When the final table of the GGPoker Super MILLION$ began on Tuesday, Bruno Volkmann sat seventh in chips, and Elio Fox had the shortest stack with just 8.5 big blinds. Over the three hours that followed, Fox eliminated six of his opponents and Volkmann eliminated another.
And that’s when then things got interesting.
Fox’s comeback started in earnest just 30 minutes after play began. With blinds of 25,000/50,000 (6,000 ante), Fox raised from UTG+1 to 120,000 with 
. Zhuang Ruan made it 265,000 from middle position with 
and Fox responded by moving all in for 1,353,992. Ruan called all in 1,025,179. The 
flop gave Fox control of the pot. Ruan was unable to catch the case king on the 
turn or 
river and was eliminated in ninth place.
A few moments later, Fox sent another player to the rail. Joakim Andersson raised to 467,358 from UTG+1 with 
, leaving himself just 150,000 behind. Fox called from the button with 
and the blinds folded. The flop came 
and Andersson checked and then called off the last of his stack when Fox bet 200,000. The 
turn and 
river completed the board to send Andersson out in eighth.
The #6-ranked player in the PocketFives Rankings, Joao Vieira was the next player to fall victim to Fox. Down to just seven big blinds, Vieira moved raised to 275,000 from middle position with leaving himself 70,702. Action folded to Fox in the big blind and he raised to 500,000 with 
. Vieira called and then watched as the 
runout failed to save him from a seventh place result.
Fox continued to find ways to bust other players. From UTG, Fox raised to 140,000 with 
. Action folded to Michael Addamo in the big blind and he called with 
and then moved all in for 213,866 on the 
flop. Fox tanked for 30 seconds before calling. The turn was the and the river was the to miss Addamo’s outs and eliminate the Australian in sixth.
On the next hand, Fox did it again, this time in a blind versus blind spot. Sam Greenwood opened 132,000 with 
before Fox raised to 589,000 from the small blind with . In the big blind, Antonio Mirotta moved all in for 2,146,888 with 
. Greenwood folded and Fox called. The board ran out 
to give Fox the 4,463,276 pot and end Mirotta’s run in fifth place.
Four-handed play lasted for quite some time before Volkmann emerged from Fox’s shadow. The #4-ranked player in the world, Volkmann min-raised to 240,000 with 
. David Coleman folded his small blind, but Greenwood decided to defend with 
. The flop came [2] and Greenwood checked to Volkmann who bet 150,000. Greenwood raised to 420,000 and Volkmann called. The turn gave Volkmann top pair and Greenwood checked again. Volkmann bet 120,000 and Greenwood responded by moving all in for 900,162. Volkmann called and then took down the pot after the river completed the board to eliminate Greenwood in fourth.
Two hands later however, Fox went back to work. Volkmann folded his button and Fox moved all in for 8,820,568 with 
. Coleman off his last 1,970,720 with 
. The 
flop was a safe one for Coleman as was the turn. The river however gave Fox a better pair to eliminate Coleman in third place.
Heads up play began with Fox holding a better than 2-1 chip advantage over Volkmann. The final two players then engaged in chop discussions using the player chat. GGPoker Super Million$ is one of the only tournaments on GGPoker that doesn’t allow for players to make a deal at the final table using the automated chop feature. Fox asked Volkmann, “Chop?” in the middle of the first hand of heads up play. Volkmann agreed and then looked for the chop button before the next hand. Fox informed him that there wasn’t one and it would have to be done manually.
“I screenshot it, you do same,” Fox typed into the chat box. “I find your number.”
Volkmann agreed and then the two players each moved all in on the next hand. Volkmann won that hand to double up and then won the next hand to earn the official victory while the payouts agreed to between the two players are unknown.
Final Table Payouts
- Bruno Volkmann – $319,830.70*
- Elio Fox – $253,440.25*
- David Coleman – $200,831.07
- Sam Greenwood – $159,142.64
- Antonio Mirotta – $126,107.76
- Michael Addamo – $99,930.34
- Joao Vieira – $79,186.73
- Joakim Andersson – $62,749.24
- Zhuang Ruan – $49,723.79
*Official payout numbers listed. Details of deal made are unknown.
