Zhiqiang Shen Wins WSOP Online Mini Main Event for $747,545
The GGPoker final ended without a heads-up deal, and Seiichi Kanemitsu settled for $576,111 from a 12,113-entry field.
PokerNews reported that Zhiqiang Shen beat Seiichi Kanemitsu heads-up to win the $500 WSOP Online Mini Main Event on GGPoker. He earned $747,545, a gold WSOP bracelet, and a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event. The event drew 12,113 entries and generated a $5,753,675 prize pool.
In this one, 1,208 players advanced to Day 2, and Kanemitsu entered the final table as the chip leader while Shen and Ziqian Wang occupied the podium places during the late stages.
PokerNews also said no heads-up deal was struck, even though the top two payouts were separated by $171,434. Kanemitsu took $576,111 for second, while the rest of the final table paid Nikolaos Angelou-Konstas $93,443 for ninth, Ignacio Sagra $121,162 for eighth, Mauricio Rocha $157,109 for seventh, Vladislav Chechenin $203,727 for sixth, Rafael Yamaki $264,182 for fifth, Ziqian Wang $342,583 for fourth, and Lee Wee Liew $444,257 for third.
A number of familiar online names reached Day 2 and cashed, including Andrey Pateychuk, Brunno Botteon, Ole Schemion, Ognyan Dimov, Chris Klodnicki, Martin Finger, Joao Vieira, Rayan Chamas, and Audrius Stakelis. At the same time, the $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship was still in progress, with eight players left and a $371,793 top prize.
