2026 King's Million European Poker Championship

€1,150 EPC Super Main Event
Day: 1cd
1a1b1cd1ef
Event Info
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€5,000,000
Total Entries
4,204
Players Left
1,352
Average Chip Stack
155,473
Total Chips
210,200,000
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
500 / 1,000
Ante
1,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
1,911
Players Left
236
Players Left 1,352 / 4,204
Filter

Filter

Filter By
Sort By

€1,150 EPC Super Main Event

Day 1cd Completed

Six Players Bag Six Figures on Day 1c of €1,150 EPC Super Main Event

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Emmanouil Chalkiotis
Emmanouil Chalkiotis

The busiest day of the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship series saw long registration lines and full tables throughout the poker room at King’s Resort, as the third and fourth flights of the €1,150 EPC Super Main Event was contested.

The largest flight of the week so far concluded with 1,245 entries on Day 1c, with the event well on track to surpass the €5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Another 666 entries were added in Day 1d, bringing the overall total to 2,816.

After a frantic money bubble, the third flight saw 155 players earn a bag. They'll join the 110 survivors that had already booked their spot in Day 2. Leading the way was Mourad Tounnouti, who held a slight lead once the final elimination occurred to sit with 1,404,000 chips. The player known as GrinderOG finished close behind with 1,400,000, while Greece's Konstantinos Nanos rounded out the top three with 1,250,000.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Mourad TounnoutiNetherlands1,404,000
2GrinderOGGermany1,400,000
3Konstantinos NanosGreece1,250,000
4Emmanouil ChalkiotisGreece1,144,000
5Alexandros MichasGreece1,122,000
6AAlexandru NecBulgaria1,094,000
7Lukas ZaskodnyCzechia999,000
8Dan BitschDenmark981,000
9Antonello FerraiuoloItaly967,000
10PEPA G.Czechia957,000
Alexandros Michas
Alexandros Michas

In all, six different players collected six-figure stacks, including another pair of Greek players next on the leaderboard. Emmanouil Chalkiotis (1,144,000) and Alexandros Michas (1,122,000) occupy the top five, while AAlexandru Nec of Bulgaria (1,094,000) also bagged up more than a million.

Michas vaulted up the leaderboard after earning big value from Wojciech Barzantny on the river with quads, and continued to climb over the last few levels. Barzantny managed to recover and bagged up 401,000 chips.

One of the highlights of the day came in Level 14, when Marko Conte made a royal flush to double his stack. Conte was unable to continue that good fortune from the point on, as he fell short of the money.

The top 187 players were due to get paid, and the stone bubble provided some dramatic action. Sitting one elimination away, hand-for-hand play produced a pair of opportunities to send the field into profit. Firat Baltaci got his stack in with pocket tens and lost to nines, while Adam Polek turned over kings but could not avoid an ace to end his run. Both players shared the first min cash, earning €1,150 each as the remainder of the field played on.

Adam Polek Bubble
Adam Polek Bubble

Action will continue with two more flights on Saturday, October 3, with Day 1e getting underway at 11:00 a.m. local time. Players will once again look to navigate their way into the top 15% to earn a minimum of €2,300. The flights will conclude when the top 12.5% is reached, and survivors will bag up to return when the field combines for Day 2.

Players taking part in the next flight will start with 50,000 chips, and Day 1 blinds begin at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. All opening flight levels are 40 minutes long, with breaks after every two hours of play.

The King's Resort Twitch channel will have action from Day 1f on October 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. on a half-hour delay.

€1,150 EPC Super Main Event Remaining Schedule

DateDayTime
Oct. 31e11:00 a.m.
Oct. 31f6:00 p.m.
Oct. 41g11:00 a.m.
Oct. 425:00 p.m.
Oct. 532:00 p.m.
Oct. 642:00 p.m.

The weekend at King’s Resort is set to be even busier, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the €1,150 EPC Super Main Event.

Tags: AAlexandru NecAdam PolekAlexandros MichasAntonello FerraiuoloDan BitschEmmanouil ChalkiotisFirat BaltaciGrinderOGKonstantinos NanosLukas ZaskodnyMarko ConteMourad TounnoutiPEPA GWojciech Barzantny

Day 1d Chip Counts

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Read full

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Read full

Day 1c Concludes

Level 18 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The final 155 players standing are bagging up for the night, bringing an end to the night.

Stay tuned for full chip counts, along with a recap of the day.

Stefan Loses a Flip

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

George Stefan was all in from middle position, at risk against Bartosz Marianowski on the bubble.

George Stefan: A♥J♣ All in
Bartosz Marianowski: 10♣10♦

Marianowski improved to a set on the 10♠7♠9♠2♥5♦ board, as Stefan could not complete a straight draw to bow out before the end of the night.

Tags: Bartosz MarianowskiGeorge StefanMarianowski

Tran Can't Get There

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The pot stood around 50,000 with two players looking at a flop of K♠5♦8♣.

Duc Tuan Tran, who was under the gun, checked. PEPA G., in early position, bet out 35,000. Tran check-raised, moving all in for around 150,000. PEPA G. called.

Duc Tuan Tran: 7♥6♥ All in
PEPA G.: K♥Q♣

Tran couldn't find outs to his straight on the Q♥ turn and 8♥ river, sending him to the rail.

Tags: Duc Tuan TranPEPA G

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Junior Spikes the Turn

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Braz Junior moved all-in for 82,000 from under the gun. Black, in middle position, made the call.

Braz Junior: A♣2♣ All in
Black: Q♣Q♥

Junior needed help and did not find it on the 9♣4♥9♠ flop. However, the A♥ turn propelled him into the lead, and the K♠ river confirmed his double-up.

Tags: Braz JuniorBlack

Eliminations in the Money

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Prev 12345…15 Next