1,500 CHF Main Event Day 2 | 2026 WSOP Circuit Liechtenstein

03-08-2026 21:55 UTC+2

Saliba Sticks Around With a Double

Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

From under the gun, Vivian Saliba jammed for 325,000 and found one customer in Rene Kistler out of the big blind.

Vivian Saliba: K♦J♦ All in
Rene Kistler: Q♦9♥

Saliba's king-high ended as the best hand on the 10♥5♣7♥6♣10♠ runout, earning her the much-needed double-up at the expense of Kistler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Kistler	800,000 755,000	755,000
Vivian Saliba	775,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Rene Kistler Vivian Saliba

03-08-2026 21:44 UTC+2

Tatar Pays Off Macovei's Value Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Heads-up to the river on a board of 4♣10♦2♠4♠K♥ and with around 800,000 in the pot.

Marek Tatar checked from the hijack before Neculai Macovei bet 270,000 from the cutoff. Tatar went into a long tank before opting to make the call.

Macovei tabled K♣Q♥ for a pair of kings on the river. This won Macovei the pot as Tatar tabled Ax2x for just a pair of decues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neculai Macovei	1,300,000 930,000	930,000
Marek Tatar	725,000 675,000	675,000

Tags: Marek Tatar Neculai Macovei

03-08-2026 21:42 UTC+2

Strobel Finds the Perfect Spot

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Florian Gehbauer opened from late position before Adrian Strobel jammed for 390,000 from the big blind. Gehbauer called, and the players went to a showdown.

Adrian Strobel: A♦K♦ All in
Florian Gehbauer: A♥6♣

Strobel's big slick had Gehbauer dominated, and because neither player improved on the Q♥4♦4♥8♠10♠ runout, Strobel's kick-kicker played, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Gehbauer	1,100,000 300,000	300,000
Adrian Strobel	800,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Adrian Strobel Florian Gehbauer

03-08-2026 21:30 UTC+2

Kramer Back to Over a Milly

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

David Wintersberger raised to 60,000 from middle position before Kilian Kramer three-bet to 500,000 from the cutoff. Wintersberger ripped it in, and Kramer called for his last 40,000 that he left behind.

Kilian Kramer: A♣Q♣ All in
David Wintersberger: A♠J♥

Kramer had tripled up one orbit ago and now was in the perfect spot to boost his stack to over a million.

The board ran out Q♠3♠5♦10♣A♥ to give Kramer the best hand with top two pair, and he earned the double-up at the expense of Wintersberger.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wintersberger	2,000,000 800,000	800,000

Kilian Kramer	1,100,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: David Wintersberger Kilian Kramer

03-08-2026 21:19 UTC+2

Maurer Barrels Every Street; Lauchenauer Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marcel Maurer raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Marek Tatar defended from the big blind.

Maurer continued for 50,000 when he saw the 4♠6♥6♠ flop. Tattar called.

An 8♥ came on the turn and Maurer fired a second barrel of 90,000. Again, Tatar called.

The 6♦ completed the board and Maurer fired a third and final barrel of 230,000. Tatar looked at Maurer before deciding a fold was best, and returned his cards to the dealer.

At a nearby table, Simon Lauchenauer was seen leaving the tournament area as he had been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Tatar	1,400,000 375,000	375,000
Marcel Maurer	1,200,000 175,000	175,000
Simon Lauchenauer	Busted

Tags: Marcel Maurer Marek Tatar

03-08-2026 21:07 UTC+2

Kramer Triples Thanks to Runner-Runner

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mathias Muehlebach raised to 75,000 under the gun before Kilian Kramer three-bet to 115,000 on the button with just 5,000 behind. Daniele Lunario made it a three-way from the big blind and the dealer fanned out the 4♥K♣3♣ flop.

Lunario led out for 80,000, which got Muehlebach to fold. Kramer called for his last chip to put himself at risk.

Kilian Kramer: A♠9♦ All in
Daniele Lunario: 4♦3♦

Lunario was far ahead with bottom two pair, and only running cards would save Kramer.

A 9♠ on the turn gave Kramer a pair and a glimmer of hope. The K♠ on the river counterfeited Lunario's two pair, and Kramer tripled up with a higher two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Muehlebach	1,000,000 150,000	150,000
Daniele Lunario	900,000 100,000	100,000
Kilian Kramer	410,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Daniele Lunario Kilian Kramer Mathias Muehlebach

03-08-2026 20:55 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Klocker	3,100,000 1,370,000	1,370,000

Benjamin Hammann	2,925,000 25,000	25,000
Angelo Arossi	2,800,000 600,000	600,000

David Wintersberger	2,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Eros Calderone	1,800,000 600,000	600,000
Manuel Lussi	1,800,000 1,204,000	1,204,000
Marek Tatar	1,775,000 910,000	910,000
Flynn Meichtry	1,680,000 480,000	480,000
Martin Schamaun	1,585,000 1,365,000	1,365,000
Rene Kistler	1,555,000 445,000	445,000
Florian Geiger	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
Semih Retzep	1,500,000 720,000	720,000
Marcel Maubach	1,500,000 50,000	50,000
Florian Gehbauer	1,400,000 610,000	610,000
Adrian Liechti	1,380,000 725,000	725,000
Mathias Muehlebach	1,150,000 850,000	850,000
Lulei Hu	1,100,000 500,000	500,000

Mihai Andrei-Munteanu	1,070,000 280,000	280,000

Marcel Maurer	1,025,000 125,000	125,000
Daniele Lunario	1,000,000 100,000	100,000
Lukas Schlumpf	900,000 258,000	258,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	850,000 50,000	50,000
Simon Lauchenauer	815,000 485,000	485,000

Dieter Pichler	715,000 334,000	334,000
Paul-Adrian Covaciu	700,000 340,000	340,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

03-08-2026 20:15 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The players are going on a 40-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 7:55 p.m.

03-08-2026 20:06 UTC+2

Calderone Drills the Turn to Double; Jure Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A pot of over a million just went down on Table #36 between Eros Calderone and Angelo Arossi.

Calderone's stack of roughly 575,000 got into the middle preflop from the small blind, and Arossi was trying to win them all out of the hijack.

Eros Calderone: Q♦J♠ All in
Angelo Arossi: A♠Q♣

Calderone was in terrible shape with queen-jack against the ace-queen of Arossi.

The dealer spread the 8♥8♠10♦ flop that helped Calderone, as he picked up some extra outs with a straight draw.

A 9♦ on the turn was the perfect card for Calderone, as he spiked his straight to take a commanding lead in the hand.

Arossi couldn't find a jack on the river to chop the pot, as the A♦ completed the board. Calderone won the pot with a queen-high straight and boosted his stack to around 1,200,000.

At a nearby table, Hrup Jure was seen heading to the exit and has been eliminated.