Brazilians Claim Fifth 2026 WSOP Online Bracelet as Nilson Junior Wins Beat the Pros Bounty
Brazilians hold five 2026 WSOP Online bracelets after 20 events on GGPoker, with matching runner-up and third-place counts plus $2.6M in winnings. Nilson Junior’s latest victory came in the $250 Beat the Pros Bounty for $113K. Eight Brazilians remain in the $1,500 Freezeout.
SCCG Take — Brazilian depth in remaining fields points to continued series impact on prize pools and player acquisition for online operators.
Brazilians have won five of the first 20 bracelet events in the 2026 WSOP Online series on GGPoker. They have also posted five second-place finishes and five third-place finishes while leading the total winnings list with $2,618,133.
Nilson Junior is the latest addition to that tally. He took down Event #19, the $250 Beat the Pros Bounty NLH, which drew 5,755 entrants and created a $1,323,650 prize pool. Each of the nine finalists earned at least a five-figure payout when bounties were included.
The final table saw CASINOSATVKITOP exit first for $13,832. Brazilian Luis Rocha and China’s Shipeng “4807” Hu followed, banking $21,665 and $26,515. Kazakhstan’s Vyacheslav Chizhevsky placed sixth for $31,596, and fellow Brazilian Renan Menguetti took fifth for $43,727. Steven “RothshildRep” van Zadelhoff finished fourth for $51,759 before Poland’s Pawel Kapczynski placed third for $59,776.
Junior then defeated fellow Brazilian Fabricio Nociolini heads-up. Nociolini received $73,862 while Junior earned $113,245, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and his first WSOP bracelet.
Vietnamese Champion and Brazilian Depth in Next Event
Vietnam’s “BananaTilt” won the $600 Ultra Stack NLH, outlasting 2,500 players to claim $157,439 from a $1,425,570 prize pool and a WSOP bracelet. Brazilian Paulo “VFORGE I” Silva placed third for $96,790 while other notables included Marcelo “Mr_nobody” Betto in eighth.
As reported by PokerNews, Event #21, the $1,500 GGMasters Freezeout Championship, resumed on September 14 with 46 players left. Eight of them are Brazilian, including Nilson Junior, Artur Berg and Ramon Kropmanns. Every returning player is guaranteed at least $5,088, a final table pays $39,504, and the champion will receive $316,037 plus another bracelet and Super Pass.
Reporting: PokerNews
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Brazilian players now own 25% of WSOP Online bracelets on GGPoker — a player acquisition and localization masterclass.
We've helped operators enter every regulated market globally, and this data confirms what we've seen: Brazil is the next poker superpower. Five bracelets in twenty events isn't luck — it's depth, hunger, and proof that localized acquisition and payment rails in LatAm pay off. Operators ignoring Brazilian player pools are leaving serious money on the table.
- Brazilians claim 5 of 20 WSOP Online bracelets plus matching runner-up and third-place finishes
- Nilson Junior wins $250 Beat the Pros Bounty for $113K and first bracelet
- Eight Brazilians advance in $1,500 Freezeout, signaling continued series dominance
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