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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Barka Runs into Jacks

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Samy Barka
Samy Barka

Samy Barka in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 25,300 against Antoine Vuylsteke in the hijack.

Samy Barka: 4♠4♥ All in
Antoine Vuylsteke: J♣J♦

Barka ran into jacks and was eliminated on 9♦Q♣A♣6♣10♥. He immediately reentered.

Tags: Antoine VuylstekeSamy Barka

Vanbeslen Bets Big

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dylan Dereuddre opened to 1,600 from early position. Lorenzo van der Velde in the hijack called. Dylan Dereuddre on the button called as well but the blinds folded.

Dereuddre bet 3,000 on 3♣10♦Q♦ and made Van der Velde fold, but Vanbeslen raised to 8,500. Dereuddre called and checked the 8♣ turn.

Vanbeslen fired 15,000 and he made Dereuddre fold.

Tags: Dylan DereuddreLorenzo van der Velde

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Drooghenbroodt Doubles with a Straight

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Four-way on a flop of 9♥5♣3♠, Mark Roovers in middle position bet 2,000. Krzysztof Sluzek in the hijack folded but Jeffrey Drooghenbroodt on the button and Florian Poulain in the big blind called.

Roovers fired a second barrel to 5,500 on the 4♣ turn but Drooghenbroodt raised all-in for 11,700. Poulain folded and Roovers called while saying that he had clubs.

Jeffrey Drooghenbroodt: A♠2♠ All in
Mark Roovers: J♣9♣

The 5♠ river didn't complete Roovers' flush so Drooghenbroodt doubled with a straight.

Tags: Florian PoulainJeffrey DrooghenbroodtKrzysztof SluzekMark Roovers

Vuylsteke Survives

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Antoine Vuylsteke
Antoine Vuylsteke

After doubling Vincent Gabel up, Antoine Vuylsteke was left with 4,300 and jammed from the cutoff. He was called by Alexander Rhys-Davies who opened from early position.

Antoine Vuylsteke: A♠K♦ All in
Alexander Rhys-Davies: A♥10♣

Vuylsteke kept the lead all the way though a board of 2♥9♣6♥5♠5♥ and doubled up.

Tags: Alexander Rhys-DaviesAntoine VuylstekeVincent Gabel

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Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Uittenbogaard and Rhys-Davies Split with Kings

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Cards went on their backs with Abraham Uittenbogaard in the hijack all-in and at risk for 27,500 against Alexander Rhys-Davies in the cutoff.

Abraham Uittenbogaard: K♣K♥ All in
Alexander Rhys-Davies: K♠K♦

Both players had the same hand so they split the pot on J♦8♥J♠A♦4♦.

Tags: Abraham UittenbogaardAlexander Rhys-Davies

Van der Velde Eliminated by Lacomblez's Flush

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 5♣3♣K♥8♣ with 24,000 in the pot and Lorenzo van der Velde who moved all-in for 11,000 from the big blind. Anthony Basile in the cutoff called, and Steve Lacomblez in the small blind check-called.

The 5♦ landed on the river and Lacomblez jammed for 20,500. Basile folded A♣K♠ face up.

Lorenzo van der Velde: J♦10♠ All in
Steve Lacomblez: 10♣9♣

Van der Velde ran into a flush and was eliminated.

Tags: Anthony BasileLorenzo van der VeldeSteve Lacomblez