Aleksejs Ponakovs Wins Sixth GGMillion$ Title

By Mrinal Gujare

02 Sep 2026

Mrinal Gujare 02 Sep 2026

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Aleks Ponakovs wins sixth GGMillion$ title in Season 2026 Episode 32.
Defeats Guillaume Nolet heads-up, taking home $476,603.
Victory secured with pocket tens holding against Nolet's pocket fours.

Image by Merit Poker / Onyx Live

Aleksejs Ponakovs won his sixth GGMillion$ title after defeating Guillaume Nolet heads-up in Season 2026 Episode 32.

Aleksejs Ponakovs claimed his sixth GGMillion$ title after defeating overnight chip leader Guillaume Nolet heads-up in the latest $10,000 GGPoker GGMillion$ showdown.

Nine of the world's best poker players gathered for the latest episode of GGPoker GGMillion$ Season 2026 Episode 32, with a $476,603 top prize up for grabs. Ponakovs ultimately secured the title after an extended heads-up battle with Nolet.

Ponakovs and Nolet were the two players who had led the field when play began, and both reached the final heads-up showdown.

Ponakovs started heads-up with double the chips of Nolet and maintained the advantage for a significant portion of the match.

His lead reached 3:1 in chips at one stage before Nolet mounted a comeback and nearly levelled the stacks.

With blinds at 250,000/500,000, every decision carried significant weight as the heads-up battle continued.

The decisive hand arrived after the heads-up contest had continued for nearly an hour. Ponakovs raised holding pocket tens, while Nolet moved all-in with pocket fours. Ponakovs quickly called and was in a strong position to secure the championship.

The 7-7-3-5-8 board confirmed Ponakovs' victory. The Latvian poker player collected the $476,603 first prize and his sixth GGMillion$ title. Jeff Gross described the performance as Ponakovs having "put on a clinic" during the victory.

Nolet, who entered the final showdown as the overnight leader, finished runner-up and received $367,511.

GGMillions Final Table Payouts

Place	Player	Prize
1st	Aleksejs Ponakovs	$476,503
2nd	Guillaume Nolet	$367,511
3rd	Sven Andersson	$283,390
4th	Ramon Kropmanns	$218,523
5th	Barak Wisbrod	$168,504
6th	Max Bushmann	$129,935
7th	Marco Perez	$100,193
8th	‘SuperFish5555’	$77,259
9th	Johannes Straver	$59,575