2020 World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit at
GGPoker after defeating Russia s
Andrey Kotenikov in heads-up play to win the $636,072 top prize and a coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring.
The tournament was a huge success and met all the expectations and excitement a $5 million guarantee will bring. The field attracted 511 entries to eclipse the guarantee and bring the prize pool up to $5,110,000.
This is Melogno s second WSOP Circuit ring championship and his first online at GGPoker. His first WSOP Circuit ring came after taking down the 2018/19 International Circuit $2,500 GRAN FINAL MILLONARIA at Enjoy Punta del Este in his home country for a top prize of $505,606.
Benjamin Rolle all cashed, the latter busting in 11th place for $116,778.
Each of the nine finalists will walk away with at least $140,979 for their $10,000 investment, which is a great return in its own right. Uruguayâs
Joaquin Melogno wants more than that sum, far more, and he leads the final nine players back into battle in the envious position of chip leader.
This is only Melognoâs third Super MILLION$ appearance and his first in-the-money finish. What a way to open your account, imagine if he goes all the way and wins the $636,072 top prize. This is his tournament to lose because heâs the only returning player with an eight-figure stack.
2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit, as
Event #2 $Super MILLION$ came with the usual price tag of $10,300. For this special edition of the weekly high-stakes showdown on GGPoker, the guarantee received a boost to $5 million, and that goal was reached in spectacular fashion.
Thanks to 314 unique players and an incredible 197 reentries, a field of 511 emerged and the top 60 spots secured a portion of the
$5.11 million prize pool. Not only did the bubble burst, but the final table of nine was reached after almost 10 1/2 hours, and it was
Pablo Melogno who leads the pack.
Commonly known under his second first name Joaquin on home soil in Uruguay, he claimed a WSOP Circuit ring to his name after taking down the 2018/19 International Circuit $2,500 GRAN FINAL MILLONARIA at Enjoy Punta del Este in his home country for a top prize of $505,606. Melogno then came close to winning a WSOP bracelet in Las Vegas but finished second to Ari Engel in Event #48 $2,500 No-L