First 888poker ChampionChip Games Winners Crowned; Two Titles for Ukraine and Brazil

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This weekend saw the first winners crowned in the 888poker ChampionChip Games series.

There were two titles each for Ukraine and Brazil, with Ukraine's 'dkfdyulr' taking down Event #01: $33 Opening Ceremony for $4,235 after a three-way deal with Finland's 'absinttivaa' and fellow Ukrainian player 'WestHamUn'

The festival continues all this week with 18 more affordable microstakes events, including the $200,000 GTD ChampionChip Games Main Event. Players can already register for Day 1s in the client, with Day 2 taking place on Monday, September 5.

Event #01 - Opening Ceremony ChampionChip Games

The ChampionChip Games kicked off on Sunday with the $33 buy-in Opening Ceremony. Unbelievably, this was the third-biggest buy-in of the festival behind Event #7: $55 Weightlifting and of course the $60 buy-in Main Event.

The Opening Ceremony surpassed its $30,000 guarantee attracting a field of 912 players. Eventually it would be Ukraine's 'dkfdyulr' who secured victory and a $4,235 payout after a three-handed deal.

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1dkfdyulrUkraine$4,235*
2absinttivaaFinland$4,073*
3WestHamUnUkraine$3,564*
4SeiryokuZenBrazil$2,067
5weh_chrisGermany$1,530
6BlahajRomania$1,139
7��...NewmanCanada$856
8888FlagBelarus$648
9jaimito93Brazil$494

*denotes three-handed deal


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Event #02 - Sailing ChampionChip Games

Brazil is usually strongly represented in major online poker festivals such as the ChampionChip Games, and it didn't take long for them to get off the mark as 'pereko' triumphed in Event #2, defeating compatriot 'coldzebra' heads-up to secure $1,257. They defeated a field of 638 players.

There were also final-table finishes for two other Brazilians �� definitely a country to watch over the rest of the festival.

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1perekoBrazil$1,257
2coldzebraBrazil$916
3julgenUnited Kingdom$672
4Fordyyz1888United Kingdom$494
5capnascimentBrazil$366
6DallastraJMBrazil$271
7KovalevEvgenKazakhstan$202
8BillonKidEcuador$150
9ShipitmuppetCanada$114

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Event #03 - High Jump R&A ChampionChip Games

There was victory for the United Kingdom and 'mixerAA' in the smallest buy-in event of the ChampionChip Games. They turned $1 into $346 after defeating a field of 534 players.

There were podium finishes for Denmark's 'bagedag' and Belarus' 'gergeev' who also turned a single dollar into three-figure payouts.

PlacePlayerCountryPayout (USD)
1mixerAAUnited Kingdom$346
2bagedagDenmark$252
3gergeevBelarus$184
4Nibbs115United Kingdom$135
5Deccache_AvBrazil$99
6MCKGAOBrazil$73
7crfnapeitaBrazil$54
8Mavin7Canada$41
9Tema_DemUkraine$30

Event #04 - Boxing (PKO 6-Max) ChampionChip Games

The second-biggest first prize of the opening weekend came in Event #4 as Mexico's 'Zaika_A' ran away with victory, defeating 627 players and taking home $2,299 in prize money that included $954 in bounty prizes. It pays to be aggressive in PKO tournaments and the Mexican took that to heart, defeating Brazil's 'ClaytonPaz' heads-up.

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Payout (USD)
1Zaika_AMexico$1,345$954$2,299
2ClaytonPazBrazil$1,345$155$1,500
3FilippuaUkraine$835$106$942
4zacaa_tbBrazil$571$262$832
5thrasher71Moldova$408$388$796
6julianopk10Brazil$261$102$363
7HeitorSilvaBrazil$171$123$294
8LendaFlavioBrazil$171$126$297
9Jenny3008Germany$171$64$235

Event #05 - Karate (PKO 6-Max) ChampionChip Games

Event #5 saw another victory for Brazil, with 'Neto_Peruzzo' taking down the title after defeating a field of 523 players in this $5.50 buy-in event. Again, it was a dominant performance for the eventual winner who won more in bounty prizes than the rest of the final table did combined, winning a total of $680.

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Payout (USD)
1Neto_PeruzzoBrazil$381$300$680
2AhhloneUkraine$380$24$405
3BEDOLAGA99Belarus$246$53$296
4DavepatelUnited Kingdom$137$58$235
5Ar1ngarosaUkraine$120$16$136
6BlackTrainBrazil$77$31$108
7SeekingPandaSweden$47$3$51
8WinTheGame15Germany$47$11$58
9Ekon1987Kazakhstan$47$13$60

Event #06 - Judo (PKO 6-Max) ChampionChip Games

There was a second title for Ukraine in Event #6: $3.30 Judo (PKO 6-Max) as 'pravedn1k' defeated 'Alexhest383' heads-up to win $515.

Remarkably, no Brazilians made the final table that featured eight different nationalities spread across four countries �� a truly international final table!

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Payout (USD)
1pravedn1kUkraine$293$222$515
2Alexhest383Denmark$293$32$325
3Whatislove19Ukraine$186$12$197
4NMESES7Argentina$128$22$149
5nachio07Peru$95$13$108
6Schatzi19Germany$62$4$66
7igodzaBelarus$38$13$51
8oneday47Morocco$38$12$50
9CanadaCanada$38$11$49

ChampionChip Games Medal Table

With two victories apiece, Brazil and Ukraine are tied at the top of the medal table, with Brazil slightly ahead due to their two runner-up spots compared to Ukraine's two.

Country1st2nd3rdTotal
Brazil22 4
Ukraine2136
United Kingdom1 12
Mexico1  1
Denmark 2 2
Finland 1 1
Belarus  22
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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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