Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship Day 1a | 2026 WSOP Europe

2 days 6 hours ago

Jungleman is Locked In

Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Fatos Haxhaj made it 4,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to a half asleep Dan Cates, who was on the button. He just announced raise, not seeing the action had been opened, and was forced to make it 6,000. Haxhaj called.

It checked through to showdown, where Cates' A♠K♥ bested Haxhaj's A♦Q♣ on the 10♥3♦2♥7♥5♦ board,

It was suggested by the dealer that Cates should focus a little more on the game, with Haxhaj disagreeing after losing the minimum.

"What makes you think this man isn't focused?" Erick Lindgren asked the dealer. "This is the man we have all been losing to for the last 15 years."

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	150,000 12,500	12,500

Fatos Haxhaj	68,000

Tags: Dan Cates Erick Lindgren Fatos Haxhaj

2 days 6 hours ago

Karolis Has a Boat

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sereika Karolis opened to 4,500 from early position and called when Alexandre Reard made it 12,000 from the hijack.

Karolis check-called for 16,000 on the K♠9♠9♦ flop, before the 9♥ turn and J♣ river checked through to showdown.

Karolis tabled K♣Q♣ for nines full of kings, and Reard mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sereika Karolis	235,000 235,000	235,000
Max Neugebauer	140,000 66,400	66,400

Alexandre Reard	85,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Alexandre Reard

2 days 6 hours ago

Zisimopoulos Makes Everybody Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka raised to 4,000 from under the gun and was called by both Claus Grether on the button and Georgios Zisimopoulos in the small blind.

Zizka made a continuation bet and was called twice again, but on the K♠ turn, Zisimopoulos led out for 27,000.

Zizka folded, just like Grether a few seconds later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos	325,000 113,000	113,000
Zdenek Zizka	105,000 105,000	105,000

Claus Grether	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Claus Grether Georgios Zisimopoulos Zdenek Zizka

2 days 6 hours ago

Flashback: Daniel Pidun Wins 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event Title

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The World Series of Poker Europe first came to Rozvadov in 2017, bringing the poker world together in this small town along the Czech-German border as King’s Resort became one of the premier destinations in Europe. The last eight years have brought many memorable champions and moments, so it was only fitting, in the last WSOP Europe to be played here, that Daniel Pidun turned off the lights in style: with two aces.

Pidun was on the right side of a massive preflop cooler, his aces taking out Gerald Karlic’s jacks, as the German emerged victorious over the 659-entry field to win the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event, his first WSOP gold bracelet, and €1,140,000 top prize.

“Great. Of course, it makes me feel great. Very good feeling,” Pidun said. “I had a feeling I was going to win it. I just had a feeling. I don’t know why.”

2025 WSOP Europe Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (EUR)
1	Daniel Pidun	Germany	€1,140,000
2	Gerald Karlic	Austria	€757,000
3	Murilo Garcia	Brazil	€525,000
4	Teemu Jaatinen	Finland	€370,000
5	Claudio Di Giacomo	Italy	€265,000
6	Max Neugebauer	Austria	€195,000
7	Catalin Pop	Romania	€145,000
8	Matthias Gude	Germany	€110,000

Read the Full Recap Here

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2 days 6 hours ago

Steinbrenner Jams

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Justin Steinbrenner opened to 3,500 from middle position. Michael Moncek folded in the hijack before Julian Lozano called from the button. Annette Obrestad and Stefan Nemetz folded from the button and small blind before Blake Bohn defended the big blind.

Steinbrenner continued for 6,000 on the A♦K♦6♣ flop. Only Lozano called.

Lozano called for another 12,000 on the 8♣ turn, bringing in the Q♣ river. Steinbrenner jammed for around 45,000 and folded out Lozano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Annette Obrestad	115,000

Justin Steinbrenner	92,000
Michael Moncek	80,000

Tags: Annette Obrestad Blake Bohn Julian Lozano Justin Steinbrenner Michael Moncek Stefan Nemetz

2 days 6 hours ago

Good Flop, Bad Turn and Lucky River for Watson

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Tomasz Brzezinski opened to 3,000 from the hijack and was called by Viktor Blom in the small blind. Mike Watson in the big blind three-bet all-in for 54,500 and made Brzezinski fold. Blom however quickly called.

Mike Watson: A♦Q♥ All in
Viktor Blom: 9♦9♠

Watson flopped top pair on 10♠Q♣K♣ to take the lead, but the 9♥ on the turn gave Blom a set. Watson shook his head in disappointment, but the J♠ on the river completed his straight, allowing him to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	112,500 42,500	42,500

Tomasz Brzezinski	100,000 40,000	40,000

Viktor Blom	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Mike Watson Tomasz Brzezinski Viktor Blom

2 days 7 hours ago

Kozieja Wins Three-Way All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After Fridolf Pierrot opened from the cutoff and was raised by Edgaras Kausinis and then Grzegorz Kozieja in the big blind, Pierrot jammed for 33,000, Kausinis moved all-in as well and Kozieja snap-called with a bit more than 100,000.

Fridolf Pierrot: A♠K♦ All in
Grzegorz Kozieja: K♥K♠ All in
Edgaras Kausinis: J♦J♥

The dealer fanned a board of 8♥3♦4♠2♦7♥ and Kozieja scooped the pot while Pierrot was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Kozieja	235,000 235,000	235,000
Edgaras Kausinis	125,000 98,500	98,500
Fridolf Pierrot	Busted

Tags: Edgaras Kausinis Grzegorz Kozieja

2 days 7 hours ago

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Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

2 days 7 hours ago

Astedt Has a Beautiful Hand

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Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Niklas Astedt opened to 3,000 from early position before Corel Theuma, the winner of WSOPE Event #1, three-bet to 8,500. Astedt called.

Astedt, getting a massage, check-called for 6,500 on the Qx9x6x flop, bringing in the J♦ turn. Both players checked and the K♠ river completed the board. Astedt fired out 21,000, releasing a sigh from Theuma. He used up a time bank before folding his hand.

Astedt was kind enough to show Theuma he had a straight with J♥10♥.

"It's such a beautiful hand, I had to show you," Astedt said, dragging in the pot.