Brazil's Gustavo "Gusscamposs" Campos has won the GGMillion$ for the second time, collecting $405,959 plus a $10,000 GGM$ Live ticket. The Sunday flagship on GGPoker drew 207 entries, and Campos led for most of the final table before completing a turn straight to beat Aleks Ponakovs of Latvia heads-up.
The headline figure on PokerListings was $416,000, which likely counts the ticket at face value. His first GGMillion$ win came in December 2025, when he played from a laptop while the $25,000 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event was running in the Bahamas. The repeat win adds to a growing list of players dominating GGPoker's biggest weekly event.
GGMillion$ Final Table Payouts
PokerListings reported the following payouts:
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Campos (BR) | $405,959 + $10K GGM$ Live ticket |
| 2 | Aleks Ponakovs (LV) | $313,037 |
| 3 | Batmunkh Unubukh (MN) | $241,385 |
| 4 | Andrii Novak (UA) | $186,133 |
| 5 | Ignacio Sagra (AR) | $143,528 |
| 6 | Kelvin Kerber (BR) | $110,675 |
| 7 | BECAUSE-OF-YOU! (IL) | $85,342 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Selouan (BR) | $65,808 |
| 9 | Hannes Jeschka (DE) | $50,745 |
The prize ladder is steep but not as top-heavy as many large-field events. Second place earned about 77% of the winner's cash, which reflects the relatively small field of 207 entries. Players can qualify for the GGMillion$ through $109 step satellites, so many of the entries are satellite winners rather than full-price buy-ins.
How Campos Won
Campos had the biggest stack at the final table and held the lead for most of it. He eliminated four opponents, though the report only details three of the hands:
- Eighth place, Rodrigo Selouan: Campos's A-Q suited beat Selouan's A-J suited in a 34 big blind pot.
- Seventh place, BECAUSE-OF-YOU!: Campos's Q-T offsuit beat Q-J suited in a 10 big blind pot, with a ten arriving on the river.
- Fourth place, Andrii Novak: pocket eights beat Novak's A-Q suited in a 33 big blind pot. The article does not specify who held the eights, so it is unclear whether Campos was involved in that particular hand.
Notice how many of these confrontations involve dominated hands, as in A-Q against A-J. That pattern is common in tournament final tables, where aggressive play with ace-high hands leads to many close calls. If you want to quantify how much equity a hand like A-Q has against A-J, use our poker odds calculator.
The Key Hand Without Campos
One of the most interesting hands of the final table did not involve the winner. Aleks Ponakovs won a 59 big blind pot against Andrii Novak on a Q-10-3-8-7 board. Ponakovs check-raised the flop, checked the turn and overbet the river with pocket sevens. Novak called with A-Q.
That sequence is a textbook example of a polarized line. A check-raise on the flop builds the pot, a turn check balances the range, and the river overbet puts maximum pressure on a one-pair hand. Ponakovs held a modest pair but represented a much stronger holding. Novak's call with top pair and a weak kicker was reasonable on the surface but ended up costing him a big pot. It is a reminder that tough decisions at the final table often hinge on how well you read the opponent's range.
Heads-Up: Campos vs. Ponakovs
Heads-up began with Campos holding 73 big blinds to Ponakovs's 63. That is close to even, and the match lasted about half an hour. The final hand was a classic preflop confrontation: Ponakovs got it in with Q-J, and Campos held J-T. Campos turned a straight to take the title.
Q-J against J-T is a close race preflop, with Q-J typically a slight favorite. The result illustrates how heads-up matches between similarly stacked players can come down to a single flip. Campos held the better position, the bigger stack and the more experienced approach to the format, but the final all-in was still close to a coin toss.
Context: Brazilian Strength Online
Three of the nine finalists were Brazilian (Campos, Kerber and Selouan). Brazilian players have a strong presence in large-field online events. Brazil has built a deep online poker culture, with high-volume grinders who excel in satellites and large-field tournaments.
For more recent GGMillion$ winners, see our coverage of Andy Wilson's $437,000 win and Jorge Abreu's $429,293 win. Together, those results illustrate how often the series has produced six-figure payouts in the past few weeks.
What This Means for Players
The GGMillion$ pays six figures to the winner but is accessible through $109 step satellites. That is the lesson that many players overlook. If you regularly play on GGPoker, working through satellite ladders is one of the most efficient ways to reach high stakes fields without paying the full price. Our tournaments guide explains how to find satellite structures and compare them across rooms.
It is also worth noting how much variance exists even for elite players. Campos won two GGMillion$ events in less than a year, but across hundreds of tournaments he certainly busted many more times than he won. If you want to develop a sustainable approach to tournaments, read our bankroll management guide and learn why proper bankroll rules matter.
Finally, GGPoker has been tightening its rules on third-party software, as we reported in our coverage of the HUD ban. Results like this one come with the context that players are competing under the same restrictions, which many believe levels the playing field. Our guide to playing GGPoker without a HUD offers adjustments for those making the transition.
Bottom Line
Gustavo Campos repeated as a GGMillion$ champion by dominating the final table and winning a close heads-up battle against Aleks Ponakovs. The $405,959 prize, the $10,000 ticket and a second title in under a year make for an impressive run, and the event shows how satellites and large-field online tournaments continue to create life-changing opportunities for players around the world.