Angelo Arossi Bags Nearly Ten Million to Lead Main Event Final Eight
Day 3 of the CHF1,500 Main Event at the 2026 WSOP Circuit Liechtenstein has wrapped up inside the Grand Casino Liechtenstein, with the 827 starting field reduced to the final eight players who will return for the final day and a shot at the WSOP Circuit ring and the CHF190,392 top prize.
Switzerland’s Angelo Arossi yet again holds the overnight chip lead, having bagged 9,890,000, and giving himself a healthy lead over his nearest rival. France’s Benjamin Hammann sits second with 6,885,000, while Germany’s Florian Geiger completes the top three with 6,580,000.
Neculai Macovei (5,715,000) and Flynn Meichtry (5,415,000) return smack in the middle of the pack. Meanwhile, Kilian Kramer (3,205,000), Eros Calderone (2,200,000), and Claudio Di Giacomo (1,250,000) sit towards the bottom, with Di Giacomo the clear short stack on thirteen big blinds.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Arossi | Switzerland | 9,890,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Benjamin Hammann | France | 6,885,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Florian Geiger | Germany | 6,580,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Neculai Macovei | Romania | 5,715,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Flynn Meichtry | Portugal | 5,415,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Kilian Kramer | Austria | 3,205,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 2,200,000 | 22 |
| 8 | Claudio Di Giacomo | Italy | 1,250,000 | 13 |
Day 3 Action
As soon as the cards hit the baize, the biggest pot of the tournament up to that point unfolded between Hammann and Mathias Muehlebach. Hammann raised Muehlebach’s river bet, only for Muehlebach to snap-jam for Hammann’s stack. After dipping into his time banks, Hammann made the call with the smallest of full houses and was shown a bluff as Muehlebach tabled just one pair.
Muehlebach was unable to recover and hit the rail a few hands later at the hands of Macovei. Marcel Maurer soon followed, also falling to Macovei. By the time the first break rolled around, less than two hours into the day, the field had already been reduced to the final two tables, with Arossi still leading the way.
A shuffling of seats and a short break did little to slow the pace. Rene Kistler and Florian Gehbauer both exited on the stream before Manuel Lussi saw his Main Event run come to an end in brutal fashion. Lussi four-bet jammed big slick but ran straight into Arossi’s cowboys, and a low runout secured the pot for the Swiss chip leader, sending Lussi out in 14th place.
David Wintersberger had a highly successful Day 2, but Day 3 proved much tougher. First, he was put in the blender and tank-folded the river when Meichtry shoved. A few hands later, Wintersberger jammed king-jack but ran into Meichtry’s pocket nines, sending him to the rail.
Meichtry went on a tear from there. In the same orbit, he spiked top pair on the turn to bust Marcel Maubach. Next in Meichtry’s firing line was Mihai Andrei-Munteanu. In a blind-on-blind battle, Meichtry raised Andrei-Munteanu’s turn bet with a combo draw and binked it on the river. Andrei-Munteanu tank-called the overbet shove with two pair and had to settle for 11th place.
With the tournament just one elimination away from the last table and play becoming short-handed, Lukas Schlumpf saw his short stack quickly chipped away by the blinds. Eventually, he made a stand with pocket treys but lost the race against the queen-eight suited of Arossi.
The remaining nine players then moved to the feature table and played full ring for the first time. Di Giacomo started as the short stack and immediately raise-folded for over half his stack. He recovered instantly by winning a flip against Arossi but still remained last in chips.
Unfortunately for Samuel Klocker, he wasn’t as fortunate in his flip. His pocket fives could not hold against the ace-queen of Hammann, and he exited in ninth place. That elimination set the official final table of the CHF1,500 Main Event, with Arossi holding a huge lead.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, with 40 minutes remaining in Level 26 at blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. The final tablists players have secured CHF17,500 from the CHF1,071,792 prize pool, but the focus will be on the WSOP Circuit ring and the CHF190,392 awaiting the champion.
The action will also be available on a cards-up live stream, delayed through to the conclusion of the final table. The stream can be found on the GC Pokerroom Liechtenstein YouTube channel.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | CHF190,392 |
| 2 | CHF121,300 |
| 3 | CHF84,500 |
| 4 | CHF60,200 |
| 5 | CHF43,000 |
| 6 | CHF31,100 |
| 7 | CHF23,100 |
| 8 | CHF17,500 |
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