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Aleks Borovkov Wins GGMillion$ for $374,609 and WSOP Paradise Package

By Mrinal Gujare

29 Jul 2026

Mrinal Gujare 29 Jul 2026

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Aleks Borovkov wins $10,000 GGMillion$, earning $374,609 & WSOP Paradise package
Overcame Viacheslav Larin's heads-up chip lead in a thrilling finish
Secures entry to the 2026 WSOP Paradise festival

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Aleks Borovkov won the latest $10,000 GGMillion$ tournament for $374,609 and a $10,000 2026 WSOP Paradise live package. One week after finishing sixth, Borovkov began the final table as chip leader and defeated Viacheslav Larin heads-up to secure the title.

Aleks Borovkov completed a dramatic turnaround in GGPoker’s weekly high-roller showpiece, taking down the latest $10,000 GGMillion$ title for $374,609.

Along with the cash prize, Borovkov earned a $10,000 live package to the GGMillion$ live event set for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise festival.

The victory arrives just seven days after Borovkov entered the GGMillion$ final table seventh in chips, ultimately exiting in sixth place for $88,174. Returning a week later, he held the chip lead to start final table play and successfully closed out the win.

Unlike typical high-roller final tables, the action began without a massive leader or a desperate short stack.

Borovkov set the pace with 64 big blinds, while Arunas Sapitavicius held second place with 52 big blinds. Even Viacheslav Larin, who sat at the bottom of the chip counts, maintained a workable 19 big blind stack.

The deep structure led to cautious early play. The final table ran for 45 minutes before recording its first elimination, which claimed Danilo Velasevic.

Velasevic opened with ace-king of spades from early position off his 20 big blind stack. Arsenii Malinov pushed all-in from the small blind holding king-queen of diamonds. Velasevic quickly called, but a queen on the flop ended his run in ninth place.

By the time heads-up play began, Larin held a massive chip advantage of 16,567,756 to Borovkov’s 3,495,244.

The duel remained theirs to lose, and Borovkov began steadily chipping away at the lead.

Borovkov drew level before taking the lead in a key pot where he turned a flush.

He was paid off when Larin decided against firing a third barrel bluff on the river. GTO Wizard software later confirmed that a shove was the optimal solver play for Larin in that situation. Larin ultimately checked behind, displaying a "phew" emoji when Borovkov revealed his winning hand.

On the final hand of the tournament, Borovkov raised holding ace-eight of spades. Larin moved all-in for 18 big blinds with ace-six, and Borovkov called.

An eight on the turn left Larin drawing to a seven to complete a straight. The river delivered a five instead, locking up the runner-up finish worth $293,725 in this GGPoker event.

Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Prize
1	Aleks Borovkov	UAE	$374,609
2	Viacheslav Larin	Montenegro	$293,725
3	Tsintao	Mongolia	$230,305
4	Arsenii Malinov	Mexico	$180,578
5	Artem Osmirko	Russia	$141,589
6	Duco Haven	Netherlands	$111,017
7	Arunas Sapitavicius	Cyprus	$87,047
8	Clarity	Estonia	$68,252
9	Danilo Velasevic	Serbia	$53,515