German Vogelsang cashed for $147,951 in fourth place.
With more than half the chips in play, Kaladjurdjevic could see the finish line. Growing his stack with a series of aggressive plays, everything went smoothly for him until Wisbrod doubled up and began to fight back. With both men close in chips, Kaladjurdjevic tried to put the pressure on soon after, shoving the river when holding jack-eight of diamonds on a board showing A-K-8-9-T with three clubs. It was a stellar move, but it had terrible timing, with Wisbrod making the quick call with pocket kings for middle set on the flop.
Suddenly, the Israeli player had 11.8 million chips, with Kaladjurdjevic (2.17m) and Addamo (1.83m) totaling just 4 million between them. The Aussie Addamo had the most ground to make up and got his chips in good with ace-king against Kaladjurdjevic’s ace-three, but a three on the river sunk Addamo, sending him to the rail in third for $188,693.
Heads-up, Wisbrod now had a 2.3:1 lead over Kaladjurdjevic. A stunning bluff on a board of K-Q-J-A-K with just pocket sixes saw Kaladjurdjevic’s shove on the river folded to by Wisbrod’s ace-jack. If the Israeli was on ‘Tilt!’ as he showed after the hand, he reigned it in and – now level – refused to lay down and give up. Building his lead back up to a massive 6:1, Wisbrod started pounding raises again and again. Eventually, Kaladjurdjevic shoved with king-deuce and ran into Wisbrod’s ace-king. A flop of A-Q-8 kept Wisbrod in the lead but a deuce on the turn gave Kaladjurdjevic hope of a miracle. Sadly for him no second deuce arrived, an ace on the river confirming the hardest-fought of wins for Wisbrod as he celebrated an epic victory.
Watch all the action with Jeff Gross and Mike Jozoff as this week’s GG MILLION$ produced another dramatic finale:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | $306,923 |
| 2nd | Dejean Kaladjurdjevic | Montenegro | $240,654 |
| 3rd | Michael Addamo | Australia | $188,693 |
| 4th | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $147,951 |
| 5th | Alex Tkatschew | Germany | $116,006 |
| 6th | ‘IamBusinessman’ | Russia | $90,958 |
| 7th | Pablo Silva | Brazil | $71,319 |
| 8th | Rodrigo Selouan | Brazil | $55,920 |
| 9th | ‘basjorke5’ | Austria | $43,846 |
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.