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

03-06-2026 22:39 UTC+2

A Round of Counts

Tim Baker

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

These chip counts have been taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rishi Karan	541,500 541,500	541,500
Maksym Mamon	480,000 110,000	110,000
Micha Wildberger	419,000 317,000	317,000
Raphael Groicher	401,000 281,000	281,000
Mihai Andrei-Munteanu	370,000 220,000	220,000

George-Valentin Otomega	345,000 122,000	122,000
Alain Ferrari	344,000 159,000	159,000
Adrian Ziemichod	318,000 141,000	141,000
David Wintersberger	284,000 34,000	34,000

Lukas Schlumpf	281,000 281,000	281,000
Marc Sen	270,000 205,000	205,000
Marek Tatar	252,000 48,000	48,000
Sandro Carucci	232,000 12,000	12,000
Josef Gulas	231,000 75,000	75,000
Marcel Maurer	230,000 190,000	190,000
Andreas Merk	225,000 150,000	150,000
Neculai Macovei	211,000 15,000	15,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

03-06-2026 22:21 UTC+2

Break Time; Last Chance to Register

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break. At the conclusion of this break, late registration will close for Day 1b of the Main Event.

03-06-2026 22:20 UTC+2

Lunario Flops Tofan Dead

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Lucian Tofan made it 8,000 from middle position before Daniele Lunario three-bet to 32,000 out of the hijack. Tofan four-bet ripped it, and Lunario called for his stack of 70,000.

Daniele Lunario: A♦J♦ All in
Lucian Tofan: A♣Q♠

Tofan had Lunario crushed preflop, but the 2♦3♦4♦ flop gave Lunario a flush, leaving Tofan needing perfect running cards to chop the pot.

A 10♦ on the turn secured the double-up for Lunario, as the 8♠ to complete the board was just a necessisty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Lunario	150,000 110,000	110,000
Lucian Tofan	30,000 164,500	164,500

Tags: Daniele Lunario Lucian Tofan

03-06-2026 22:09 UTC+2

Zupec Snap-Folds to Allgauer's Jam

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Allgauer came in for a raise to 8,000 from the hijack before Jan Zupec three-bet to 20,500 from the button. Allgauer called and the dealer fanned out the J♥3♠7♥ flop.

Allgauer knuckled it over to Zupec and Zupec chose to bet 16,500. Allgauer check-jammed, covering Zupec, and Zupec snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Allgauer	170,000 16,000	16,000
Jan Zupec	90,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Michael Allgauer Jan Zupec

03-06-2026 21:58 UTC+2

Arduini Takes From Alt

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 20,000 in the pot, Chandru Alt fired out a bet of 7,000 from the big blind on the flop of 6♠5♦4♥, and Lorenzo Arduini called from the button.

A 10♦ on the turn caused Alt to check. Arduini bet 22,000, which Alot called.

Alt and Arduini checked the 5♣ river, and Alt tabled 4♦2♦ for a pair of fours. Arduini had that beat with 7♣7♠ for a pair of sevens, and he was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	180,000 28,500	28,500
Chandru Alt	95,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Chandru Alt Lorenzo Arduini

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

03-06-2026 21:40 UTC+2

Karlic's Stack is Dwindling

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gerald Karlic made it 6,000 from middle position and Sascha Messmer defended from the big blind.

Messmer check-called a bet of 4,000 from Karlic on the A♠Q♦5♦ flop.

A 7♠ arrived on the turn and Messmer check-called a second bet from Karlic, this time for 11,000.

The 4♠ on the river checked through and Messmer took down the pot with A♦9♦ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sascha Messmer	150,000 150,000	150,000
Gerald Karlic	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Gerald Karlic

03-06-2026 21:25 UTC+2

Kneringer Rivers the Best Hand

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Patrick Kneringer opened it up to 6,500 in the hijack with Marek Tatar calling on the button and Alain Ferrari defending his big blind.

Once Ferrari checked the 2♣7♠K♥ flop, Kneringer placed out a continuation-bet of 5,500. Tatar called, while Ferrari folded.

A 10♣ landed on the turn and both players checked for a Q♦ to complete the board. Another two checks followed and Kneringer's A♦Q♥ for a rivered pair of queens took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Tatar	300,000 29,000	29,000
Alain Ferrari	185,000 103,400	103,400
Patrick Kneringer	165,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Alain Ferrari Marek Tatar Patrick Kneringer

03-06-2026 21:13 UTC+2

Groicher Sends Inarra Home

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Weiran Pu raised to 6,000 from early position before Raphael Groicher three-bet to 16,000 in middle position. Benat Inarra four-bet jammed for 38,000 from the blinds and only Groicher called.

Benat Inarra: A♣8♣ All in
Raphael Groicher: A♥K♣

Inarra needed to come from behind to best the big slick of Groicher.

However, he found no assistance on the 7♣4♥3♦4♣10♠ runout, and all of his chips were absorbed into Groicher's stack.