1,500 CHF Main Event Day 1a | 2026 WSOP Circuit Liechtenstein

03-05-2026 17:50 UTC+2

Gehbauer's Straight Earns Him the Pot

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop of J♥9♠10♥, Jurgen Berthold checked from the big blind and Florian Gehbauer bet 1,700 from under the gun. Berthold check-raised to 3,500, and after a few moments, Gehbauer three-bet to 8,900. Berthold continued with a call.

A 3♥ came on the turn and Berthold check-called the bet of 8,500 from Gehbauer.

An 8♣ hit the river and both players checked. Berthold revealed two pair with 10♦8♥, and lost the pot to Gehbauer's K♦Q♥ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Gehbauer	126,000 31,700	31,700
Jurgen Berthold	112,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Florian Gehbauer Jurgen Berthold

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-05-2026 17:34 UTC+2

Defteraios Tells Haran He's "Crazy"; Xu Stays Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

From the cutoff, Sanjay Haran made it 1,800 to go, and Evangelos Defteraios called on the button. Mo Xu squeezed it up to 16,000 out of the big blind with just a few hundred chips behind. Haran jammed for about 50,000, which forced Defteraios to fold. Xu called, and the players revealed their cards.

Mo Xu: A♣9♠ All in
Sanjay Haran: Q♦J♠

Upon seeing Haran's queen-high, Defteraios exclaimed, "You crazy man!"

Xu was currently ahead with ace-high, but Haran held two live Broadway cards.

Xu hit top pair on the 9♦7♥4♠ flop, and remained ahead after the 4♣ rolled out on the turn.

A K♣ on the river wasn't any help for Haran, and Xu secured the much-needed double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evangelos Defteraios	110,000 15,000	15,000
Sanjay Haran	52,000 33,000	33,000
Mo Xu	36,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Evangelos Defteraios Mo Xu Sanjay Haran

03-05-2026 17:17 UTC+2

Gulas Sniffs Out the Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up to a flop of 10♥K♦J♠ with roughly 12,500 in the pot. Josef Gulas checked from the big blind, and the player on the button checked behind.

A second check came from Gulas on the 9♥ turn and the button fired out for around 3,500. Gulas continued via a call.

The board-pairing 9♦ completed the board, and Gulas checked. The button gathered together a bet of 12,500, and Gulas quickly flicked in one chip to call.

The button showed a complete airball with A♣4♠, and lost the pot to Gulas' K♥Q♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Gulas	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Josef Gulas

03-05-2026 17:08 UTC+2

Atac Takes Down a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Salih Atac raised to 1,800 from the hijack, with Marco Magisano calling from the small blind and Marius Gicovanu defending from the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the 10♥7♦4♦ flop, and once Magisano checked, Gicovanu led out for 1,500. Atac and Magisano called.

A J♥ hit the turn, causing the blinds to check. Atac bet 5,500, which was enough to force folds from Magisano and Gicovanu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Gicovanu	53,000 53,000	53,000
Salih Atac	35,000 35,000	35,000
Marco Magisano	25,000

Tags: Marco Magisano Marius Gicovanu Salih Atac

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

03-05-2026 16:53 UTC+2

Catch the Latest Edition of The Rundown

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

03-05-2026 16:51 UTC+2

Xu's Pair of Kings is Good at Showdown

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Evangelos Defteraios came in for a raise from the button with the player in the small blind calling, and Mo Xu defending out of the big blind.

When it checked to Defteraios on the A♣5♣2♦ flop, he fired a continuation-bet of 1,600. The small blind folded, but Xu called.

A K♠ landed on the turn, prompting another check from Xu. Defteraios fired a second barrel of 5,600, and Xu stuck around with a call.

The A♠ on the river checked through and Xu revealed K♣7♣ for a pair of kings. Defteraios mucked, and Xu was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evangelos Defteraios	95,000
Mo Xu	49,000

Tags: Evangelos Defteraios Mo Xu

03-05-2026 16:34 UTC+2

Kempf Finishes Delval Off

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Frédéric Delval was short-stacked and got the remainder of his chips in the middle preflop with Marco Kempf trying to send him for an early shower.

Frédéric Delval: A♥K♦ All in
Marco Kempf : K♠K♥

It was a brutal cooler for Delval, who needed to find an ace on the runout to beat the pocket kings of Kempf.

Delval picked up a gutshot on the J♥3♦Q♥ flop, but found no help on the 5♠ turn or 2♠ river. Delval headed to the rail, while Kempf added some chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Kempf	90,000 40,000	40,000
Frédéric Delval	Busted

Tags: Frédéric Delval Marco Kempf

03-05-2026 16:16 UTC+2

Some Big Stacks at the Break

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

These chip counts were taken directly from the WSOP+ App

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedram Khodaparast	115,000 115,000	115,000
Jurgen Berthold	110,000 60,000	60,000
Marek Tatar	105,000 55,000	55,000
Guillaume Molinod	103,100 13,100	13,100
Thomas Sanli	100,000 50,000	50,000
Florian Gehbauer	94,300 5,700	5,700
Pablo Lugo Iparraguirre	84,400 84,400	84,400
Evangelos Defteraios	83,700 83,700	83,700
Sebastian Schwander	83,000 33,000	33,000