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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
€3,000 EPC High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€500,000
Total Entries
152
Places Paid
23
Level
29
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
108
Players Left
1
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Giorgi Barabadze opened to 16,000 as first to act. It folded to Apuuuu on the button, who three-bet to 36,000. Philippe Naymark called cold in the big blind, prompting Barabadze to four-bet jam for 219,000.
Apuuuu instantly folded, but Naymark called after a bit of thought.
Giorgi Barabadze: Q♠Q♦ 
Philippe Naymark: 10♠10♥
Barabadze's ladies faced no issues on the A♥6♥9♠J♦K♦ board, doubling him up. After paying his opponent, Naymark was left with just over one big blind.
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kestutis Jungevicius opened to 16,000 in the hijack. Vazha Kometiani then three-bet to 36,000 on the button, and small blind Vasilis Nikolas four-bet jammed for 250,000.
Jungevicius folded after some thought, but Kometiani snap-called with the covering stack.
Vasilis Nikolas: Q♥Q♣
Vazha Kometiani: A♠A♦
"First hand, huh?" Nikolas quipped as he gathered his belongings. The 9♦6♦7♠3♥K♣ runout did nothing to save him, and he quickly departed the tournament area.
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The 48 returning players have been joined by 18 new entries so far, and the cards have been sent into the air.
Level: 10
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Only three days ago, French bracelet winner Axel Bayout did what every poker player dreams of; he pulled the biggest bounty in the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship Mystery Bounty event, worth €150,000. He went on to make a deep run in the tournament, adding nearly €90,000 more to his earnings with a fourth-place finish and making him likely the winningest player of the series thus far.
Meanwhile, Vasilis Nikolas was crowned the Mystery Bounty champion, earning himself €123,850 and a King's Resort Royal Scepter. After a few rest days, both players hopped into Day 1 of the €3,000 EPC High Roller yesterday, and they both made it to Day 2.
Bayout and Nikolas are among 48 players returning at 3 p.m. local time today. Bayout secured a spot in the top ten chip counts by bagging 596,000, worth 75 big blinds when play resumes today, while Nikolas' 250,000 places him slightly under the average stack. With 92 entries recorded on Day 1, the €500,000 guaranteed prize pool contains a sizable overlay for now, but three levels of late registration remain, during which players can fire unlimited reentries.
The Spanish player who goes by JULIO is unlikely to fire another bullet, as he ended Day 1 as the chipleader with a massive stack of 1,494,000, nearly seven and a half starting stacks. Davit Mikhanashvili sits second in chips with 1,065,000, eyeing his second final table of the series, while Romanian grinder Florian Duta completes the podium with a stack of 836,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JULIO | Spain | 1,494,000 | 187 |
| 2 | Davit Mikhanashvili | Georgia | 1,065,000 | 133 |
| 3 | Florian Duta | Romania | 836,000 | 105 |
| 4 | William Olivotti | Germany | 817,000 | 102 |
| 5 | Genpro93 | Italy | 667,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Axel Bayout | France | 596,000 | 75 |
| 7 | Andre Winkler | Germany | 563,000 | 70 |
| 8 | MajikMike | Italy | 543,000 | 68 |
| 9 | Attila Koncz | Hungary | 516,000 | 65 |
| 10 | Alessandro Predaroli | Italy | 513,000 | 64 |
Some of Europe's top players entered the fray on Day 1, with bracelet winners Zdenek Zizka (428,000), Antoine Vranken (412,000), Antonello Ferraiuolo (343,000), and Tobias Peters (273,000) all looking to add a Royal Scepter to their prize cabinet. Other regulars who secured an appearance on Day 2 include Claudio Di Giacomo (436,000), Dinesh Alt (233,000), Paul Runcan (222,000), and David Hu (126,000).
The EPC High Roller will resume at Level 10, with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. All levels will be 45 minutes long, and late registration closes just before Level 13: 10,000/15,000 (15,000), giving players a final shot at victory with 13 big blinds. Day 2 is expected to be a marathon, as play will not conclude until a winner has been crowned, likely deep into the next morning.
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€3,000 EPC High Roller
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