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Three Bracelets Awarded as Nikita Kalinin Takes Down Bounty NLH at WSOP Online
- Three bracelets awarded at WSOP Online 2026
- Nikita Kalinin ships Event 3
- First two events shipped by Brazilian players
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Nikita Kalinin won Event #3 of the 2026 GGPoker WSOP Online for $276,239 and a $30,000 Super Pass. The series also saw Lucas Teixeira Rodrigues win Event #2, while Event #4 features Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha.
Nikita Kalinin has captured another bracelet in the 2026 WSOP Online at GGPoker, taking down Event #3: $2,500 Bounty NLH Championship for $276,239. The victory also came with a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The tournament attracted 781 entries, creating a $1,854,875 prize pool. After Day 1 concluded with 20 players remaining, Kalinin advanced with the second-largest stack before returning for the decisive stages of the tournament.
Kalinin went on to secure the title as the field was reduced from the final 20 players to the eventual champion.
Belarusian player "Rinat M" was eliminated in ninth place, earning $41,670. Luigi Soncin followed in eighth place for $44,689.
Ivan Ilichev then converted his $2,500 buy-in into a $50,056 payout by finishing seventh. Serbia's "firfir" was next to leave the tournament, collecting $75,739 and leaving five players in contention for the title and the top prize.
The final five became four when start-of-the-day chip leader Arsenii Karmatckii was eliminated. Karmatckii received $87,363 for his finish.
Pedro Neves was the next player to fall, taking home $97,558. His elimination reduced the field to three players and guaranteed a six-figure score, with bounties included, for each of the remaining competitors.
Kalinin ultimately emerged as the Event #3 champion, securing $276,239 in prize money along with the $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The next bracelet of the 2026 WSOP Online festival is scheduled to be awarded in a couple of days. Event #4: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha is scheduled to shuffle up and deal at 7:00 p.m. BST on August 20. Day 1 is set to conclude after Level 30 or once the final table is reached, whichever comes first.
Several established names are already registered ahead of the event, including Lex "LexVeldhuis" Veldhuis, Rainer Kempe, Jessica Teusl, and Nick Maimone.
Brazilian players have made it two victories from two events at the 2026 GGPoker WSOP Online festival, with Lucas Teixeira Rodrigues winning Event #2: $300 Gladiators of Poker.
$2,500 Bounty NLH Championship Final Table
| Rank | Player | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Kalinin | $276,239 |
| 2 | Audrius Stakelis | $136,074 |
| 3 | Leandro Bianchini | $120,744 |
| 4 | Pedro Neves | $97,558 |
| 5 | Arsenii Karmatckii | $87,363 |
| 6 | firfir | $75,739 |
| 7 | Ivan Ilichev | $50,056 |
| 8 | Luigi Soncin | $44,689 |
| 9 | Rinat M | $41,670 |
Earlier in the week, Raphael Caixeta won Event #1: $700 7th Annual WSOP Kick-Off for $207,167. The supplied tournament details also state that Ferreira's victory earned $579,752.
The second of the 33 bracelet-awarding events attracted 17,077 entrants. The field was reduced to 1,307 players on Day 1, with those survivors returning to continue the tournament until only nine players remained.
By the time the final table was reached, $2,287,090 of the $4,764,483 prize pool remained to be contested.
Teixeira competed under the alias "Fino y Elegante" and entered the final table with almost twice as many chips as any other player.
The Brazilian held 140 big blinds, while Russia's Vladislav Saprykin and Rafael Santanna Barcia occupied second and third place with 77 and 52 big blinds, respectively.
Teixeira defeated his remaining opponents to claim the bracelet and a $579,752 payday. His victory also included a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The runner-up received $446,602.
The first three bracelet events have produced victories for players from Brazil and Belarusian player Nikita Kalinin's championship run in the $2,500 Bounty NLH Championship.
Kalinin's Event #3 victory added another bracelet to the 2026 WSOP Online festival and delivered a $276,239 prize, while the $30,000 Super Pass provided an additional prize tied to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
With Event #4: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha next on the schedule, the festival continues with another bracelet up for grabs and several recognizable players already registered.
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