Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 1 Started
Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
Day 1 Started
You can almost feel the energy building at 2026 WSOP Europe at King’s Casino in Hilton Prague this morning. The high rollers are in town, which means some of the biggest names in poker are ready to throw down.
The €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller kicks off at 2 p.m. local time, and with last year’s €25,000 edition drawing huge numbers, expectations are high for another big field. The buy-in has been reduced this year, but with the festival running strong over the past 10 days, another stacked lineup is on the cards.
Last year’s champion? If you guessed Shaun Deeb, you’re right. The reigning WSOP Player of the Year captured his eighth bracelet in this very event and banked €329,000 by defeating Iago Savino heads-up. A couple of brutal coolers kept him from No. 9 in Prague, but Deeb is exactly the kind of high-quality player this field will see.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | €329,000 |
| 2 | Iago Savino | Brazil | €219,000 |
| 3 | Zdenek Zizka | Czechia | €142,000 |
| 4 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | €98,000 |
| 5 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | €73,000 |
| 6 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | €59,000 |
Players will have three days to battle through the event, including 10 levels on both Day 1 and Day 2, with the final table set for April 11. Everyone starts with 100,000 chips, and unlimited re-entries are allowed until the end of Level 12 on Day 2.
Stay with PokerNews today and throughout the tournament for live updates, chip counts, photos, and all the action as the GGMillion$ High Roller gets underway.
| Day | Date | Time | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9 | 2 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| 2 | April 10 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes |
| 3 | April 11 | 1 p.m. | 60 minutes |
The event has been postponed to 3 p.m. local time and will start one hour later.
Level: 1
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The first 16 players are now seated and ready to play.
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
Kalle Parkkinen opened the action in the cutoff with a raise to 1,200. Severi Palmu, sitting on the button, responded with a three-bet to 4,200. Parkkinen came back with a four-bet to 16,500, and after some thought, Palmu called.
The flop came 2♣8♥J♣, and Parkkinen fired 8,100, only to be called.
The 10♦ hit on the turn, and Parkkinen checked. Palmu took a moment with his time bank before betting 20,000, and Parkkinen decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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137,600
37,600
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37,600 |
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77,800
22,200
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22,200 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
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100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Stefan Peukert opened from the button to 1,000, only to run into a three-bet from Chau Lam in the small blind for 7,000. Peukert called and saw the flop come 8♠J♦5♠, with both players checking.
The 3♣ landed on the turn, and Lam put out a bet of 9,000. Peukert called again.
The 6♦ hit on the river, and Lam didn’t slow down, firing a big bet of 35,000. Peukert paused briefly before making the call. Lam showed A♣7♣ for ace high while Peukert revealed 10♣8♣ holding a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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151,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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46,200
53,800
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53,800 |
The pot was around 3,000 when the flop came 6♥10♥4♣. Aleksandr Shevliakov in the small blind checked to Atanas Malinov in middle position, who bet 1,300. Shevliakov called.
The 9♠ hit on the turn, Shevliakov checked again, and Malinov fired 6,500. Shevliakov raised to 25,000, and after some thought, Malinov made the call.
The 5♠ landed on the river, but neither player took any more action. Shevliakov showed 9♦8♥ for a pair of nines, while Malinov revealed A♠10♦ for a pair of tens, taking the pot.
Meanwhile, on another table, Stefan Peukert was eliminated by Thomas De Rooij but jumped back in immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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197,000
97,000
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97,000 |
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133,500
33,500
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33,500 |
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100,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
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The board read 8♣4♥3♥8♥ with the pot around 33,000. Gabriel Nobrega, first to act in the big blind, checked to Renat Bohdanov in the cutoff, who bet 22,000. Nobrega called and saw the J♣ land on the river.
Nobrega checked again, and Bohdanov shoved for 56,500. Nobrega took three time bank cards before calling, revealing 10♥10♦ for a pair of tens. Bohdanov showed K♥10♣ for just king high, giving Nobrega the sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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191,500 | |
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