Manuel Schnur opened to 125,000 from under the gun with K♣Q♥, and Lulei Hu defended 4♦4♣ in the big blind.
On the 8♦3♥2♦ flop, Hu check-called versus a bet of 150,000 from Schnur.
The same pattern followed on the 3♣ turn, this time in respect of a bet of 350,000 from Schnur.
The K♥ river completed the board, and Schnur triple-barreled with a bet of 475,000 when Hu checked.
Hu called, and was shown the bad news.
On a completed board of J♦7♦4♣6♦Q♠, and with 690,000 in the middle, Manuel Schnur check-called a bet of 575,000 from Henrik Veldhoen with A♣Q♣, but was shown the bad news when Veldhoen tabled 6♥6♣ for a set of sixes.
Sefar Akcay jammed from the button for 475,000, and was looked up by Nicolas Burtin in the big blind.
Sefar Akcay: 7♦7♥ 
Nicolas Burtin: Q♣J♠
It was a fair fight, and the 9♦9♥5♣ flop was clear, as was the 6♣ turn.
However the J♥ hit on the river to send Akcay to the payout desk.
Patrick Prijot got his last 409,000 into the middle with king-six, but ran into the king-jack of Henrik Veldhoen, and there was no help on the runout.
Andrew Hulme opened to 120,000 from the cutoff, and David Docherty defended the big blind.
On the 10♠6♦4♣ flop, Docherty check-called versus a bet of 200,000 from Hulme.
On the 7♣ turn, Docherty led out with a bet of 180,000, which failed to dispose of Hulme.
The J♣ river completed the board, and after a decent spell in the tank, Docherty check-folded versus a bet of 650,000 from Hulme.
Sebastien Guinand opened to 125,000 from early position, and Lulei Hu called in the small blind.
On the Q♠8♣2♦ flop, Hu check-called in the face of a bet of 100,000 from Guinand.
The 3♣ turn was checked to the K♠ river, where Hu checked once more. Guinand fired out a bet of 380,000, and was surprised when Hu responded with a check-raise to 1,150,000.
After a bit of thought, Guinand called, and mucked when Hu showed Q♦Q♥ for a set.
"Wow" said Guinand, as he counted out his bill.
The live stream is just about to start, with the link above.
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
In the 968th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
To kick things off, they show footage from a recent police raid at Houston's Lucky J's Social Club in Texas. While it may have been reminiscent of the raid at The Lodge back in March, it's actually quite different, as the crew explains.
From there, they turn their attention to the WSOP, including a look at the brand new main stage arena that debuted on Friday. Hear from the new WSOP Countdown crew, including Jeff Platt, David Williams, Norman Chad, and Joe "Stapes" Stapleton. Plus, a tour of the WSOP shop featuring brand new merchandise and clothing that harkens back to the WSOP days of old.
Speaking of the WSOP, the first bracelet has been awarded, 90-year-old legend Perry Green made a deep run, and High Stakes Live is coming in June!
Other stories include Shawn Sheikhan getting out of prison, Daniel Negreanu and his wife are expecting their first child, and an entertaining live-stream from The Lodge featuring Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, and Alan Keating, the last two playing against each other for the first time. Oh, and you won't want to miss the tale of Big John Oakinson.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
Jean-Vincent Lehut of France has emerged as a well-deserved champion of the PokerStars Open Main Event Namur, defeating Slovakian Jozef Cibicek heads-up to conquer a 1,572 entry field and take the huge €238,000 first-place prize.
Lehut, a high-stakes online cash game specialist, obliterated his previous career-best tournament score of €30,200 after flying under the radar for most of the tournament, producing a dominant final table performance when it mattered most.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Vincent Lehut | France | €238,000 |
| 2 | Jozef Cibicek | Slovakia | €153,500 |
| 3 | Jason Barton | United Kingdom | €109,620 |
| 4 | Ferdinando D'Alessio | Belgium | €84,320 |
| 5 | Ramdhane Ben Maamar | France | €64,830 |
| 6 | Evert Rosseel | Belgium | €49,950 |
| 7 | Julien Breuil | France | €38,410 |
| 8 | Jort Hagedoorn | Netherlands | €29,580 |
| 9 | Alexandru Danes | France | €22,800 |
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