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2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
€1,150 EPC Super Main Event
Day: 1ef
Players Left 108 / 7,013
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953,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Catching the action on the 2♦K♠9♥10♥ turn, it checked to Paul Craciunas on the button. He bet 17,000 into a big pot, which both Eyal Benshimhon and Nicola Spicher called, both in early position.
Both players then committed their few remaining chips on the 10♦ river. Craciunas called, covering both.
Benshimhon opened J♠10♠ for rivered trips, and Spicher had K♥Q♦ for top pair. Craciunas crushed both with his Q♠J♥, and his straight knocked out two players.
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player in early position raised to 3,000. ZBEYDA, in the cutoff, moved all-in for 8,700. Casco, on the button, cold four-bet jammed, forcing the original raiser to fold.
ZBEYDA: 3♣3♦ 
Casco: Q♠Q♦
ZBEYDA needed some help but could not find it on the 7♠5♠2♦ flop. ZBEYDA was dead on the Q♥ turn and 9♥ river.
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Vincenzo Pinna raised to 2,500 from early position. captain, in the hijack, three-bet to 7,500. Pinna responded with a four-bet jam to 41,400 and captain beat him into the pot with a call.
Vincenzo Pinna: K♠K♣
captain: J♣J♠
The board ran out A♥8♦6♦9♥3♦; Pinna held to secure a double-up.
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Arriving on the 7♣6♣3♦J♠9♥ river in a pot of roughly 50,000, Dick S.Ding bet 15,000 under the gun. Mike Zhou then raised to 55,000, enough to put Dick S.Ding all in.
Dick S.Ding spent a couple of minutes in the tank, eventually releasing his cards to surrender the pot.
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The pot stood at around 19,000 with two players looking at a board of A♥J♣9♥J♠.
Alexander Lanner, in middle position, checked. Nicholas Scott, on the button, moved all-in for 29,100. Lanner tanked for some time before making the call.
Nicholas Scott: A♦Q♥
Alexander Lanner: A♦8♣
The river fell the 8♠; Scott's kicker played and he doubled up.
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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