Arthur Thiriart Wins the Online $1,500 Monster Stack

The 2026 WSOP Online has crowned another champion, and Arthur “Higher Self” Thiriart is that player. The Belgian, who is showing as playing from Andorra on GGPoker, was the last man standing in Event #6: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH. He collected a career-best $256,542, a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Some 1,482 entrants created a $2,111,850 prize pool that the top 210 finishers shared. Among those who reached the money places were Luis Faria, Rainer Kempe, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Mikita Badziakouski, Christopher Nguyen, Thomas Muehloecker, Vanessa Kade, and Ole Schemion.

#6: $1,500 Monster Stack NLH Final Table Results

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Mexico-based player “MonoConPistola” was eliminated in ninth place and was the first finalist to be relieved of their chips. Ninth place came with a $36,648 payout.

Then came the eliminations of Finland’s “Vampula,” Anatoly Filatov, and Brazilian Dante Fernandes, the latter taking home $76,027.

Another Finn, “Puntti,” exited in fifth for $96,963. Their elimination guaranteed a six-figure payday for the four surviving players.

Fourth-place and $123,664 went to Austria’s “liano96.” If that name rings a bell, it is because they finished fifth in the $100 Flip & Go event that Stefan Schillhabel won a couple of days ago.

Giorgiy “Giya” Skhulukhiya is no stranger to making deep runs in prestigious poker tournaments. Skhulukhiya has 20 recorded live victories to his name, but he had to make do with a third-place finish in this bracelet-awarding event; he scooped up a $157,718 prize.

Thiriart defeated Hong Kong’s “Mufeng2024” heads-up to clinch the title and the $256,542 top prize. His previous largest haul came at the 2026 WSOP in Las Vegas when he received $51,713 for a 14th-place finish in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship.

Mini Main Event Will Award Its Champion Almost $750,000

The $500 Mini Main Event is the next 2026 WSOP Online event to award its bracelet. Its 12,113-strong field has been reduced to a single table of nine. Those nine finalists return to their seats at 7:00 p.m. BST on August 24 to conclude the tournament.

A $5,753,675 prize pool has resulted in all but one of the finalists guaranteeing themselves a $100,000+ prize. Whoever falls in ninth will receive $93,443, with the eventual champion taking home $747,545, a WSOP bracelet, and the previously mentioned $30,00 Super Pass.

1. $747,545
2. $576,111
3. $444,257
4. $342,583
5. $264,182
6. $203,727
7. $157,109
8. $121,162
9. $93,443

Japan’s Seiichi Kanemitsu (81 big blinds) leads going into the final table. He has a handful of big blinds more than Chinese duo Zhiqiang Shen (79) and Ziqian Wang (72), who currently occupy spots on the podium.

Two players, Nikolaos Angelou-Konstas (9) and Argentina’s Ignacio Sagra (7) have sub-10 big blind stacks. Both will be hoping for an early double-up to put themselves back in contention for the nearly $750,000 first-place prize.

#7: $500 Mini Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.