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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
2026 WSOP Europe
Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2026 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€13,085,000
Total Entries
2,617
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
803
Players Left
336
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Axel Hallay raised to 2,700 from middle position and was called by both players in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 10♥Q♦9♥ and Hallay continued for 3,000. Dmitrii Khrebtovich in the big blind was the only one to call.
Hallay fired a second barrel to 10,000 on the 9♠ and was called, then Khrebtovich checked the J♠ river.
Hallay went deep into the tank and bet 27,000. Khrebtovich called with KxQx quite quickly but ran into Hallay's better straight with A♦K♦.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andreas Staschewski opened to 2,500 from middle position and called when Niklas Astedt made it 8,000 from the button.
The A♦7♠2♠ flop checked through to the 5♠ turn. Staschewski check-folded to a bet of 10,000.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Simas Karaliunas opened to 2,500 from middle position. Mike Watson and Eduard Fondos called from the button and big blind.
The J♣8♥6♠ checked through to the J♠ turn. Fondos bet 2,800, and Watson was the only caller.
Fondos fired out 5,100 on the 9♠ river, but quickly folded when Watson made it 17,500.
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Erick Lindgren in the cutoff.
Shiina Okamoto on the button three-bet to 900,000 to make the blinds and Shylko fold, but Lindgren quickly decided to go all-in.
With 42,000 behind, Okamaoto went into the tank for almost two minutes but eventually folded.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Audrius Stakelis opened to 2,000 from early position, with the action folding to Nicholas Palma, who was in the small blind. The New Yorker, fresh off of an online heater which included winning the $150 GGMasters, opted to fold. Gab Yong Kim defended the big blind.
Kim check-called bets of 1,300 and 2,300 on the flop and turn for the board to read 9♦9♣7♠4♠5♠. Kim then check-folded to a bet of 15,000.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Evaldas Aniulis opened to 2,500 from the button and was called by Willem Wesselink from the small blind. Andreas Fahrner, in the big blind, squeezed to 18,000. Aniulus folded, but Wesselink opted to jam for 33,100.
Farhner, who covered by around 25,000, didn't snap-call and appeared to annoyed to have created the spot for himself. After using a timebank, he flicked in a calling chip.
Willem Wesselink: 10♠10♦
Andreas Fahrner: A♥J♠
Wesselink came out on top of the flip, holding to double after the 5♠2♣9♦Q♣Q♠ runout.
A few hands later, Fahrner was eliminated.
Level 7
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Felipe Ketzer opened to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Gergo Hegedus on the button and Julien Sitbon in the small blind.
Ketzer continued for 2,000 on 6♥9♦2♠ and only Hegedus made the call.
Hegedus called again after Ketzer fired a second barrel to 4,500 on the 4♠ turn, but when Ketzet checked the 5♠ river, Hegedus bet 12,000.
Ketzer looked at his cards one last time and folded.
