Teun Mulder Turns GGMillion$ Final Table Into a Statement Win

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What made the victory stand out even more was the road he took to get there. Mulder began the final table with 86 big blinds, narrowly ahead of Italy’s Enrico Camosci on 76 big blinds, while Lococo sat in striking distance with 61 big blinds. It looked like one of those stacked GGMillion$ finales where the margin for error would be razor-thin, but Mulder gradually turned a strong position into total control.

The early pace was tense and measured before the first dominoes began to fall. Nikita Kalinin was the first to go in ninth for 59.570$ when his ace-king ran into Camosci’s pocket aces. Ivan Ilichev followed in eighth for 77.253$, then Matheus Machado saw a promising spot collapse into a seventh-place finish worth 100.184$. Once the table started to open up, the drama only got sharper.

One of the strangest moments of the night came with Gaspare Sposato on the short stack. Facing a shove from Sebastian Gaehl, Sposato made a stunning call with six-five against king-five suited and paid the price, exiting in sixth for 129.923$. Soon after, Damir Gabdullin was eliminated in fifth for 168.489$ in a mystery hand that further shifted momentum toward the players at the top. From there, the final table increasingly became Mulder’s stage.

The crucial blow before heads-up came when Camosci busted in fourth place for 218.504$. He got his chips in ahead with ace-jack suited against Mulder’s ten-eight suited, but a ten on the turn changed everything. That pot was massive not only in chips, but in tone. From that point on, Mulder was no longer just surviving the dangerous spots. He was winning them, and every one of them pushed him closer to the title.

Sebastian Gaehl then fell in third for 283.365$, leaving Mulder and Lococo to fight for the trophy. And for a moment, it seemed the Argentinian showman might flip the script. Lococo played fearlessly and even grabbed the lead during heads-up play, bringing his trademark aggression to the biggest stage. But the turning point was brutal. On a board of J-J-T-A, Mulder held king-jack and trapped Lococo, who shoved with ace-king. Mulder called instantly and held to seize a commanding 3:1 lead.

The final hand was even harsher. Mulder moved in with five-four suited, Lococo called with ace-ten, and the flop came 5-4-4. Just like that, the Dutchman had flopped a full house and the title was practically sealed before the turn even arrived. A seven on fourth street confirmed the inevitable, sending Mulder to the winner’s photo with 476.561$, while Lococo had to settle for 367.478$ after a fearless but ultimately painful runner-up finish.

For Mulder, it was more than a payday. It was a wire-to-wire performance in one of online poker’s toughest weekly arenas, the kind of win that reinforces exactly why he is considered one of the elite minds in the modern game. In a final table full of proven names, dangerous stacks and shifting momentum, he was the one who never really lost the plot. When the last cards were dealt, the GGMillion$ crown belonged to the Netherlands.

Final table results:

Place Player Country Prize
1 Teun Mulder Netherlands 476.561$
2 Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo Argentina 367.478$
3 Sebastian Gaehl Germany 283.365$
4 Enrico Camosci Italy 218.504$
5 Damir Gabdullin Russia 168.489$
6 Gaspare Sposato Italy 129.923$
7 Matheus Machado Brazil 100.184$
8 Ivan Ilichev Russia 77.253$
9 Nikita Kalinin Russia 59.570$

 

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