The prestigious two-day High Roller with a $10,000 buy-in attracted 237 entries. The predetermined $2 million guarantee was easily surpassed, with the final prizepool reaching $2,308,900.
Joining him at the final table were fellow Brazilians Alisson Piekazewicz and Jessé César. Ironically, it was Piekazewicz who eliminated César, and Kovalski then took out Piekazewicz, catapulting into the lead.
In the final four, Kovalski called Laszlo Bujtas' all-in with A s A c, which easily bested Bujtas' A h 5 d, sending the Hungarian PLO specialist to a fourth-place finish.
Heading into the final heads-up, Kovalski faced off against Jon Vallinas. The Brazilian turned the game in his favor, and in the decisive hand, his 5 d 4 d hit a flush on the board Q d 8 d 5 h 8 c 6 d. Vallinas, holding K c 8 h, went all-in on the river, and Kovalski called instantly, sealing his victory.
Final Table Results of the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Fabiano Kovalski |
Brazil |
$464,794 |
|
2. |
Jon Vallinas (Jon Ander Santos) |
Spain |
$358,405 |
|
3. |
Hannes Jeschka |
Germany |
$276,368 |
|
4. |
Laszlo Bujtas |
Hungary |
$213,109 |
|
5. |
Dmitrii Kravchenko |
Ukraine |
$164,328 |
|
6. |
Andrii Derzhypilskiy |
Ukraine |
$126,715 |
|
7. |
Alisson Piekazewicz |
Brazil |
$97,711 |
|
8. |
Jessé César |
Brazil |
$75,345 |
|
9. |
Emilien Pitavy |
France |
$58,099 |
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