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

03-08-2026 18:14 UTC+2

Some Updated Chip Counts

Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Muehlebach	2,000,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Samuel Klocker	1,730,000 70,000	70,000

Angelo Arossi	1,640,000 160,000	160,000

Lulei Hu	1,600,000 138,000	138,000

Adrian Strobel	1,575,000 1,127,000	1,127,000
Florian Geiger	1,500,000 1,137,000	1,137,000
Marcel Maubach	1,450,000 880,000	880,000
Simon Lauchenauer	1,300,000 554,000	554,000

Lukas Schlumpf	1,158,000 418,000	418,000
Marcel Maurer	1,150,000 631,000	631,000
Rene Kistler	1,110,000 630,000	630,000
Eros Calderone	1,050,000 600,000	600,000
Daniele Lunario	1,033,000 83,000	83,000
Pascal Brechot	980,000 280,000	280,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

03-08-2026 17:59 UTC+2

Second Break

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The remaining 50 players are going on their second 15-minute break of the day.

03-08-2026 17:55 UTC+2

Meichtry Loses a Big One to Klocker

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After Alain Ferrari checked from the small blind, and Samuel Klocker knuckeld the table from middle position, Flynn Meichtry fired out for 115,000 from the cutoff with the board showing 8♥7♠J♣6♣. Ferrari and Klocker called.

Ferrari and Klocker checked to Meichtry again on the A♣ river, and after a few moments, Meichtry fired for 350,000.

Ferrari spent close to three-minutes in the tank before having the clock called on him. In the end, he folded, and Klocker pondered briefly before sliding in the calling chips.

Meichtry winced and showed J♠9♠ for a pair of jacks. Klocker revealed the same pair of jacks with J♥10♣, but his ten-kicker played, and he was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Hammann	2,200,000 900,000	900,000
Samuel Klocker	1,800,000 1,004,000	1,004,000

Angelo Arossi	1,800,000 500,000	500,000

Flynn Meichtry	450,000 450,000	450,000
Alain Ferrari	400,000 226,000	226,000

Tags: Alain Ferrari Flynn Meichtry Samuel Klocker

03-08-2026 17:39 UTC+2

The Latest Casualties

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Frédéric Delval	Busted
Josef Vogel	Busted
Dusan Stanojevic	Busted
Eric Wasylenko	Busted
Thomas Fankhauser	Busted
Benjamin Dellemann	Busted
Pedro Faustino	Busted

Nicolas Schnoz	Busted
Patrick Kneringer	Busted
Alexander Huber	Busted
Karim Frick	Busted
Gerald Karlic	Busted

Andreas Wittig	Busted
Dinesh Alt	Busted
Guillaume Molinod	Busted
Anagnostis Kouklas	Busted
Bernd Gehri	Busted

03-08-2026 17:30 UTC+2

Saliba Comes to the Right Decision

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A pot of around 350,000 had amassed between Pascal Brechot in the big blind and Vivian Saliba in middle position.

With the completed board showing 7♠Q♣K♦2♥7♥, Brechot jammed, putting Saliba to the test for her remaining 140,000 or so.

Saliba went deep into the tank and was visibly agonizing over the spot Brechot put her in. Saliba eventually flicked in the call.

Brechot sheepishly tossed J♥10♥ into the middle for a missed straight draw. Saliba tabled K♥Q♥ for top two pair and she began stacking up her newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Brechot	700,000 500,000	500,000
Vivian Saliba	630,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Pascal Brechot Vivian Saliba

03-08-2026 17:16 UTC+2

Gehbauer Smacks the River; Pelster Joins the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Florian Gehbauer got all of his 380,000 chips into the middle preflop with Frank Pelster trying to win them all.

Florian Gehbauer: A♣J♠ All in
Frank Pelster: 10♥10♦

Peister's pair of tens remained in the lead through the 4♣8♠9♥ flop and 6♠ turn. Only an ace or a jack on the river could save Gehbauer.

The dealer burned a card and then put out the J♦ to complete the board, giving Gehbauer top pair, and he doubled up.

Pelster was left with under ten big blinds, and was eeliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Gehbauer	790,000 286,000	286,000
Frank Pelster	Busted

Tags: Florian Gehbauer Frank Pelster

03-08-2026 17:03 UTC+2

Karlic Fails to Bluff Calderone

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Three ways to the A♣8♣3♦ flop, which saw Vivian Saliba check from the big blind. Gerald Karlic bet 27,000 from under the gun, and only Eros Calderone called in the hijack.

The 3♥ hit the turn, and Karlic fired a second barrel of 85,000. Calderone again just called.

A 8♦ rolled off to complete the board, and after getting a rough estimation of Calderone's stack, Karlic jammed. Calderone snap-called for his remaining 111,000 and was shown a bluff by Karlic with J♠10♥. Calderone tabled A♦J♣ for top pair, and the pot went his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Hammann	1,300,000 756,000	756,000
Eros Calderone	450,000 260,000	260,000
Vivian Saliba	315,000 113,000	113,000

Gerald Karlic	300,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Eros Calderone Gerald Karlic Vivian Saliba

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

03-08-2026 16:53 UTC+2

The Recently Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Bertsch	Busted
Stefan Eggenberger	Busted
Aram Ali	Busted
Ahmet Yuekselen	Busted
Sandro Burkhard	Busted
Jan Zupec	Busted
Micha Wildberger	Busted
Pascal Misteli	Busted
Kevin Wack	Busted
Lukas Pazma	Busted

Sandro Carucci	Busted
Samuel Jager	Busted
Alexandros Gianasmidis	Busted
Walter Blaettler	Busted
Jonas Heuser	Busted
Peter Horkay	Busted