On a board of K♦7♦4♥10♠, with 250,000 in the middle, David Docherty check-raised from the big blind to 310,000 versus a bet of 130,000 from Patrick Prijot in the cutoff.
After a significant period of time in tank, Prijot folded.
Sandro Gangi jammed for 440,000 from middle position, and was looked up by Nicolai Striewe.
Sandro Gangi: A♥K♦ 
Nicolai Striewe: K♥K♠
Gangi had a premium, but Striewe had better, and Gangi was up out of his chair.
There was a sweat for Striewe on the Q♣10♣5♥ flop, but the 6♦ turn and 2♣ river were bricks.
There was 150,000 in front of Gijsbert Van Doesburg, and Rosario Agosta was all-in for 570,000. Van Doesburg made the call after some thought.
Rosario Agosta: A♥Q♠
Gijsbert Van Doesburg: J♦J♣
It was a fair fight, and Agosta spiked a queen on the turn on the 10♠7♣5♣Q♣2♠ runout.
At another table, Yves Thalmann was the first player to exit. Thalmann jammed a short-stack of around 300,000 with king-queen, but ran into Anuar El Bakkall's ace-ten, and received no help from the board.
With 140,000 in the middle on a board of 9♥8♠7♣6♠, Andrew Hulme fired out a bet of 120,000, which failed to shake off Francois Depasse.
The K♣ hit on the river, and Hulme double-barreled with a big bet of 700,000, leading to a fold from his opponent after some time in the tank.
Play is underway here in Day 4 of the 2026 PokerStars Open Namur Main Event.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we see who can navigate their way to the final table, and put themselves in prime position for the huge €220,800 first-place prize.
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The Circus Casino Resort in the Walloon capital of Namur has been absolutely rammed all week, as poker players from far and wide arrived to seek 2026 PokerStars Open Namur Main Event glory.
As we head into the penultimate Day 4, only 30 players are still standing from a massive 1,572-entry field and eyeing the life-changing €220,800 first-place prize, representing the lion's share of the huge €1,491,828 prize pool.
They are led by Frenchman Sebastien Guinand (5,630,000), who went on a late charge in Day 3, securing two crucial knockouts as play drew to a close.
Guinand has a healthy lead over his two closest challengers, German Manuel Schnur (3,355,000) and Brit Andrew Hulme (2,760,000), and there are plenty of quality players in the field capable of mounting a title challenge.
Guinand has a recent runner-up finish in a €1,100 PLO event at EPT Paris among total recorded scores of just under $300,000, and will be hoping to go one better here.
Schnur appears to have already secured a new career-best tournament score, while Hulme, the EPT Barcelona 2024 runner-up, is no stranger to deep tournament runs, having accumulated over $4.5 million in cashes in the course of his career.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Guinand | France | 5,630,000 | 187 |
| 2 | Manuel Schnur | Germany | 3,355,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 2,760,000 | 92 |
| 4 | Luca Delfino | Italy | 2,555,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Nicolas Burtin | France | 2,275,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Ahmet Demirturan | France | 2,155,000 | 71 |
| 7 | Nicolai Striewe | Germany | 2,125,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Patrick Prijot | Belgium | 2,005,000 | 66 |
| 9 | Dario Quattrucci | Italy | 2,005,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 1,895,000 | 63 |
Plenty of dangerous players remain in contention, including two-time bracelet winner Tobias Peters (1,895,000), former Irish Open champion David Docherty (1,120,000), Conor O'Driscoll (1,245,000), who is fresh off two wins at EPT Monte Carlo last month, and 2022 EPT/UKIPT Mystery Bounty champion and GRND On Tour ambassador Henrik Veldhoen (945,000).
Akiko Ota (1,715,000) of Japan is the last woman, and non-European player, left in the field.
The players have already locked up a €5,400 payday, with the remaining payouts below.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €220,800 | 10-11 | €16,520 | |
| 2 | €138,500 | 12-13 | €13,900 | |
| 3 | €100,300 | 14-15 | €11,700 | |
| 4 | €78,000 | 16-17 | €9,930 | |
| 5 | €60,000 | 18-20 | €8,430 | |
| 6 | €46,000 | 21-23 | €7,200 | |
| 7 | €36,000 | 24-27 | €6,200 | |
| 8 | €28,000 | 28-30 | €5,400 | |
| 9 | €21,558 | |||
The players will return at noon local time on June 6 to blinds of 15,000/30,000, with a 30,000 big blind ante, and with the clock increased to 90-minute levels. Play will continue until the final table is set, which will take place on June 7 at noon, and which will be live-streamed on delay on PokerStars France's social media channels.
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
| 41 | 1 | Akiko Ota | Japan | 1,715,000 | 57 |
| 41 | 2 | Alexandru Danes | France | 1,725,000 | 57 |
| 41 | 3 | Sebastien Guinand | France | 5,630,000 | 187 |
| 41 | 4 | Wuai-Cheng Tsang | Belgium | 435,000 | 14 |
| 41 | 5 | Nicolas Burtin | France | 2,275,000 | 75 |
| 41 | 6 | Yves Thalmann | Switzerland | 470,000 | 15 |
| 41 | 7 | Anuar El Bakkali | Netherlands | 480,000 | 16 |
| 41 | 8 | Dario Quattrucci | Italy | 2,005,000 | 66 |
| 42 | 1 | Sandro Gangi | Belgium | 440,000 | 14 |
| 42 | 2 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | 1,170,000 | 39 |
| 42 | 3 | Stan Van Dijk | Netherlands | 1,425,000 | 47 |
| 42 | 4 | Nicolai Striewe | Germany | 2,125,000 | 70 |
| 42 | 5 | Lulei Hu | Italy | 1,120,000 | 37 |
| 42 | 6 | Mathieu Gomez | France | 960,000 | 32 |
| 42 | 7 | Patrick Prijot | Belgium | 2,005,000 | 66 |
| 42 | 8 | Luca Delfino | Italy | 2,555,000 | 85 |
| 43 | 1 | Manuel Schnur | Germany | 3,355,000 | 111 |
| 43 | 2 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 43 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 43 | 4 | Rosario Agosta | Belgium | 570,000 | 19 |
| 43 | 5 | Gijsbert Van Doesburg | Netherlands | 950,000 | 31 |
| 43 | 6 | Conor O'Driscoll | Ireland | 1,245,000 | 41 |
| 43 | 7 | Sefar Akcay | Belgium | 1,050,000 | 35 |
| 43 | 8 | Henrik Veldhoen | Germany | 945,000 | 31 |
| 44 | 1 | Niklas Deitmer | Germany | 935,000 | 31 |
| 44 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 44 | 3 | Ahmet Demirturan | France | 2,155,000 | 71 |
| 44 | 4 | Koen De Visscher | Belgium | 1,300,000 | 43 |
| 44 | 5 | Francois Depasse | Belgium | 1,800,000 | 60 |
| 44 | 6 | Donato Sparavilla | Italy | 1,070,000 | 35 |
| 44 | 7 | Kadir Karadag | Germany | 640,000 | 21 |
| 44 | 8 | Andrew Hulme | United Kingdom | 2,760,000 | 92 |
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