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GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 10: June 1 through June 4

The GG World Festival 2026 has one weekend left, and the GGPoker community is making every session count. With the leaderboard races tightening across every tier and the final tournaments of the series on the horizon, this issue covers eight global events and three Ontario tournaments spanning June 1 through June 4. The finish line is in sight. Here is how the week played out, as part of the over $260 million awarded thus far.

SUPER TIER

Event 292-S: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Mega Main Bounty | Super Tier

Sixty-eight players built a $340,000 prize pool against a $250,000 guarantee, as James Hopkins of New Zealand claimed the title after 6 hours and 30 minutes. Hopkins collected $39,151.75 from the prize pool and added $34,609.38 in bounties for a combined payday just shy of $74,000. New Zealand does not appear on many Super tier podiums, and Hopkins made this appearance count.

🥇 1st — James Hopkins (New Zealand) — $39,151.75 + $34,609.38 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Rollpounder (Singapore) — $39,151.71 + $20,234.37 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Diogo Coelho (Brazil) — $28,393.32 + $23,281.25 Bounty Rewards

Event 302-S: $10,000 Tuesday Classic No-Limit Hold’em | Super Tier

Twenty-four players produced a $232,800 prize pool well past the $150,000 guarantee, and LemonHouse of Mexico ran away with the Texas Hold’em title after 4 hours and 45 minutes. The Mexican collected $106,123.22 at the top of a podium that included A Lasouskii of Belarus in third, the Monaco-flagged winner from Episode 6 returning to the Super tier final table under a different flag.

🥇 1st — LemonHouse (Mexico) — $106,123.22
🥈 2nd — Pedro Padilha (Brazil) — $63,535.94
🥉 3rd — A Lasouskii (Belarus) — $38,038.94

Global Super Leaderboard

V Buldygin extends the lead at the top. Andrii Novak climbs to second, pushing GREAGYPoker off the top spot they held for several episodes and down to third. With one weekend remaining, the Super race is still very much alive.

🥇 V Buldygin (Russia) — 3,491.69
🥈 Andrii Novak (Ukraine) — 3,155.40
🥉 GREAGYPoker (Russia) — 3,102.16

HIGH TIER

Event 292-H: $525 Bounty Hunters Mega Main Bounty | High Tier

One thousand eight hundred forty-six entries built a $923,000 prize pool, and 999god of China delivered the standout bounty performance of the High tier this episode. After 10 hours and 50 minutes, the Chinese player walked away with $48,851.90 in prize pool money and $57,566.08 in bounties, a combined total just shy of $106,500. Jacopo Olivieri of Austria, appearing on a Global final table for the second time this festival after his Medium tier result in Episode 8, ran second for a combined $59,344.32.

🥇 1st — 999god (China) — $48,851.90 + $57,566.08 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Jacopo Olivieri (Austria) — $48,850.18 + $10,494.14 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — AnimalRaro (Brazil) — $38,816.25 + $22,251.48 Bounty Rewards

Event 293-H: $1,050 Monday Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em | High Tier

Five hundred thirty-four entries matched the $500,000 guarantee almost exactly, finishing at $534,000, and the final two players agreed to a deal after 10 hours and 30 minutes. Unlike many of the chops this festival has produced, the payout order here stayed intact, with L Bianchini of Argentina taking the title and the larger share ahead of well-known pro Leonard Maue.

🥇 1st — L Bianchini (Argentina) — $73,698.70
🥈 2nd — Leonard Maue (Austria) — $72,090.37
🥉 3rd — UnHumaN3 (Austria) — $48,944.92 (Heads-up ICM chop)

Global High Leaderboard

Tom_Poker_BR keeps building at the top of the High standings. E Narmontas holds second while Andrii Novak stays in third, maintaining his presence on two global leaderboard podiums simultaneously heading into the final weekend.

🥇 Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — 6,016.81
🥈 E Narmontas (Norway) — 5,741.22
🥉 Andrii Novak (Ukraine) — 5,657.78

MEDIUM TIER

Event 292-M: $55 Bounty Hunters Mega Main Bounty | Medium Tier

Nine thousand seven hundred fourteen entries produced a $491,528.40 prize pool for this bounty hunter event, with Dvingminator of Denmark claiming the title after 9 hours and 25 minutes. The Dane collected $20,809.21 from the prize pool and added $14,509.17 in bounties, a combined total of over $35,000 from a $55 buy-in. Denmark is a rare flag at the top of a Medium tier final table, and Dvingminator made the most of the occasion.

🥇 1st — Dvingminator (Denmark) — $20,809.21 + $14,509.17 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — purpose (Argentina) — $20,802.08 + $5,460.66 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ozzy070 (Netherlands) — $16,529.28 + $1,723.49 Bounty Rewards

Event 301-M: $55 Bounty Hunters Daily Main [Deepstack] Bounty | Medium Tier

Eight thousand three hundred twelve entries built a $420,587.20 prize pool, and JimmyItalian0 of the Netherlands took the title after 10 hours and 15 minutes. The Dutch player collected $18,327.08 in prize pool money and $13,760.97 in bounties, with runner-up bezobrazie2025 of Russia and third place Ninggggg29 of China rounding out a genuinely international podium.

🥇 1st — JimmyItalian0 (Netherlands) — $18,327.08 + $13,760.97 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — bezobrazie2025 (Russia) — $18,324.26 + $4,730.50 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ninggggg29 (China) — $14,560.41 + $3,000.17 Bounty Rewards

Global Medium Leaderboard

Bowrot- holds the top spot but the race behind is tightening fast. Armanus climbs back to second, and ANTON BARDZIYAN sits third, separated by just 42 points. With one weekend of tournaments remaining, second and third are not yet settled.

🥇 Bowrot- (Netherlands) — 7,215.30
🥈 Armanus (Netherlands) — 7,020.72
🥉 ANTON BARDZIYAN (Belarus) — 6,978.28

LOW TIER

Event 293-L: $25 Monday Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em | Low Tier

Five thousand six hundred seventy-four entries produced a $130,502 prize pool, and TGSnowman of the UK claimed the title after 10 hours and 23 minutes. SnowGame of Hong Kong rounds out the podium in third, giving this result a fittingly wintry feel from top to bottom.

🥇 1st — TGSnowman (UK) — $13,872.13
🥈 2nd — GhostBuster (Brazil) — $10,693.45
🥉 3rd — SnowGame (Hong Kong) — $8,245.77

Event 319-L: $25 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Bounty | Low Tier

Nine thousand one hundred twelve entries produced a $209,576 prize pool, with Equlibrium of Serbia earning the title after 9 hours and 49 minutes. The Serbian collected $10,154.33 in prize pool money and $5,807.61 in bounties, a combined total of nearly $16,000 from a $25 buy-in, with the bounty haul reflecting a dominant run through the field.

🥇 1st — Equlibrium (Serbia) — $10,154.33 + $5,807.61 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — tolini999 (Netherlands) — $10,147.09 + $1,309.43 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Clwncntntdlxe (Germany) — $8,062.84 + $580.44 Bounty Rewards

Global Low Leaderboard

Mala_Ale_Farsa holds the top spot in the Low standings. KingOfAllins climbs back to second, pushing Survivor39 to third as the podium shuffles heading into the final weekend. All three are separated by less than 430 points with everything still to play for.

🥇 Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 7,567.37
🥈 KingOfAllins (Belarus) — 7,276.13
🥉 Survivor39 (Russia) — 7,148.58

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

HIGH TIER

Event 184-H: $210 Maple Leaf Madness [Bounty Hyper] Bounty Hyper | High Tier

One hundred eight players turned the $15,000 guarantee into a $21,600 prize pool, and Yung Bans made the most of the hyper-turbo format, claiming the title in just 2 hours and 7 minutes. The bounty haul told the real story here: Yung Bans collected $4,273.44 in bounties on top of $2,118.87 from the prize pool, with the fast structure rewarding aggressive play from the first hand. Sw0rdf1sh_ ran second for a combined $3,387.24, and onesy rounded out the podium with $425 in bounties of their own.

🥇 1st — Yung Bans — $2,118.87 + $4,273.44 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Sw0rdf1sh_ — $2,113.80 + $1,273.44 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — onesy — $1,601.96 + $425.00 Bounty Rewards

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through June 4)

Baqr extends their lead heading into the final weekend. HaveALaugh holds second while 4thNlong returns to the podium in third, displacing Ekman34, who drops down to 4th.

🥇 Baqr — 1,890.25
🥈 HaveALaugh — 1,773.09
🥉 4thNlong — 1,560.52

MEDIUM TIER

Event 193-M: $105 Bounty King Ontario Bounty | Medium Tier

Three hundred seventy-eight entries built a $37,800 prize pool, and Kiknazz delivered one of the most dominant bounty performances of the Ontario series. After 6 hours and 46 minutes, Kiknazz walked away with $2,604.64 in prize pool money and $5,350.84 in bounties, a combined total of nearly $8,000 from a $105 buy-in. Runner-up Astroluxion collected just $237.50 in bounties despite finishing second, making the gap between first and second on the combined total as wide as any Ontario result this festival.

🥇 1st — Kiknazz — $2,604.64 + $5,350.84 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Astroluxion — $2,604.44 + $237.50 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — EnterSandman9 — $2,069.48 + $724.98 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through June 4)

TacobellPoos leads 3BetPunts by just 54 points with one weekend remaining, the tightest leaderboard race of the festival. sawyer19l sits third and cannot be counted out either, trailing the leader by less than 280 points.

🥇 TacobellPoos — 2,977.89
🥈 3BetPunts — 2,923.10
🥉 sawyer19l — 2,701.24

LOW TIER

Event 193-L: $15 Bounty King Ontario Bounty | Low Tier

Seven hundred entries produced a $9,975 prize pool, clearing the $7,500 guarantee, and JmKillah claimed the title after 6 hours and 32 minutes with a bounty performance that nearly doubled the prize pool. The $1,134.72 in bounties alongside $619.55 from the prize pool added up to a combined payday of $1,754.27, a strong return on a $15 investment.

🥇 1st — JmKillah — $619.55 + $1,134.72 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Thicccholas — $619.34 + $141.53 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — CaptainsLover — $492.13 + $99.11 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Low Tier Leaderboard (through June 4)

Hicks19 leads comfortably. JonnyFav climbs to second, pushing TacobellPoos to third as the Low podium shuffles for the final time before the closing weekend.

🥇 Hicks19 — 2,831.79
🥈 JonnyFav — 2,606.94
🥉 TacobellPoos — 2,594.61

LOOKING AHEAD

One week remains in the GG World Festival 2026 and the finish line is in sight. The leaderboard races are alive in every tier, with V Buldygin having just overtaken GREAGYPoker at the top of the Super standings and TacobellPoos having just moved past 3BetPunts in the Ontario Medium race. Tom_Poker_BR leads the Global High tier but Andrii Novak, sitting on two leaderboard podiums simultaneously, is the most dangerous player left in this series. The final week of tournaments begins now. Get in there.

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