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GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 7: May 22 through May 24

The GG World Festival 2026 does not slow down for anyone. The GGPoker community continues to pile into every tier, every format, and every buy-in level with the kind of enthusiasm that has pushed this series to just short of $200 million in total prize pools, compared to the $160 million guaranteed, through the first three weeks, shared by players from over 130 countries. This episode covers the weekend, with a multitude of tournaments on the schedule, including the weekend’s biggest events in terms of both prize pool and field size. The final table of the $10K GGMillion Main Event is now just one day away, and you can watch it streamed on ggpoker.tv. Here is how the weekend played out.

SUPER TIER

Event 214-S: $5,250 Sunday Main Event Buy-in: $5,000 + $250 | No-Limit Hold’em | Super Tier

One hundred three entries nearly doubled the $300,000 guarantee, producing a $515,000 prize pool. The tournament played out across 7 hours and 52 minutes and was eventually won by Alex Foxen, showcasing a Canadian flag. 

🥇 1st — Alex Foxen (Canada) — $87,211.01
🥈 2nd — Joao Vieira (Brazil) — $73,436.80
🥉 3rd — D Velasevic (Serbia) — $61,838.17

Joao Vieira picks up his second final table highlight result of the festival over the past two episodes, adding another deep run to what has been a strong series for the Brazilian.

Event 216-S: $1,500 Sunday Showdown [Mystery Bounty] Buy-in: $712.50 + $712.50 + $75 | Mystery Bounty | Super Tier

Four hundred forty-seven entries pushed the prize pool to $636,975 against a $600,000 guarantee, and took 7 hours and 35 minutes to finish. The final six players struck an ICM chop, producing an unusual payout order across the board, as is to be expected with ICM chops.

🥇 1st — Sven Andersson (Austria) — $31,940.15 + $14,100 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Joao Simoa (Brazil) — $29,081.34 + $25,900 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Bernard Larabi (Austria) — $38,527.17 + $7,400 Bounty Rewards
4th — Mastermandel (Slovenia) — $29,475.06 + $3,300 Bounty Rewards
5th — Checo Pacheco (Mexico) — $29,376.28 + $6,900 Bounty Rewards
6th — Aram Oganyan (Mexico) — $28,295.14 + $18,000 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — IamBusinessman (Russia) — 8th place: $7,248.90 + $80,000 in Bounties

The ICM chop produced some eye-catching inversions, with Bernard Larabi taking home more than both the official first and second place finishers. The real headline though, belongs to IamBusinessman, who busted 8th and still walked away with over $87,000 thanks to an $80,000 mystery bounty. Finishing outside the top six and still taking the top of the prize list is the mystery bounty format doing exactly what it promises.

Global Super Leaderboard

GREAGYPoker extends the lead at the top of the Super standings while jinx36 drops off the podium entirely as Andrii Novak of Ukraine moves into third.

🥇 GREAGYPoker (Russia) — 2,391.27
🥈 V Buldygin (Russia) — 2,203.57
🥉 Andrii Novak (Ukraine) — 2,142.21

HIGH TIER

Event 211-H: $525 Bounty Hunters Sunday Main Event Buy-in: $250 + $250 + $25 | Bounty | High Tier | $1,500,000 Guarantee

Four thousand two hundred thirty-eight entries sent this one into the stratosphere, with the $2,119,000 prize pool landing 41.3% above the $1,500,000 guarantee. Eleven hours and 38 minutes later, Alex Theologis, star of Online Poker Millionaires, had the title.

🥇 1st — Alex Theologis (Austria) — $101,771.06 + $98,459.61 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — QZRebuplic (Austria) — $101,768.60 + $14,804.73 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — CallMeCEO (UAE) — $80,865.14 + $9,650.40 Bounty Rewards

The prize pool split between Theologis and QZRebuplic was separated by less than $3, but Theologis’s bounty haul of nearly $98,500 made it a runaway on the combined total. A $200,000-plus payday in a $525 event is the kind of result that defines a festival.

Event 216-H: $250 Sunday Showdown [Mystery Bounty] Buy-in: $115 + $115 + $20 | Mystery Bounty | High Tier

2,987 entries produced a $687,010 prize pool, clearing the $500,000 guarantee, which was settled 9 hours and 42 minutes later. The final two players agreed to a heads-up deal, resulting in an inverted payout with second place finishing above first on the prize sheet.

🥇 1st — tron11 (Philippines) — $37,416.23 + $6,750 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — somebody444 (Thailand) — $38,228.77 + $8,450 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Anton Mochov (Russia) — $24,308.70 + $3,490 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — LALISA- (Hong Kong) — 323rd place: $263.08 + $56,000 in Bounties

LALISA- finished 323rd, collected $56,000 in mystery bounties, and almost certainly had a better day than anyone who made the final table. That is the beauty and the chaos of the mystery bounty format.

Global High Leaderboard

Tom_Poker_BR continues to build a commanding lead at the top of the High standings. R Romanovskyi holds third as the podium remains unchanged from Episode 6.

🥇 Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — 4,327.50
🥈 E Narmontas (Norway) — 3,887.25
🥉 R Romanovskyi (Ukraine) — 3,819.64

MEDIUM TIER

Event 211-M: $55 Bounty Hunters Sunday Main Event Buy-in: $25.60 + $25 + $4.40 | Bounty | Medium Tier | $1,000,000 Guarantee

Twenty-four thousand four hundred seven entries made this the biggest field of the episode by a distance, generating a $1,234,994.20 prize pool and surpassing the $1,000,000 guarantee. Then, 11 hours and 17 minutes after it began, ch1o of Romania had navigated the entire field to take the title.

🥇 1st — ch1o (Romania) — $46,181.87 + $33,479.47 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Boris Khrapov (Mexico) — $46,167.19 + $6,520.24 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ghost slayer (Brazil) — $36,684.33 + $5,765.05 Bounty Rewards

Over 24,000 players. ch1o beat every single one of them, and did it with a bounty haul that added another $33K on top of an already impressive prize pool score.

Event 216-M: $55 Sunday Showdown [Mystery Bounty] Buy-in: $25.30 + $25.30 + $4.40 | Mystery Bounty | Medium Tier

Twelve thousand two hundred fifty-three entries pushed this one to $620,001.80, clearing the $500,000 guarantee by 24%. It would then take 10 hours and 10 minutes to conclude as three players struck a deal at the end, with the ICM chop producing an unusual cash order at the top.

🥇 1st — Andre Luiz (Brazil) — $22,924.12 + $562 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — TSUKAnaMOTO (Brazil) — $25,050.21 + $657 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — jjaixue (China) — $23,424.28 + $2,175 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — Logan79 (Brazil) — 199th place: $164.35 + $44,424 in Bounties

Another episode, another mystery bounty winner who outearned the entire final table from deep in the field. Logan79 finished 199th and pocketed nearly  $45,000. The three-way chop at the top, combined with the bounty rewards, produced an inverted payout order.

Global Medium Leaderboard

Bowrot- and Armanus continue their Dutch stranglehold on the top two spots in the Medium standings. The podium is unchanged from Episode 6, with all three leaders extending their points totals.

🥇 Bowrot- (Netherlands) — 5,727.25
🥈 Armanus (Netherlands) — 5,060.51
🥉 ANTON BARDZIYAN (Belarus) — 4,932.26

LOW TIER

Event 200-L: $25 Saturday Secret KO [Mystery Bounty] Buy-in: $11.50 + $11.50 + $2 | Mystery Bounty | Low Tier

Nineteen thousand four hundred seventy-eight entries drove the Mystery Bounty prize pool to $447,994 against a $400,000 guarantee. It took Margaryan K of Russia 10 hours and 28 minutes to claim the title.

🥇 1st — Margaryan K (Russia) — $21,244.65 + $1,268 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — AceHighPihay (Russia) — $15,924.36 + $404 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — CuestaVida (Argentina) — $11,941.59 + $143 Bounty Rewards

💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — HamsterGG (Germany) — 826th place: $46.44 + $27,010 in Bounties

Nearly 20,000 players in a $25 event. HamsterGG finished 826th and collected $27,010 in mystery bounties, which is roughly 580 buy-ins on a single envelope. That is the Low tier delivering in spectacular fashion.

Event 214-L: $25 Sunday Main Event Buy-in: $23 + $2 | No-Limit Hold’em | Low Tier

Eight thousand four hundred six entries produced a $193,338 prize pool, beating the $150,000 guarantee. Strolinelone of Andorra claimed the title after playing for 10 hours and 25 minutes.

🥇 1st — Strolinelone (Andorra) — $18,491.46
🥈 2nd — ReiberDatschi (Austria) — $14,255.58
🥉 3rd — Ngapatonee (Austria) — $10,992.55

Andorra is not a country you see atop a leaderboard every day. Strolinelone made it count, winning a field of over 8,000 and pocketing nearly $18,500 for a $25 investment.

Global Low Leaderboard

Mala_Ale_Farsa stretches the lead at the top of the Low standings. Quokka moves up to second, pushing KingOfAllins down to third. The podium shuffles, but the Polish flag stays on top.

🥇 Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 5,782.82
🥈 Quokka (Slovenia) — 4,944.21
🥉 KingOfAllins (Belarus) — 4,834.69

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

HIGH TIER

Event 134-H: $210 Bounty Hunters Sunday Big Game Buy-in: $100 + $100 + $10 | Bounty | High Tier

One hundred forty-six Ontario players showed up to do battle in the Sunday Big Game, and they collectively blew past the $20,000 guarantee, building a $29,200 prize pool before a single bounty was collected. When the dust settled after 7 hours and 36 minutes, Shoemirrors had the title, but the story of this final table was how close it was at every level. The prize pool split between first and second was literally eight cents. Eight. The bounties told the real story, with Shoemirrors collecting $2,482.82 to DPSMoira’s $1,682.81, pulling clear in the combined total. Even Michael Farrow in third put together a strong bounty haul of nearly $2,000.

🥇 1st — Shoemirrors — $2,399.78 + $2,482.82 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — DPSMoira — $2,399.70 + $1,682.81 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Michael Farrow — $1,906.80 + $1,990.62 Bounty Rewards

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through May 24)

Baqr holds the top spot as Katy Perry climbs back onto the podium in third, displacing 4thNlong who drops off.

🥇 Baqr — 1,362.92
🥈 HaveALaugh — 1,282.74
🥉 Katy Perry — 1,057.11

MEDIUM TIER

Event 136-M: $105 Sunday Bounty King Ontario Buy-in: $50 + $50 + $5 | Bounty | Medium Tier

The Ontario Medium crowd delivered a field of 726 entries and a prize pool of $72,600, more than the $45,000 guarantee, and SuperSloppyFish made the most of every chip in play. Eight hours and 16 minutes of grinding came down to a final table where SuperSloppyFish did not just win, but dominated the bounty board, racking up $5,038.73 in bounty rewards to go alongside a $4,428.97 prize pool score. That combined payday of nearly $9,500 from a $105 buy-in is the kind of Sunday result that makes the Ontario series worth showing up for every week. TinMan4747 ran second for $4,428.45 plus $2,744.92 in bounties, and Bruce Ketta rounded out the podium with a respectable $1,305.88 in bounties of his own.

🥇 1st — SuperSloppyFish — $4,428.97 + $5,038.73 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — TinMan4747 — $4,428.45 + $2,744.92 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Bruce Ketta — $3,518.83 + $1,305.88 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through May 24)

3BetPunts leads but TacobellPoos is closing fast in second. Katy Perry sits third, keeping their name on two Ontario podiums simultaneously.

🥇 3BetPunts — 2,084.60
🥈 TacobellPoos — 2,011.20
🥉 Katy Perry — 1,866.92

LOW TIER

Event 136-L: $25 Sunday Bounty King Ontario Buy-in: $11.80 + $12 + $1.20 | Bounty | Low Tier

Nine hundred thirty-one players turned a $15,000 guarantee into a $22,157.80 prize pool, which, in a Low tier field, proved once again that Ontario’s grassroots poker community is as engaged as any in the world. ChessInstructor emerged from the field after 7 hours and 7 minutes with a victory that was built as much on bounty accumulation as chip accumulation, collecting $1,469.20 in bounty rewards to edge out the $1,295.50 prize pool component and walk away with a combined total of nearly $2,765. AAlcorcha ran second for just over $1,534 combined, while pokersam11 rounded out the podium with a solid $1,596.44 between prize pool and bounties.

🥇 1st — ChessInstructor — $1,295.50 + $1,469.20 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — AAlcorcha — $1,294.97 + $239.05 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — pokersam11 — $1,028.98 + $567.46 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Low Tier Leaderboard (through May 24) Hicks19 stays out front. TacobellPoos holds second while JonnyFav returns to the podium in third, moving back ahead of SmallBills.

🥇 Hicks19 — 1,982.84
🥈 TacobellPoos — 1,799.75
🥉 JonnyFav — 1,773.54

LOOKING AHEAD

The moment the entire GG World Festival has been building toward arrives tomorrow. The $10,000 GGMillion Main Event carries a $10,000,000 guarantee and a buy-in that filters the field down to the most serious players in the world. With this series already running more than 20% above guarantee across every tier, the field for the GGMillion figures to be massive and the prize pool could push well beyond the number on the tin. Satellites are available in the GGPoker client right now. The leaderboard races are tightening with less than two weeks remaining, GREAGYPoker is making a serious run at the Super title, and Tom_Poker_BR is building a lead in the High tier that will be hard to chase down. Do not miss what comes next.

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