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€3,000 PLO High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
€3,000 PLO 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
142
Places Paid
22
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
88
Players Left
1
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Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Another long day at the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship has come to an end, and it was worth the wait for Tsuf Saltsberg. After reaching a deal during heads-up play, Saltsberg flipped his way to victory to claim his first live tournament win in the €3,000 PLO High Roller.
After more than 15 hours of play, Saltsberg came back from a big deficit against Oliver Tot before agreeing to an ICM deal to adjust the top two payouts, and played one last hand to decide the King's Resort Royal Scepter. Saltsberg came out on top to earn his first poker trophy.
"I'm playing like ten years," the champion told PokerNews. "In the last five years I'm playing almost just PLO, PLO tournaments and cash games. I'm playing most of the time online poker, so yes, it's my first time I win a live big event. I like it, I like the moment."
The two-day tournament saw a flurry of late registrants to reach 142 entries, all battling for a piece of the €500,000 prize pool. A total of 60 new entries were recorded, and Saltsberg outlasted them all to take home €87,000 for the second-largest live score of his career.
The result comes just a few days after settling for an 11th-place finish in the €1,500 PLO Championship, one of many close calls Saltsberg has had over the last half-decade.
€3,000 PLO High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | €87,000* |
| 2 | Oliver Tot | Slovakia | €96,800* |
| 3 | raketrap | Poland | €47,900 |
| 4 | Paul Haus | United Kingdom | €33,100 |
| 5 | Alessandro De Michele | Italy | €23,700 |
| 6 | Antoine Vranken | Netherlands | €17,700 |
| 7 | Eran Carmi | Israel | €13,700 |
| 8 | Bastian Bluem | Germany | €11,100 |
| 9 | Michael | Germany | €9,400 |
*Denotes heads-up ICM deal
Day 2 Drama
The final day began with 28 players returning after bagging Day 1, and the entry desk was busy until the end of late registration.
Official payouts were soon confirmed, leaving the top 22 contenders earning at least €7,400. The action was fast and furious for the next couple of hours, as the dinner break hit just two spots off the money.
Shortly after play resumed, Oleksii Holubov cracked aces to send Viktor Wessman out on the stone bubble.
From there, the pace of knockouts was steady and the final table of nine was reached just before the stroke of midnight.
No Knockouts, No Problem
Play began to slow down after the final redraw, as another six hours would be needed to determine a champion. Saltsberg began the final table third in chips, but his stack was not the result of playing big pots. Quite the opposite, in fact, as Saltsberg was looking to avoid big confrontations. He record a knockout of 18th place, and did not eliminate a single player for the rest of the tournament.
"I'm trying to like get some pay jumps and it worked," Saltsberg explained as he recalled his strategy for the last few hours of action. He had come close several times in the past, including a runner-up finish here at King's during the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe. His deep run in the €1,500 PLO Championship this week provided some guidance for his plan of attack in this event.
"Just more focused, just more focused, and play my A game. That's all, and I think I did my best."
As he watched others hit the rail around him, Saltsberg hit a straight against Tot to stay alive and celebrate with his rail.
"When I doubled up, it was a big pot, so that was the moment." From there, Saltsberg had confidence in his mindset and remained patient. He faced more than a four-to-one deficit to begin heads-up play against Tot, and had a plan for that as well.
"Get him to attack me. He attacked and he was punished." Saltsberg overcame the deficit to take the lead, seeing the advantage go back and forth until a deal was made.
After winning the flip, the new champion was able to enjoy the moment with friends and explained how atmosphere aided his path to a first live win.
"It's helped a lot, every time that we go to a festival of poker, going with a lot of friends together, and it's helped, and support."
That concludes our coverage of the €3,000 PLO High Roller, but don’t miss the rest of PokerNews live reporting from the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship in Rozvadov.
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
After the flip, Tsuf Saltsberg received the King's Royal Scepter, officially crowning him the champion of the €3,000 PLO High Roller.
Saltsberg conquered a field of 142 entries and secured himself €84,000 from the €500,000 prize pool in the heads-up deal. Stay tuned for a recap of the final day.
€3,000 PLO High Roller Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | €87,000* |
| 2 | Oliver Tot | Slovakia | €96,800* |
| 3 | raketrap | Poland | €47,900 |
| 4 | Paul Haus | United Kingdom | €33,100 |
| 5 | Alessandro De Michele | Italy | €23,700 |
| 6 | Antoine Vranken | Netherlands | €17,700 |
| 7 | Eran Carmi | Israel | €13,700 |
| 8 | Bastian Bluem | Germany | €11,100 |
| 9 | Michael | Germany | €9,400 |
*Denotes heads-up ICM deal
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Shortly after the deal, Oliver Tot and Tsuf Saltsberg flipped blind for the title and the King's Royal Scepter trophy.
Tsuf Saltsberg: K♦K♣10♣7♥ 
Oliver Tot: J♠J♥7♠6♥
Saltsberg flopped top set on 7♦K♥4♠. The Q♦ turn secured him the flip, and he was crowned the PLO High Roller champion as soon as the meaningless 5♦ river completed the board.
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The clock was paused to look at ICM numbers, and the two players reached a heads-up deal. They opted to flip for the King's Royal Scepter.
Here are the new payouts:
| Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Tot | Slovakia | €96,800 |
| Tsuf Saltsberg | Israel | €87,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Tsuf Saltsberg limped his button, and Oliver Tot checked in the big blind. Saltsberg bet 400,000 on the 9♦J♥J♦ flop, and Tot check-called.
Saltsberg sized up to 1,100,000 on the 3♥ turn, seeing his opponent check-call a second time.
Both players then checked the 10♠ river. Tot tabled K♦J♣ for trip jacks, but Saltsberg had made a straight on the river with A♦10♦9♣7♠, and he was shipped the pot.
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
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Level: 26
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 25
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Oliver Tot limped on the button, and Tsuf Saltsberg checked his big blind option to the 5♠7♥10♣ flop. Saltsberg checked to Tot, who fired 400,000 into the middle.
Saltsberg called, and the 4♥ turn was revealed. Another check from Saltsberg led to a bet of 1,100,000 from Tot, and the call was made. Saltsberg checked once more on the 9♦ river, and quickly folded when Tot announced a bet of 2,900,000 to take the pot.
Level 25
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Tsuf Saltsberg raised his button to 750,000, and Oliver Tot defended his big blind. Saltsberg continued for 600,000 on the A♥Q♦7♠ flop, and Tot check-called.
The 6♥ turn and 2♦ river were checked to showdown. Tot tabled Q♥7♣5♣4♥ for two pair, earning him the pot when Saltsberg mucked.