THE DAILY SCOOP – WSOP Europe GGMillion$ 2023
Daniel Dvoress Wins WSOPE GGMILLION$ for €600,000
This week’s GGMILLION$ didn’t run online in the company of Jeff Gross and a co-commentator. Instead, it travelled to the live felt in Rozvadov, as part of the World Series of Poker Europe festival at King’s Casino. The Czech-German border town played host to the event, with the $10,300 weekly online buy-in replaced by a €25,000 buy-in tournament. The drama was even bigger than usual, with a gold bracelet on the line along with a top prize of €600,000 – won by the Canadian professional Daniel Dvoress.
Bumper Event Sees Barbero Bubble
A total of 89 entries filled the field in this WSOP bracelet and GGPoker hybrid event. There was late registration open until the start of Day 2, and 14 players took up that option, with a total remaining field of 42 beginning the action as play ran to the bubble. As poker legends the likes of GGPoker Ambassador Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, online legend Viktor Blom and Finnish GGMILLION$ regular Eelis Parssinen missing out on the money, busting before the final 14 players who would be paid.
The ’Bubble Boy’ turned out to be Nacho Barbero, who busted in 15th place, leaving without a reward. All-in with pocket tens, Barbero was unable to overcome the pocket kings or the eventual winner Dvoress. With Barbero ousted, everyone else wasin the money, and after players such as Timothy Adams (13th for €41,610) and Ole Schemion (11th for the same amount) busted, just nine convened around the last table in the tournament.
As the final nine began their race to the title, one more player needed to leave before the official set of official final table. Jerry Odeen was the player who left in ninth place, cashing for €54,100 when his ace-jack fell to another pair of kings, this time held by Niklas Astedt. Soon after, the official final table bid farewell to its first victim, Hungarian player Tamas Adamszki for €66,200. All-in pre-flop with pocket nines, he lost his stack to a third pair of cowboys, as Michael Rocco’s pocket kings held to reduce the field to seven.
Astedt Unable to Take Latest MILLION$ Title
French player Cedric Schwaederle was the next player to head to the rail and in cashing in seventh place, did so for a result worth €82,900, the last five-figure sum to be handed out. All-in with ace-king, he was dreadfully unlucky to lose his stack, called and eliminated by Dvoress holding ace-queen. The flop came down with a queen, ending Schwaederle’s hopes of winning the tournament.
Next to go was a GGMillion$ legend and Swedish superstar Niklas Astedt. He was all-in with the better hand, holding ace-four, but Michael Rocco was priced in to call with a suited king-nine and flopped a king to move ahead. Astedt had a gutshot to the wheel and any of three aces to hit on turn or river but couldn’t find an out and cashed for €106,600 in sixth place.
Germany’s representation in the event was strong, with the cardroom at King’s Casino on their country’s Western border. The final German to bust, however, departed in fifth as Leonard Maue scored €140,300 after losing to home crowd anti-hero Martin Kabrhel. The latter often draws criticism for his antics at the felt and is never afraid to upset those he plays with along the way, but he acted swiftly in busting Maue. The German’s king-six was shot down by Kabrhel’s pocket tens and the Czech Republic player moved on to the final four at his German counterpart’s expense.
Daniel Dvoress Wins First Live Bracelet
As four players battled for the title, each new payout ramped up the tension and excitement in equal measure. South Korean tournament regular Gab Yong Kim left in fourth for €189,000 when he lost with ace-nine to the man with all the momentum, Daniel Dvoress. A flop of 5-4-3 had given Kim hope, but no further assistance came to his aid, and he busted to Dvoress’ pocket sevens as the podium places were confirmed.
Dvoress had timed it just right, and with 21 million chips, could put the hammer down on his final two opponents, each of whom had just over half his stack. Kabrhel was the next victim, losing for a score of €260,000 in third place when his three-bet shove with king-queen offsuit ran into Dvoress with pocket nines. A king on the flop gave Kabrhel a stay of execution but a nine on the river changed all that and sent him home just before the heads-up duel for the bracelet.
Michael Rocco battled bravely in the opening exchanges, but Rocco’s shove with ten-nine was called by Dvoress with ace-eight, and an eight on the river merely confirmed the result for Dvoress, proclaiming him the WSOP bracelet and GGMillion$ winner. He took home the bracelet and top prize of €600,000 as Rocco made do with a runner-up result worth €365,000. For Dvoress, it was a superb victory, his second bracelet and first-ever at the live felt after an online WSOP event win in 2020.
“It was a tougher final table, it was a deeper final table and the whole tournament was just longer, so it felt more real.” He told reporters after the fact. The latest GGMILLION$ champion is Daniel Dvoress, the now two-time WSOP bracelet winner!
| WSOPE GGMILLION$ 2023: Event #8 – NLH GGMillion$ Final Table Results: | |||
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1st | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | €600,000 |
| 2nd | Michael Rocco | United States | €365,000 |
| 3rd | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | €260,000 |
| 4th | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | €189,000 |
| 5th | Leonard Maue | Germany | €140,300 |
| 6th | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | €106,600 |
| 7th | Cedric Schwaederle | France | €82,900 |
| 8th | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | €66,200 |
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.