Chess Grandmaster Ottomar Ladva Wins WSOP Super Circuit High Roller for $311K

Ottomar Ladva wins $311K bounty high roller with WSOP Circuit ring and cash pile on poker table

Estonia-born, Brazil-based Ottomar Ladva won Event #15 of the GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit, taking down the $5,250 Bounty High Roller NLH for $311,429. The 345-entry field produced a $1,725,000 prize pool, and Ladva's $193,789 in bounty collections drove the bulk of his payday.

Final Table Recap

Nikita Kuznetsov was the first to go, finishing ninth for $35,715. "kalashnikovvv" followed in eighth ($31,485), then "iN sis TenT" in seventh ($51,014). Blaz Zerjav fell in sixth for $93,068, and Sorel Mizzi exited in fifth for $63,082.

Alejandro "PapoMC" Lococo finished fourth for $106,151. Fernando Olimpio busted in third for $143,984.

Ladva and "JohanC-14" played heads-up with $117,640 each already secured from the prize pool. The bounty payouts settled the gap: Ladva won the battle to collect $193,789 in bounties, bringing his total to $311,429. "JohanC-14" finished with $141,390.

Final Table Results

Rank Player Country Bounties Prize Total
1 Ottomar Ladva Brazil $193,789 $117,640 $311,429
2 JohanC-14 Slovenia $23,750 $117,640 $141,390
3 Fernando Olimpio Brazil $50,507 $93,477 $143,984
4 Alejandro "PapoMC" Lococo Argentina $31,875 $74,276 $106,151
5 Sorel Mizzi UAE $4,062 $59,020 $63,082
6 Blaz Zerjav Slovenia $46,171 $46,897 $93,068
7 iN sis TenT Brazil $13,750 $37,264 $51,014
8 kalashnikovvv UAE $1,875 $29,610 $31,485
9 Nikita Kuznetsov Slovenia $12,187 $23,528 $35,715

Volkmann Gets the Bigger Payday Despite Finishing Second

Event #16, the $1,050 GGMasters Freezeout Championship, drew 2,487 entries and a $2,487,000 prize pool. Pieter Aerts finished seventh ($67,054), Seu Joaquim fifth ($119,242), and Amit Ben Yacov fourth ($159,012).

"Gamba Di Legno" of Thailand busted in third for $212,046. Bruno Volkmann of Brazil and "Lucky__Bear" of Hong Kong then played heads-up, and the two struck a deal before play finished. Volkmann finished second but received $336,888, about $14,000 more than champion "Lucky__Bear," who took $322,957.

$10K High Roller Final Table Set

Seventeen of the 18 ring events are done. The $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller is the one remaining, with nine players returning for a final table that carries a $1,702,088 top prize.

Kirill Shcherbakov leads with 110.6 big blinds, nearly double the 62.7 of second-place Checo Pacheco. Matheus Machado, Joshua McCully, Joao Vieira, Rayan "Beriuzy" Chamas, and Daniel Petersen are also in contention, with Petersen the short stack at 15 big blinds.

The final table was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. BST on March 31, with cards-up coverage on GGPoker's Twitch and YouTube channels.