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GG World Festival 2026 | Episode 2: Monday Through Thursday

The opening weekend set the stage, and the weekday grind delivered right on cue. This episode of the GG World Fesitval coverage looks at the big tournaments from May 4 through May 7, picking up Monday morning and running through Thursday night. Before diving into the week’s action, there’s one piece of unfinished business from the weekend: the GGMillion$ High Roller wrapped up in a way nobody will forget for a long time. Full details and results are on the GGPoker blog, or watch the full stream here.

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LOW TIER

Event 21-L: Monday Monster Stack | $25 Buy-In | $150,000 GTD

The first of the weeks Low Tier big tournaments opened with 8,026 players and a $184,598 prize pool, $34,598 over the guarantee. Germany’s Luckym8 ground through 11 hours and 12 minutes to take the title.

🥇 1st — Luckym8 (Germany) — $18,065.93
🥈 2nd — Massive (Slovenia) — $13,924.93
🥉 3rd — Bo Lin Liao (Taiwan) — $10,737.59

An 11-hour Monday grind for an $18,000 score. Luckym8 earned every cent.

Event 47-L: Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] | $25 Buy-In | $250,000 GTD

11,928 entries pushed the Thursday Throwdown to $274,344, nearly $25,000 over the guarantee. Brazil’s Ineedmore won it after 9 hours and 44 minutes of bounty hunting.

🥇 1st — Ineedmore (Brazil) — $13,026.63 + $8,732.70 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — ANASAZI (Latvia) — $13,022.60 + $948.17 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Dvingminator (Denmark) — $10,347.71 + $790.58 Bounty Rewards

Nearly 12,000 players at a $25 buy-in. The Low tier keeps pulling massive fields.

Global Low Tier Leaderboard – Anton Ivar holds the top spot in the Low tier with 998.55 points, maintaining the lead they carried out of Episode 1. Sid_the_kid_87 remains in second at 983.39. Poland’s Mala_Ale_Farsa is the new face in third at 916.37, while Episode 1’s third-place finisher NoRakeBack has slipped to ninth.

1st — Anton Ivar (Brazil) — 2,966.84
2nd — Sid_the_kid_87 (Canada) — 2,175.54
3rd — Mala_Ale_Farsa (Poland) — 2,010.98

MEDIUM TIER

Event 20-M: Bounty Hunters Mega Main | $55 Buy-In | $500,000 GTD

12,561 entries and $635,586.60 in prize money. That’s what was at stake on this Monday at the Medium tier. Finland’s torkski topped a Hungary 1-2 finish in the prize pool standings after 9 hours and 25 minutes.

🥇 1st — torkski (Finland) — $26,404.01 + $14,950.14 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — Atilius Badinov (Hungary) — $26,397.88 + $3,097.29 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — molnar89 (Hungary) — $20,975.68 + $10,066.90 Bounty Rewards

Hungary’s molnar89 finished third but out-bounty-hunted second place by more than $6,900. The bounty game doesn’t always follow the chip counts.

Event 47-M: Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] | $150 Buy-In | $500,000 GTD

3,821 entries produced a $527,298 prize pool, clearing the guarantee by $27,298. Mexico’s The Line closed out a 9-hour and 48-minute battle to take the title.

🥇 1st — The Line (Mexico) — $24,566.52 + $21,328.96 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — ProsperiTTy (Brazil) — $24,564.96 + $9,552.37 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — M Fernandez (Austria) — $19,519.25 + $4,963.20 Bounty Rewards

The Line’s combined take of over $45,000 at a $150 buy-in is the kind of result that makes the Medium tier worth showing up for.

Global Medium Tier Leaderboard – torski continues to lead the Medium tier, extending their advantage to 1,410.16 points after a strong opening week that included a Bounty Hunters Mega Main title on Monday. liano96 from Austria moves into second at 1,234.31, and Episode 1 leader Savethedave1 holds third at 1,199.06. Fraggel1977, who sat second after Episode 1, has fallen to 18th.

1st — torski (Finland) — 1,410.16
2nd — liano96 (Austria) — 1,234.31
3rd — Savethedave1 (Austira) — 1,618.58

HIGH TIER

Event 20-H: Bounty Hunters Mega Main | $525 Buy-In | $800,000 GTD

1,970 entries generated almost ONE MILLION DOLLARS! $985,000 to be exact. China’s yyds999 took the title after 10 hours and 24 minutes, edging out a tight finish at the top.

🥇 1st — yyds999 (China) — $52,132.95 + $70,537.64 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — R Romanoovskyi (Ukraine) — $52,131.55 + $7,691.42 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Jefferson Dosso (Brazil) — $41,423.62 + $12,613.29 Bounty Rewards

The prize pool gap between first and second was $1.40. yyds999’s bounty haul of $70,537.64 was truely made the difference in this tournament.

Event 47-H: Thursday Throwdown [Bounty] | $1,050 Buy-In | $600,000 GTD

647 entries built a $647,000 prize pool, clearing the guarantee by $47,000. Malta’s ESand won a high-stakes bounty battle after 10 hours and 32 minutes.

🥇 1st — ESand (Malta) — $40,187.05 + $58,378.95 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — JianguoNb (China) — $40,186.88 + $9,499.99 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Ronan Sweeney (Ireland) — $31,932.40 + $9,734.37 Bounty Rewards

ESand’s bounty haul of $58,378.95 was the difference-maker. The prize pool was essentially a coin flip between first and second, as it always is in Boutny Tournaments.

Global High Tier Leaderboard – Ukraine’s R Romanovskyi — runner-up in the Bounty Hunters Mega Main on Thursday — shoots to the top of the High tier leaderboard at 998.55 points. Patrick Leonard holds second at 983.39, and Ireland’s Ronan Sweeney enters the top three at 916.37 after his Thursday Throwdown final table. Don chimbo has tumbled from second to 25th, and Ricardo Capela has fallen to 37th.

1st — R Romanovskyi (Ukraine) — 998.55
2nd — Patrick Leonard (Austria) — 983.39
3rd — Ronan Sweeney (Ireland) — 916.37

SUPER TIER

Event 30-S: Tuesday Classic | $10,000 Buy-In | $400,000 GTD

66 entries pushed the Tuesday Classic to $640,200, a clear quarter million over the guarantee. The Philippines’ jinx36 won it in 6 hours and 46 minutes, adding a Super tier title to what is already shaping up as a strong series.

🥇 1st — jinx36 (Philippines) — $123,982.59
🥈 2nd — Simon Beckmann (Austria) — $104,070.07
🥉 3rd — Pavel Plesuv (Moldova) — $87,355.68

jinx36 entered Episode 2 sitting second on the Super tier leaderboard. This result has assuredly moved the needle.

Event 39-S: Wednesday Wonderbox [Mystery Bounty] | $1,500 Buy-In | $400,000 GTD

265 entries hit the guarantee exactly at $400,000. Romania’s h0tsince93 won after 8 hours and 33 minutes, but the night’s most eye-catching number came from 13th place in this Mystery Bounty tournament.

🥇 1st — h0tsince93 (Romania) — $37,170.21 + $26,000 Bounty Rewards
🥈 2nd — V Buldygin (Russia) — $27,873.55 + $50,900 Bounty Rewards
🥉 3rd — Simon Beckmann (Austria) — $20,902.22 + $18,300 Bounty Rewards
💥 Biggest Mystery Bounty — A Martirosian (Russia) — 13th place: $2,348.94 + $52,600 in Bounties

V Buldygin’s 50,900 bounty haul in second place topped the winner′s combined total. And A Martirosian, fresh off his own major wins, busted 13th and still walked away with $52,600 in bounties. Some players just run different.

Global Super Tier Leaderboard – jinx36 rockets to the top of the Super tier leaderboard after winning the Tuesday Classic, now sitting at 781.53 points. GREAGYPoker stays in the hunt at 771.28, keeping the Episode 1 winner firmly in contention. Tamas Adamszki of Austria moves into third at 619.49, while Episode 1’s third-place finisher Erwann Pecheux has dropped to sixth.

1st — jinx36 (Philippines) — 795.03
2nd — GREAGYPoker (Russia) — 771.28
3rd — Tamas Adamszki (Austria) — 625.98

GG ONTARIO FESTIVAL

LOW TIER

Event 17-L: Bounty King Ontario | $15 Buy-In | $7,500 GTD

720 players generated a $10,260 prize pool, a solid 33% over the guarantee. Donkey_Bet took the title after 6 hours and 13 minutes.

🥇 1st — Donkey_Bet — $637.43 + $881.85 Bounty Rewards 🥈 2nd — somenewguy — $637.04 + $226.92 Bounty Rewards 🥉 3rd — Hicks19 — $506.19 + $169.19 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Low Tier Leaderboard – Bloomzz moves up to lead the Ontario Low tier at 547.23 points, with Jako17 in second at 437.37 and KountKardz third at 415.41. Episode 1’s leader JangoGeorgia has fallen all the way to 21st.

1st — Bloomzz — 547.23
2nd — Jako17 — 437.37
3rd — KountKardz — 415.41

MEDIUM TIER

Event 11-M: Bounty King Ontario | $105 Buy-In | $40,000 GTD

508 entries exceeded the guarantee, creating a total prize pool of $50,800. Cal_Cruzin topped the field after 7 hours and 41 minutes, taking home a combined $7,758.54 in prize pool and bounty rewards.

🥇 1st — Cal_Cruzin — $3,272.33 + $4,486.21 Bounty Rewards 🥈 2nd — carrter77 — $3,271.89 + $949.03 Bounty Rewards 🥉 3rd — Jacko1111 — $2,599.83 + $260.16 Bounty Rewards

Ontario Medium Tier Leaderboard (through May 7) Katy Perry leads the Ontario Medium tier at 562.05 points, with mentallyDfishin close behind at 539.03 and JF1121 rounding out the top three at 522.05. Episode 1’s third-place finisher Bernley has dropped to eighth. 

1st — Katy Perry — 562.05
2nd — mentallyDfishin — 539.03
3rd — JF1121 — 522.05

HIGH TIER

Event 10-H: CN Tower Superstack | $525 Buy-In | $20,000 GTD

73 entries nearly doubled the guarantee to $36,000. The final two players agreed to a heads-up ICM deal after third place was eliminated, with waking gm taking the top spot after 4 hours and 47 minutes.

🥇 1st — waking gm — $6,142.50 🥈 2nd — Michael Farrow — $6,022.53 🥉 3rd — fuzztacular — $4,754.69

Ontario High Tier Leaderboard – HaveALaugh moves to the top of the Ontario High tier at 368.49 points, with V_119 dropping to second at 353.55 and Katy Perry entering the top three at 341.56 — giving Katy Perry a top-three position in both the Medium and High tier Ontario leaderboards through the first week.

1st — HaveALaugh — 368.49
2nd — V_119 — 353.55
3rd — Katy Perry — 341.56

LOOKING AHEAD

Episode 2 is a wrap, and the midweek grind of the GG World Festival held up its end of the bargain. Big fields, busted guarantees across nearly every event, and bounty scores that kept rewriting the story of who actually won. The leaderboards are tightening up, and the series is building toward its first marquee moment: the $525 World Bounty Festival on May 18, with $10 million guaranteed. There’s still plenty of poker to play and hundreds of millions to be won before we get there, and Episode 3 is right around the corner.

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