Iurii Senchylo Builds Huge Chip Lead Ahead of WSOPC Middelkerke Main Event Final Table

At the start of Day 2, 40 players from a field of 259 entries were still in contention for the World Series of Poker Circuit Middelkerke ring and the €75,000 first-place prize. However, after a very fast day of action, only 8 players remain and will return this Sunday for the final table.

The Day 1d chip leader Iurii Senchylo started the day with roughly 700,000 chips. Since then, he has multiplied his stack by six and now sits as the undisputed chip leader with a massive 4,190,000. Along the way, he scored several eliminations before ending the day the best way possible by hitting a straight flush.

2026 WSOPC Middelkerke Main Event final table

Seat	Player	Country	Chip count	Big Blinds
1	Samy Barka	France	1,110,000	37
2	Iurii Senchylo	Ukraine	4,190,000	140
3	Wladimir Stepanian	Netherlands	680,000	23
4	Lorenzo Van Der Velde	Netherlands	2,010,000	67
5	Genzo Vlaemynck	Belgium	420,000	14
6	Koen De Visscher	Belgium	2,115,000	71
7	Daan Vandewalle	Belgium	1,210,000	40
8	Artsiom Batsian	Belarus	1,220,000	41

With nearly half of Senchylo's stack, Koen de Visscher (2,115,000) has the second largest stack tonight after a very successful Day 2. Things started with a fierce battle against Sofian Benaissa (18th - €3,650), with both players doubling through each other several times, but De Visscher eventually had the last word. This kick-started an excellent run that lasted until the end of the day, highlighted by hitting a queen on the river with ace-queen against ace-king to eliminate Hesham Ayoub.

Van Der Velde also got lucky at the right moment, hitting a nut flush on the river against the second-nut flush. He bagged 2,010,000, just four big blinds fewer than De Visscher.

Artsiom Batsian also hit a river card to reach 1,220,000 by the end of the night, just ahead of Daan Vandewalle (1,210,000). However, this hand proved costly for Genzo Vlaemynck, who later flopped trips before losing to a runner-runner flush. As a result, the chip leader at the beginning of the day will return as the short stack with 420,000, while Wladimir Stepanian sits just ahead of him with 680,000.

Last but not least, Samy Barka looked set to bag 1,500,000 but lost 400,000 in the final hand of the night to finish with 1,110,000.

The WSOPC Middelkerke Main Event final table will begin this Sunday, November 14 at 1 p.m. local time, with a few minutes remaining in Level 21, featuring blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante.

The nine finalists have already secured €6,600, but the battle for the WSOPC gold ring is far from over and will be streamed with a 30-minute delay