Michael Addamo has made quite a return to online poker.
After spending much of the past two years away from the game, the Australian high-stakes specialist returned to the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller and promptly won the tournament for $423,610.
Addamo defeated Pedro Neves heads-up and eliminated seven of his eight opponents at the final table on his way to another major online title.
The victory gives him a ninth GGMillion$ title and pushes his recorded earnings in the tournament beyond $9 million.
Addamo Wastes No Time on His Return
There was no gentle return to competition for Addamo.
Pedro Neves began the nine-handed final table with the chip lead, narrowly ahead of Guillaume Nolet, while Addamo had ground to make up.
That changed rapidly.
Pocket kings gave Addamo one of the pivotal early pots when Nolet connected with top pair but could not escape the hand.
Once Addamo accumulated chips, the familiar aggression that made him one of the most feared high-stakes tournament players of his generation became increasingly difficult for the rest of the table to handle.
Nguyen Vi was eliminated in ninth before Aliaksandr Shylko departed in eighth.
The eliminations continued until Addamo controlled more than half the chips in play during four-handed action.
Pocket Aces Can’t Stop Addamo
Even the tournament’s nastiest setback barely slowed him down.
Addamo picked up pocket aces against Nolet with four players remaining and appeared in position to eliminate another opponent.
Instead, Nolet’s queen-deuce connected with a 4-4-2 flop before another deuce landed on the river.
It was the kind of pot that could completely change a final table.
Addamo’s stack was already large enough to absorb it.
Xuanyi Wang eventually departed in third for $251,880, leaving Addamo heads-up against Neves.
Neves collected $326,647 for second.
Michael Addamo GGMillion$ Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Addamo | $423,610 |
| 2 | Pedro Neves | $326,647 |
| 3 | Xuanyi Wang | $251,880 |
| 4 | Guillaume Nolet | $194,226 |
| 5 | Ioannis Konstas | $149,768 |
| 6 | Roman Emelyanov | $115,487 |
| 7 | Und3rdogg | $89,053 |
| 8 | Aliaksandr Shylko | $68,669 |
| 9 | Nguyen Vi | $52,951 |
Nine GGMillion$ Titles for Addamo
The victory takes Addamo to nine GGMillion$ titles.
He entered the tournament already sitting among the most successful players in the competition’s history, with more than $8.6 million in previous cashes.
Artur Martirosian remains ahead of him with 13 titles and more than $11 million in GGMillion$ earnings.
Addamo’s wider tournament record is even more imposing.
The Australian has four WSOP bracelets and more than $24 million in recorded live tournament earnings, despite playing considerably less live poker in recent years.
At his peak, Addamo produced one of the most intimidating high-roller runs of the modern era, combining relentless aggression with enormous bet sizing and a willingness to play pots that other elite players often avoided.
His relative absence therefore became increasingly noticeable.
Online poker has hardly been short of elite tournament players while he has been away. Major series continue to produce enormous schedules, including the upcoming WCOOP 2026 with 350 tournaments across September.
Addamo’s return adds another formidable name back into that high-stakes ecosystem.
Two years away apparently haven’t changed much.
He returned, entered one of online poker’s toughest weekly tournaments and won it.
