GGMillion High Roller | Carlos Ribeiro wins his first final table title, six Brazilian players collectively earn $1.3 million

On August 12, 2026, the latest GGPoker $10,000 GGMillion $ High Roller tournament concluded with the championship match. The event attracted 197 entries, creating a total prize pool of 2,010,000 for the $ tournament. Notably, six of the nine finalists were from Brazil, creating a rare "Samba Army" dominance. Ultimately, Carlos Ribeiro defeated his compatriot Alisson Piekazewicz to claim the $4T106,521 first-place prize.

Brazilian players not only swept the top three spots but also occupied five of the top six positions. The six Brazilian final table players collectively won 1,307,391 ($), taking home over $1.3 million from the remaining approximately $1.67 million in prize money at the final table, making them the undisputed biggest winners of this GGMillion $ event.

197 players competed for $2.01 million, with six Brazilian players advancing to the final table.

This $ event, with its consistently high-intensity lineup, saw 197 participants, creating a prize pool of 2,010,000. By the time the final nine players were reached, Brazilian players had already secured two-thirds of the spots.

At the start of the final table, Alisson Piekazewicz led with 5,568,994 chips, Bernardo Soares was second with 3,264,487, and Carlos Ribeiro was third with 3,172,871. Ultimately, these three maintained their top three positions, but in reverse order.

GGMillion$ Final Table Results

Ribeiro had only participated in 14 GGMillion $ matches before winning the championship on his first Finals appearance.

Carlos Ribeiro has not participated in GGMillion$ many times before.

PokerNews points out that he had only participated in 14 GGMillion $ events in the past, only making the money twice, and this was even his first GGMillion $ final table. He made it to the final table on his first try and went straight to the end, taking home the championship and over $400,000 in prize money.

Hobold finished ninth, with Brazil's chip leader being the first to be eliminated.

Dalton Hobold, the shortest FT code, became the first to be eliminated.

Piekazewicz raised with 9♣7♣ from the HJ position, and Hobold defended with K♦Q♦ from the big blind, with only about 12 big blinds remaining.

The flop came 9-2-2. Hobold checked and then checked all-in against Piekazewicz's continuation bet. Piekazewicz had already hit a pair of 9s and called. The turn and river did not improve Hobold's hand, and he ultimately finished in ninth place with $58,074.

Biao Ding was out despite having an Ace on the flop, while Soares hit a Queen on the turn.

The elimination of the eighth-place team was a dramatic clash of strong hands before the flop.

Fabio Wagner min-raised with pocket 8s from the UTG position, Bernardo Soares 3-bet with pocket Qs from the CO position, and Biao Ding 4-bet all-in from the big blind with AK, approximately 18 big blinds.

In the end, only Soares called.

The flop immediately brought out an Ace, allowing Biao Ding to come back from behind and take the lead. However, the turn card immediately dropped a Queen, giving Soares a set. This Queen, with only one of its two outs remaining, sealed Biao Ding's fate, and he finished in eighth place with $74,066.

Theologis's bluff hit three A's

Alexandros Theologis finished the tournament in seventh place, earning a final five-figure prize of $94,462.

He attempted a large bluff against Brunno Botteon, but Botteon happened to hold pocket aces and improved to trips on the turn. This failed bluff left Theologis with only about half the small blind, virtually eliminating any chance of a comeback.

It's worth noting that PokerNews pointed out that, based on the GTO Wizard analysis from the GGPoker live stream, Theologis's bluff was approved by the Solver, but the theoretically sound strategy did not change the actual outcome.

Wagner's run ended in sixth place after a series of upsets.

Fabio Wagner demonstrated strong resilience during the FT period.

He first defeated Max Buschmann's pocket queens with A-8, and then broke Piekazewicz's pocket aces with KQ, completing two consecutive comebacks after falling behind before the rally.

However, the good luck didn't last. Wagner eventually bet about 18 big blinds with A-6, only to be called by AJ. The K-high board didn't improve the situation, and he finished in sixth place with $120,475.

Botteon briefly took the lead, but Pocket8 crashed into K and then plummeted.

Brunno Botteon briefly held the chip lead at a five-handed table, but his advantage didn't last long.

He first lost about 21 big blinds with pocket eights against Soares' pocket kings; then he lost some more chips because Buschmann completed a flush.

In the final hand, Buschmann raised from the UTG position, Botteon 3-bet with Q♦J♦, Ribeiro cold-called with pocket 10s from the BTN position, and all other players conceded.

Flip the card:

KQ-5

Botteon checked, and Ribeiro bet directly to a size large enough to force his opponent to go all-in. With only about 7 big blinds left, Botteon hit a pair of queens and called.

The turn card landed a 10, giving Ribeiro a set of 10s and putting him ahead. The river card didn't help Botteon, who finished in fifth place with 1TP 4T 153,650.

Buschmann was eliminated in fourth place, and the last three were all Brazilian players.

The four-player phase lasted about an hour. Initially, the scoreboards of the four players were quite close, but Austrian player Max Buschmann gradually fell to a short stash.

With only about 1.5 big blinds remaining, Buschmann went all-in from the small blind with Q-2, while Ribeiro responded with 5-4.

The flop came out with two 5s, giving Ribeiro a set of three 5s and a huge lead. Buschmann finished in fourth place, earning $195,962.

With the elimination of the only non-Brazilian player, the final three became:

• Carlos Ribeiro

• Alisson Piekazewicz

• Bernardo Soares

The GGMillion$ championship has also been confirmed to be won by a Brazilian player.

Soares A-6 crashes into AJ, Brazilian civil war goes to one-on-one

Less than 30 minutes after the three-person table began, Bernardo Soares was the first to leave.

Piekazewicz raised with AJ from the button, and Soares, holding A-6 in the big blind, 3-bet all-in with 17 big blinds. Piekazewicz called.

Piekazewicz was already clearly ahead pre-flop, and the river card brought out another Jack, further securing the victory. Soares finished in third place with $249,924.

Ribeiro 58BB vs 45BB Heads-Up

When the heads-up match began, Ribeiro had 58 big blinds, while Piekazewicz had 45, a relatively small difference.

Piekazewicz quickly overtook both players in the chip count, and the two then exchanged chip leader positions several times, with neither side able to maintain control of the game for an extended period.

For Ribeiro, this was his first GGMillion 1TP 4T final table; Piekazewicz, starting as the chip leader at the final four, fought his way to the final two. The two Brazilian players ultimately decided the championship in a pre-flop battle with high pockets against Ax.

A-5 defeats Pocket Q, Ribeiro completes the final comeback

In the final hand, Ribeiro limped in the BTN position with A-5, and Piekazewicz raised with pocket queens.

Ribeiro then pushed all his chips in, and Piekazewicz quickly called.

Piekazewicz had a clear lead pre-flop with pocket queens, but the flop immediately brought out an ace, allowing Ribeiro to complete a pair of aces and take the lead.

The turn gave Piekazewicz a flush draw, but the final community card failed to complete the comeback. Ribeiro's A-5 held on, officially ending the championship.

Carlos Ribeiro thus took home the $406,521 prize, while Alisson Piekazewicz finished as runner-up with the $318,747 prize.

The six Brazilian players earned a total of over $1.3 million.

The most outstanding data in this GGMillion $ event, besides Ribeiro winning the title in his first FT, was the Brazilian contingent's complete monopoly on the final table prize money.

The prize money for the six Brazilian players is as follows:

The six players collectively earned over $1.3 million, with Brazilian players taking the top three spots and five of the top six positions, demonstrating an overwhelming performance at the final table.

Ribeiro wins another WSOP Paradise GGMillion $ package.

In addition to the $406,521 champion prize, Ribeiro also received an on-site GMillion $ entry package worth 10,000.

This live version of GGMillion$ will take place during the 2026 WSOP Paradise later this year, meaning that after achieving a breakthrough online, Ribeiro will also have the opportunity to continue his high-stakes journey on a large live stage.

From only two cashes in 14 previous appearances to winning the GMillion$ final table on his first appearance, Carlos Ribeiro has achieved a significant breakthrough in his online high roller career.

For Brazilian poker, this tournament was equally significant: six players advanced to the final nine, five finished in the top six, and the final three were all from Brazil, ultimately taking home a combined total of over $1.3 million. This GGMillion $ final table practically became a home game for the Brazilian contingent.

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