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GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 11: June 5 through June 9

And that is a wrap. The GG World Festival 2026 has played its final hand, and what a series it has been. The largest guaranteed online poker series in history delivered on every promise, with the GGPoker community turning up in force across all 1,600 tournaments, shattering guarantees week after week and producing some of the most memorable results in online poker this year. Episode 11 covers the final days, June 5 through June 9, and sends the series out in style. Countries listed by the players are representative only of the flag the player was displaying. Here is how it all ended.

SUPER TIER

The Super tier saved some of its best poker for last. The $2,000,000 GGMillion$ event ran across the final weekend and produced a result worth seeking out in full. You can watch the final table here, and read all about one of the most incredible comeback stories in poker’s history on the GGPoker blog. 

Event 361-S: $10,000 Monday Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em | Super Tier

Twenty-seven players built a $261,900 prize pool and the final two agreed to a deal after 5 hours and 34 minutes. Bruno Volkmann of Brazil, who appeared on the Super tier podium back in Episode 8, claimed the title and the larger share ahead of Mauricio Pais flying the United Kingdom flag. Juan Dominguez rounds out the podium in third.

🥇 1st — Bruno Volkmann (Brazil) — $98,006.76
🥈 2nd — Mauricio Pais (United Kingdom) — $92,859.79
🥉 3rd — Juan Dominguez (Andorra) — $42,793.81 (Heads-up ICM chop)

Event 370-S: $10,000 Tuesday Classic No-Limit Hold’em | Super Tier

Thirty-five players produced a $339,500 prize pool against a $200,000 guarantee, and Samuel Vousden of Finland claimed the Texas Hold’em title after 5 hours and 21 minutes. Daniel Petersen of Austria, who won this same event back in Episode 8, returns to the Tuesday Classic final table and finishes runner-up. Diego Zeiter of Austria rounds out an Austrian-heavy podium in third.

🥇 1st — Samuel Vousden (Finland) — $129,693.01
🥈 2nd — Daniel Petersen (Austria) — $86,102.77
🥉 3rd — Diego Zeiter (Austria) — $57,163.36

Event 352-S: $1,500 Sunday Showdown [Mystery Bounty] Mystery Bounty | Super Tier

Three hundred nineteen entries produced a $454,575 prize pool and delivered one of the more unusual results of the entire series. Marco Perez of Argentina won the tournament, but the biggest mystery bounty of the event belonged to third-place finisher Dmitry Larionov of Russia, who cracked $58,800 worth of envelopes on his way out. Simon Mattsson of Sweden finished second and collected $47,500 in bounties of his own, meaning the top three combined bounty haul dwarfed the prize pool payouts entirely.

🥇 1st — Marco Perez (Argentina) — $41,297.35 + $9,200 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Simon Mattsson (Sweden) — $30,968.49 + $47,500 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Dmitry Larionov (Russia) — $23,223.09 + $58,800 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — Dmitry Larionov (Russia)

Global Super Leaderboard

V Buldygin closes out the series at the top of the Super standings, a position held for most of the final three weeks. Andrii Novak finishes second in a remarkable festival that saw him appear on two global leaderboard podiums simultaneously. Ole Schemion of Germany enters the podium in third, displacing GREAGYPoker, who drops off after leading the standings for much of the series.

🥇 V Buldygin (Russia) — 3,914.12
🥈 Andrii Novak (Ukraine) — 3,522.28
🥉 Ole Schemion (Germany) — 3,488.73

HIGH TIER

Event 347-H: $525 Bounty Hunters Sunday Main Event Bounty | High Tier | $1,500,000 Guarantee

Three thousand four hundred twenty-two entries built a $1,711,000 prize pool to close out the High tier in fitting fashion. ITakeIt of Poland navigated nearly 11 hours of play to claim the title, collecting $83,507.24 from the prize pool and $66,992.41 in bounties for a combined payday of over $150,000. Julio Cabrera, representing Peru, picks up a second festival podium after his Medium tier result in Episode 8.

🥇 1st — ITakeIt (Poland) — $83,507.24 + $66,992.41 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Julio Cabrera (Peru) — $83,504.48 + $20,052.93 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — E Buxhoeveden (Austria) — $66,352.44 + $9,551.90 Bounty Rewards

Event 348-H: $1,050 GGMasters High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | High Tier | $1,000,000 Guarantee

Nine hundred nine entries produced a $909,000 prize pool, and after an overnight break, Ivan Petrow of Russia returned to the final table and closed it out, claiming $156,537.99 at the top of a podium that stretched across 26 hours and 4 minutes of total play. A Christoforou of Cyprus runs second for $117,386.51, and Flulu of Austria takes third.

🥇 1st — Ivan Petrow (Russia) — $156,537.99
🥈 2nd — A Christoforou (Cyprus) — $117,386.51
🥉 3rd — Flulu (Austria) — $88,027.48

Global High Leaderboard

Tom_Poker_BR finishes the series at the top of the High standings, a position held comfortably for the entire back half of the festival. E Narmontas closes in second after a consistent run throughout. Andrii Novak holds third, capping a remarkable festival with podium finishes in both the High and Super tiers.

🥇 Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — 6,919.37
🥈 E Narmontas (Norway) — 6,745.91
🥉 Andrii Novak (Ukraine) — 6,322.70

MEDIUM TIER

Phase Event: $150 GGWF Mystery Closer [Final Day] Mystery Bounty | Medium Tier | $5,000,000 Guarantee

The fitting closer to the Medium tier drew 38,113 total entrants across its Day 1 starting flights, with 3,250 survivors returning for the final day. The prize pool finished at $5,259,594 against a $5,000,000 guarantee, and after an overnight break, Jackwang168 of China claimed the title with a combined payday of $344,691.80 between prize pool and bounties. The biggest mystery bounty of the entire tournament belonged to V Balaev of Mexico, who finished 909th and cracked envelopes worth $420,000. That figure deserves a moment. Four hundred twenty thousand dollars. From 909th place.

🥇 1st — Jackwang168 (China) — $339,981.80 + $4,710 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — jjj515 (China) — $254,484.17 + $6,800 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — B@baVoss (Austria) — $190,838.13 + $4,590 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — V Balaev (Mexico) — 909th place: $320.34 + $420,000 in Bounties

Event 348-M: $150 GGMasters No-Limit Hold’em | Medium Tier | $1,000,000 Guarantee

Seven thousand five hundred twenty-one entries across two days produced a $1,037,898 prize pool, and after an overnight break, Mario Soares of Brazil claimed the title for $140,463.44. An all-Brazilian top two as Rafael Nunes runs second for $105,329.43, with FettyWap of the Philippines rounding out the podium in third.

🥇 1st — Mario Soares (Brazil) — $140,463.44
🥈 2nd — Rafael Nunes (Brazil) — $105,329.43
🥉 3rd — FettyWap (Philippines) — $78,985.90

Global Medium Leaderboard

In one of the biggest leaderboard stories of the series, Bowrot- who led the Medium standings for the majority of the festival drops all the way to 11th by the close. Armanus claims the title at the top, with Caracara of Luxembourg making a remarkable late surge to finish second. ANTON BARDZIYAN holds third after a consistent run throughout the series.

🥇 Armanus (Netherlands) — 8,629.60
🥈 Caracara (Luxembourg) — 8,430.21
🥉 ANTON BARDZIYAN (Belarus) — 8,338.03

LOW TIER

Event 347-L: $5.50 Bounty Hunters Sunday Main Event Bounty | Low Tier | $125,000 Guarantee

Twenty-eight thousand four hundred fifty-six entries produced a $143,987.36 prize pool, and the final four players struck a deal, producing a scrambled payout order across the board. FishFFFFFFFF of China took the largest prize pool share despite finishing third, while yuchingfish of Taiwan claimed the title with the biggest bounty haul of the four. A four-way chop to close out the festival’s biggest Low tier field is a fitting send-off.

🥇 1st — yuchingfish (Taiwan) — $4,794.53 + $2,651.27 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — RogerTheDodger (Netherlands) — $4,409.83 + $605.52 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — FishFFFFFFFF (China) — $4,913.60 + $1,128.34 Bounty Rewards
4th — Krikzerocool (Russia) — $4,724.74 + $472.81 Bounty Rewards (Four-way ICM chop)

Event 352-L: $10 Sunday Showdown [Mystery Bounty] Mystery Bounty | Low Tier | $150,000 Guarantee

Twenty-one thousand seven hundred forty-three entries produced a $200,035.60 prize pool, with Kaleb157 of Brazil claiming the title after 8 hours and 52 minutes. The top three had a clean finish with no late deals, Kaleb157 taking $9,208.44 plus $41.20 in bounties at the top of an all-international podium. But the biggest story of the tournament was Endeavour888, who finished 1,324th but hit the biggest mystery bounty, earning a total of over $12,000 on bounties alone. 

🥇 1st — Kaleb157 (Brazil) — $9,208.44 + $41.20 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Trupe15 (Brazil) — $6,895.79 + $259.80 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — chodeski (New Zealand) — $5,171.11 + $738.40 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — Endeavour888 (Netherlands) — 1,324th place: $14.21 + $12,004 in Bounties

Global Low Leaderboard

Mala_Ale_Farsa closes out the series at the top of the Low standings, leading nearly wire to wire throughout the festival. KingOfAllins finishes second in an incredibly tight race, separated from the champion by less than five points at the final whistle. Survivor39 holds third.

🥇 Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 8,729.00
🥈 KingOfAllins (Belarus) — 8,724.25
🥉 Survivor39 (Russia) — 8,455.75

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

HIGH TIER

Phase Event: $210 Ontario MILLION$ Closer [Final Day] Bounty | High Tier | $200,000 Guarantee

The marquee Ontario event of the final weekend drew 999 total entrants across its phase starting days and finished at exactly $200,000, absorbing a $200 overlay. SharkySharkason delivered the standout performance of the Ontario High slate, collecting $12,629.89 in prize pool money and an extraordinary $20,865.69 in bounties for a combined payday of over $33,000 in a $210 event. strifexyz ran second, and donktario rounded out the podium with $4,981.24 in bounties of their own.

🥇 1st — SharkySharkason — $12,629.89 + $20,865.69 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — strifexyz — $12,629.57 + $1,396.87 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — donktario — $9,778.59 + $4,981.24 Bounty Rewards

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through June 9)

Baqr closes out the series at the top of the Ontario High standings, a consistent presence at or near the top throughout the festival. HaveALaugh finishes second in a two-player race that has dominated most of the series. 4thNlong holds third.

🥇 Baqr — 2,128.68
🥈 HaveALaugh — 2,065.11
🥉 4thNlong — 1,706.49

MEDIUM TIER

Event 224-M: $105 Sunday Bounty King Ontario Bounty | Medium Tier

Six hundred fifty entries built a $65,000 prize pool, and asininedeuce claimed the title after 8 hours and 27 minutes, collecting $4,037.79 from the prize pool and $4,901.82 in bounties for a combined total approaching $9,000. TM1022 rounds out the podium in third with $1,745.70 in bounties, nearly outpacing runner-up GrowingPots on the combined total despite finishing one spot lower.

🥇 1st — asininedeuce — $4,037.79 + $4,901.82 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — GrowingPots — $4,037.32 + $1,327.54 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — TM1022 — $3,208.04 + $1,745.70 Bounty Rewards

Event GGOF-M: $150 GGMasters Ontario Festival No-Limit Hold’em | Medium Tier

Three hundred ninety-six entries produced a $54,648 prize pool, with Nina Steele claiming the title after 8 hours and 45 minutes. A clean finish at the top with no deals, Nina Steele collecting $9,152.00 ahead of THE SCUM in second and DREX99 in third.

🥇 1st — Nina Steele — $9,152.00
🥈 2nd — THE SCUM — $6,862.79
🥉 3rd — DREX99 — $5,146.36

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through June 9)

TacobellPoos holds on to claim the Ontario Medium title after leading the standings for the final stretch of the series. 3BetPunts finishes second after leading for much of the earlier episodes, with sawyer19l rounding out the podium in third after a strong late surge.

🥇 TacobellPoos — 3,524.48
🥈 3BetPunts — 3,353.96
🥉 sawyer19l — 3,228.78

LOW TIER

Event 224-L: $25 Sunday Bounty King Ontario Bounty | Low Tier

Eight hundred fifty-nine players produced a $20,444.20 prize pool, and MeteorShowers claimed the title after 6 hours and 38 minutes, with $1,446.63 in bounties outpacing the $1,208.79 prize pool component. DREX99, who finished third in the GGMasters Ontario Festival earlier the same day, picks up a second final table result on a strong Sunday for the Ontario player.

🥇 1st — MeteorShowers — $1,208.79 + $1,446.63 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — DREX99 — $1,208.43 + $289.49 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Shandalin83 — $960.21 + $472.40 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Low Tier Leaderboard (through June 9)

Hicks19 leads the Ontario Low standings wire to wire and closes out the series at the top. JonnyFav finishes second and TacobellPoos, appearing on two Ontario leaderboard podiums simultaneously, takes third.

🥇 Hicks19 — 3,178.60
🥈 JonnyFav — 3,077.05
🥉 TacobellPoos — 2,981.34

LOOKING AHEAD

The GG World Festival 2026 is done. Three hundred million dollars in guarantees. Sixteen hundred tournaments. Players from 140 countries. Mystery bounty envelopes worth $420,000. And Leaderboard races that were decided by less than five points. This was online poker at its absolute best, and it happened on GGPoker.

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