2026 WSOP Europe

Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship
Day: 6
Event Info
2026 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
€2,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€13,085,000
Total Entries
2,617
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 6
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,617
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Level: 34

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Zhu & Eychenne Flop Pairs

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne K4 opened to 900,000 from the cutoff. Hengtao Zhu AQ called from the small blind.

Both players paired up on the A84 flop, with Zhu flopping the best of it. He check-called for 650,000 before the 9 turn checked through to the 5 river. Zhu fired out 4,000,000, which folded out Eychenne.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hengtao Zhu fi
Hengtao Zhu
43,050,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
22,675,000
1,325,000
1,325,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Hengtao ZhuThomas Eychenne

Zhu Calls with Two Pair

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 499, Thomas Eychenne on the button bet 500,000 with Q3 and Hengtao Zhu in the big blind check-called with A4.

Both players checked the 10 turn and Zhu checked again the 6 river.

Eychenne bet 2,200,000 but was called by Zhu who won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hengtao Zhu fi
Hengtao Zhu
41,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
24,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Hengtao ZhuThomas Eychenne

Kudzmanas Makes Bibov Fold Ace-Queen

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Nikolay Bibov in middle position raised to 800,000 but saw Marius Kudzmanas on the button three-bet to 2,400,000. The blinds folded and Bibov called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 78J and Kudzmanas continued for 1,900,000. Bibov check-folded AQ while Kudzmanas had K6.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
22,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nikolay Bibov bg
Nikolay Bibov
12,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000

Tags: Marius KudzmanasNikolay Bibov

Konishi's Turn for Aces

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Akihiro Konishi AA raised to 900,000 from the button and Brandon Sheils 84 defended the big blind.

Sheils check-called for 1,100,000 on the J82 flop, bringing in the 5 turn. Sheils let go of his hand, when he faced a bet of 2,500,000

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Sheils
18,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Akihiro Konishi jp
Akihiro Konishi
15,000,000
600,000
600,000

Tags: Akihiro KonishiBrandon Sheils

Bibov with Aces

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 800,000 from middle position with AQ. Hengtao Zhu to his left called with 99 but Bibov three-bet to 2,900,000 when he found AA in the cutoff.

Both Hinichen and Zhu had a look at Bibov's stack but both of them folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hengtao Zhu fi
Hengtao Zhu
37,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
23,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Nikolay Bibov bg
Nikolay Bibov
15,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Chris HunichenHengtao Zhu

Joona Nyholm Eliminated in 9th Place (€140,000)

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Joona Nyholm
Joona Nyholm

Joona Nyholm opened to 2,000,000 from the hijack, leaving 275,000 behind. Chris Hunichen called from the cutoff

The last of the chips went in on the A77 flop, and the cards were turned over.

Joona Nyholm: K10All in
Chris Hunichen: 88

Hunichen was ahead but, but Nyholm picked up a load of equity on the Q turn. However, the 3 river was a brick, and Nyholm became the first player to depart the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
23,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Joona Nyholm
Busted

Tags: Chris HunichenJoona Nyholm

Kudzmanas Makes Better Hands Fold Preflop

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Hengtao Zhu under the gun raised to 800,000 with K7 but Marius Kudzmanas in the hijack three-bet to 2,400,000 with A4.

Thomas Eychenne on the button folded A10 before Chris Hunichen in the big blind discovered AQ. It didn't take long for him to fold, and Zhu mucked his cards as well.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hengtao Zhu fi
Hengtao Zhu
38,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Thomas Eychenne fr
Thomas Eychenne
27,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
20,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Marius Kudzmanas lt
Marius Kudzmanas
19,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris HunichenHengtao ZhuMarius KudzmanasThomas Eychenne