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Spanish poker star Sergio Aido has claimed his third World Series of Poker bracelet after winning the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers event, part of the 2026 WSOP Online at GGPoker. Aido topped a field of 1,753 entrants to secure $2,228,762, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and the coveted gold bracelet.
The nine-handed final table was broadcast live on GGPoker’s YouTube channel, with poker pro Alex Foxen joining host Jeff Gross for commentary. Dutch player Roeland Peeks entered the final table as chip leader with 172 big blinds, well ahead of Aido’s second-place stack.
Notable eliminations included Swedish veteran Niklas Astedt, who fell in ninth after his pocket queens couldn’t overcome Matheus Machado’s aces. Machado, who ran hot throughout the final table, also eliminated Alessandro De Michele, Johannes Straver, and Israel’s Oshri Lahmani, the latter finishing sixth for $607,805 after his jacks were cracked by a river king.
Ole Schemion’s bid for a third bracelet ended in fifth place worth $788,136 when his short-stacked shove with ace-four ran into Christopher Nguyen’s queen-jack, which improved on the turn.
Nguyen went on to finish fourth after a costly bluff against Aido and a subsequent all-in clash where his king-eight fell to Aido’s king-three. Peeks was next to exit in third, his stack whittled down after missing a flush draw against Aido’s flopped trips before losing the remainder to Machado’s ace-ten.
Heads-up play saw Aido hold a commanding chip advantage over Machado. Despite Machado briefly doubling with a flopped wheel, Aido regained control and ultimately sealed victory when his ace-seven held against Machado’s ace-three, securing the Brazilian a runner-up finish worth $1,718,571 and crowning Aido champion.
