Francesco Garofalo wins $25K GGMillion$ Super High Rollers Championship WSOP Online bracelet in a Very Tough Field ($1.12M)


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- Last updated on: October 5, 2024 · 1 minutes to read
The final table of this tournament was packed with superstars. Each player won at least one WSOP bracelet. The winner of this intense battle was Francesco “forzaitalia” Garofalo, the only player without a bracelet.
Francesco Garofalo Outplays the High Rollers as a Dark Horse
Before this tournament, Francesco Garofalo’s GGPoker profile showed only $38K in winnings. He entered the final table with the third-largest stack of 49 big blinds. Garofalo spent the first two hours playing cautiously until he doubled up against Chris Brewer.

Next, Garofalo knocked out Adrian Mateos in 6th place.

Then, Garofalo eliminated Dimitar Danchev in 5th place.

The rest of the opponents at the final table were eliminated in all-in confrontations vs Chris Brewer.


In heads-up play, Francesco Garofalo faced Chris Brewer with a stack advantage of 64 big blinds vs. 56 big blinds. Garofalo maintained the lead until the final hand. The effective stack is 25bb. Garofalo opens, Brewer defends the BB. They both check on the flop. On the turn, Garofalo bets 5.5bb into a 4.2bb pot and gets called. On the river, Garofalo put Brewer all-in.

2024 WSOP Online $25K GGMillion$ Super High Rollers Championship Payouts (total 230 entries)
Place | Name | Country | Payout |
1 | Francesco “forzaitalia” Garofalo | ![]() | $1,122,201 |
2 | Chris Brewer | ![]() | $865,335 |
3 | Bryn Kenney | ![]() | $667,265 |
4 | Patrick Leonard | ![]() | $514,531 |
5 | Dimitar Danchev | ![]() | $396,758 |
6 | Adrian Mateos | ![]() | $305,942 |
7 | Roman Hrabec | ![]() | $235,914 |
8 | Ole Schemion | ![]() | $181,914 |
9 | Samuel Mullur | ![]() | $140,275 |
Four WSOP Online bracelets are still up for grabs:
- Sep 26 — $2,100 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
- Sep 28 — $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
- Sep 29 — $1,500 The Closer NLH [Bounty Turbo, Final Stage]
- Sep 30 — $10,300 GGMillion$ High Rollers, $10M GTD [Day 2]
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