Ukraine’s Andrii Novak became the 2026 WSOP Online Main Event champion at Thursday evening at GGPoker. Novak entered the nine-handed final table as chip leader, surrendered that lead during heads-up play against Austria’s Simon Beckmann, then doubled through and won four consecutive final pots to claim his first WSOP bracelet, a $30,000 Super Pass to WSOP Paradise, and $3,931,259. The $5,000 buy-in event drew 6,008 entries and generated a $28,538,000 prize pool, comfortably clearing its $25 million guarantee. Jeff Gross and Phil Hellmuth called the action live on GGPoker TV.
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Novak Wins From the Front, Then From Behind
Andrii Novak led the final table from the start with 86,787,252 chips, nearly 20 million clear of Beckmann in second. Brazil’s Pablo Silva went first, his ace-queen running into Beckmann’s ace-king; both players paired their kickers, but Beckmann held the better pair.
Kazakhstan’s Yury Nadinsky followed in eighth, re-jamming ace-four into Charles La Boissonniere’s ace-king. Hong Kong’s Arian Hassankashani went out seventh when his pocket tens ran into Moyan Chen’s pocket jacks. Ukraine’s Pavlo Yakovliev lost a flip in sixth, rivering top pair with ace-queen only to find Chen had made a backdoor flush. Canada’s Charles La Boissonniere busted fifth when his ace-jack walked into Novak’s pocket threes, flopping a set and leaving La Boissonniere drawing dead on the turn.
Austria’s Fernando Jose Liano went fourth when ace-ten couldn’t catch Beckmann’s ace-queen, and a queen landed on the turn to end the hand early. Chen then exited soon after. Chen defended his big blind with nine-eight suited, flopped bottom pair on an ace-ten-nine board, and check-raised all-in on the turn against Beckmann’s queen-jack. Beckmann called with an open-ended straight draw and hit the king on the river for the straight. Chen collected $2,336,938 for third place. The pot gave Beckmann a two-to-one chip lead going into heads-up.
Novak needed a double-up and found it when he woke up with ace-king against Beckmann’s queen-five. The board ran out to give Novak a pair of aces and the chip lead. A few pots later, Beckmann put in his last chips with queen-seven facing Novak’s ace-jack. An ace on the flop settled it. Beckmann took $3,030,487 for runner-up. Novak took everything else.
Final Table Results
$5,000 buy-in | 6,008 entries | $28,538,000 prize pool
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrii Novak | Ukraine | $3,931,259 |
| 2 |  Simon Beckmann | Austria | $3,030,487 |
| 3 |  Moyan Chen | China | $2,336,938 |
| 4 | Fernando Jose Liano | Austria | $1,802,141 |
| 5 |  Charles La Boissonniere | Canada | $1,389,754 |
| 6 | Pavlo Yakovliev | Ukraine | $1,071,761 |
| 7 |  Arian Hassankashani | Hong Kong | $826,555 |
| 8 |  Yury Nadinsky | Kazakhstan | $637,476 |
| 9 |  Pablo Silva | Brazil | $491,676 |
Previous WSOP Online Main Event Champions
| Year | Champion | Entries | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Simon Mattsson | 4,984 | $2,793,574 |
| 2023 |  Bert Stevens | 6,023 | $2,783,433 |
| 2024 |  Moritz Dietrich | 6,146 | $4,021,012 |
| 2025 | Benjamin Rolle | 5,961 | $3,900,707 |
| 2026 | Andrii Novak | 6,008 | $3,931,259 |
The 2026 WSOP Online continues on GGPoker through September 29. Still to come: the $25,000 High Roller NLH Championship, where Daniel Negreanu returns in third chip position on September 23, chasing a ninth bracelet; the $5,000 High Roller Bounty PLO; the $10,000 Heads-Up NLH Championship; and the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers. Play now on GGPoker through poker.pro or download GGPoker here.
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