Sergio Aido Secures Third Bracelet in 2026 WSOP Online GGMillions

By Mrinal Gujare

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Sergio Aido claims bracelet #3 in WSOP Online
Aido had a payday of $2.2M
Matheus Machado finishes runner-up

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Sergio Aido won Event #33, the 10,000GGMillion High Rollers at the 2026 WSOP Online, defeating Matheus Machado heads-up for $2,228,762, his third WSOP bracelet and a $30,000 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event pass after a 1,753-player field at GGPoker.

Sergio Aido secured his third World Series of Poker bracelet after winning Event #33, the $10,000 GGMillions High Rollers, during the 2026 WSOP Online at GGPoker.

Aido topped a 1,753-player field to collect the $2,228,762 first-place prize. The victory also earned him a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.

Matheus Machado finished runner-up for $1,718,571, while Roeland Peeks took third place for $1,325,271.

GGMillions High Rollers Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Sergio Aido	$2,228,762
2	Matheus Machado	$1,718,571
3	Roeland Peeks	$1,325,271
4	Christopher Nguyen	$1,021,994
5	Ole Schemion	$788,136
6	Oshri Lahmani	$607,805
7	Johannes Straver	$468,752
8	Alessandro De Michele	$361,528
9	Niklas Astedt	$278,847

The nine-handed final table was streamed on GGPoker's YouTube channel. Alex Foxen joined host Jeff Gross in the commentary booth.

Roeland Peeks began the final table as the chip leader with 172 big blinds. His stack was 99 big blinds larger than Aido's second-place stack at the start of play.

Every finalist had already secured at least $278,847, while the top four positions were worth more than $1 million each. Niklas Astedt became the first player eliminated, approximately 20 minutes after play began.

Machado opened from late position before Astedt three-bet from the cutoff. Machado raised again and

Astedt moved all-in for 32 big blinds. Machado called with pocket aces, putting Astedt's pocket queens at risk.

The board failed to improve Astedt's hand, eliminating him in ninth place for $278,847. Alessandro De Michele followed in eighth place.

With fewer than seven big blinds, De Michele opened from late position holding ace-nine. Machado responded with pocket queens and raised enough to put De Michele all-in.

De Michele called and paired his nine on the flop, but Machado had also flopped a set of queens. De Michele was drawing dead by the turn and collected $361,528.

Johannes Straver was eliminated as the final table approached the one-hour mark. Machado called and flopped a set, leaving Straver with limited outs before the turn confirmed his elimination.

Straver finished seventh for $468,752. Machado then eliminated Oshri Lahmani to claim his fourth knockout of the final table. Ole Schemion collected $788,136 for fifth place, the final six-figure payout of the tournament.

Christopher Nguyen finished fourth after losing two significant pots against Aido. Peeks, who had started the final table with the chip lead, was the next player eliminated.

Around the two-hour mark, Peeks lost more than half his stack after missing a flush draw in a hand where Aido had flopped trips.

His remaining chips eventually went into the middle against Machado in a battle of the blinds. Peeks finished third for $1,325,271 and the tournament moved to heads-up play.

Aido Defeats Machado Heads-Up

Aido entered heads-up play with a sizeable advantage over Machado. He held 108,433,938 chips, equivalent to 90 big blinds, compared with Machado's 66,966,062 chips, or 56 big blinds.

Machado briefly recovered ground by doubling up after flopping a wheel. Aido later regained the lead after flopping a set of deuces while Machado paired his jack on the flop.

The tournament ended shortly afterwards. Machado limped with ace-three from a 31-big-blind stack. Aido three-bet holding ace-seven of diamonds before calling Machado's all-in shove.

Aido's ace-seven remained ahead through the board, eliminating Machado in second place for $1,718,571.

The result gave Aido the $2,228,762 first prize, his third WSOP bracelet and the $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.

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