Ukrainian Andrii Novak claimed victory yesterday in the $5k Main Event of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online on GGPoker, winning $3,931,259 plus a $30k WSOPP Super Pass.
With 6,008 entries, the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event was the third-largest in history—behind the 6,146 entries in 2024 and the 6,023 entries in 2023. Only nine players remained in contention yesterday for the victory, the $3,931,259 + $30k WSOPP Super Pass, and, of course, the bracelet. Andrii Novak had secured the lead over Simon Beckmann, and so the action moved to the final table yesterday, which was commentated on by Jeff Gross and Phil Hellmuth.
Andrii Novak extended his lead right from the start. But it was Simon Beckmann who, with 
, eliminated Pablo Silva (
) in 9th place. Pablo went all-in in response to Simon’s reraise; the board ran : Qh: 
, and Pablo finished in 9th place for $491,676.
Ex Nadinsky was very short-stacked when he fell to LaughingStorm with 
against 
and was eliminated in 8th place. Who Am I was also short-stacked when his tens couldn’t hold up against JinWanDalaoHu36’s jacks, and the board 
offered no help.
JinWanDalaoHu36 was then responsible for the next elimination; he knocked out filthiest with 
against 
when the board ran out 
.
With five players remaining, the action dragged on for a long time and the chip counts shifted. JinWanDalaoHu36 took the lead, while Andrii Novak even fell back to last place at one point. liano96 managed to build up his stack, and Simon Beckmann also picked up chips; with four of a kind, he took a big pot from liano96 and eventually took the lead. LaughingStorm was then eliminated in 5th place when he lost with 
against 
. The board ran 
, leaving four players remaining.
Now JinWanDalaoHu36 was the short stack, but things only went downhill from there for liano96, and so it was the Spaniard who, with 
, lost to Simon Beckmann’s and had to settle for 4th place.
Simon Beckmann was now clearly in the lead, while JinWanDalaoHu36 was far behind. And it was Simon who, with 
, eliminated JinWanDalaoHu36—who held 
—from third place. On the turn 
, JinWanDalaoHu36 went all-in; the river was , and it was heads-up.
Simon Beckmann started the heads-up match with a 2.5:1 chip lead, but when Simon limped with and Novak raised, Andrii responded with an all-in. Andrii called all-in with ; the board came and Andrii had regained a clear lead. There was no comeback; with 
, Simon ultimately faced off against Andrii’s 
, the board 
, and Simon Beckmann had to settle for 2nd place and $3,030,486, while Andrii Novak celebrated the victory and $3,931,259 plus a $30k WSOPP Super Pass.
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WSOP Online 2026
Dates: August 16–September
29 Bracelets: 33
Main Event: $5,000 ($25,000,000 GTD)
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