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Samuel Vousden Wins 10th GGMillion$ Title – GGMillion$ Season 2026 Episode 22

This week’s GGMillion$ final table once again pitched some of the world’s best online poker players against each other as they battled to claim bragging rights in the high stakes streets and a top prize of $350,950. With players such as Rayan ‘Beriuzy’ Chamas, Samuel ‘€urop€an’ Vousden, and Simon Beckmann at the virtual felt, the showdown for the latest GGMillion$ title was one for the books.

Joining regular host Jeff Gross in the booth was Kelly Lucas, who described her poker origin story, her WSOP wins, and how she looks up to players at the felt in this week’s GGMillion$ final table and beyond.

Pre-Match Betting Odds

When play began in this week’s GGMillion$ finale, it was the United Arab Emirates based ‘mufasa1995’ who led the field with a considerable stack of 79 big blinds. They were available to be backed in the GGPoker client at odds of just 3.94, making them the favorite heading into the action. Rayan ‘Beriuzy’ Chamas was the second favorite and second in chips on 65 big blinds at odds of 5.20. 

Behind the top two, but not very far behind, was the Dutch player Daniel Lakerveld, whose stack of 53 big blinds made him a 5.34 value pick, while the perennial online poker great Samuel ‘€urop€an’ Vousden (51BB/6.18) was our pick to win given his vast experience. The Canadian ‘mofo0637’ (46BB/9.22) was the only other player in the ranks with over half the chip leader’s stack.

Bringing up the back half of the field, British hopeful Patrick Brooks (29BB/12.40) still had a very playable stack, while GGMillion$ regulars Simon Beckmann from Germany (20BB/18.50), Belarusian Mikalai Vaskaboinikau (16BB/20.90), and the Brazilian pro Fabiano Kovalski (13BB/24.40) were all hoping that one early double-up would propel them back into the running.

Key Moments from the Felt

Fabiano Kovalski could hardly have needed a good start more desperately, but after losing a chunk to an awkward turn bet from Samuel Vousden, the Brazilian soon got the rest of his stack in when dominated. Three-betting all-in preflop with king-ten, he was called by Simon Beckmann’s ace-ten, as the German prevailed across the J-T-5-6-9 board as one short stack eliminated another for $50,135 in ninth place.

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau from Belarus was the next player to bust, going out in eighth place for $63,941. Shoving from middle position with king-six suited for just under 10 big blinds, the Belarussian’s bold pre-flop move got three folds, but the chip leader ‘mufasa1995’ was never letting go of pocket jacks. They called and won the hand with ease, a flop of T-9-8 being followed by an eight on the turn and ten on the river to send Vaskaboinikau to the rail.

A stunning ‘Mystery Hand’ (1:55:20) took place in the middle of the night’s play, which helped define the eventual winner. Holding pocket tens with the ten of spades, the chip leader ‘mufasa1995’ faced an all-in on the river from Samuel Vousden. Kelly Lucas believed the Finnish player had top pair on the king-high board with a spades flop, but Jeff Gross believed it was an inspired bluff. It was the latter as we found out after ‘mufasa1995’ tank-folded, burning through five minutes of his time-bank while facing the tricky decision. Gross celebrated calling Vousden’s exact hand, while the Finnish player had risked his tournament life to grab a vital pot.

A fair amount of time had passed without an elimination, but British player Patrick Brooks broke that run when he four-bet all-in with ace-king. He saw the bad news as he was snapped off only by Simon Beckmann’s pocket aces. Brooks needed a lot of help to survive and didn’t get a bit of it on the flop of A-8-8. The turn 7 left him drawing dead, sending Brooks out for a score of $81,549.

While the short stacks busting had been part expected, the elimination of Rayan ‘Beriuzy’ Chamas in sixth place for $104,006 wasn’t. All-in when short with pocket sevens, he ran into ‘mufasa1995’s pocket jacks, as the ‘fishhooks’ once again reeled in a big catch for the overnight chip leader.

Despite winning that hand, ‘mufasa1995’ had fallen behind in the pecking order and lost a lot more of his stack with ace-ten soon after, electing to wisely fold with Vousden holding ace-king. A few hands later with pocket eights, he lost over half of his stack to the Canadian ‘mofo0637’ whose ace-ten won when a ten landed on the flop. Eventually, ‘mufasa1995’ lost his last chips with ace-four suited, which was outrun by Vousden’s jack-eight (2:47:47), an eight on the flop condemning the overnight leader to defeat in fifth place for $132,646.

Down to four with Beckmann and Vousden were vying for the lead, play continued for nearly an hour until ‘mofo0637’ made a brilliant raise against Beckmann on a board displaying 7-5-4-A with six-three for a flopped straight (3:41:05). The over-sized bet from the Canadian was powerful in its disguise, and Beckmann, who had fallen behind his opponent in chips, shoved with ace-deuce and drew dead to his exit in fourth place for $169,173 as ‘mofo0637’ jumped into the lead.

Three players remained, with ‘mofo’ as the clear leader holding just short of 11 million chips, while the other two had 7.6 million combined. A few orbits later, a huge hand went the way of Samuel Vousden, whose pocket kings gave him a load of chips when he raised pre-flop and ‘mofo0637’ called with just queen-jack. The flop of A-Q-4 was followed by two checks to a turn of a deuce, which ‘mofo0637’ took the lead on before a four on the river. Two checks gave the Finnish player the pot and chip lead, and the Canadian was kicking himself for going so far with second pair.

A few hands later, ‘mofo0637’ was on the rail. All-in pre-flop with king-jack against Vousden’s aces, the Finnish player never looked in danger as he survived an ace-high board with ease to send ‘mofo0637’ home with $215,759 in third. 

Vousden was over 2:1 up in chips, and while the Dutch player Daniel Lakerveld put up a good fight, the cards were with the biggest winner at the final table. Vousden’s lead was powerful, and after some early raising, the Finnish legend had his opponent where he wanted him. A board of T-7-4-7-8 provided fireworks on the river as Lakerveld’s bet with eight-six in his hand got a shove from Vousden with trip sevens (4:02:03). Lakerveld called it off and was runner-up for $275,174 as Vousden claimed an amazing 10th GGMillion$ title.

This Week’s GGMillion$ Results – June 16th, 2026

With a stunning closing section for the most experienced player at the felt, Samuel Vousden won his tenth title in the format as the overnight leader blew up halfway through the battle, and other players simply couldn’t hold onto their chips against the Finnish pro. 

“What a performance from Samuel, a tenth title you gotta put him on the Mount Rushmore of online poker. Got short, came back, got a little luck but was really dominant.”

“Honestly, seeing the level of play online is exceptional. Sam climbed from being almost out to winning – it’s so inspiring, and to have an iota of the skill Sam has… I’m feeling pumped up! How can I not go to Vegas?!” 

“Another epic show, huge congrats to Daniel Lakerveld too, as he was going to be the guest but walked away with a ton of money. He’s going to be on the show next week instead!”

Here are all the results from the latest GGMillion$ Final table:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Samuel Vousden	Finland	$350,950
2nd	Daniel Lakerveld	Netherlands	$275,174
3rd	‘mofo0637’	Canada	$215,759
4th	Simon Beckmann	Germany	$169,173
5th	‘mufasa1995’	United Arab Emirates	$132,646
6th	Ryan ‘Beruizy’ Chamas	Canada	$104,006
7th	Patrick Brooks	United Kingdom	$81,549
8th	Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	Belarus	$63,941
9th	Fabiano Kovalski	Brazil	$50,135

Vousden Waits for Victory

Samuel Vousden is one of the most dangerous players in the world, especially online, where under his moniker ‘€urop€an’, he’s won millions of dollars in tournaments alone. This week, his victory from way back in the pack at certain points was nothing short of astonishing, as he finally reached double figures in GGMillion$ wins, with only the Russian end boss Artur Martirosian now ahead of him.

So was Vousden imperious, or did his opponents help him along the way? Well… both. The Finnish player made the right moves at the right times and his well-timed aggression was the key factor behind his success this week. But the chip leaders who took over at the top of the leaderboard throughout didn’t help themselves stay there. 

The overnight leader ‘mufasa1995’ lived up to his screen homage, starting strong but ending up being picked off by those around him, while ‘mofo0637’ seemed almost pathologically unable to hold onto his lead despite getting it late in the game. The crucial hand saw Vousden almost double-up with pocket kings when ‘mofo0637’ first called with queen-jack, then continued betting even with an ace on the flop. Getting away from that hand might have preserved the lead and made heads-up a real battle. Instead, Vousden took control and never looked back.

Watch all the highlights from last night’s GGMillion$ right here in the company of regular host Jeff Gross and special guest co-commentator Kelly Lucas.

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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.