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Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2026 WSOP Europe
Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2026 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
€8,400
Prize Pool
€2,872,000
Total Entries
359
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
205
Players Left
73
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Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller got underway at 3 p.m. local time at King’s Casino in Hilton Prague, one hour later than scheduled, and played through ten levels of action. A total of 205 entries were recorded on Day 1, with 74 players bagging chips for Day 2. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 12, so the field is expected to grow further.
Thailand’s Punnat Punsri leads the way with 829,000, closely followed by Andre Marques with 806,500. Alexandre Reard also finished strong with 710,000, while Hugo Machado and Alf Martinsson round out the top five stacks.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 829,000 | 166 |
| 2 | Andre Marques | Portugal | 806,500 | 161 |
| 3 | Alexandre Reard | France | 710,000 | 142 |
| 4 | Hugo Machado | Portugal | 673,000 | 135 |
| 5 | Alf Martinsson | Sweden | 669,000 | 134 |
| 6 | Simas Karaliunas | Lithuania | 611,500 | 122 |
| 7 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 580,000 | 116 |
| 8 | Mario Diaz quilez | Spain | 530,000 | 106 |
| 9 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 474,000 | 95 |
| 10 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 471,000 | 94 |
Day 1 Action
Day 1 featured plenty of movement across the field, with several known names building stacks and others falling along the way. Viktor Blom was involved in multiple pots and added chips throughout the day, while Boris Kolev also chipped up in a few spots. Hugo Machado stood out with one of the biggest hands of the day after flopping quads in a multiway pot.
There were also some key all-in situations, including Quan Zhou finding a flush on the river to double, while Jovan Kenjic stayed alive thanks to a late river card. On the other side, players like Eugene Katchalov and Anthony Zinno saw their runs come to an end before the close of play.
One of the more entertaining moments came when Shaun Deeb called off with a flush and straight draw against Andy Tsai, only to miss the river and see Tsai double up, leading to some light table banter.
Play will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. With late registration still open, Day 2 promises more action as the field continues to take shape.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full chip counts and continued coverage as the GGMillion€ progresses.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament clock shows 74 players remaining as action comes to a close for Day 1.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Neville Costa opened from under the gun, and Juho Suutari three-bet from the button. Costa then moved all in, and Suutari made the call.
Neville Costa: Q♦Q♥
Juho Suutari: A♣A♥
The flop came 4♥A♦3♠, giving Suutari a set, and Costa was already out of his chair, ready to go. But the 5♥ turn brought straight outs for a split pot, and Costa stopped in his tracks. The 2♦ river completed the wheel, giving Costa a miracle split pot to stay alive.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The clock was paused, and the players are now playing the last five hands of the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Pavel Plesuv opened from the hijack to 8,000 and picked up a call from Viktor Blom in the big blind.
Blom checked the J♥5♣9♠ flop, and Plesuv continued for 5,500. Blom made the call.
On the 8♥ turn, Blom checked again, and Plesuv moved all in for around 35,000. Blom snap-called.
Pavel Plesuv showed Q♠Q♣, while Viktor Blom tabled 7♠6♠ for a turned straight. The 3♥ river was just a formality, and Plesuv was eliminated.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Leah kicked things off from under the gun with a raise to 8,000. Action folded to Eugene Katchalov on the button, who three-bet to 27,000. Leah then moved all in, and Katchalov snap-called.
Eugene Katchalov: K♦K♥
Michael Leah: J♥J♣
The board ran out 9♠J♦2♥A♣3♦, giving Leah a set and sending Katchalov to the rail.
Level 10
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Biao Ding kicked things off from the cutoff with a raise to 6,500 and picked up both blinds as callers.
The blinds checked the 6♦K♥A♠ flop, and Ding continued for 5,500. Leonard Maue then check-raised to 20,000, which got Kasperi Ilkka to fold. Ding called.
On the 8♦ turn, Maue fired 42,000, and Ding stuck around to see the A♦ river.
Maue checked, and Ding slid in his stack of green chips for around 225,000, putting Maue all in for his remaining 122,000. Maue eventually mucked, and Ding asked, “Not a good river for you?” Maue just shrugged in response.
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
