Four Players Cut a Deal With $2M at Stake; Slovenian Grinder Closes It Out Heads-Up
Alexei Ivashchenko is the latest WSOP Circuit ring winner after beating 21,891 players in the $525 Mystery Millions on GGPoker. The Slovenian collected $502,709, capping off a run through a massive 21,891-entry field in the online tournament.
The entry count pushed the prize pool to $10,945,500, comfortably clearing the guarantee. The Mystery Millions was the fifth of 18 ring events in GGPoker’s $180 million guaranteed WSOP Super Circuit series, which kicked off March 1.
Four Players, $2M, One Deal
Ivashchenko was not the only one to cash big. When the tournament was down to its final four, he and his remaining opponents — Argentina’s Pablo Nazar, Malaysia’s “Wishwish,” and Cyprus’s Dimitrios Michailidis — agreed to pause play and negotiate a deal. The agreement locked in payouts ranging from $416,838 to $523,476, with bounty payments still to be settled separately.
Michailidis was the first to go after the deal was struck, finishing fourth for a $423,708 total. “Wishwish” busted third for $536,246. That left Nazar and Ivashchenko heads-up, and Nazar fell short. He took $537,428 as runner-up while Ivashchenko claimed the title and the gold ring alongside his $502,709 payday.
Bounty Payouts Grab Attention Deep in the Field
Day 2 sent 1,957 players back to their screens, and the mystery bounty element made a real impact long before the final table. The biggest individual bounty haul in the tournament lobby belonged to 52nd-place finisher “SBasin,” who collected $870,735 in bounty payments.
At the final table, ninth-place finisher “Nickroman99” of Slovenia received $81,596 in total, built from a $70,816 base prize and $10,780 in bounties. Croatia’s “Hyperturbo123” went out eighth for $107,741, and Thailand’s “Kuromi27” collected $128,002 for seventh.
Cyprus’s “ufuk kortan” finished sixth for $175,585. China’s “No1YT” exited in fifth for $230,264. Before the tournament, “No1YT” had made up to 11.8% of their action available through GGPoker’s built-in staking platform, but sold only 2%. The one backer who bought in, “khalnayak69,” paid for 1% and received $2,302.64.
$525 Mystery Millions Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexei Ivashchenko | Slovenia | $26,760 | $475,949 | $502,709* |
| 2 | Pablo Nazar | Argentina | $17,830 | $519,598 | $537,428* |
| 3 | Wishwish | Malaysia | $12,770 | $523,476 | $536,246* |
| 4 | Dimitrios Michailidis | Cyprus | $6,870 | $416,838 | $423,708* |
| 5 | No1YT | China | $6,350 | $223,914 | $230,264 |
| 6 | ufuk kortan | Cyprus | $7,670 | $167,915 | $175,585 |
| 7 | Kuromi27 | Thailand | $2,080 | $125,922 | $128,002 |
| 8 | Hyperturbo123 | Croatia | $13,310 | $94,431 | $107,741 |
| 9 | Nickroman99 | Slovenia | $10,780 | $70,816 | $81,596 |
*reflects a four-handed deal
Five Rings Down, Twelve to Go
Five other champions have been crowned since the series opened. Gabriel Bardini outlasted 4,096 players in the $500 WSOP Super Circuit Kickoff for $213,934. “Nissim ohayon17” turned a $300 buy-in into $142,447 by winning the Deepstack NLH Championship. Santuu Leinonen claimed the $1,050 Mystery Bounty PLO title for $92,054. “flikkflakk” topped a 1,629-player field in the $1,500 Monster Stack NLH to collect $291,856 from a $2,321,325 prize pool. Most recently, “PerV7” won the $1,050 Bounty NLH Championship for $220,644.
GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Results
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1: $500 WSOP Super Circuit Kickoff | 4,096 | $1,945,600 | Gabriel Bardini | $213,934 |
| #2: $300 Deepstack NLH Championship | 4,846 | $1,352,034 | Nissim ohayon17 | $142,447 |
| #3: $1,050 Mystery Bounty PLO | 1,148 | $1,148,000 | Santuu Leinonen | $92,054 |
| #4: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH | 1,629 | $2,321,325 | flikkflakk | $291,856 |
| #5: $525 Mystery Millions | 21,891 | $10,945,500 | Alexei Ivashchenko | $502,709 |
| #6: $1,050 Bounty NLH Championship | 2,044 | $2,044,000 | PerV7 | $220,644 |
All prizes include bounty payments where applicable
What’s Still to Come
Twelve ring events remain on the schedule through March 30. The headliners are hard to ignore: the $1,700 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event carries a $15 million guarantee, and the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller guarantees $10 million. The $250 Mini Main Event Day 2, set for March 16, guarantees $5 million.
The next event on the slate is Event #7, the $525 Five Card PLO Bounty, with a $500,000 guarantee, starting Thursday at 6:00 p.m. UTC.
Remaining Ring Event Schedule
| Date | Time (UTC) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #7: $525 Five Card PLO Bounty | $500,000 |
| Sun 15 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #8: $600 Ultra Stack NLH | $1,500,000 |
| Mon 16 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #9: $250 Mini Main Event Day 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Wed 18 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #10: $1,500 6-Handed NLH Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Thu 19 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #11: $800 Double Stack Bounty NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Sun 22 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #12: $365 Super Giant Bounty NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Mon 23 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #13: $1,700 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event Day 2 | $15,000,000 |
| Tue 24 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #14: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Thu 26 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #15: $5,250 Bounty High Roller NLH | $500,000 |
| Sun 29 Mar | 5:00 p.m. | #16: $1,050 GGMasters NLH Circuit Championship | $2,000,000 |
| Sun 29 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #17: $525 Series Saver Turbo Bounty NLH | $1,500,000 |
| Mon 30 Mar | 6:00 p.m. | #18: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Day 2 | $10,000,000 |
