La Francesca Beats Pavel Plesuv for Second WSOP Online Bracelet

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Alessio La Francesca wins 2nd 2026 WSOP Online bracelet
Defeats Pavel Plesuv in $10K Heads Up NLH Championship
Earns $352,561, solidifying his online poker dominance

Alessio La Francesca won his second bracelet of the 2026 WSOP Online series after defeating Pavel Plesuv heads-up in the $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship.

Alessio La Francesca has won his second World Series of Poker bracelet of the 2026 WSOP Online series after taking down the $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship at GGPoker.

The Albania-based Italian topped a 123-entry field on September 27, defeating Pavel Plesuv in the final to collect $352,561 and his second bracelet of the series.

The result came just two weeks after La Francesca secured his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 GGMasters Freezeout Championship, making him a two-time bracelet winner during the 2026 online series.

The $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship generated a $1,193,100 prize pool, with the top 16 finishers receiving payouts.

Players reaching the Round of 16 secured at least $23,504. Fabiano Kovalski, Enrique Lago, Severi Palmu, Ivan Govorov, Wai Kiat Lee, Jamie Dwan, Virgile Turchi and Dmitry Kravchenko were eliminated at that stage.

The quarter-finals saw Aliaksei Boika, Ole Schemion, Georgii Sieemshchikov and Takashi Ogura exit the tournament. Each earned $47,008.

That left La Francesca, Pavel Plesuv, Aliaksandr Shylko and Aleksey Borokov as the final four players when play resumed on September 27.

Shylko and Borokov were eliminated in the semi-finals, collecting $117,520 each. Their departures set up the championship match between La Francesca and Plesuv.

Plesuv entered the final seeking another WSOP title after winning the Millionaire Maker in 2023. However, La Francesca prevailed in the heads-up contest to claim the $352,561 first-place prize and his second bracelet of the 2026 WSOP Online series.

Plesuv finished runner-up for $211,536. The result marked the fourth time he had finished second in a bracelet event.

$10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship Final Table

Rank	Player	Prize
1	Alessio La Francesca	$352,561
2	Pavel Plesuv	$211,536
3	Aliaksandr Shylko	$117,520
4	Aleksey Borokov	$117,520
5	Takashi Ogura	$47,008
6	Georgii Sieemshchikov	$47,008
7	Ole Schemion	$47,008
8	Aliaksei Boika	$47,008
9	Dmitry Kravchenko	$23,504

La Francesca's second title followed his victory in the $1,500 GGMasters Freezeout Championship earlier in September.

That first win earned him $316,037, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event and his first WSOP bracelet.

His $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship victory added another $352,561 and a second bracelet, giving La Francesca two WSOP Online titles during the 2026 series on GGPoker.

Notable Bracelet Winners from WSOP Online 2026

The 2026 WSOP Online series produced several notable bracelet winners across its schedule. Benjamin Rolle won the $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,366,929, while Roberto Filho captured the $400 Colossus for $752,277.

Brazil also featured prominently through Daniel Marquesin, who won the $1,000 Mid-Stakes NLH for $205,381, and Joao Hayashi, who claimed the $1,000 Rounder Cup for $164,990.

Overall, the WSOP Online 2026 series recorded 147,174 total entrants across 17 bracelet events and paid out over $51 million in prizes.

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