Andrii Novak Wins $3.93 Million WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker
The Ukrainian overcame Simon Beckmann’s heads-up lead for his first bracelet from a 6,008-entry field.
- Andrii Novak won $3.93 million, his first World Series of Poker bracelet and a $30,000 Super Pass for the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
- The $5,000 buy-in tournament drew 6,008 entries and created a $28.54 million prize pool, making it the third-largest online Main Event edition.
- Simon Beckmann finished runner-up for $3.03 million after entering heads-up with more than a two-to-one chip lead.
- Novak turned the match around with an ace-king double-up before beating Beckmann’s queen-seven with ace-jack in the final hand.
- The wider WSOP Online festival continues through Sept. 29 with more bracelet events still to be awarded.
Andrii Novak won the 2026 WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker, beating Simon Beckmann heads-up to collect $3.93 million, his first World Series of Poker bracelet and a $30,000 Super Pass for the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The $5,000 buy-in tournament drew 6,008 entries and produced a $28.54 million prize pool, clearing its $25 million guarantee. Beckmann received $3.03 million as runner-up. The turnout made this the third-largest edition of the online Main Event, according to PokerStrategy.
As we reported in August, GGPoker had set the Main Event’s $25 million guarantee as part of a 33-bracelet WSOP Online schedule running through Sept. 29. Last year’s edition drew 5,961 players and paid $28.31 million, with Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle winning $3.9 million.
Novak began the nine-handed final table with 86.7 million chips, or about 108.5 big blinds. Beckmann started second on 70.9 million, ahead of Pablo Silva’s 45.7 million. The final table, reached after Day 2 cut 608 returning players to nine, was streamed on GGPoker’s YouTube channel with Jeff Gross and Phil Hellmuth on commentary.
Every finalist had locked up at least $491,676, while six of the nine eventually earned seven-figure payouts. Novak had previously recorded $485,767 in live tournament earnings and stood 72nd on Ukraine’s all-time money list.
Novak and Beckmann separated from the pack during four-handed play, but Beckmann entered heads-up with more than a two-to-one lead after eliminating Moyan Chen. TightPoker put the stacks at 250 million for Beckmann and 109 million for Novak.
The Ukrainian swung the match by calling Beckmann’s queen-five all-in with ace-king and doubling up to regain the lead. Novak then built a ten-to-one advantage before winning the last hand, his ace-jack beating Beckmann’s queen-seven. The final table lasted about three and a half hours, ending with Novak holding every chip in play.
The wider WSOP Online festival continues through Sept. 29 with further bracelet events still to be awarded.
