Aleks Borovkov Wins GGMillion$ for $374,609 and WSOP Paradise Package

By Mrinal Gujare

29 Jul 2026

Mrinal Gujare 29 Jul 2026

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Aleks Borovkov wins $10,000 GGMillion$, earning $374,609 & WSOP Paradise package
Overcame Viacheslav Larin's heads-up chip lead in a thrilling finish
Secures entry to the 2026 WSOP Paradise festival

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Aleks Borovkov won the latest $10,000 GGMillion$, earning $374,609 and a $10,000 WSOP Paradise package. After finishing sixth a week earlier, he overcame Viacheslav Larin's heads-up chip lead to secure the title, while Larin collected $293,725 for second place.

Aleks Borovkov completed an impressive turnaround by capturing the latest GGPoker $10,000 GGMillion$ title, just one week after finishing sixth in the same event.

His victory earned him $374,609 along with a $10,000 package to the live edition of the GGMillion$ at the 2026 World Series of Poker Paradise festival.

Borovkov entered last week's GGMillion$ final table in seventh place before exiting in sixth for $88,174. Seven days later, he returned to the final table in a much stronger position, leading the remaining players with 64 big blinds.

The chip distribution at the start of the final table was closely contested. Borovkov held the lead with 64 big blinds, while Arunas Sapitavicius followed on 52 big blinds.

Even the shortest stack, Viacheslav Larin, still had 19 big blinds, ensuring every player remained in contention.

Despite the balanced stacks, the opening 45 minutes passed without a single elimination. The deadlock was finally broken when Danilo Velasevic became the first player to exit.

Velasevic opened with ace-king of spades from early position while holding a 20 big blind stack. Action folded to Arsenii Malinov in the small blind, who moved all-in with king-queen of diamonds.

Velasevic made the immediate call, but a queen on the flop shifted the advantage to Malinov, sending Velasevic to the rail in ninth place.

The tournament eventually came down to a heads-up battle between Borovkov and Viacheslav Larin. At the start of the duel, Larin held a commanding chip advantage of 16,567,756 to Borovkov's 3,495,244.

Borovkov steadily reduced the deficit before drawing level and eventually taking the lead in a pivotal hand. He turned a flush and received value after Larin chose not to continue a triple barrel bluff on the river.

According to GTO Wizard, moving all-in was the correct decision, but Larin checked behind and responded with the "phew" emoji after seeing Borovkov's completed hand.

The championship was decided in a preflop all-in confrontation. Borovkov raised with ace-eight of spades and called after Larin moved all-in for 18 big blinds with ace-six.

An eight on the turn improved Borovkov's hand, leaving Larin needing a seven on the river to complete a straight. Instead, the river brought a five, securing the title for Borovkov.

Larin collected $293,725 as the runner-up, while Borovkov was crowned GGPoker GGMillion$ champion, taking home the top prize of $374,609 and a $10,000 package to the live GGMillion$ event at the 2026 WSOP Paradise festival.

Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Prize
1	Aleks Borovkov	UAE	$374,609
2	Viacheslav Larin	Montenegro	$293,725
3	Tsintao	Mongolia	$230,305
4	Arsenii Malinov	Mexico	$180,578
5	Artem Osmirko	Russia	$141,589
6	Duco Haven	Netherlands	$111,017
7	Arunas Sapitavicius	Cyprus	$87,047
8	Clarity	Estonia	$68,252
9	Danilo Velasevic	Serbia	$53,515