2026 WSOP Circuit Middelkerke

€1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 WSOP Circuit Middelkerke
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€92,637
Total Entries
72
Players Left
27
Average Chip Stack
133,333
Total Chips
3,600,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
400 / 800
Ante
800
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
53
Players Left
8
Players Left 27 / 72
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Devers Doubles Through Ayoub

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ben Devers in the hijack jammed for 82,000 and he was called by Hesham Ayoub in the big blind.

Ben Devers: A♥9♦ All in
Hesham Ayoub: A♠Q♠

Devers managed to hit two pair on 7♦9♠6♦5♣7♣ and doubled up.

Tags: Ben DeversHesham Ayoub

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Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Danes Eliminated by Barka's Full House

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

Arnaud Danes in the big blind moved all-in once again for 96,000 and he was called by Samy Barka in the cutoff.

Arnaud Danes: A♠10♣ All in
Samy Barka: 4♦4♥

Barka flopped a set then hit a full house on 8♥4♣J♠10♠8♠ so Danes was sent to the rail.

The nine remaining players have now been gathered at a single table, with just one more elimination needed to bring the day to an end.

Tags: Arnaud DanesSamy Barka

Danes Doubles Up

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

Dylan Dereuddre opened to 16,000 from the button. Arnaud Danes in the small blind three-bet all-in for 64,000 and Dereuddre eventually made the call.

Arnaud Danes: A♥J♠ All in
Dylan Dereuddre: K♠4♥

Danes flopped two pair on 9♦9♠J♣2♠6♠ and secured a double up.

Tags: Arnaud DanesDylan Dereuddre

Ayoub Triples Up

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

Three-way with Hesham Ayoub in the big blind already at risk preflop, Samy Barka in the small blind and Dylan Dereuddre under the gun checked all the way through a board of 7♦4♥7♣A♣.

The 5♣ completed the board and Dereuddre bet a single blind. Barka check-folded.

Hesham Ayoub: A♠10♣ All in
Dylan Dereuddre: A♥8♦

Ayoub had the best hand and tripled up.

Tags: Dylan DereuddreHesham AyoubSamy Barka

"Davaï!"

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

The action was picked up on a board of 10♥J♠6♣K♣2♥ with approximately 110,000 in the pot. Raf de Wever in the big blind checked and went deep into the tank after Raf de Wever under the gun bet 75,000.

Van Wallenghem eventually made the call with J♦10♣. "Davaï! Davaï!" he shouted when he saw that he won the pot against A♣4♠

Tags: De WeverRaf de WeverVan Wallenghem

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Devers Pairs his Ace to Eliminate Vercruysse

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

Klaas Vercruysse under the gun moved all-in for 59,000 and was called by Ben Devers in the big blind who had a slightly bigger stack.

Klaas Vercruysse: K♣K♦ All in
Ben Devers: A♥8♥

After a flop of 7♦2♦3♠, Devers hit the A♣ turn. The J♥ completed the board and Vercruysse was eliminated.

Tags: Ben DeversKlaas Vercruysse

Dereuddre Doubles with Kings

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

Hesham Ayoub opened from the button. Dylan Dereuddre in the small blind three-bet to 100,000, Ayoub moved all-in and Dereuddre called to be at risk for a total of 144,000.

Dylan Dereuddre: K♣K♦ All in
Hesham Ayoub: 10♦10♣

Dereuddre kept the lead all the way through a board of 6♦7♠4♦A♣3♠ and doubled up.

Tags: Dylan DereuddreHesham Ayoub