Joakim Andersson Ships GGSF MILLION$ Main Event for $1.5M

The final Tuesday in the GGPoker Spring Festival was a big one with seven different players walking away with High buy-in level titles and the lion’s share of more than $6 million in prize pools, but nobody shined brighter – and scored bigger – than Joakim Andersson.

Sweden’s Andersson showed no mercy as he topped the 1,089-entry field to win the GGPoker Spring Festival MILLION$ Main Event for $1,537,605.12. The $10,890,000 prize pool exceeded the $10 million guarantee and ensured that the eventual champion wasn’t going to be the only newly-minted millionaire. Runner-up Julian Stuer banked $1,185,655.13 for falling one spot short of the title. Coming in third place, Darrell Goh walked away with $914,265.78.

Sami Kelopuro won his fourth GGPoker Spring Festival title after outlasting 98 other entries in Event #84 ($25,500 Super High Roller) to win $572,003.82. Wei Zhao took the consolation prize of $40,969.69 as the runner-up while Isaac Haxton finished third for $339,952.82.

Canadians Michael Watson and Mark Radoja chopped up nearly $700,000 after outlasting 180 other entries in Event #83 ($10,300 Super Tuesday). Watson wound up with $361,957.15 and the title while Radoja added $333,213.42 to his bankroll for finishing in second. David Peters was left out of the chop discussion, but did take home $223,398.23 for a bronze medal performance.

Arsenii Malinov went bounty hunting in Event #82 ($2,100 Bounty) and came back with a GGSF title and $114,534.71. Runner-up ‘BIG HAI‘ earned $50,622.54 while Simon Lofberg picked up $68,983.15 and finished in third position.

Other players who wrapped up Tuesday with a GGSF High title included ‘77Storm77‘ (Event #79-H), ‘Schabi10‘ (Event #81-H), and Bernard Haider (Event #85-H).

GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H ($10,300)
Entries: 1,089
Prize pool: $10,890,000

1. J Andersson – $1,537,605.12
2. Julian Stuer – $1,185,655.13
3. Darrell Goh – $914,265.78

Event #79 ($1,050 High Rollers Main Event [2-Day Event])
Entries: 451
Prize pool: $451,000

1. 77Storm77 – $84,526.81
2. Andras Nemeth – $63,385.90
3. RukKuRuku – $47,532.73

Event #81 ($1,050 PLO-NL)
Entries: 187
Prize pool: $187,000

1. Schabi10 – $44,265.78
2. J Jouhkimainen – $32,004.92
3. Vitaloca – $23,140.19

Event #82 ($2,100 Bounty)
Entries: 343
Prize pool: $686,000

1. Arsenii Malinov – $114,534.71
2. BIG HAI – $50,622.54
3. Simon Lofberg – $68,983.15

Event #83 ($10,300 Super Tuesday)
Entries: 182
Prize pool: $1,820,000

1. Michael Watson – $361,957.35
2. Mark Radoja – $333,213.42
3. David Peters – $223,398.23

Event #84 ($25,500 Super High Roller)
Entries: 99
Prize pool: $2,475,000

1. Sami Kelopuru – $572,003.82
2. Wei Zhao – $440,969.69
3. Isaac Haxton – $339,952.82

Event #85 ($525 Bounty Turbo [6-Max])
Entries: 458
Prize pool: $229,000

1. Bernard Haider – $35,605.67
2. Omaholic – $20,356.95
3. BeardOilGuy – $11,727.18