Down 4-to-1 Heads-Up: Felipe Boianovsky’s Stunning GGMillion$ Comeback
Felipe Boianovsky Performs Epic Comeback for First GGMillion$ Title – GGMillion$ Season 2026 Episode 21
The Brazilian player Felipe Boianovsky won his first GGMillion$ title at his fourth final table, coming back from a 4:1 chip deficit in heads-up to stun the late leader ‘HeXagon_’ in this week’s event on GGPoker. This week, regular host Jeff Gross was joined at the felt by the Romanian former EPT Paris Main Event winner Razvan Belea. His experience in huge field MTTs was invaluable as he helped bring the action to life throughout the show, as big names fell while Felipe Boianovsky finally got the victory his play deserved in the GGMillion$.
Pre-Match Betting Odds
There were several players close to each other at the top of the chipcounts this week, with German player David Kaufmann as the leader, but only by a marginal count on 67 big blinds. He was available at odds of 5.40 in the GGPoker client, where fans and players alike could bet on their favorite to win. Kaufmann wasn’t the betting favorite, with that honor falling to the three-time GGMillion$ finalist Felipe Boianovsky, who began on 65 big blinds at odds of 5.12.
Behind the two favorites, Hungarian Tamas Adamszki (59BB/5.52) wasn’t far off in terms of backing from GGPoker bettors, while Canadian player ‘SEND HELP’ needed nothing of the sort on 50 big blinds at odds of 7.54. The Irish Open winner from 14 months ago, Simon Wilson, was only a short distance back on 41 big blinds but seemed a great price at 7.86 and was our pick to find his first GGMillion$ title.
Some way back, Austrian player ‘HeXagon_’ (37BB/10.32) was the shortest odds of anyone in the bottom four, with the experienced Rodrigo Peceli from Uruguay sitting on 33 big blinds, and available at a generous price of 11.38. Two short stacks were backable at very different odds, with German player Tobias Eichenseher (24BB/14.06) and Ukrainian Andrii Novak (16BB/22.14).
Key Moments from the Felt
The action was tense from the first card, and everyone played their part in a drawn-out start to the final table. There was not long to wait for an elimination as Rodrigo Peceli went out in ninth place for $57,493 after a classic coin flip less than 10 minutes into the event. The Uruguayan three-bet all-in pre-flop with pocket queens, and Felipe Boianovsky made the call with a suited ace-king. A king landed on the flop, and without a queen or running cards to follow, Peceli hit the rail.
Ukrainian short stack Andrii Novak took fate into his own hands with a flip minutes later, holding ace-king, but unlike the Brazilian Boianovsky, he couldn’t hit. David Kaufmann bet from the button, Novak shoved his short stack from the small blind, and the German called it off with pocket sixes. A flop of J-T-7 added queens to the number of cards being chased by Novak, but even though the on-screen percentage odds on GGPoker showed the Ukrainian had a 42.22% chance of winning the hand, he slid out in eighth place for $73,325 after missing both turn and river.
As quickly as the first two eliminations happened, it was equally as long before the next one occurred, more than 2 hours later. This finally ended with a huge hand that sent one from the field, but it could have easily been a double elimination. (2:54:20) Felipe Boianovsky backed off with pocket eights, but was left rueing his temerity when David Kaufmann’s pocket nines prevailed against Simon Wilson, who was all-in with ace-king. An eight on the flop would have given the Brazilian chip leader two eliminations, but instead, Kaufmann jumped into second place in the chip counts while Wilson left the table with $93,517 for his efforts.
The Hungarian Tamas Adamszki was the next to leave, as two hands later he shoved with jack-nine from the small blind only to have the Austrian player ‘HeXagon_’ called it off correctly with ace-three in the big blind. Adamszki was drawing dead from the flop as two aces fell, and was soon on the virtual rail with $119,270.
The Canadian player ‘SEND HELP’ was fresh out of it when they busted next, in fifth place, for $152,114. All-in with pocket jacks, they were unable to hold against the ace-queen belonging to the chip leader Boianovsky, who flopped an ace which held through turn and river to send the play four-handed.
As quickly as the first two eliminations happened, it was equally as long before the next one occurred, more than 2 hours later. This finally ended with a huge hand that sent one from the field, but it could have easily been a double elimination. (2:54:20) Felipe Boianovsky backed off with pocket eights, but was left rueing his temerity when David Kaufmann’s pocket nines prevailed against Simon Wilson, who was all-in with ace-king. An eight on the flop would have given the Brazilian chip leader two eliminations, but instead, Kaufmann jumped into second place in the chip counts while Wilson left the table with $93,517 for his efforts.
The Hungarian Tamas Adamszki was the next to leave, as two hands later he shoved with jack-nine from the small blind only to have the Austrian player ‘HeXagon_’ called it off correctly with ace-three in the big blind. Adamszki was drawing dead from the flop as two aces fell, and was soon on the virtual rail with $119,270.
The Canadian player ‘SEND HELP’ was fresh out of it when they busted next, in fifth place, for $152,114. All-in with pocket jacks, they were unable to hold against the ace-queen belonging to the chip leader Boianovsky, who flopped an ace which held through turn and river to send the play four-handed.
When the jack-ten got there against an ace-three with all the chips in pre-flop, Boianovsky drew almost level. Then, back came ‘HeXagon_’, building a 2:1 chip lead, and again Boianovsky came back, building a marginal lead. Both players ran out their time banks to force the duo into making brilliant decisions very quickly.
In the end, the final hand virtually played itself. (4:23:30) With no time banks, and Boianovsky three-betting with ace-king of clubs, ‘HeXagon_’ was never going to fold the ace-nine of spades, and all the chips went in pre-flop. No nine or spades came to spoil the party for Felipe Boianovsky as he held through the board to become a first-time winner of the GGMillion$, taking the top prize of $402,456, with ‘HeXagon_’ forced to settle for $315,559 as runner-up.
This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – June 9th, 2026
After an epic battle, the Brazilian Felipe Boianovsky truly deserved to take down his first GGMillion$ final table. Having come back numerous times heads-up, the early pace-setter finally got the job done despite a late surge from ‘HeXagon_’.
“What a battle. His first title,” stated Jeff. “A decorated player the Brazilian, tough as nails and gets it done.”
“Amazing players, everyone played great I think! It was a really nice show.”
After a topsy-turvy final table, the betting favorite did indeed get it done as the chip leader David Kaufmann fell short in third place and ‘HeXagon_’ battled bravely to the runner-up position.
Here are all the results from the latest GGMillion$ Final table:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Filipe Boianovsky | Brazil | $402,456 |
| 2nd | ‘HeXagon_’ | Austria | $315,519 |
| 3rd | David Kaufmann | Germany | $247,425 |
| 4th | Tobias Eichenseher | Germany | $194,002 |
| 5th | ‘SEND HELP’ | Canada | $152,114 |
| 6th | Tamas Adamszki | Hungary | $119,270 |
| 7th | Simon Wilson | Republic of Ireland | $93,517 |
| 8th | Andrii Novak | Ukraine | $73,325 |
| 9th | Rodrigo Peceli | Uruguay | $57,493 |
Kaufmann Can’t Stick Around
While David Kaufmann only came in with a slim lead, that evaporated early for the German, so what went wrong? While getting involved in so many pots early worked for him, when he started calling off shoves with lighter hands, things fell apart. Doubling up Tobias Eichenseher’s pocket jacks with king-queen in a pivotal spot felt loose. Sure, his hand was eventually flipping, but king-high is still king-high and he was lucky to be close to a 50/50 shot in that moment.
From there, Boianovsky took the lead and never let Kaufmann catch up, only losing that chip advantage heads-up. Once there, the Brazilian needed some luck to come back with jack-ten against the unlucky ‘HeXagon_’s ace-high. But getting lucky when you’re risking 20% of the chips in play is one thing. Giving up your lead and power at the table when there are still plenty of lower stacks to bust? That’s a poor play.
Watch the action as it played out at this week’s GGMillion$ 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.
Edited by Shawn A.
