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
€96,444
Total Entries
75
Players Left
26
Average Chip Stack
144,231
Total Chips
3,750,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
400 / 800
Ante
800
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
53
Players Left
8
Players Left 26 / 75
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Van der Velde Flops a Straight to Double

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Abraham Uittenbogaard opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and faced Lorenzo van der Velde who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♠J♦10♠ and Uittenbogaard continued for 5,500. Van der Velde check-called and checked the 4♥ turn. Uittenbogaard fired a second barrel to 18,000 and Van der Velde called.

Van der Velde went into the tank on the J♥ river and checked. Uittenbogaard immediately bet a very small 5,000. Van der Velde raised all-in for 48,500 and Uittenbogaard called.

Lorenzo van der Velde: Q♣8♥ All in
Abraham Uittenbogaard: A♣J♠

Uittenbogaard rivered trips but Van der Velde flopped a straight and doubled up.

Tags: Abraham UittenbogaardLorenzo van der Velde

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Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Basile Runs Into Two Pair

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anthony Basile in the small blind found himself at risk for 16,500 against Roel Mattan under the gun.

Anthony Basile: 10♦10♣ All in
Roel Mattan: A♠Q♠

Mattan flopped two pair on 5♦Q♦A♣7♣2♣ and Basile was eliminated.

Tags: Anthony BasileRoel Mattan

Ho to the Rail

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Louis Ho who just had a few big blinds left moved all-in from early position and he was called by Antoine Vuylsteke under the gun.

Louis Ho: A♣10♠ All in
Antoine Vuylsteke: A♠J♣

Vuylsteke hit top pair on 5♥3♥8♣J♠6♣ and sent Ho to the rail.

Tags: Antoine VuylstekeLouis Ho

Roots Applies Pressure on De Wever

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board was 3♦9♥K♣3♣4♠ when Toby Roots in the big blind bet 5,200 into 9,800. Raf de Wever on the button raised to 15,000, but Roots re-raised to 105,200.

De Wever went into the tank for several minutes, but ultimately folded.

Tags: Raf de WeverToby Roots

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Roovers Eliminates Gonzalez

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Benjamin Malpel opened to 1,600 from under the gun. Mark Roovers three-bet from the hijack, then Igor Gonzalez on the button jammed for 17,200. Malpel folded but Roovers went into the tank and called.

Igor Gonzalez: A♠Q♦ All in
Mark Roovers: K♣J♠

Gonzalez was on his way to double up on 3♦5♥10♦, but Roovers hit the K♦ turn to take the lead. The Q♣ gave a pair to Gonzalez, but it wasn't enough and he was eliminated.

Tags: Benjamin MalpelIgor GonzalezMark Roovers