GGPoker Qualifier Vito Branciforte Wins €370K WSOP Super Circuit Main Event

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Vito Branciforte won the 2026 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event for €370,000.
He qualified via a GGPoker Ring Pass and topped 505 entries.
The event had a €485,000 overlay due to missing its €2 million guarantee.

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Vito Branciforte converted a GGPoker Ring Pass into a €370,000 victory in the 2026 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event at King's Resort Rozvadov. The tournament drew 505 entries against a €2 million guarantee, leaving a reported €485,000 overlay for organizers.

Vito Branciforte turned an online qualification into a €370,000 payday after winning the €3,000 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event at King's Resort in Rozvadov. The Italian player defeated Stanislaw Miadzel heads-up on November 10 to claim his first WSOP Circuit gold ring.

Branciforte secured his tournament entry through a GGPoker Ring Pass satellite, making his victory a notable example of an online qualification leading to a major live tournament title. He overcame a field of 505 entries to take the top prize, while Miadzel collected €245,000 for finishing second.

The result came during a festival that experienced substantial overlays across its guaranteed events, including a reported €485,000 shortfall in the Main Event.

Branciforte Converts GGPoker Ring Pass Into €370,000 Victory

Branciforte's route to the WSOP Super Circuit Main Event began online, where he won his entry through GGPoker. However, the Italian, who lives in Germany, was not an inexperienced qualifier entering a major live tournament for the first time.

He had already recorded a fifth-place finish in the festival's €1,500 Monster Stack, earning €7,280

before his Main Event victory.

Branciforte entered the nine-player final table as chip leader with 5.23 million chips. He maintained control through the final stages and eliminated several opponents on his way to heads-up play against Poland's Miadzel. The €3,000 Main Event carried a €2 million guarantee but attracted 505 entries.

According to PokerNews, the turnout left a €485,000 overlay before staffing costs were deducted from the buy-in. The tournament needed another 323 entries to reach its advertised guarantee.

Despite falling short of that target, the event awarded the guaranteed payouts, including €370,000 to the champion.

The overlay was part of a wider issue across the Rozvadov festival. PokerNews reported that 12 of the 13 ring events carrying guarantees finished with overlays.

WSOP Super Circuit Main Event Final Table Results

The nine finalists all secured at least €25,000, with Branciforte and Miadzel taking the two largest payouts.

Mohsen Borhani finished third for €171,000, while Aleksandrs Zenkovs took fourth place and €120,000. Ilia Krupin completed the top five with an €85,000 payout.

Position	Player	Prize
1st	Vito Branciforte	€ 3,70,000
2nd	Stanislaw Miadzel	€ 2,45,000
3rd	Mohsen Borhani	€ 1,71,000
4th	Aleksandrs Zenkovs	€ 1,20,000
5th	Ilia Krupin	€ 85,000
6th	Maor Zaharagi	€ 59,500
7th	Santiago Romero	€ 44,000
8th	Mousa Awad	€ 33,000
9th	Berhane Yoseph	€ 25,000

Other WSOP Super Circuit Rozvadov Champions

Branciforte's Main Event victory was one of several notable results during the 2026 WSOP Super Circuit festival at King's Resort. The series ran from October 28 to November 11 and featured 18 scheduled gold ring events.

Among the other winners were Daniel Knuth, who took the €1,000 Mini Main title for €165,000, and Yurii Zabrodotskyi, who won the €1,000 Mystery Bounty for €80,200.

Tamas Adamszki also secured a title in the €8,600 GGMillion$ NLH High Roller, collecting €78,800. Ryan Carroll won the €1,500 Super Circuit Championship for €96,280, while Nikolay Tsanev claimed €60,000 in the €350 Dream Maker.

The festival concluded with its final ring events on November 11, bringing the Rozvadov stop to a close.

Branciforte's result stood out for the route he took to the title.

After securing his entry through a GGPoker satellite, he converted the opportunity into a €370,000 Main Event victory and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring.

Among the other winners were Daniel Knuth, who took the €1,000 Mini Main title for €165,000, and Yurii Zabrodotskyi, who won the €1,000 Mystery Bounty for €80,200.

The festival concluded with its final ring events on November 11, bringing the Rozvadov stop to a close.

Branciforte's result stood out for the route he took to the title.

After securing his entry through a GGPoker satellite, he converted the opportunity into a €370,000 Main Event victory and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring.