Leonardo Nascimento Wins GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Mini Main Event For $715K
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$715,096. That is the gargantuan sum now nestled in the GGPoker account of Brazil's Leonardo "tadifacil" Nascimento. In the coming days, Nascimento will receive a coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring to go with his life-changing cash haul thanks to him coming out on top in the $250 Mini Main Event of the WSOP Super Circuit.
The $250 Mini Main Event drew in a huge crowd of 26,684 entrants over more than four dozen flights. All those entries resulted in a $6,137,320 prize pool, which obliterated the $5 million guarantee.
Day 2 saw 2,617 players return to their seats, each guaranteed $502 for their efforts, but knowing they were within relative touching distance of a six-figure prize. The likes of Kacper Pyzara, Rui Ferreira, Preben Stokkan, and Joe Serock were among the early Day 2 casualties.
As the tournament's final table edged closer, such luminaries as Vlad Darie, Martin Jacobson, Barak Wisbrod, and Matas Cimbolas ran out of steam, the latter finishing 36th for $9,454.
By the time the nine-handed final table was set, $89,348 was the smallest available prize, while the top five finishers would walk away with more than a quarter million dollars.
$250 Mini Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo "tadifacil" Nascimento | Brazil | 85,567,118 |
| 2 | Sarahcall1 | Austria | 81,746,936 |
| 3 | Younes Maghous | Brazil | 27,716,503 |
| 4 | Chozhcheng | Taiwan | 22,629,854 |
| 5 | serggorelyi | Russia | 18,882,586 |
| 6 | zorro1 | Belgium | 10,063,702 |
| 7 | Viacheslav Larin | Montenegro | 8,927,314 |
| 8 | pekeDavidi | China | 6,913,936 |
| 9 | Kinology | Singapore | 3,698,608 |
Viacheslav Larin was the first of the finalists to find themselves on the sidelines. Larin's elimination locked in six figures for the eight surviving players.
Eighth-place and $115,860 went to Singapore's "Kinology," who was joined on the rail by "pekeDavidi" ($150,242) and Brazilian Younes Maghous ($194,830).
Belgium's "zorro1" busted in fifth for $252,655 before the eliminations of "Chozhicheng" ($327,643) and Austria's "Sarahcall1" ($424,891) saw the $250 Mini Main Event progress to the heads-up stages.
Nascimento faced Russia's "serggorelyi" in the heads-up battle. No deal was struck despite a $164,090 difference in prize money. That lack of a deal meant "serggorelyi" received a $551,006 consolation prize after falling in second place, while Nascimento secured a massive $715,096 first-place prize.
$250 Mini Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo "tadifacil" Nascimento | Brazil | $715,096 |
| 2 | serggorelyi | Russia | $551,006 |
| 3 | Sarahcall1 | Austria | $424,891 |
| 4 | Chozhicheng | Taiwan | $327,643 |
| 5 | zorro1 | Belgium | $252,655 |
| 6 | Younes Maghous | Brazil | $194,830 |
| 7 | pekeDavidi | China | $150,242 |
| 8 | Kinology | Singapore | $115,860 |
| 9 | Viacheslav Larin | Montenegro | $89,348 |
2026 GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Results
Aside from the $250 Mini Main Event, two more WSOP Super Circuit events have concluded since our last update.
"Nupurbole" left a trail of 1,669 opponents in their wake as they marched onto victory in the $525 Five Card PLO Bounty. They received a $110,255 payday, which included bounties.
In the $600 Ultra Stack NLH, Tuttu Huttula topped a 3,852-strong field and turned their $600 into a bankroll-boosting $215,949.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1: $500 WSOP Super Circuit Kickoff | 4,096 | $1,945,600 | Gabriel Bardini | $213,934 |
| #2: $300 Deepstack NLH Championship | 4,846 | $1,352,034 | Nissim ohayon17 | $142,447 |
| #3: $1,050 Mystery Bounty PLO | 1,148 | $1,148,000 | Santuu Leinonen | $92,054 |
| #4: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH | 1,629 | $2,321,325 | flikkflakk | $291,856 |
| #5: $525 Mystery Millions | 21,891 | $10,945,000 | Alexei Ivashchenkov | $502,709 |
| #6: $1,050 Bounty NLH Championship | 2,044 | $2,044,000 | PerV7 | $220,644 |
| #7: $525 Five Card PLO Bounty | 1,670 | $835,000 | Nupurbole | $110,255 |
| #8: $600 Ultra Stack NLH | 3,852 | $2,195,640 | Tuttu Huttula | $215,949 |
| #9: $250 Mini Main Event | 26,684 | $6,137,320 | Leonardo "tadifacil" Nascimento | $715,096 |
Nine More Events Remain on the Schedule
The WSOP Super Circuit has reached the halfway stage, meaning only nine ring-awarding events remain.
Event #10: $1,500 6-Handed NLH Championship concludes on March 18, with 34 of the original 1,570 entrants returning to battle at 6:00 p.m. GMT. Sweden's Simon Lofberg currently holds the chip lead and is on course for a $208,914 score.
Dozens of flights for Event #13: $1,700 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event are available as GGPoker attempts to push the prize pool north of $15 million. At the time of writing, 5,011 players had bought in, with 468 navigating their way to Day 2 on March 23.
A seven-figure prize should be awarded to the eventual champion. Andrey Berinov (1,824,203), Arsenii Malinov (1,619,845), and Dorel Eldabach (1,575,397) are the three early front-runners.
