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Brazil’s dominant run at the 2026 WSOP Online continued this week as Nilson Junior captured the $250 Beat the Pros Bounty NLH, becoming the fifth Brazilian champion in the series. With 20 of the 33 scheduled bracelet events completed, Brazilians have now won five titles, finished second five times, and taken third place on five occasions, while topping the overall winnings list with more than $2.6 million earned.
The Beat the Pros Bounty event drew 5,755 entrants, generating a $1,323,650 prize pool. All nine finalists secured at least a five-figure payout once bounty earnings were included.
Early final-table casualties included “CASINOSATVKITOP,” Brazil’s Luis Rocha, and China’s Shipeng “4807” Hu, followed by Kazakhstan’s Vyacheslav Chizhevsky in sixth. Fellow Brazilian Renan Menguetti exited in fifth, and Romania-based Steven “RothshildRep” van Zadelhoff departed in fourth.
Pawel Kapczynski claimed third place for $59,776 before Junior defeated countryman Fabricio Nociolini in a heads-up battle for the title. Nociolini earned $73,862 as runner-up, while Junior collected $113,245, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and his first career bracelet.
Elsewhere, Vietnam’s “BananaTilt” won the $600 Ultra Stack NLH, outlasting 2,500 entrants to earn $157,439 from a $1,425,570 prize pool. Brazilian Paulo “VFORGE I” Silva finished third for $96,790, continuing his country’s strong showing across the series.
Attention now turns to the ongoing $1,500 GGMasters Freezeout Championship, where eight of the 46 remaining players, including Junior, Artur Berg, and Ramon Kropmanns, hail from Brazil, keeping hopes alive for a sixth national bracelet win.
