Chris Klodnicki Wins GGMillion$ for the First Time in 147 Events ($406.5K)

How the Action Unfolded at the GGMillion$ Final Table

Klodnicki had reached the GGMillion$ final table eight times but had never won.

This time, he started the 9-handed final table with the fourth-largest stack.

He played very actively for the first 20 minutes.

In the first hand, he called two barrels with KQs on an AQ29 board. On the 9 river, Vieira bet 7 BB into a 15 BB pot, and Klodnicki folded. Vieira had AQo.

A few hands later, he 4-bet with ATs but had to fold to bzvz’s 5-bet jam. bzvz had queens.

Klodnicki was down to 23 BB. However, with ATo, he cracked Zlotnikov’s aces after a straight completed on the turn, bringing his stack up to 55 BB.

In 9th place, Klodnicki eliminated Vieira: QJo > A9o in a 10 BB pot on a T98 flop.

In 5th place, Klodnicki eliminated bzvz: QQ > AJs in a 34 BB pot.

Klodnicki Comes Back From a 3x Deficit Heads-Up Against Simon Beckmann

Klodnicki entered heads-up with 34 BB against Simon Beckmann’s 95 BB.

This is where Klodnicki demonstrated his skill.

In one hand, Klodnicki check-called all three streets before calling an all-in on the river with a second pair.

In another hand, Beckmann made a lower straight on the river. On the turn, Klodnicki bet 4 BB, Beckmann raised to 15.6 BB, and Klodnicki called. On the river, Beckmann bet 4.4 BB, Klodnicki jammed, and Beckmann folded.

In the final hand, Klodnicki induced his opponent to bluff. Klodnicki check-raised the flop to 6.5 BB, bet 7 BB on the turn, and check-called 15 BB (Beckmann’s all-in) on the river.

GGMillion$ Final Table Payouts (199 Entries Total):

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Chris Klodnicki	$406,521
2		Simon Beckmann	$318,747
3		Anatoly Zlotnikov	$249,924
4		Kelvin Kerber	$195,962
5		Now or Never167	$153,650
6		Andrija “bzvz” Robovic	$120,475
7		Barak Wisbrod	$94,462
8		Erwann Pecheux	$74,066
9		Joao Vieira	$59,074