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Samuel Vousden Wins Epic GGMillion$ – GGMillion$ Season 2026 Episode 4

The latest instalment of the GGMillion$ was a thrilling one. Just eight players made it to the final table after a double elimination ended play on Day 2. This week’s GGMillion$ action was brought to life by host Jeff Gross and special guest Felipe Boianovsky, the Brazilian professional who has regularly made it to the final table of the GGMillion$.

When play began, two massive chip leaders led the way, but it was the famous Finn Samuel Vousden who won the title after a dominant performance when play got short-handed. 

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Pre-Match Betting Odds

The chip leader at the start of play at the final table was the German player Hannes Jeschka, who started the eight-player shootout with a massive stack of 106 big blinds, and was available at 3.08 in the betting part of the GGPoker client. While Jeschka led from the front with a massive stack that doubled most of his opponents, Canada’s Mark Radoja was breathing down his neck on 99 big blinds and, in our opinion, an even better value at 3.48. 

Our pick for the tournament was an odd one in terms of the chips, but not in terms of experience. Finnish player Samuel Vousden, known as ‘€urop€an’ in the online poker streets, only had 41 big blinds but was priced at odds of 5.64, a huge mark of respect to his abilities at the felt. Behind Vousden, Arie Muller (35BB) was at odds of 10, almost double the odds of the Finn. 

Other players in the mix with an outside chance of glory included Russians Aleksandr Blokhin (29BB/9.8) and Alexander Zubov (11BB/26.12) priced up accordingly. Canadian Guillaume Nolet (21BB/14.48) was a decent long-odds bet, with Belarussian Aliaksei Boika having just nine big blinds, available to back at odds of 27.1, making him the rank outsider.

Key Moments from the Felt

With only eight combatants instead of nine, we might have expected a slower start, but the opposite was true. Belarussian Aliaksei Boika shoved pre-flop with ace-jack and must have thought he was going to win the crucial coinflip against Arie Muller’s pocket sevens when an ace appeared in the window. That was until a seven joined it on the flop. He eventually improved to a full house when another ace arrived on the turn. Boika was ousted for $81,858 in eighth place.

Soon, it was Blokhin’s turn to push all-in, and pre-flop again. All-in with pocket tens for around 20 big blinds, the Russian ran into Mark Radoja’s pocket queens. There was no miracle to come and save him on the board, leaving Blokhin on the outside looking in with $106,157 in seventh place. Shortly afterwards, a third Eastern Bloc countryman was on the rail. Alexander Zubov ran his ace-eight into Hannes Jeschka’s pocket jacks, which improved to a set on the river. Zubov departed with $137,669 in sixth place.

There was then an hour-long battle in which no one lost their seat. Eventually, it was the Canadian Guillaume Nolet who was on the wrong end of a cold one and found himself out in fifth for $178,535 (2:23:00). In the big blind with ace-seven, he called off his 10 big blinds when Arie Muller shoved from the small blind. The Israeli player had woken up with ace-king and, after a king on the turn, Nolet was drawing dead to the river and heading for the virtual rail. 

Just four players remained, and they were the top four when the action began. The overnight leader, Hannes Jeschka, was still atop the leaderboard with 9.88 million chips, while Sam Vousden (6.82m) was just ahead of Mark Radoja (6.73m). Arie Muller was the short stack with 4.58 million, but with almost 29BB, still had a very playable stack, as he demonstrated by winning enough pots to eventually even up the stacks.

The four men battled until Mark Radoja moved all-in pre-flop with pocket sixes (2:47:45). Sadly for the Canadian fans on the rail, Vousden had woken up with aces, and Radoja’s 19-big-blind shove was quickly called off by the Finnish player. A board of J-9-5-2-3 was no good, although both men made a flush. ‘€urop€an’, having the ace, had the bigger flush, sending Radoja to the rail, cashing for $231,531 in fourth place.

Arie Muller had the best of it when he called off with ace-king, and he was way ahead of Samuel Vousden’s ace-eight. That stayed the way through the Q-T-5 flop and seven on the turn, but a stunning eight on the river came against the 93.18% chance Muller had of holding in the hand heading to that fateful river card. Cashing for $300,259, Muller’s exit gave Vousden a massive lead of more than 3:1 in chips as heads-up started.

The final hand arrived soon, as Vousden drew in his opponent with unerring ease. On a board of K-J-7-A-Q, Vousden checked with king-deuce, inducing the shove from Jeschka with just six-eight. Vousden was running out of time in the shot clock, and even GTO Wizard was conflicted, with the shove from Jeschka displayed as a 68% move and a fold from Vousden being favorable more times than usual at 68% too. 

Somehow, Vousden clicked call and had done it, winning a massive $504,973 and the title of GGMillion$ champion, as Jeschka collected $389,387 as runner-up.

“That’s it! Seven-time champ, great hand, great bluff but a great and that is your champion!” announced Jeff Gross. 

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – February 3rd, 2026

A stunning performance from Samuel Vousden closed out a memorable GGMillion$, as the Finnish online poker legend took over as the field thinned. With eight players left, Vousden had not one but two chip mountains to conquer, and did so after an incredible turnaround in the late stages. 

“It was super cool to see Sam playing so well. He made so many big decisions, calling some off and bluffing some others that I might not have myself.” Said Felipe Boianovsky in the post-match briefing. 

Jeff Gross commented on Vousden’s strength, as the Finnish online superstar took advantage of a piece of fortune when three-handed to grab a huge chip lead. Making the most of it wasn’t easy, however, and the Brazilian co-commentator was full of praise for this week’s winner.  

“It was very deserved from one of the GOATS.” Felipe said.

Here’s how it shook down in the final reckoning of this week’s GGMillion$:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Samuel Vousden	Finland	$504,973
2nd	Hannes Jeschka	Germany	$389,387
3rd	Arie Muller	Israel	$300,259
4th	Mark Radoja	Canada	$231,531
5th	Guillaume Nolet	Canada	$178,535
6th	Alexander Zubov	Russia	$137,669
7th	Aleksandr Blokhin	Russia	$106,157
8th	Aliaksei Boika	Belarus	$81,858
9th	Amit Ben Yacov	Israel	$63,121

Moment of Fortune Leads to Mastery

If poker is about anything online, it is about making the most of moments. From avoiding that river card that sinks your chances to putting enough chips across the line as the perfect bluff, making the most of your opportunities is everything. Samuel Vousden epitomised this ideology on Tuesday night as he overcame the odds with a masterclass of skill, craft, and a dash of luck. 

Winning a big pot to go into heads-up with a 3:1 lead came down to luck as his ace-eight overtook Arie Muller’s ace-king, but Vousden’s play both before and after that point was on point and thoroughly earned him the victory and the half a million dollar top prize. 

Watch all the action from this week’s GGMillion$ in the company of Jeff Gross and Felipe Boianovsky right here on the GGPoker replay:

 

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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.