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The $500 buy-in Mini Main Event at the 2026 WSOP Online on GGPoker has crowned its biggest winner of the series so far. China’s Zhiqiang Shen outlasted a field of 12,113 entrants to claim $747,545, along with a WSOP bracelet and a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The massive turnout generated a $5,753,675 prize pool, with 1,208 players cashing after reaching Day 2. Notable names among those who profited included Andrey Pateychuk, Brunno Botteon, Ole Schemion, and Joseph Cheong-adjacent regulars like Chris Klodnicki and Martin Finger.
Day 2 concluded with nine finalists, led by Japan’s Seiichi Kanemitsu, while Shen and fellow Chinese player Ziqian Wang held the next two spots. Cyprus’s Nikolaos Angelou-Konstas fell in ninth for $93,443, followed by Argentina’s Ignacio Sagra in eighth for $121,162.
Brazil’s Mauricio Rocha exited in seventh for $157,109, and Vladislav Chechenin’s elimination in sixth secured him $203,727. Rafael Yamaki’s fifth-place finish guaranteed an Asian champion, earning him $264,182.
Wang was eliminated in fourth for $342,583, and Malaysia’s Lee Wee Liew took third for $444,257, setting up a heads-up battle between Shen and Kanemitsu. Despite a large pay jump of $171,434 separating first and second, no deal was made.
Kanemitsu ultimately settled for $576,111 as runner-up, leaving Shen to celebrate his life-changing victory. Attention now turns to the $5,000 6-Handed NLH Championship, where eight players, including Mikita Badziakouski and Ilia Arkhipov, resume play on August 26 for a $371,793 top prize.
