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€1,500 PLO Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
€1,500 PLO Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€500,000
Total Entries
286
Places Paid
44
Level
28
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
44
Players Left
1
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Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After starting the final day of the €1,500 PLO Championship as the chip leader, Marek Uharcek knew he still had work to do in order to earn 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship Royal Scepter.
Uharcek had come close in major events in the past, including a final table exactly a year ago to the day at King's Resort, but remained at the top of the leaderboard all day to close out his first tournament win.
"I'm not really a tournament player," Uharcek told PokerNews after defeating Lucas Giebing in a lenghty back-and-forth heads-up battle to earn a career-best score of €95,000. "I play maybe ten tournaments per year, I prefer cash games, but this is my first."
The tournament drew 286 entries across a pair of starting flights, with the largest piece of the €500,000 prize pool waiting for Uharcek at the end of almost 12 hours of action.
€1,500 PLO Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Uharcek | Slovakia | €95,000 |
| 2 | Lucas Giebing | Germany | €62,600 |
| 3 | Anonymized (GER) | Germany | €42,700 |
| 4 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | €29,800 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Kokoulin | Ukraine | €21,375 |
| 6 | Danail Zhelev | Bulgaria | €15,700 |
| 7 | Davit Mikhanashvili | Georgia | €11,800 |
| 8 | lakiseeb | Germany | €9,100 |
| 9 | Bastian Bluem | Germany | €7,200 |
Day 2 Action
The final day 44 players return to action, having each locked up €3,525 for bagging an opening flight. Uharcek started the in the lead after topping the counts on Day 1b. He continued to sit among the top stacks as the field was almost trimmed in half before the first break of the day.
"Obviously when you're a chip leader, you have a lot of hopes. But many times in these tournaments you need to run good to achieve good results. So being chip leader helps, but also there is the day which you need to close. I tried to apply pressure in some situations, trying to take some chips of short stacks. But mainly just just making decisions one at a time."
As he got closer to a spot among the last nine players, Uharcek tried to draw on the experience of deep runs in recent years, including his eighth-place finish last year on the very same felt. The Pot-Limit Omaha specialist also posted a pair of European Poker Tour final tables in the last three years.
"I think the most important is when you have some bad luck, like I had in heads-up when an opponent hit a four-outer on me. So maybe the best thing to do is to try to stay calm, not rush into quick judgment."
Conquering the Final Table
Uharcek entered the final table with the lead, as he had for much of the day. He also scored the first knockout, earning a quick pay jump while securing his position at the top of the chip counts.
"There were some very experienced tournament players at the final table. I mean there was Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who is a bracelet winner. So I don't think I had an advantage, I tried to make good decisions."
Uharcek knocked out Jachtmann in fourth place after holding with the better two pair, and took a slight lead into heads-up play shortly after.
The four-outer that Uharcek referenced came when Giebing was all in and down to his final two cards, making a straight on the turn to flip the heads-up battle on its head.
Uharcek doubled back a short time later, and had Giebing at risk again with the title in his grasp. This time, Giebing missed the straight draw and Uharcek could celebrate his first tournament win.
"It was a relief," Uharcek described the final hand. "It was a relief because we were all in when he hit a four-outer on me. That's when I was pretty, not upset, but disappointed with the final cards. He had also a lot of outs at the final hand, so it was a big relief."
That concludes our coverage of the €1,500 PLO Championship, but the action doesn’t stop here. Stay tuned as our live reporting team continues to bring you inside the ropes at the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship.
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After a lenghy heads-up battle, Marek Uharcek has claimed victory in the €1,500 PLO Championship event. Uharcek takes home €95,000 and the King's Resort Royal Scepter after defeating Lucas Giebing for his first major series win.
Stay tuned for a full recap, along with reaction from the winner.
€1,500 PLO Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Uharcek | Slovakia | €95,000 |
| 2 | Lucas Giebing | Germany | €62,600 |
| 3 | Anonymized (GER) | Germany | €42,700 |
| 4 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | €29,800 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Kokoulin | Ukraine | €21,375 |
| 6 | Danail Zhelev | Bulgaria | €15,700 |
| 7 | Davit Mikhanashvili | Georgia | €11,800 |
| 8 | lakiseeb | Germany | €9,100 |
| 9 | Bastian Bluem | Germany | €7,200 |
Level 28
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Marek Uharcek raised on the button to 600,000, and Lucas Giebing made the call in the big blind. The A♥6♥4♠ flop saw Giebing check, and Uharcek bet 2,000,000. Giebing moved in his last 2,275,000, and Uharcek quickly called.
Lucas Giebing: 9♥8♣7♥4♦ 
Marek Uharcek: A♦Q♦J♣7♦
Giebing watched as the 7♠ turn gave Uharcek two pair, and the K♠ river was a blank. That left Uharcek with all of the chips, as Giebing had to settle for second place.
Level: 28
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Lucas Giebing limped on the button, and Marek Uharcek raised to 450,000 in the big blind. Giebing called, and the 8♣A♦10♥ flop hit the felt.
Uharcek continued for 500,000, and Giebing bumped it up to 1,500,000. Uharcek moved all in for 5,875,000, earning a call from Giebing.
Marek Uharcek: A♣J♦9♣8♠
Lucas Giebing: A♠10♣5♦2♦
The odd were almost exactly even as the cards were turned up, and remained that way on the 5♣ turn. Uharcek clapped as the Q♠ river gave him a straight to survive and take a big lead.
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Marek Uharcek limped on the button with Q♣9♣7♥2♣, and Lucas Giebing checked his big blind option holding J♠8♦7♦2♦. Giebing led out for 300,000 on the 10♥9♥8♣ flop, and Uharcek made the call.
The K♣ turn brought another bet of 350,000 from Giebing, with Uharcek calling to see the 6♠ river. Giebing bet 800,000, finding a call from Uharcek. Giebing tabled his flopped straight, taking down the pot and regaining the chip lead.
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Marek Uharcek raised to 350,000 on the button, and Lucas Giebing replied with a three-bet to 1,050,000 in the big blind. Uharcek made the call, and Giebing moved all in for 2,250,000 on the 7♠8♦2♦ flop.
Uharcek made the call, with a chance to win the tournament.
Lucas Giebing: Q♣J♥10♥3♣
Marek Uharcek: 8♥7♥6♣3♦
Giebing connected with the 9♦ turn to make a straight, and the Q♠ river confirmed his survival with the double-up.
Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
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Level 27
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Lucas Giebing raised to 450,000 on the button with K♦Q♦10♣9♦, and Marek Uharcek replied with a three-bet to 1,350,000 holding A♠Q♠J♦8♣ in the big blind.
Giebing called to see the Q♣5♠7♣ flop, where Uharcek continued by leading out for 1,500,000. Giebing slid in a call, and the board paired on the 5♦ turn.
Uharcek took some time before announcing all in, and Giebing let his hand go.