The GG Online Championship at GGPoker just finished up its Main Event with Tobia Schwecht earning the first-place finish. The event offered a huge prize pool as just over 6,100 players took part. With over $8.7 million up for grabs, Schwecht would take home $727,640 after a deal was struck between the final four players.

Getting to the Final Four

On day 2 of the event, 916 players would return to the felt to compete for a spot at the final table. Eventually, the field would be narrowed down to the final nine, with each player set to earn a minimum five-figure payday.

After the first five were knocked out of the competition, the remaining four decided to cut a deal. This would include Schwecht, Roman Hrabec, Arsenii Malinov, and Daniel Smiljkovic. Each player decided to discuss a deal that would make the pay jump smaller between each remaining finish.

Once the deal was agreed upon, the four began playing online poker once again. It would be Daniel Smiljkovic out in fourth, with third going to Arsenii Malinov. Schwecht would then go head-to-head with Roman Hrabec. It wouldn’t be long before both would be all-in with Hrabec holding the lesser chip stack.

The final hand would go to Schwecht, knocking Hrabec out in second and giving Schwecht the title win.

Final Results of the Main Event:

Place Player Prize
First Tobias Schwecht $727,640
Second Roman Hrabec $571,112
Third Arsenii Malinov $637,583
Fourth Daniel Smiljkovic $690,222
Fifth Elaine0605 $303,807
Sixth Tobias Duthwieler $227,823
Seventh C3H5N3O6 $170,843
Eighth Michael Addamo $128,114
Ninth Joyrivas $96,072

GG Online Championship a Huge Success

The GG Online Championship at GGPoker is an exclusive series running from May 5-31. Players have had access to over 130 numbered events with four buy-in levels, making it easy for every player to take part. Low buy-ins started at $5 while the medium-range began at $25. High started at $500 and the Super High began at $2,500.

In total, the series was supposed to offer $150 million in guaranteed prize money. So far, the series has seen so much online poker action that over $180 million has been paid out to players. It’s a huge accomplishment for the poker room and it just goes to show how popular GGPoker is among the gaming crowd.

Tons of players earned first-place finishes, building their bankroll at GGPoker to play even more poker or cash out and enjoy their winnings. It will be interesting to see all the totals from the series once it wraps up, including the final win count plus how many players competed across the many events!