Arthur Thiriart Turns WSOP Online Run Into Career-Best Score

By Mrinal Gujare

25 Aug 2026

Mrinal Gujare 25 Aug 2026

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Arthur Thiriart wins first WSOP bracelet in $1,500 Monster Stack.
Scores a career-high $256,542, surpassing previous $51,713 best.
Earns $30,000 Super Pass to 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.

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Arthur Thiriart, playing as “Higher Self,” won GGPoker’s Event #6: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 WSOP, earning $256,542, his first bracelet, and a $30,000 Super Pass after topping 1,482 entries to claim title.

Arthur Thiriart has turned his 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online campaign into a career-best result, winning Event #6: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em on GGPoker for $256,542 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Playing under the screen name "Higher Self," Thiriart topped a field of 1,482 entries to claim the title. The event generated a $2,111,850 prize pool, with 210 players reaching the money.

The victory also delivered a substantial increase on Thiriart's previous biggest tournament score of $51,713.

Previously, Thiriart's largest tournament cash came from 2026 WSOP in Las Vegas after finishing 14th in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship.

His Event #6 victory therefore established a new career-best tournament score of $256,542 while also securing his first WSOP bracelet.

WSOP Online Event #6 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Arthur "Higher Self" Thiriart	$256,542
2	Mufeng2024	$201,150
3	Giorgiy "Giya" Skhulukhiya	$157,718
4	liano96	$123,664
5	Puntti	$96,963
6	Dante Fernandes	$76,027
7	Anatoly Filatov	$59,612
8	Vampula	$46,740
9	MonoConPistola	$36,648