All-in for his final eight bigs, Mateos needed to hold with against the player with all the momentum – Daniel Smiljkovic. Adrian Mateos isn’t just a multiple WSOP bracelet winner, but a player who is regarded by his peers as one of the best professionals in the world. Seven remained, and everyone at the table except the player who busted next got a massive boost. Stumpf headed to the rail with $267,500 to collect as the German player further boosted his chances of the ultimate bracelet win. Shoving from the small blind with his own, Stumpf was dominated also, as Smiljkovic once again scored an elimination, his prevailing when the board of played out. Once play resumed with eight on the final day, Matthew Stumpf busted with the same hand as Bohdanov. The board of sent Bohdanov home with $208,300 and officially wrapped the penultimate day of action. The Ukrainian player moved all-in on the penultimate day with but he couldn’t hold against Daniel Smiljkovic who had. Of the nine, the first player to leave was the popular high roller regular Renat Bohdanov. Once play reached the final table of nine, some huge players in world poker had reached the last table in the tournament, including the 2020 WSOP Hybrid Main Event winner, Damian Salas. A total of 533 players meant that a prizepool of $13,325,000 awaited anyone who could play their way into the money places. The WSOP Paradise events that have taken place so far have been incredibly popular and not just with players, as more and more poker fans have utilized the PokerStake WSOP Paradise staking page to play a part in proceedings whether they are on Atlantis Island or not.

Coming out on top for a massive $2.7 million top prize was the Austrian player Samuel Mullur.

This week, however, the setting was something very special, as the event cost $25,000 and formed part of the WSOP Paradise schedule out in The Bahamas. The GG MILLION$ weekly tournament costs $10,300 to play and usually takes place on GGPoker. The third WSOP Paradise bracelet to be handed out came at the end of a mammoth three-day spectacular.

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