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

03-06-2026 23:59 UTC+2

Mallon's Top Pair is Good at Showdown

Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up to the turn on a board that showed 9♦6♣3♣J♥. Out of the big blind, Nils Mallon knuckled the action over to Marek Tatar in the hijack. Tatar bet 55,000, which Mallon called.

Mallon checked again on the 10♠ river, and after a bit of tanking, Tatar checked behind.

Mallon tabled J♣8♣ for a pair of jacks, causing Tatar to return his cards face down back to the dealer, giving up the pot to Mallon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Mallon	500,000 315,000	315,000
Marek Tatar	225,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Marek Tatar Nils Mallon

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

03-06-2026 23:53 UTC+2

Tofan's Night Comes to an End

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Fabian Marrer raised to 12,000 from early position before Lucian Tofan jammed for 20,000 from the next seat. Laurence Kratzer called from the big blind, and Marrer called as well.

With Tofan all-in, Kratzer and Marrer checked the J♥K♠7♠6♣2♥ runout all the way day.

Marrer showed queen-high with Q♠10♠, Tofan revealed A♠4♠ for ace-high, but Kratzer tabled the winner with A♥J♣ for a pair of jacks.

Tofan was out, and the remaining players moved one step closer to making the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laurence Kratzer	220,000 73,000	73,000
Fabian Marrer	150,000
Lucian Tofan	Busted

Tags: Fabian Marrer Laurence Kratzer Lucian Tofan

03-06-2026 23:37 UTC+2

Karan Makes the Wrong Hero Call

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Rishi Karan min-raised to 12,000 under the gun before Mihai Tabac three-bet to 39,000 from the small blind. Karan called, and the dealer spread out the 8♥9♠7♣ flop.

Both players checked and the Q♥ arrived on the turn. Tabac opted to place out a delayed continuation-bet of 30,000, which Karan called.

A 4♥ completed the board, and Tabac shoved for 116,000. Karan snap-called and was shown A♦A♠ for a pair of aces by Tabac. Karan showed 5x5x for fifth pair as a large portion of his stack was sent over to Tabac.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rishi Karan	400,000 135,000	135,000
Mihai Tabac	375,000 283,000	283,000

Tags: Mihai Tabac Rishi Karan

03-06-2026 23:29 UTC+2

Marxer's Main Event is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nicola Marxer jammed out of the small blind for around 12,000 and Manuel Lussi made the call from the big blind.

Nicola Marxer: 10♥7♥ All in
Manuel Lussi: K♠8♠

Marxer was the shortest stack in the tournament and needed to connect with the board in any way to begin his spin-up.

The A♠A♥5♣ flop didn't help Marxer, but the 7♠ on the turn put him ahead with a pair of sevens. However, the K♦ peeled off on the river, giving Lussi a higher pair, and Marxer was the newest addition to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Lussi	325,000 325,000	325,000
Nicola Marxer	Busted

Tags: Manuel Lussi Nicola Marxer

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

03-06-2026 23:13 UTC+2

Day 1b Bagging Numbers Confirmed

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 188 entries in Day 1b of the CHF1,500 Main Event at the 2026 WSOPC Liechtenstein, it has been confirmed that play will stop when 29 players remain.

Any player who bags up chips at the end of the day will return on Sunday, March 8, for Day 2, and will have locked up at least a min-cash.

03-06-2026 23:09 UTC+2

Some of the Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Fischer	Busted
Dieter Pichler	Busted
Martin Billhardt	Busted
Ansgar Zobel	Busted
Mathias Muehlebach	Busted
Aldo Theler	Busted
Tobias Heinsdorf	Busted
Anagnostis Kouklas	Busted
Oliver Rubin	Busted
Sebastian Gode	Busted
Michael Rahm	Busted
Karlen Aladzjan	Busted
Zan Horvat	Busted
Alexander Gianasmidis	Busted
Christian Schmid	Busted
Julien Thome	Busted
Andreas Fluri	Busted
Philippe Wettstein	Busted
Andrei Chiriliuc	Busted

03-06-2026 23:04 UTC+2

Maurer's Kicker Sends Choffardet to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Marcel Maurer raised to 10,000 from early position before Mathieu Choffardet jammed roughly 42,000 from the next seat. Maurer made the call when it folded back to him.

Mathieu Choffardet: A♣10♦ All in
Marcel Maurer: A♦J♠

Choffardet had kicker problems and couldn't improve through the 2♥3♣6♥Q♦9♥ runout.

Choffardet exited the tournament and Maurer's stack climbed to almost 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcel Maurer	290,000 60,000	60,000
Mathieu Choffardet	Busted

Tags: Mathieu Choffardet Marcel Maurer

03-06-2026 22:50 UTC+2

Tabac Doubles With Queens; Pflock Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mihai Tabac limped the button and Rishi Karan completed from the small blind. Pascal Pflock jammed the big blind for 46,000, and Tabac called for his stack of 40,000.

Mihai- Tabac: Q♣Q♦ All in
Pascal Pflock: 7♣7♦

Tabac was in the lead currently with pocket queens against the smaller pair of Pflock.

Pflock didn't find a way to win on the 10♣A♦9♣A♥2♥ runout, and Tabac doubled.

Pflock was left with just over one big blind and has since been eliminated.