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Aleks Borovkov capped a remarkable turnaround in the $10,000 GGMillion$, winning the tournament outright just a week after finishing sixth for $88,174 in the same event. This time, Borovkov entered the final table as chip leader with 64 big blinds and converted his advantage into a $374,609 payday, along with a $10,000 package to the live GGMillion$ at the 2026 WSOP Paradise festival.
The final table featured a relatively even chip distribution, with Arunas Sapitavicius trailing Borovkov and short stack Viacheslav Larin still holding 19 big blinds. Danilo Velasevic was the first to fall in ninth place after his ace-king ran into Arsenii Malinov’s king-queen, which improved on the flop.
Eighth place went to Estonia’s “Clarity,” who lost a river all-in to four-time champion Duco Haven’s flush. Sapitavicius exited in seventh after back-to-back confrontations with Larin, first losing a big pot with two pair against a straight, then busting when his ace-trey ran into king-six.
Haven’s own run ended in sixth for $111,017 despite briefly doubling up with pocket fives. He was eliminated when his king-queen jam ran into Borovkov’s dominant ace-king, which spiked an ace on the river.
Larin seized the chip lead by eliminating reigning champion Artem Osmirko in fifth, then extended his advantage by knocking out Malinov in fourth with a two-outer turn. GGPoker newcomer “Tsintao,” who satellited in for $1,050, finished third for $230,305 after an ace-five shove was outdrawn by Larin’s ace-seven.
Heads-up began with Larin holding a commanding chip lead, but Borovkov clawed back after turning a flush that Larin declined to bluff into further. Borovkov ultimately sealed the win when his ace-eight held against Larin’s ace-six, with Larin taking home $293,725 for second place.
