Even the World Champion Qualifies Online: Jonathan Tamayo’s GGPoker Flip
Even the World Champion Qualifies Online: Jonathan Tamayo’s GGPoker Flip When the reigning world champion wanted to defend his WSOP Main Event title, he didn’t just buy in. Jonathan Tamayo qualified online — on GGPoker. Tamayo won the 2024 WSOP Main Event and $10,000,000. A year later, he took the same online route thousands of […]
Benjamin Rolle Wins the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event for $3.9 Million
Benjamin Rolle Wins the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event for $3.9 Million You don’t have to fly to Las Vegas to win a WSOP bracelet. Austria’s Benjamin Rolle proved it — winning the 2025 WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker for nearly $3.9 million. The WSOP Online series on GGPoker awards real gold bracelets and […]
$75 to C$620,000: Jacob Hobday’s Record-Breaking WSOP Circuit Montreal Win
$75 to C$620,000: Jacob Hobday’s Record-Breaking WSOP Circuit Montreal Win Jacob Hobday’s biggest career score was around $60,000. Then a $75 GGPoker satellite sent him to Montreal — and he turned it into C$620,000. In 2025, Hobday booked his seat online and walked straight into the record books at Playground Poker Club. The qualifier Hobday […]
From a $75 Satellite to C$605,000: Allen Shen’s WSOP Circuit Montreal Title
From a $75 Satellite to C$605,000: Allen Shen’s WSOP Circuit Montreal Title Seventy-five dollars. That’s all it cost Allen Shen to enter the GGPoker satellite that sent him to the WSOP Circuit Montreal Main Event — and a C$605,000 payday. In 2026, Shen was already running hot. His GGPoker satellite seat became the biggest score […]
A $150 Ticket to a $1.1 Million Payday: Franco Spitale’s WSOP Paradise Run
A $150 Ticket to a $1.1 Million Payday: Franco Spitale’s WSOP Paradise Run Franco Spitale already owned a WSOP bracelet. What he didn’t have was a seat at the 2025 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event — until a $150 satellite on GGPoker handed him one. The Argentine is one of his country’s most dangerous tournament […]
From a $2,500 Online Seat to a $10,000,000 WSOP Crown: The Bernhard Binder Story
From a $2,500 Online Seat to a $10,000,000 WSOP Crown: The Bernhard Binder Story Every WSOP champion starts somewhere. For Austria’s Bernhard Binder, the road to a $10,000,000 payday and a WSOP gold bracelet began with a single satellite seat on GGPoker. Binder was never a household name on the live circuit. He was an […]