Moussa Ahmad Wins Epic GGMillion$ Live in Cyprus for $1,000,000
Live GGMillion$ Season 2025 Episode 27
This week’s GGMillion$ was a little different. While the regular $10,300-entry tournament takes place every week on GGPoker, this one was part of the 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series presented by Onyx Club in Northern Cyprus. Playing out inside the stunning venue of the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, the final table featured nine greats of the game and ended with a million-dollar winner in the $10,400 buy-in tournament.
Wakil Leads the Way
Heading into the action without the usual GGPoker Betting Odds presented on screen was also something different this week. The favorite was definitely the chip leader, an experienced tournament pro from Canada, Jamil Wakil, who began on a stack of 9.78 million chips, good for 61 big blinds. Four players gathered in a close pack behind him, with Austria’s Stefan Kiwisch (7.45m), Lebanese star Moussa Ahmad (6.44m), Ohad Geiger from Israel on 6.4m, and Chinese regular Weiran Pu on 5.94 million chips.
In the bottom half of the final table chipcounts, Bulgarian Krasimir Yankov (5.51m) and Chinese player Peng Chen (5.09m) had very playable stacks, while short stacks Hao Tian (2.65m) and Turkish player Orhan Ates (2m) were looking for a way back into the match. Every player deserved their prize of at least $85,000 for making the final nine players from a field of 510 entries as they battled for the GGMillion$ trophy and $1 million top prize.
When play began, Wakil started like a train at full speed. His elimination of Tian in ninth place for $85,000 came quickly when the chip leader’s ace-king beat the Chinese player’s ace-queen. The same two hands combined again, this time for Moussa Ahmad to dominate Weiran Pu, who was knocked out in eighth place for $102,000, reducing the field to seven players.
Yankov Loses When Leading
A run of bad luck contributed to many players exiting the GGMilion$ final table in the middle period of the action. Turkey’s Orhan Ates came into play as the short stack and was dominated to get sent to the rails in seventh place for $127,000, his king-four falling short to the king-jack of Stefan Kiwisch. In the next all-in, it was the hand that was behind that won plenty, with Ohad Geiger taken out in sixth for $160,000 when his ace-nine couldn’t hold against the queen-jack of diamonds held by Krasimir Yankov, which made a flush on the river.
Peng Chen was the last remaining Chinese player of three to make the final, but he busted in fifth place when Kiwisch’s pocket nines prevented his own ace-nine from surviving, the Bulgarian making a set on the flop. Chen’s score of $212,000 was followed by Yankov’s own result worth $292,000 in fourth when he was taken out by the eventual winner in unfortunate circumstances. All-in and at risk with king-nine, Yankov lost to Ahmad’s jack-nine. A jack on the flop did the damage as play moved three-handed. Ace-five for Ahmad was good enough to beat Kiwisch’s ace-four to send him home with $415,000, and heads-up began with the Lebanese player holding a 3:1 chip lead.
A dominating double-up followed for Wakil as the Canadian seemed to have the better of the heads-up battle in the early stages. On a flop of J-4-2 with two clubs, Ahmad shoved with just eight-three of clubs and put Wakil to the test.
“All right, let’s finish the game, all in!” said Ahmad as he moved his chips over the line.
Wakil stood up, seeking solace from his rail or perhaps the Poker Gods.
“What do you have?” He asked, to which Ahmas replied, “When you call, you will see.”
Ultimately, the Canadian made the right decision, calling with two red tens and odds of 61% to win the hand. The king of diamonds was a safe turn card, but the six of clubs landed on the river to complete Ahmad’s flush.
Wakil was consoled on the rail as first-time GGMillion$ champion Moussa Ahmad punched the air in delight!
GGMillion$ Live Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Moussa Ahmad | Lebanon | $1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Jamil Wakil | Canada | $650,000 |
| 3rd | Stefan Kiwisch | Austria | $415,000 |
| 4th | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | $292,000 |
| 5th | Peng Chen | China | $212,000 |
| 6th | Ohad Geiger | Israel | $160,000 |
| 7th | Orhan Ates | Turkey | $127,000 |
| 8th | Weiran Pu | China | $102,000 |
| 9th | Hao Tian | China | $85,000 |
Was Jamil Wakil the Best Player at the Final Table?
After Jamil Wakil, who was at the heart of a scandal during the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event when it was alleged his opponent, Ukrainian Aleksandr Shevliakov, was angle shooting at the final table, and Moussa Ahmad seemed destined to meet heads-up, that exact scenario took place. But was the end result the right one? There’s no doubt that Ahmad took a wider line on his play, opening and even calling wide the later the match went on.
Back in May, Wakil dealt with the perceived injustice admirably, ever the gentleman. After the final hand here, where a flush draw overtook his superior hand, there were words between Wakil, the overnight chip leader, and the winner, Moussa Ahmad. It’s unfair to say Ahmad was the worst performer at the final table when he won, and that also wouldn’t be true, but Wakil might have been the best, as the cards let him down the further the game went on.
Watch the Pros Play Live
Perhaps the best result was for Turkish player Orhan Ates, who began on just 13 big blinds but laddered two places to seventh. That changed his winnings from $85,000 to $127,000, a solid hike when considering that his first move at the final table had to go well for him to have any chance of surviving that far.
Under the lights in Northern Cyprus, Moussa Ahmad was feeling a million dollars as he punched the air with both arms upon victory. Wakil, who missed out on glory in Europe just before the World Series of Poker, now has to face a runner-up result just after the WSOP’s conclusion. The Canadian will lick his wounds.
Watch all the action from the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa in Northern Cyprus presented by Onyx Club right here:
About the Author: Paul Seaton has written about poker for over 10 years, interviewing some of the best players ever to play the game such as Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth. Over the years, Paul has reported live from tournaments such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and the European Poker Tour. He has also written for other poker brands where he was Head of Media, as well as BLUFF magazine, where he was Editor.
