CoinPoker\u2019s Global Online Poker Championship is underway, with a first High Roller champion crowned, a victory for poker professional Jesse Lonis, and 3-Bet Club discounts live for buy-ins on early Global Main flights.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The Global Online Poker Championship (GOPC)<\/span><\/a> began August 23rd and runs through September 28th on CoinPoker, a 37-day festival spanning three regions with more than 700 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Events on the schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n Headline numbers for the series include:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The full festival schedule and buy-in structure are available on the<\/span> GOPC schedule page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Ryan Riske<\/b> (known as <\/span>Gambl0r <\/b>on CoinPoker), took first place in one of the GOPC\u2019s opening handful of high rollers, scoring just under $58,000. Ryan runs PokerWithRiske Coaching and is an official CoinPoker ambassador.<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe I should play more Sundays @CoinPoker_OFF<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xyQRTqWE36<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Riske (@PokerWithRiske) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jesse \u201cDangerousGorilla22\u201d Lonis<\/b> won the $5,200 High Roller Opening Ceremony on August 23rd, taking home <\/span>$153,400 and a Gold GOPC medal<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Just shipped the @CoinPoker_OFF<\/a> High Roller Opening Ceremony 5k for $153,000\ud83c\udfc6 \ud83e\udd8d pic.twitter.com\/Be0fI1xBMD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jesse Lonis (@JesseLonis) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The 83-player field included CoinPoker Ambassadors Patrick \u201cPads\u201d Leonard, who recently coached the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Lucas Jumalon to his $10,000,000 victory. <\/span><\/p>\n Benjamin \u201cBencb\u201d Rolle, Seth Davies and cash game professional DavyJones were also involved in the event.<\/span><\/p>\n Another familiar pro in the High Roller Opening Ceremony was Papo MC (Alejandro Lococo), who will appear on the PokerGO\u2019s High Stakes Poker show on August 25th. <\/span><\/p>\n Another CoinPoker ambassador, Yoh Viral, will join him at the table in Las Vegas, alongside Andrew Robl and Rick Salomon.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ll be playing on High Stakes Poker: the very show that got me hooked on poker almost 20 years ago.<\/p>\n Representing Team @CoinPoker_OFF<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n In like 20 hours from now\u2026 5 PM Las Vegas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \/ 2 AM Paris \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \u2014 YoH ViraL (@YoHViral) August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Eighteen players made the money, including illusory, Birnherd, HevadKhan, and Battle of Malta Online main event runner-up LelouchLamperouge.<\/span><\/p>\n The 18 players making the money included illusory, Birnherd, HevadKhan, and Battle of Malta Online main event runner up LelouchLamperouge.<\/p>\n Jesse \u2018DangerousGorilla22\u2019 Lonis takes down a Gold GOPC medal and $153,400 for first in the $5,200 NLH 7max event. pic.twitter.com\/cq0WFPxqyQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n CoinPoker\u2019s software shows Jesse Lonis\u2019 account has been active since January 2026, and he\u2019s cashed for over $250,000 in that time. <\/span><\/p>\n The two-time WSOP bracelet winner has played around 40 events on CoinPoker since the software update in March 2026, cashing 23% of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n Jesse Lonis has won the biggest first place prize so far, but other players won impressive prizes in the GOPC\u2019s first days.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Players can see each day\u2019s champions inside CoinPoker\u2019s application for desktop or mobile devices.<\/span><\/p>\n 3-Bet Club<\/span><\/a> Tournament Discounts<\/b> have gone live in the CoinPoker tournament lobby, applied to GOPC events that include the $1,000,000 guaranteed Global Main\u2019s $55 Day 1 flights.<\/span><\/p>\n Members of the club receive a reduced buy-in on eligible GOPC events as part of the Tournament\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discounts benefit included with membership. A flight of the $11 Global Mini Main was also discounted by 30% for members.<\/span><\/p>\n CoinPoker Ambassador Mario Mosb\u00f6ck highlighted the discount on the GOPC $109 CoinMasters DOGE event, which dropped to<\/span> $89 for 3-Bet Club members<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n $25k for first place in this $109 event discounted to $89 for 3-Bet Club members. 10 mins of late reg remaining: <\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jc0FSQ0EiU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 3-Bet Club is CoinPoker\u2019s premium membership program, offering a Base Reward, Power Ups, an Action Multiplier, and Tournament Discounts across $35 monthly or $100 quarterly tiers.<\/span><\/p>\n GOPC tournaments were briefly disrupted by connection issues on the night of August 23rd, with all tournaments restarted once the issue was resolved and compensation confirmed for affected players.<\/span><\/p>\n If your tournament resumed and you still had any other kind of issue following that, please reach out from your registered email to [email\u00a0protected] and we\u2019ll carefully review the hand histories for your account from the point of tonight\u2019s issues onwards, thank you. <\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n CoinPoker asked any player who had further issues after their tournament resumed to reach out from their registered email to [email\u00a0protected], so hand histories could be reviewed from the point of the disruption onward.<\/span><\/p>\n I have to give a shoutout to @CoinPoker_OFF<\/a> for how they handled the technical issues on Sunday. They paused all tournaments and corrected the issue before restarting. I\u2019ve seen situations like that handled worse by other sites. Props to Coin.<\/p>\n \u2014 MattBlagg (@MattBlagg) August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n CoinPoker is an online poker platform that offers cash games and tournaments, supporting cryptocurrency and traditional payment methods, including bank cards, local methods, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Luxon Pay.<\/span><\/p>\n The platform\u2019s tournament calendar includes the ongoing $50,000,000 Global Online Poker Championship, its current flagship series, alongside monthly events like The CoinMillion and daily formats such as the Daily Dollar.<\/span><\/p>\n CoinPoker has also partnered with the Battle of Malta and Triton Poker to bring additional tournament series to its players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Global Online Poker Championship Opens With $50 Million Guaranteed<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Ryan Riske and Jesse Lonis Become Series\u2019 First High Roller Champions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3-Bet Club Discounts Are Live on Early GOPC Flights<\/span><\/h2>\n
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