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Alessio La Francesca has captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet, winning the 2026 WSOP Online $1,500 GGMasters Freezeout Championship on GGPoker. The Albania-based Italian outlasted a field of 1,514 entrants to secure a $316,037 top prize, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and the coveted bracelet itself.
La Francesca had previously come close to WSOP glory, finishing 11th in a €2,000 Monsterstack event at WSOP Europe last September. This time, he went the distance after Day 2 began with just 46 players remaining.
The final table saw Austria’s “Jokee90” bubble the unofficial final nine, while the Netherlands’ “Gwn Accepteren” was the first official finalist eliminated, earning $39,504. Anton Silyavko, Gustavo Pinto, and Artur Berg followed in the payouts, with Brazilian Vinicius Escossi and Marty Mathis rounding out the five-figure finishes.
British player Patrick Brooks, based in Mexico, fell in third for $187,915, setting up a heads-up battle between La Francesca and Finland’s Elias Suhonen, fresh off a recent EPT Barcelona High Roller title. Suhonen settled for $243,696 as runner-up.
Elsewhere on September 14, Denmark’s Christoffer Munk won the $400 PLOSSUS event, defeating Kai Lehto heads-up for $220,955 and denying the Finn a second bracelet of the series after his earlier Super Turbo Bounty PLO win.
Meanwhile, the $400 Colossus event, which drew 16,455 entries, is down to its final nine, with Brazil’s Roberto Filho leading the counts as players return September 15 to battle for a $752,277 top prize.
