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Jorge Abreu Wins Stunning Debut GGMillion$ – GGMillion$ Season 2026 Episode 37

Portuguese player Jorge Abreu won this week’s GGMillion$ online event, as the $10,000 GGPoker tournament saw some of the best players in the world go for glory. 

This week, Jeff Gross was out of the office, so with the regular host indisposed, it was up to GGPoker ambassador and player Kevin Martin to put his presenting skills to good use. The former Big Brother Canada winner was the host with the most this week, and he had a superb guest co-commentator next to him, with Denys Chufarin on the mic to help bring the action to life. 

Pre-Match Betting Odds

Last week, the WSOP Online Series bracelet and GGMillion$ title were both decided at a dramatic final table. Heading into the action, it was the Austrian player Tim Kramer who led the field with 79 big blinds. That made him a slight favorite at odds of 4.52 in the GGPoker client. Not far behind in either chips or odds was Portuguese player Jorge Abreu, who held 68 big blinds and was at odds of 4.90. 

Behind the top two players, Felipe Boianovsky from Brazil (59BB/5.12) was the third favorite, a way clear of Cypriot player Andreas Christoforou, who was only a short distance back on 52 big blinds at 8.02. The German high roller and tournament specialist Christoph Vogelsang was on 32 big blinds, but, given his experience, his odds of 8.10 were generous, making him our top pick of the evening. 

Behind those in the middle ground by just a three-bet, Israeli player Ravid Garbi (28BB/13.08) was another GGMillion$ final table player hoping to exert his prowess on the field again. Two players sat on 26 big blinds, as Mexico-based ‘Loyaltyfee!’ (15.58) and Serbian Milos Petakovic (12.40) were good longshot options. And at the bottom rung, for all his genius at the felt, American Brandon Wilson faced an uphill battle from the start with only nine big blinds to his name, and that was reflected in his short stack odds of 28.56 being on offer.

Key Moments from the Felt

To no one’s surprise, Wilson was the first to leave the action, though the manner of his departure was unfortunate. All-in with ace-jack, the American player fell to the chip leader Kramer, who called with king-queen and flopped top pair, hitting a king. No help came for Wilson, and he headed for the virtual rail with $53,686 in ninth place.

Serbian player Milos Petakovic continued the trend of players being knocked out in the same order they sat when the final table began, leaving in eighth place for $69,623. It was a spectacular hand that sent him to the rail, too, as (1:10:35) the Serbian player moved all-in pre-flop with Ace-King off, probably hoping he was in a flip situation. That was the case, but he was against two opponents, with Felipe Boianovsky holding pocket fours and the shorter-stacked Christoph Vogelsang committing his stack with pocket queens. Those queens held to go along with three tens for a superior full house, leaving Boianovsky with 14 big blinds and Petakovic on the rail.

Seven soon became six as Felipe Boianovsky busted for $90,289 in seventh place. Despite coming in third in chips, the Brazilian’s gutsy move with pocket fours saw him drop back down the pecking order, and he never really recovered. Getting his last chips in with king-queen, he ran into Christoforou’s ace-deuce and despite a ten and nine on the flop, there was no paint to be found on the turn or river, and that was ‘GG’ for Boianovsky.

The Mexico-based ‘Loyaltyfee!’ (1:48:12) was soon in for his tournament life, and had the best of it. His ace-nine of hearts was ahead of Christoforou’s queen-four of clubs, as the Cypriot player’s bold move pre-flop paid off. A flop of K-J-T was full of possibilities for the leading player, and a four on the turn paired his hand. On the river only, only a Queen would help the at-risk player, but it was an Ace that came down, improving the Cypriot’s hand to a Broadway straight, as ‘Loyaltyfee!’ was sent home with $117,091 in sixth place. 

Down to five, it was the turn of the Israeli player Ravid Garbi to bow out. Cashing for $151,489 in fifth place, Garbi’s tournament ended when he was all-in post-flop with ace-jack on a flop of Q-J-5. He was called off by Jorge Abreu, holding king-queen. Nothing helpful came in for Garbi on the turn or the river, and the field was down to four. 

Leading the way with 8.40 million chips was Tim Kramer, with Andreas Christoforou on 6.46 million. Christoph Vogelsang was holding tight on 4.93m, with Portuguese player Jorge Abreu the short stack on 3.33m with just 75 minutes having elapsed in a frantic first half of the final.

Our pre-game pick for the win, Christoph Vogelsang, was soon the short stack, and after missing a couple of spots to double-up, he took his chances with ace-ten pre-flop. (2:36:36) Knowing his opponent had less than 10 big blinds behind, Kramer’s shove from the small blind with Queen-Four made perfect sense, and so too did the German calling it off. A queen on the flop gave Kramer the best hand, and while another on the turn gave him trips, it also gave Vogelsang more outs, as any jack or club would give him the hand. As the on-screen graphics told us, Vogelsang still had a 25% chance to win the hand, but he was unable to do so and bowed out in fourth for $196,923.

Kramer had taken control, and Andreas Christoforou was the short stack when he moved all-in with king-queen on a queen-high board. Jorge Abreu had flopped trips with jack-nine, however, and snapped off the Cyprus player’s shove, winning with ease to send play heads-up as Christoforou departed with $255,378 in third place.

In the final duel, Kramer started with a lead of 12.45 million to Abreu’s stack of 10.68 million, but that lead wasn’t there for long. Abreu began the heads-up match strongly, and the lead switched to almost the exact opposite, as the Portuguese player enjoyed a marginal advantage. A huge pot developed when Kramer bet on every street with a pair of sevens, getting Abreu to fold away the top pair of queens. That semi-bluff with sevens earned Kramer a healthy lead, which he grew to an almost unassailable 10:1 lead. 

The keyword being almost.

Just when it appeared that Kramer had the victory locked up, a mammoth pot changed everything. It started with two relatively low-ranked hands, as Abreu’s nine-seven played Kramer’s six-five.  A flop of Q-9-4 led to a c-bet from the aggressor Kramer and a call from Abreu. An ace on the turn saw Kramer double down on his bluff, betting over half the pot. Abreu had no time bank but called again, and a seven on the river made two pair for the Portuguese player. Kramer moved all-in with six-five, and Abreu snap-called to earn a massive lead with 16 million to six million. 

“We might have to check the offices at GG, they might already have engraved Tim’s name on the trophy!” said Kevin Martin on commentary. 

Had he checked the river, Kramer would have kept the lead. Instead, he was behind, and a few hands later, with no time bank left of his own, he made the crucial bad call that ended the event. (3:38:30) With over 6 million in the pot, a board of Q-9-8-6-J had given Abreu the straight, with jack-ten in his hand. Kramer checked the river, but Abreu moved all-in, covering his opponent. Kramer had five seconds to decide his fate, and at the last moment, clicked the call button, losing his stack and the GGMillion$ heads-up battle in incredible circumstances. Prompting a “what?!” from Denys Chufarin on comms, the hand was amazing to watch and showed just how exciting the GGMillion$ is every single week.

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – October 6th, 2026

After an astonishingly dramatic ending, Jorge Abreu won his first-ever GGMillion$ title and $429,493 up top, with a presumably devastated Kramer left with the consolation prize of $331,184 as runner-up. 

“I think he just lost composure at the end,” said Kevin Martin after the denouement of the last hand. “It just fell apart for him. Our champion? Jorge.”

“Bravo man, from zero to hero, that’s the discipline,” said Denys Chufarin. “He didn’t win with anything big, ace-king against ace-queen. He just finished that.”

“Absolute grit and will of determination from Jorge,” agreed Kevin. “He was down 10:1 heads-up. Tim, incredible performance too, the wheels fell off at the end but what a final table!” 

“It shows the beauty of poker,” said Denys. “10 to 1 as you said, and that happened in a few moments.”

Kevin Martin thanked the audience for watching as the chat went wild at the climax of a superb final table. 

“That was a special one, absolutely captivating. The way he got that done there was very impressive.” 

Here are all the winners from a great night of poker at the GGMillion$ final table felt.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Jorge Abreu	Portugal	$429,493
2nd	Time Kramer	Austria	$331,184
3rd	Andreas Christoforou	Cyprus	$255,378
4th	Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	$196,923
5th	Ravid Garbi	Israel	$151,489
6th	‘Loyaltyfee!’	Mexico	$117,091
7th	Felipe Boianovsky	Brazil	$90,289
8th	Milos Petakovic	Serbia	$69,623
9th	Brandon Wilson	United States	$53,686

Kramer Blows Big Chances to Win

There is only one way to appraise the performance of the chip leader at the final table. Tim Kramer from Austria did everything right for such a long time, but two hands that were played poorly cost him the chance at glory. The ill-timed bluff with six-five may not have ended the event, but it put that into motion. And while it must have been painful to look at that river and realize that it didn’t help the bluffing hand, he simply had to take his medicine, check, and drop back to only a slim lead. Instead, the triple-barrel bluff was rightly called by Jorge Abreu, who took the lead and swung the momentum massively in the Portuguese player’s direction.

Then, after all that, there was the final call. It’s hard to imagine a more painful feeling than having five seconds to determine a decision worth $98,000 for many of us. But for Tim Kramer, he couldn’t find the fold, and his quick call doomed him to defeat. For building the chip lead going into the finale and using it so effectively for 75% of the match, he deserves a lot of credit. But the Austrian still blew it big-time heads-up.

Watch all the action in the company of stand-in superstar host Kevin Martin and co-commentator Denys Chufarin here: 

 

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About the Author: Paul Seaton has written about poker for over 10 years, interviewing some of the best players ever to play the game such as Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth. Over the years, Paul has reported live from tournaments such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the European Poker Tour. He has also written for other poker brands where he was Head of Media, as well as BLUFF magazine, where he was Editor.

* The pre-game pick is the sole opinion of the author. It in no way reflects or affects the outcome of the final table.

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Edited by Shawn A.