Ben Rolle wins the 2025 WSOP Online Main Event

Streamer, Coach, Champion

For the second year in a row, the largest prize in a single online tournament was won by a German player.

Ben "Bencb" Rolle took first place in the WSOP Online Main Event at GG Poker and earned $3,900,707.

The event attracted 5,961 entries. Interestingly, Ben also reached the final table last year, but only finished eighth.

Rolle is not only a renowned professional player with nearly $40 million in online winnings, but also a streamer. In 2024, the German became a CoinPoker ambassador, but that doesn't stop him from grinding MTTs at various poker rooms.

Ben's previous largest payday was $1,172,000—that's what he earned in 2016 on PokerStars for winning the WCOOP Super High-Roller series for $102,000. Rolle beat Isaac Haxton and Igor Kurganov at the final table, and split the prize with Fedor Holz during heads-up.

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Ben Rolle's 7 Commandments

After his victory, Ben didn't retire; he immediately turned on the stream. He and his followers reviewed all the necessary hands in detail, and later posted a post on Twitter titled "My Preparation for $3,900,000."

This list of notes encouraged him to maintain consistency and confidence at the final table. According to Rolle, he made a cheat sheet for himself:

1. Any stack can be turned into a working stack.
2. Choose your situations carefully and put as much pressure on your opponents as possible.
3. Watch the players who’s mind is clouded by money at stakes and who's still playing with no such pressure in mind.
4. Even if everything goes well until the top nine, you could be the first to bust.
5. It doesn't matter to me how strange my decision may seem for others.
6. A hero fold is always more valuable than a hero call—and that's true not only for the river, but also for the flop and turn.
7. For me, only EV matters. Not GTO theory, not blockers. If my hand is worse, I fold. I don't call just because I "have to." But if I believe a bluff will work, I'll make it.

It's worth taking note of this list.

Final Table

Zengxiang Chen (China) didn't last long at the final table, but his play didn't go unnoticed. He played loosely, showing that the huge prizes weren't putting pressure on him. The decisive moments for the Chinese player came down to all-ins: first, his AQ gave way to AK, and then his AJ couldn't hold up against Anatoly Zlotnikov's AT.

Amit Ben (Israel) chose an extremely unfortunate time to resteal. AJ was a good hand on its own, especially with an ace blocker, but the irony was that his opponent ended up with pocket Aces.

Andreas Christoforou (Cyprus) started confidently in the finals and managed to double up. But in the key hand, his sevens couldn't hold up against eventual champion Ben Rolle: a flopped street for the German left the Cypriot no chance.

Santiago Plante (Canada) was the first finalist to cross the $1 million mark in prize money. However, he wished for the greater payoff: towards the tournament's end, he drew dry, and the short-stacked Canadian shoved K7 against Rolle's A10.

Marco Perez (Argentina) finished fifth, demonstrating a cautious style. It was clear the large prize pools had a strong influence on his decisions: he rarely found himself in risky pots. He called Rabas's shove with K7, but his opponent, Q9, caught a nine on the board.

Daniel Smiljkovic (Germany) had a tough final table. He struggled early on, coming under pressure several times, including from Zlotnikov. Ultimately, the German found his balance and advanced to fourth place, playing cautiously and without excessive aggression. The final $1.8 million was a worthy reward for his restraint. Smiljkovic busted with a pair of sixes against Zlotnikov's KQ, when a queen came down.

Felix Rabas (Austria) is making a real breakthrough. Having started the final table with the southernmost stack, he managed to get going and finish third. He busted in a preflop all-in with A3 against Zlotnikov's aces. The Austrian looked confident, found unconventional ways to put pressure on his opponents, and became one of the main open tournaments.

Anatoly Zlotnikov (Russia) entered heads-up as the chip leader and was close to winning the championship bracelet, but lost to Rolle. First, he lost a huge preflop all-in with AK against KJ, and then his A9 couldn't hold up against the champion's KQ—two kings came down instead of one of the aces. Despite the bitterness of the defeat, winning $3 million in a single tournament is a colossal achievement, and he was likely pleased with his performance.

WSOP Online Main Event 2025 final table results:

1. Benjamin Rolle (Germany) — $3,900,707
2. Anatoly Zlotnikov (Russia) — $3,006,762
3. Felix Rabas (Austria) — $2,316,640
4. Daniel Smiljkovic (Germany) — $1,788,026
5. Marco Perez (Argentina) — $1,378,026
6. Santiago Plante (Canada) — $1,063,360
7. Andreas Christoforou (Cyprus) — $820,072
8. Amit Ben (Isreal) — $632,473
9. Zengxiang Chen (China) — $487,813

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