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The 2026 WSOP Online at GGPoker is drawing to a close, with the 33rd and final bracelet event of the series reaching its conclusion on September 29. The $10,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers attracted 1,754 entries, generating a $17,013,800 prize pool, and just nine players remain from that field.
The top 173 finishers all secured a payday, with min-cashes worth $27,051. Every player still in contention is guaranteed at least $278,847, and four of them will ultimately collect seven-figure sums.
Notable names who cashed but missed the unofficial final table include Wiktor Malinowski, Jamie Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Adrian Mateos, Sorel Mizzi, and Lex Veldhuis, while Zhengxiang Chen was eliminated on the final table bubble.
Dutchman Roeland Peeks holds a commanding lead heading into the finale with 172 big blinds, well clear of Spain’s Sergio Aido in second with 73. Aido is chasing his third WSOP bracelet. Brazil’s Matheus Machado sits third with 37 big blinds, matching Sweden’s Niklas Astedt, who is still seeking his first bracelet.
Germany’s Ole Schemion, already a two-time bracelet winner, returns with 32 big blinds, followed by Christopher Nguyen (28 big blinds), a high-stakes regular with over $11.7 million in career earnings since 2024. Dutch grinder Johannes Straver, in strong form during WCOOP, holds 24 big blinds.
Rounding out the table are Israel’s Oshri Lahmani and Italy’s Alessandro De Michele, both with 19 big blinds. Play resumes September 29 at 7:00 p.m. BST, streamed on GGPoker’s YouTube channel with a one-hour delayed cards-up feed, featuring commentary from Jeff Gross and Alex Foxen.
