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GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 6: May 18 through May 21

The GG World Festival 2026 continues to build serious momentum. The GGPoker community has already shattered guarantees, with $147 million in total prize pools through the first two weeks, running more than 20% above guarantee across the board. That kind of field strength does not happen by accident. It happens because GGPoker consistently draws the biggest and most competitive online poker community on the planet. This past week has kept the energy rolling, as we look at eight global tournaments and three Ontario events spanning May 18 through May 21, and it opens with a result worth savoring. The $525 World Bounty Festival, one of the three marquee $10M GTD events anchoring this festival, has its champion. A field of 2,547 entries generated a $10,804,000 total prize pool, blowing past the $10,000,000 guarantee, and when the final cards hit the felt, it was Shan Yu flying the Ukrainian flag walking away with one of the most spectacular paydays of the entire series. Here is how it all went down.

$525 World Bounty Festival — Final Results

$10,804,000 Total Prize Pool | $10,000,000 Guarantee | 2,547 Entries

Shan Yu entered the final table as one of the shorter stacks and left as the champion, with a bounty haul of $351,483.09 that turned an already massive score into something truly extraordinary. The combined payday of $750,605.70 stands as the signature result of the festival so far.

🥇 1st — Shan Yu (Ukraine) — $399,122.61 + $351,483.09 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — DutchMountain (Netherlands) — $398,760.12 + $45,643.83 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ilsu Lim (Thailand) — $308,722.04 + $72,804.68 Bounty Rewards

The prize pool figures for first and second were separated by less than $400, but Shan Yu’s bounty earnings were nearly eight times DutchMountain’s. That gap tells the whole story of how this tournament and final table played out.

SUPER TIER

Event 166-S: $10,000 Tuesday Classic Buy-in: $9,700 + $300 | No-Limit Hold’em | Super Tier

Forty-six players took their shot at the $400,000 guarantee and pushed the prize pool to $450,000, a clean 12.5% above the target, across 5 hours and 28 minutes of play. P Lefrancois of Canada took it down in convincing fashion.

🥇 1st — P Lefrancois (Canada) — $129,473.19
🥈 2nd — Joao Vieira (Brazil) — $96,735.69
🥉 3rd — Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — $72,275.91

A $129K score is a strong Tuesday for anyone. Tom_Poker_BR, who currently leads the Global High leaderboard, added Super tier hardware to his festival resume with a final table appearance here.

Event 183-S: $10,000 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Buy-in: $4,850 + $4,850 + $300 | Bounty | Super Tier

Forty-nine entries produced a $475,300 prize pool against a $450,000 guarantee, cleanly clearing the target. Five hours and 55 minutes later, A Lasouskii was the last one standing, riding a massive bounty haul to the title.

🥇 1st — A Lasouskii (Monaco) — $67,174.60 + $94,575.01 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Ignacio Moron (Mexico) — $67,174.57 + $24,249.99 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — GREAGYPoker (Russia) — $42,807.26 + $20,006.25 Bounty Rewards

The prize pool split between Lasouskii and Moron was essentially a coin flip at the top, but Lasouskii’s bounty total of nearly $95K tells the real story.

Global Super Leaderboard

GREAGYPoker’s deep run in Event 183-S was good enough to vault from 2nd to 1st overall, displacing defending leader jinx36 at the top of the Super standings.

🥇 GREAGYPoker (Russia) — 2,228.60
🥈 jinx36 (Philippines) — 2,128.97
🥉 V Buldygin (Russia) — 1,913.65

HIGH TIER

Event 156-H: $525 World Bounty Festival Buy-in: $250 + $250 + $25 | Bounty | High Tier

The marquee $10M GTD event of the opening stretch drew 2,547 entries and generated a $1,273,500 prize pool, crushing its $1,000,000 guarantee. The tournament ran 11 hours and 33 minutes and ended with T3moni18 of Israel closing it out for the title.

🥇 1st — T3moni18 (Israel) — $64,354.62 + $58,444.59 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — ACEKILLERRR (China) — $64,353.35 + $15,538.60 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Printopath (Austria) — $51,135.03 + $18,506.88 Bounty Rewards

The prize pool figures at the top were nearly identical, which is typical for bounty events of this structure. T3moni18 separated from the field where it counted, collecting more than $58K in bounties to seal a combined payday north of $122K.

Event 183-H: $1,050 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Buy-in: $500 + $500 + $50 | Bounty | High Tier

Six hundred ninety-nine entries built the prize pool to $699,000, beating the $600,000 guarantee, and 11 hours and 47 minutes later, Nilson Sales of Brazil had his name on the trophy.

🥇 1st — Nilson Sales (Brazil) — $43,417.03 + $51,165.06 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — GREAGYPoker (Russia) — $43,416.73 + $17,583.02 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — P Aerts (Austria) — $34,498.84 + $6,363.28 Bounty Rewards

GREAGYPoker continues to be everywhere at this year’s festival. Back-to-back Super and High final tables in the same episode, including a win in the Super, is a strong argument for why this player sits atop the leaderboard right now.

Global High Leaderboard

Tom_Poker_BR holds on to the top spot in the High standings despite his Tuesday Classic detour into the Super tier. Ronan Sweeney drops off the podium entirely as R Romanovskyi moves back into third.

🥇 Tom_Poker_BR (Austria) — 3,675.02
🥈 E Narmontas (Norway) — 3,415.98
🥉 R Romanovskyi (Ukraine) — 3,320.63

MEDIUM TIER

Event 156-M: $55 Bounty Hunters Mega Main Buy-in: $25.60 + $25 + $4.40 | Bounty | Medium Tier

With 11,534 entries, this one drew a massive field and still came up $16,379.60 short of its $500,000 guarantee, resulting in a small overlay. The final prize pool was $600,000, and play wrapped up after 9 hours and 44 minutes. tiepishihu of China took the win.

🥇 1st — tiepishihu (China) — $26,139.15 + $14,646.99 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — BelgianBeast (Belgium) — $26,131.45 + $3,001.79 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Fred Brito (Slovakia) — $20,763.96 + $6,339.72 Bounty Rewards

Even with an overlay, the field of 11,534 is a serious number of players to navigate. tiepishihu did it with authority, adding a healthy bounty haul on top of the prize pool score.

Event 183-M: $150 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Buy-in: $68 + $70 + $12 | Bounty | Medium Tier

Three thousand four hundred seventy-six entries fell just short of the $500,000 guarantee, producing a $479,688 prize pool. The 9 hours and 32 minutes of play ended with 11 22 of Luxembourg claiming the title.

🥇 1st — 11 22 (Luxembourg) — $23,067.14 + $25,288.71 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — unknown1_ (Austria) — $23,064.71 + $4,143.28 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — fliyng (Austria) — $18,327.16 + $3,005.65 Bounty Rewards

11 22 turned a bounty-heavy performance into the tournament’s top combined payday, pulling in over $48K between prize pool and bounties.

Global Medium Leaderboard

Bowrot- stays firmly in front in the Medium tier, with the Dutch duo of Bowrot- and Armanus holding the top two spots heading into the back half of the festival.

🥇 Bowrot- (Netherlands) — 5,059.23
🥈 Armanus (Netherlands) — 4,563.22
🥉 ANTON BARDZIYAN (Belarus) — 4,451.44

LOW TIER

Event 157-L: $25 Monday Monster Stack Buy-in: $23 + $2 | No-Limit Hold’em | Low Tier

Six thousand four hundred thirty-nine players played for the $150,000 guarantee, with the final prize pool having a marginal overlay of $1,903. After 10 hours and 35 minutes of play, Angulex of Germany got the better of the field.

🥇 1st — Angulex (Germany) — $15,202.09
🥈 2nd — Apve – 21! (Canada) — $11,719.53
🥉 3rd — KandiBoyRaver (Canada) — $9,036.99

Hitting that close to a guarantee is a rarity in a series where fields routinely run well above target. Angulex collected the full first-place prize either way.

Event 183-L: $25 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Buy-in: $23 + $2 | Bounty | Low Tier

Nine thousand six hundred fifty-nine entries drove the prize pool to $222,157, falling $22,157 over the $200,000 guarantee. Play lasted 10 hours and 2 minutes, with Get0verhere of Romania coming out on top.

🥇 1st — Get0verhere (Romania) — $10,530.64 + $3,840.97 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — plAAto (Germany) — $10,525.96 + $2,610.36 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Onica Tchera (Brazil) — $8,363.90 + $1,785.88 Bounty Rewards

Nearly 10,000 players and 10% over the guarantee. Get0verhere navigated the full field and collected the title along with a combined payday just north of $14K.

Global Low Leaderboard

Mala_Ale_Farsa holds the lead in the Low tier, but the third spot sees a change as Quokka of Slovenia moves onto the podium, edging out Anton Ivar who drops off.

🥇 Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 4,766.53
🥈 KingOfAllins (Belarus) — 4,226.88
🥉 Quokka (Slovenia) — 4,225.86

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

HIGH TIER

Event 118-H: $250 Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] Buy-in: $118 + $120 + $12 | Bounty | High Tier

Seventy-eight Ontario players entered against a $15,000 guarantee, with the field producing an $18,564 prize pool. HaveALaugh made the most of it across 5 hours and 20 minutes of play.

🥇 1st — HaveALaugh — $1,941.13 + $3,221.25 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — DPSMoira — $1,941.08 + $720.00 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — NickySantoro — $1,464.64 + $731.25 Bounty Rewards

HaveALaugh’s bounty haul of $3,221 more than doubled the prize pool component, making this a dominant final table performance on the bounty side.

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through May 21) HaveALaugh’s win closes the gap on Baqr at the top, while Katy Perry drops off the podium as 4thNlong moves into third.

🥇 Baqr — 1,171.78
🥈 HaveALaugh — 1,109.72
🥉 4thNlong — 947.61

MEDIUM TIER

Event 111-M: $105 Bounty King Ontario Buy-in: $50 + $50 + $5 | Bounty | Medium Tier

Three hundred twenty-eight entries pushed this one past its $30,000 guarantee, finishing at $32,800 after 7 hours and 18 minutes. Theo21 took the title.

🥇 1st — Theo21 — $2,299.88 + $4,051.22 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Cheddar22 — $2,299.68 + $446.87 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — sawyer19l — $1,827.32 + $417.19 Bounty Rewards

Theo21’s bounty total of just over $4K dwarfed the rest of the podium’s bounty earnings combined, a clear sign of who was doing the heavy lifting when the chips went in.

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through May 21) 3BetPunts extends the lead at the top. Katy Perry holds second. TacobellPoos makes a podium appearance, moving into third.

🥇 3BetPunts — 1,840.01
🥈 Katy Perry — 1,709.68
🥉 TacobellPoos — 1,651.90

LOW TIER

Event 99-L: $15 Bounty King Ontario Buy-in: $7.25 + $7 + $0.75 | Bounty | Low Tier

Seven hundred ten Ontario players generated a $10,117.50 prize pool, well above the $7,500 guarantee, across 6 hours and 40 minutes. Lucky Potter claimed the win.

🥇 1st — Lucky Potter — $628.56 + $491.82 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Dblock 44 — $628.19 + $303.86 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ochocinco — $499.16 + $215.95 Bounty Rewards

A $15 buy-in drawing 710 players and finishing 35% above guarantee is exactly the kind of grassroots energy that defines this festival.

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard (through May 21) Hicks19 leads comfortably. TacobellPoos shows up on this leaderboard too, climbing to second, while SmallBills holds third.

🥇 Hicks19 — 1,705.74
🥈 TacobellPoos — 1,537.07
🥉 SmallBills — 1,533.87

LOOKING AHEAD

The biggest event on the entire GG World Festival calendar is four days away. The $10,000 GGMillion Main Event on May 25 carries a $10,000,000 guarantee and is the kind of tournament that reshapes bankrolls and careers in a single session. Satellites are running right now at and with the series already running more than 20% above guarantee across the board, the field for this one will certainly eclipse the guarantee. The leaderboard races are tightening in every tier as the festival crosses the halfway point. Get in there.

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