2025 ChampionChip Games Wraps Awarding More Than $500,000 in Prize Money!

The 2025 ChampionChip Games wrapped up on Tuesday, and the 36-event series proved to be a massive success. Over the course of nine days, the series catered to a combined 34,628 entrants and awarded $500,075 in prize money.

• Players from Brazil did the best capturing ten titles.
• Romanian players were second with half that (five titles).
• The United Kingdom and Germany were on the board with four apiece.
• Ukraine snagged three.
• Moldova managed two titles.
• The following countries each accounted for a single title – Kazakhstan, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden, and Argentina.

Here’s a look at some of the big winners from the 2025 ChampionChip Games.

Runner-Up Biggest Winner in ChampionChip $100K Main Event

The 2025 ChampionChip Series culminated with a $25 buy-in, $100K GTD Main Event with mystery bounty envelopes up to $10,000. Day 1 flights started early and saw 3,785 players rebuy 896 times.

The 4,681-entry field surpassed the guarantee by offering up a $105,322.50 prize pool.

The 602 surviving players from the starting flights returned for Day 2 on Monday, March 24 and played down to the final table. Among those to fall along the way but claim big bounties were the following players –

• Ukraine’s “Andrey.v1977” (153^rd place for $60.85 plus $4,009.35 in bounties)
• UK’s “Spiskanova” (15^th place for $287.67 plus $4,000 in bounties),
• Brazil’s “petty1997” (71^st place for $94.04 plus $3,018.69 in bounties)
• Germany’s “MrCoci” (13^th place for $287.67 plus $2,384.38 in bounties)

When the final table went on its overnight hiatus, Finland’s “lovelydonk” led with 16,605,071 ahead of Brazil’s “SabotageZS”, who had 10,090,222. From there, it was a steep drop for the rest of the field that included Brazil’s “Rei.sagaz888” (3,852,878),

Denmark’s “marauder1801” (3,649,640), Brazil’s “TNARO” (3,580,996), Romania’s “Socrat3” (3,330,685), Finland’s “FR3E4U” (3,251,192), and Brazil’s “YamaaKK” (2,449,316).

On Tuesday, the final eight players returned to battle to a winner on a livestream on the 888pokerTV Twitch channel. Fittingly, the two chip leaders made it to heads-up play, and while “SabotageZS” managed to finish as the last player standing for $6,577.04 in prize money ($6,364.89 plus $212.15 in bounties), “lovelydonk” was the big winner, claiming the five-figure top bounty.

With $4,636.02 in prize money plus $399.51 in other bounties, they earned a tournament-high $15,035.53 payday.

ChampionChip Games Main Event Final Table Results

1^st – “SabotageZS” (Brazil) … $6,364.89 + $212.15 in bounties = $6,577.04

2^nd – “lovelydonk” (Finland) … $4,636.02 + $10,399.51 in bounties = $15,035.53

3^rd – “TNARO” (Brazil) … $3,269.55 + $2,698.13 in bounties = $5,967.68

4^th – “FR3E4U” (Finland) … $2,351.20 + $65.43 in bounties = $2,416.63

5^th – “YamaaKK” (Brazil) … $1,703.93 + $1,180.83 in bounties = $2,884.76

6^th – “Rei.sagaz888” (Brazil) … $1,239.22 + $156.08 in bounties = $1,395.30

7^th – “marauder1801” (Denmark) … $912.82 + $46.72 in bounties = $959.54

8^th – “Socrat3” (Romania) … $674.93 + $587.37 in bounties = $1,262.30

MaverickUA & Davio1 Cash in Big in $10K Mystery Bounty Mini Event

Throughout the series, there were multiple Day 1 flights in the $3.50 buy-in Event #32: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Event. All told, 3,000 unique players rebought 987 times, which meant the 3,987-entry field offered up a $12,758.40 prize pool.

On Monday, March 24, the surviving 498 players returned for Day 2 action. There was a top bounty of $1,000 up for grabs, and that went to Romania’s “Davio1”, who finished in 183^rd place for $9.31. Along with $5.71 in other bounties they earned a tournament-high score of $1,015.02.

Germany’s “Erdi6512” (12^th place for $54.30 plus $424.48 in bounties) and Brazil’s “Ladyletal” (139^th place for $10.86 plus $303.80 in bounties) were two other players who nabbed big bounties.

After just over six hours of play, it was Ukraine’s “MaverickUA” besting “Marcothx” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $957.19 plus $20.94 in bounties for a total of $978.13 in prize money.

ChampionChip Games Event #32 Final Table Results

1^st – “MaverickUA” (Ukraine) … $957.19 + $20.94 in bounties = $978.13

2^nd – “Marcothx” (N/A) … $681.96 + $87.33 in bounties = $769.29

3^rd – “SamSamilllia” (Germany) … $487.22 + $25.42 in bounties = $512.64

4^th – “beirnseyboy” (United Kingdom) … $348.35 + $13.32 in bounties = $361.67

5^th – “Bayar777” (Ukraine) … $250.59 + $3.80 in bounties = $254.39

6^th – “heftyashman” (Ireland) … $182.32 + $0 in bounties = $182.32

7^th – “maciu2890” (Romania) … $133.44 + $113.21 in bounties = $246.65 in bounties

8^th – “WheelChairBr” (Brazil) … $97.75 + $107.61 in bounties = $205.36

Heads-Up Deal in $12,000 Daily Gems Super KO High Roller

On Tuesday, March 18, the $55 buy-in Event #11: $12,000 Daily Gems Super KO High Roller surpassed its guarantee as 194 players rebought 69 times. The 263-entry field resulted in a $13,150 prize pool that was paid out to the top 47 finishers.

Among those to make relatively deep runs were the following players –

• Montenegro’s “durd3nnn” (29^th place for $55.88 plus $125 in bounties)
• UK’s “jamesc127” (19^th place for $61.14 plus $150 in bounties)
• Romania’s “AlexGC89” (15^th place for $68.38 plus $150 in bounties)
• Romania’s “RazvyB” (9^th place for $97.96 plus $175 in bounties)
• Denmark’s “Dimag1978” (5^th place for $315.60 plus $250 in bounties)
• Brazil’s “pedrim888” (3^rd place for $668.02 plus $250 in bounties)

After nearly eight hours of play, the final two players worked a deal that saw Germany’s “AlinusA” finished in second place for $1,165.70 plus $100 in bounties, while the United Kingdom’s “Scottyj86” won the tournament for $1,037.83 plus $350 in bounties for a tournament-high score of $1,387.83.

ChampionChip Games Event #11 Final Table Results

1^st – “Scottyj86” (United Kingdom) … $1,037.83 + $350 in bounties = $1,387.83

2^nd – “AlinusA” (Germany) … $1,165.70 + $100 in bounties = $1,265.70

3^rd – “pedrim888” (Brazil) … $668.02 + $250 in bounties = $918.02

4^th – “DAnkomia” (Armenia) … $486.55 + $200 in bounties = $686.55

5^th – “Dimag1978” (Denmark) … $315.60 + $250 in bounties = $565.60

6^th – “SpokenMagic” (Brazil) … $230.12 + $200 in bounties = $430.12

7^th – “williansct2” (Brazil) … $164.37 + $25 in bounties = $189.37

8^th – “ChristianRA” (Brazil) … $128.21 + $50 in bounties = $178.21

Brazilians Battle in $12K Daily Gems DeepStacks High Roller

On Thursday, March 20, the $55 buy-in Event #15: $12,000 Daily Gems DeepStacks High Roller saw 205 players rebuy 64 times. The 269-entry field generated a $13,450 prize pool that was paid out to the top 47 finishers.

Among those to cash were the following players –

• Canada’s “goccia18” (32^nd place for $108.94)
• Mexico’s “scheeescheee” (22^nd place for $125.08)
• Lithuania’s “Love2Win23” (17^th place for $139.88)
• Denmark’s “TiltOnMe” (12^th place for $177.54)
• Sweden’s “gofigure123” (9^th place for $200.40)

Five Brazilians were at the final table including “pedrim888” (8^th place for $262.27), “NAGATOMO10” (7^th place for $336.25), and “Niglesnuts” (4^th place for $995.30).

After just over eight hours of play, Brazil’s “slmzrj” bested fellow countryman “lbitencourth” in heads-up play to win the tournament outright for $2,621.54.

ChampionChip Games Event #15 Final Table Results

1^st – “slmzrj” (Brazil) … $2,621.54

2^nd – “lbitencourth” (Brazil) … $1,885.69

3^rd – “kalleanka35” (Sweden) … $1,366.52

4^th – “Niglesnuts” (Brazil) … $995.30

5^th – “FunkieMunky” (Ireland) … $645.60

6^th – “Telefonkiosk” (Sweden) … $470.75

7^th – “NAGATOMO10” (Brazil) … $336.25

8^th – “pedrim888” (Brazil) … $262.27

Moldova’s LosAhuentos Takes Down $10K MB 6-Max Special

On Saturday, March 22, the $22 buy-in Event #24: $10,000 Mystery Bounty 6-Max Special didn’t have any trouble surpassing its guarantee as 422 players rebought 151 times. The 573-entry field created a $11,460 prize pool that included a top bounty of $1,000.

That went to Germany’s “RNissel”, who finished in fifth place for $323 and collected $290 in other bounties for a total of $1,613 in prize money.

Others to win big bounties were the following players –

• Canada’s “McManuel” (12^th place for $87.21 plus $465.51 in bounties)
• German players “Dexxa90” (35^th place for $38.76 plus $400 in bounties) and “Lordshaved19” (14^th place for $61.37 plus $296.55 in bounties).

After 7 hours and 25 minutes of play, it was Moldova’s “LosAhuentos” defeating Lithuania’s “vadovauju” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $1,227.40 plus $637.58 in bounties for a tournament-high score of $1,864.98.

ChampionChip Games Event #24 Final Table Results

1^st – “LosAhuentos” (Moldova) … $1,227.40 + $637.58 in bounties = $1,864.98

2^nd – “vadovauju” (Lithuania) … $904.40 + $152.06 in bounties = $1,056.46

3^rd – “lol_en_uggla” (Sweden) … $662.15 + $91.04 in bounties = $753.19

4^th – “Eldorado.” (Germany) … $452.20 + $95.52 in bounties = $547.72

5^th – “RNissel” (Germany) … $323 + $1,290 in bounties = $1,613

6^th – “Marnic17” (United Kingdom) … $206.72 + $61.04 in bounties = $267.76

In other Saturday action, Ukraine’s “lowflow” topped a 677-entry field (509 unique players plus 168 rebuys) to win the $16.50 buy-in Event #21: $10,000 Daily Gems PKO 6-Max for $1,438.21.

While Lithuania’s “donVitoLt” bested 582 entries (439 unique players plus 143 rebuys) to win the $5.50 buy-in Event #23: $2,500 PKO 6-Max Mini for $492.27.

Complete List - 2025 ChampionChip Games Winners

Here’s the full list of the ChampionChip Games series winners. Well played to everyone who participated!

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