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

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Chip Counts

Aliaksei Boika

424,500

Daan Mulders

416,500

Antonio Galiana

399,000

Niklas Deitmer

398,000

Sooraj Sairam

385,500

Georgios Zisimopoulos

368,000

Yuliyan Kolev

366,000

Erick Lindgren

356,500

Aleksandar Kozomara

354,000

Mahersh Selvakumaran

353,000

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2 days 8 hours ago

Straight over Straight for Hallay

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Maxime Taldir

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♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Axel Hallay	113,000 113,000	113,000
Dmitrii Khrebtovich	62,000 61,500	61,500

Tags: Axel Hallay Dmitrii Khrebtovich

2 days 8 hours ago

Small One for Astedt

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Calum Grant

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	190,000 134,000	134,000
Andreas Staschewski	72,000

Tags: Andreas Staschewski Niklas Astedt

2 days 8 hours ago

Watson Raises River

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Calum Grant

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgile Turchi	115,000 55,000	55,000
Mike Watson	70,000

Viktor Blom	40,000
Eduard Fondos	25,700 114,800	114,800

Tags: Eduard Fondos Mike Watson Simas Karaliunas

2 days 9 hours ago

Lingren Applies Pressure on Okamoto

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	250,000 72,400	72,400
Erick Lindgren	165,000

Shiina Okamoto	42,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Erick Lindgren Shiina Okamoto

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

2 days 9 hours ago

The Biggest WSOP Winners Without a Bracelet

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.

But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?

Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.

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2 days 9 hours ago

Stakelis Folds Out Kim; Palma Grinding a Stack

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Calum Grant

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.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Audrius Stakelis	125,000
Nicholas Palma	91,000
Gab Yong Kim	65,000

Tags: Audrius Stakelis Gab Yong Kim Nicholas Palma Nicky P's Insane

2 days 9 hours ago

Wesselink Holds to Double

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Calum Grant

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♦ All in
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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Willem Wesselink	70,000
Andreas Fahrner	Busted

Tags: Andreas Fahrner Evaldas Aniulis Willem Wesselink

2 days 9 hours ago

Hegedus Makes Ketzer Fold

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Maxime Taldir

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Hegedus	126,000 126,000	126,000
Julien Sitbon	95,000 35,000	35,000

Felipe Ketzer	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Felipe Ketzer Gergo Hegedus Julien Sitbon

2 days 9 hours ago

Hu Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Arunas Sapitavicius opened to 3,500 from early position and was called by Dragos Piele from the button. Lulei Hu three-bet to 15,500 from the big blind, and only Sapitavicius called.

Hu bet 10,000 on the K♠Q♦3♣ flop, and was called. He folded out his opponent after sizing up to 29,000 on the 4♥ turn.