On Tuesday, January 27, the $10,300 GGMillion$ Main Event played down to a conclusion on the virtual felt.
As part of GGMillion$ Week, the Main Event garnered a field of 1,325 entries to generate a total prize pool of $12,852,500 with seven-figure payouts for each of the podium finishers.
After a relatively brief final table, Belarusian Mikita Badziakouski emerged as the victor – rising to the top of a final nine that included Adrian Mateos, Nikita Kuznetsov, Chris Puetz, Pedro Neves, Tobias Eichenseher, Mario Navarro, 'gord1sc0', and Daniel Petersen. Badziakouski caught a fortunate river card during heads-up play to finish the tournament.
The entirety of the final table was live-streamed (on a slight delay) on the GGPoker YouTube channel, featuring commentary from Jeff Gross and Rodrigo Selouan, who won $2,003,850 thanks to his first-place finish in the WSOP Online GGMillion$ High Roller back in September of 2025.
Highlights in the action
While he wasn't the shortest stack to start the proceedings, 'gord1sc0' was the first player eliminated – departing the final table in somewhat sickening fashion as their 
fell to Neves' 
on a three-spade flop. Badziakouski did his share of the heavy lifting next as his 
held up against Navarro's 
on a sweaty 
runout to leave only seven remaining competitors.
Adrian Mateos finished in 7th for $372,158. Mateos bowed out next as he moved all-in for less than ten big blinds from the small blind with against an open from the chipleader. Unfortunately for 'El Conquistador', Petersen found 
in the big blind and made the standard call. Mateos failed to find the requisite three-outer or a runout to a chop as the board came down 
.
After the early flurry of eliminations, it took roughly thirty minutes before the next all-in confrontation came. In a blind versus blind spot, Kuznetsov moved all-in from the small blind with 
and Puetz called off the last of his six-ish big blinds with 
. Puetz looked primed for a double as he found second pair on the 
flop, but the on the turn left him drawing thin and the river offered no saving grace.
It was just a few minutes later that Eichenseher committed his short stack with 
against Badziakouski's and came up second-best on the 
runout.
Petersen fell next, taking a tough beat against Neves in a blind versus blind confrontation to miss out entirely on the seven-figure section of the payouts. From the small blind, Neves moved all-in with 
and, in need of a spin up, Petersen quickly called with . On the 
flop, Neves found himself drawing to runner-runner outs as Petersen connected with top pair. The on the turn paired Neves, but he still needed a great deal of help – and help arrived in the form of the river to send Petersen home in brutal fashion.
Despite a promising flop, Daniel Petersen did not win this hand. 
The seven-figure podium finishers
When three-handed play began, Kuznetsov held a substantial chip lead over his opponents. Badziakouski closed the gap quickly, however, before eventually taking control of the situation.
In a blind versus blind confrontation with Neves, the Belarusian extended his lead as he notched a third elimination at the final table. Neves' all-in with 
was met with a call from Badziakouski with . The 
runout left Badziakouski with the best of it and sent him into heads-up play with a commanding lead.
After whittling Kuznetsov down to the 15 big blind mark, Badziakouski took a shot at the final elimination. With 
, he limped in from the button, prompting Kuznetsov to put in a third of his stack with . When Badziakouski's ensuing all-in came, Kuznetsov called it off without hesitation. On the 
flop, Kuznetsov vaulted into the lead with top pair and left his opponent drawing to three immediate outs.
The 
on the turn offered Badziakouski two additional escape hatches, but he didn't need them. Instead, the river provided the Belarusian with the best of it.
Mikita Badziakouski caught an ace on the river to win the GGMillion$ Main Event. GGMillions$ Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | $1,755,815 |
| 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov | $1,354,732 |
| 3 | Pedro Neves | $1,045,529 |
| 4 | Daniel Petersen | $807,101 |
| 5 | Tobias Eichenseher | $623,249 |
| 6 | Chris Puetz | $481,478 |
| 7 | Adrian Mateos | $372,158 |
| 8 | Mario Navarro | $287,862 |
| 9 | 'gord1sc0' | $222,859 |
