The ChampionChip series shuffled up and dealt at 888poker on August 8, and the first three of 25 scheduled events crowned their champions. Canada won the first gold medal, with Ukrainians locking in the top prizes of both the second and third events.
Event #1: $30,000 Opening Ceremony Final Table Results
Event #1: $30,000 Opening Ceremony attracted 1,053 unique players who re-entered 321 times, creating a guarantee-busting prize pool of $41,220. All but three of the nine finalists turned their $33 into four-figure scores, “fastfingers,” “OMEGAlodon,” and “Pavanatto23” being the trio who busted from the final table first/
“RandomFX01” of the United Kingdom fell in sixth for $1,310, and was joined on the rail by “dozent444,” “Sonnenlaufer,” and “craigaces21.