GGPOKER

GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 4: May 11 through May 14

Through just the first two weeks of the GG World Festival 2026, the numbers are already staggering. Through the first 99 events, over 1.7 million players have bought into the tournament across all four tiers, with $96,062,203 in total prize money awarded against just $77,985,000 in guarantees. The Low tier alone has seen more than 1.1 million entries, while the Super tier has quietly distributed over $24.4 million across just 9,516 buy-ins. Less than a third of the series’ $300 million guarantee has already been played out, and the schedule is only now approaching the premium stretch. From May 11 through May 14, the weekday grind kept pace with everything that came before it, with big fields, crushed guarantees, and a leaderboard race that keeps reshuffling at the top. The $525 World Bounty Festival is now just days away, and the series is hitting its stride at exactly the right time.

LOW TIER

Event 89-L: Monday Monster Stack | $25 Buy-In | $150,000 GTD

7,521 entries produced $172,983, clearing the guarantee by nearly $23,000. Brazil’s Bons Habitos took the title after 10 hours and 34 minutes.

🥇 1st — Bons Habitos (Brazil) — $17,307.15
🥈 2nd — BornToFight (Poland) — $13,343.12
🥉 3rd — RaiseMeBaby (Germany) — $10,288.95

Event 115-L: Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] | $25 Buy-In | $250,000 GTD

11,054 entries brought in $254,242, eeking past the guarantee. The final four players agreed to an ICM chop, with the math producing some notable reversals in the payout order.

🥇 1st — Hugo Boss 888 (Ukraine) — $10,948.63 + $5,465.38 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Expensive Gamer (Brazil) — $11,265.83 + $1,710.77 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Leo6636 (Vietnam) — $9,330.86 + $1,004.24 Bounty Rewards
      4th — RiverParon (Finland) — $9,805.18 + $1,087.85 Bounty Rewards

ICM chop math put Expensive Gamer’s prize pool payout above the winner’s and RiverParon’s above third place. Hugo Boss 888’s earned bounty rewards were the difference that made the overall top spot.

Global Low Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) Mala_Ale_Farsa takes over at the top with 3,567.73 points, nudging past Anton Ivar who sits second at 3,341.95. HappyNewFear holds third at 3,061.63.

🥇 Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 3,567.73
🥈 Anton Ivar (Brazil) — 3,341.95
🥉 HappyNewFear (Russia) — 3,061.63

MEDIUM TIER

MEDIUM TIER

Event 88-M: Bounty Hunters Mega Main | $55 Buy-In | $500,000 GTD

12,956 entries generated $655,573.60, more than $155,000 beyond the guarantee. The final three players agreed to an ICM chop of the prize pool, with Ireland’s CoalMinersKid taking the highest prize from the prize pool payout, despite finishing third.

🥇 1st — amitroeioz (Israel) — $25,340.35 + $18,994.72 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — 888 888 (Russia) — $25,333.25 + $3,197.75 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — CoalMinersKid (Ireland) — $25,424.81 + $6,214.41 Bounty Rewards 

CoalMinersKid’s prize pool payout topped both other finishers despite crossing the finish line in third. The bounty totals told a different story, with amitroeioz pulling away on that front.

Event 115-M: Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] | $150 Buy-In | $500,000 GTD

3,911 entries sent the prize pool to $539,718, nearly $40,000 clear of the guarantee. Ukraine’s Sviduslav closed out the field after 9 hours and 2 minutes.

🥇 1st — Sviduslav (Ukraine) — $25,145.87 + $20,298.03 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Matheus Machado (Brazil) — $25,143.57 + $10,206.58 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Heitor Camargos (Brazil) — $19,979.01 + $4,667.06 Bounty Rewards

Brazil took both the second and third spots, with Matheus Machado and Heitor Camargos combining for over $60,000 in prize money and bounties.

Global Medium Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) The Netherlands takes the top two spots as Bowrot- leads at 3,127.08 and Armanus sits second at 3,017.74. Belarus’s ANTON BARDZIYAN holds third at 3,011.36.

🥇 Bowrot- (Netherlands) — 3,127.08
🥈 Armanus (Netherlands) — 3,017.74
🥉 ANTON BARDZIYAN (Belarus) — 3,011.36

HIGH TIER

Event 88-H: Bounty Hunters Mega Main | $525 Buy-In | $800,000 GTD

2,310 entries produced $1,155,000, nearly $355,000 beyond what the guarantee required. Brazil’s runador888 outlasted the field across 11 hours and 45 minutes.

🥇 1st — runador888 (Brazil) — $59,915.38 + $62,728.37 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — F ma (Mongolia) — $59,913.84 + $7,642.59 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Jovan Kenjic (Austria) — $47,604.37 + $2,328.12 Bounty Rewards

runador888’s combined take topped $122,000 at a $525 buy-in. The bounty haul did most of the heavy lifting.

Event 114-H: Bounty Hunters Daily Main [9-Max] | $525 Buy-In | $600,000 GTD

1,734 entries brought the prize pool to $867,000, nearly $267,000 clear of the guarantee. Brazil’s Carlos Ribeiro took the title after 11 hours and 1 minute.

🥇 1st — Carlos Ribeiro (Brazil) — $47,317.02 + $49,053.86 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Danny McFanny (Malta) — $47,316.07 + $15,472.67 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Oshri Suissa (Israel) — $37,597.24 + $13,108.42 Bounty Rewards

Two High tier titles in four days for Brazil. Carlos Ribeiro’s combined take of over $96,000 is a standout result for the week.

Global High Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) Austria’s Tom_Poker_BR leads at 2,119.81 points, with R Romanovskyi and Patrick Leonard separated by just 5.86 points behind in second and third.

🥇 Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — 2,119.81
🥈 R Romanovskyi (Ukraine) — 2,103.95
🥉 Patrick Leonard (Austria) — 2,097.93

SUPER TIER

Event 76-S: GGMillion$ High Roller | $10,000 Buy-In | FINAL TABLE RESULTS

The GGMillion$ High Roller final table has played out. Full results and the story of how it unfolded can be found here on the GGPoker blog, or you can watch on the GGPoker YouTube channel.

Event 98-S: Tuesday Classic | $10,000 Buy-In | $400,000 GTD

62 entries generated $601,400, well above the guarantee. Austria’s Johannes Straver took the title after 7 hours and 13 minutes, adding a Super tier win to his third-place finish in last weekend’s Saturday Secret KO.

🥇 1st — Johannes Straver (Austria) — $138,602.63
🥈 2nd — Sven Andersson (Austria) — $110,552.99
🥉 3rd — RRomashka (Turkey) — $88,179.94

Austria swept the top two spots, and Johannes Straver is having a serious series.

Event 107-S: Wednesday Wonderbox [Mystery Bounty] | $1,500 Buy-In | $400,000 GTD

281 entries just cleared the guarantee at $400,425. Austria’s C Soulier won after 8 hours and 26 minutes and also claimed the biggest mystery bounty of the tournament, making for a remarkable night at the table.

🥇 1st — C Soulier (Austria) — $36,823.78 + $73,000 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Manuel Carvalho (Moldova) — $27,613.77 + $3,900 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — P3401-9643 (Poland) — $20,707.40 + $8,500 Bounty Rewards
💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — C Soulier (Austria) — $73,000 in Bounties

Winning the tournament and holding the biggest mystery bounty at the same time is the kind of night that doesn’t happen often. C Soulier’s combined take of over $109,000 in a $1,500 buy-in event is one of the best individual results of the series so far.

Global Super Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) jinx36 continues to lead at 1,628.97 with GREAGYPoker close behind at 1,563.18. Sweden’s Niklas Astedt holds third at 1,244.62.

🥇 jinx36 (Philippines) — 1,628.97
🥈 GREAGYPoker (Russia) — 1,563.18
🥉 Niklas Astedt (Sweden) — 1,244.62

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

LOW TIER

Event 61-L: Bounty King Ontario | $15 Buy-In | $7,500 GTD

688 entries generated $9,804, clearing the guarantee by $2,304. H82LOOSE took the title after 5 hours and 54 minutes.

🥇 1st — H82LOOSE — $620.31 + $632.42 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — The BiggestFish — $619.85 + $86.02 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — AngelBell — $492.53 + $50.42 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Low Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) Hicks19 extends their lead at the top with 1,168.10 points. handsomepair sits second at 1,088.62, and SmallBills holds third at 1,053.24.

🥇 Hicks19 — 1,168.10
🥈 handsomepair — 1,088.62
🥉 SmallBills — 1,053.24

MEDIUM TIER

Event 55-M: Bounty King Ontario | $105 Buy-In | $35,000 GTD

450 entries produced $45,000, clearing the guarantee by $10,000. TatoVHati took the title after 8 hours and 13 minutes.

🥇 1st — TatoVHati — $2,977.99 + $4,873.70 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — ItsReavil — $2,977.69 + $1,191.41 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Wh@t It Do Baby — $2,366.06 + $932.81 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) 3BetPunts leads the Ontario Medium tier at 1,202.90 points, with Katy Perry in second at 1,173.94 and Baqr third at 1,078.04.

🥇 3BetPunts — 1,202.90
🥈 Katy Perry — 1,173.94
🥉 Baqr — 1,078.04

HIGH TIER

Event 56-H: Monday Monster Stack | $250 Buy-In | $20,000 GTD

108 entries produced $24,840, topping the guarantee by $4,840. Wochima took the title after 5 hours and 34 minutes.

🥇 1st — Wochima — $4,206.51
🥈 2nd — Ad-Astra — $3,542.07
🥉 3rd — The Gooch — $2,982.64

Ad-Astra continues to be a consistent presence on Ontario final tables, adding another podium finish to an already strong series.

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through May 14) HaveALaugh leads at 823.55 points, with Baqr second at 760.83 and Jorge A Pacheco third at 704.28.

🥇 HaveALaugh — 823.55
🥈 Baqr — 760.83
🥉 Jorge A Pacheco — 704.28

LOOKING AHEAD

The second full week of the GG World Festival has wrapped as the weekday schedule kept delivering. The $525 World Bounty Festival is now just days away — $10 million guaranteed on May 18, and the biggest event of the series so far is almost here. The leaderboard races are tightening across every tier, and the field is only going to get stronger as the series moves into its main stretch. Episode 5 is coming fast.

Episode 3                                                Episode 5