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
€93,906
Total Entries
73
Players Left
26
Average Chip Stack
140,385
Total Chips
3,650,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
400 / 800
Ante
800
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
53
Players Left
8
Players Left 26 / 73
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"Good Call" by Roots

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

Heads-up on a flop of K♦K♠2♥, Daan Vandewalle in the cutoff bet 12,000 but Toby Roots on the button raised to 35,000. Vandewalle looked confused but called.

Both players checked the 3♣ turn leading to the Q♣ river where Vandewalle led out for 75,000.

Roots quickly grabbed 75,000, then counted his stack. He eventually made the call with Q♦J♠. "Good call," Vandewalle said while revealing A♠9♦.

Tags: Daan VandewalleToby Roots

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Standing Up Couldn't Save Gabel This Time

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

Vincent Gabel was all-in and at risk once again for 80,000 against Lorenzo van der Velde on the button.

Vincent Gabel: J♠J♦ All in
Lorenzo van der Velde: A♠Q♥

After a flop of A♣6♥7♠, Gabel stood up, hoping to get lucky again after hitting the turn to double up earlier. This time, however, it wasn't meant to be, as the K♠2♥ runout sent him to the rail.

Tags: Lorenzo vanLorenzo van der VeldeVincent Gabel

Rhys-Davies Hits the Rail

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

After he doubled Vincent Gabel up, Alexander Rhys-Davies in the cutoff moved all-in for 35,000 and he was called by Toby Roots in the big blind.

Alexander Rhys-Davies: K♣J♣ All in
Toby Roots: 6♦6♥

The board ran out A♦2♠2♣8♥4♦ and Rhys-Davies was eliminated.

Tags: Alexander Rhys-DaviesVincent GabelToby Roots

"Pleasure Guys"

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

Vincent Gabel in the hijack found himself at risk for 46,000 against Alexander Rhys-Davies on the button.

Vincent Gabel: 9♣9♦ All in
Alexander Rhys-Davies: A♥10♦

"Pleasure guys," Gabel said while standing up when he discovered a flop of 10♥5♦J♠. However he turned around when the 9♠ landed on the turn. The K♠ river kept him ahead and he doubled up.

Tags: Alexander Rhys-DaviesVincent Gabel

Play to Conclude with 8 Players

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

Late registration closed at the end of Level 12, with a total of 53 entries recorded.

The remaining 15% of the field will bag up and qualify for Day 2, meaning that eight players will make the money tonight and return on Saturday.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

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

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Dereuddre Goes All-In

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

Heads-up on a flop of 9♠J♠8♣, Hesham Ayoub in the hijack bet 8,000 but Dylan Dereuddre in the cutoff raised to 22,000. Ayoub went into the tank and called.

Ayoub checked the 2♠ turn and saw Dereuddre move all-in for all-in for 65,000. Ayoub went into the tank again but folded.

Tags: Dylan DereuddreHesham Ayoub