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Final 24 Return to Crown a €600 Monsterstack Champion at King's Resort
Another busy day is on tap at the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship, but all eyes will be on the 24 returning players looking for a massive score in the €600 Monsterstack.
Action will resume at King’s Resort at 2:00 p.m. local time, where the final three tables are set for action. The tournament attracted 2,903 entries, creating a €1,480,530 prize pool that will see €204,200 go to tonight's champion.
The chip advantage heading into the final day belongs to Kyriakos Kesidis (35,900,000), who dominated the latter stages of play last night to bag up almost 13% of the chips in play. Kesidis will return with 60 big blinds in his stack, while Lucky888 (22,500,000) finished in second place while sitting at the same table as the chip leader.
Next on the leaderboard is Nusa (16,800,000), with Jan Tichacek (16,000,000) and Tobias Heinsdorf (15,000,000) rounding out the top five.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyriakos Kesidis | Greece | 35,900,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Lucky888 | Germany | 22,500,000 | 38 |
| 3 | Nusa | Romania | 16,800,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Jan Tichacek | Czechia | 16,000,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Tobias Heinsdorf | Germany | 15,000,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Dragos Iosub | Ireland | 13,900,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Jaime Lebre | Portugal | 13,500,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Gal Naim | Israel | 12,500,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Jakob Brun | Denmark | 12,100,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | 12,000,000 | 20 |
Among the notable names still in contention is Jan Bendik (12,000,000), sitting in tenth place to begin Day 3. WSOP bracelet winner Dalibor Dula (5,400,000) will need to make a run from the bottom of the pack, while Nick Pronk (4,300,000) is the shortest stack with just seven big blinds.
Action will resume under the lights at King's Resort, as the livestream will begin as play gets underway. All 24 players have been redrawn to the final three tables, and return having earned at least €5,850.
The clock will start on Level 31, with blinds of 300,000/600,000 and a 600,000 big blind ante. Players will continue to navigate 40-minute levels, and each will receive six extra time bank cards to start the day.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €204,200 | 8 | €22,300 |
| 2 | €126,200 | 9 | €16,900 |
| 3 | €90,700 | 10-11 | €12,770 |
| 4 | €67,200 | 12-15 | €9,900 |
| 5 | €51,200 | 16-20 | €7,600 |
| 6 | €38,700 | 21-24 | €5,850 |
| 7 | €29,200 |
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It's time to award the next King's Million Royal Scepter, so stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you all of the final day action from Rozvadov.