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

04-04-2026 21:26 UTC+2

Bjarkeson Has Kings

Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Erik Lindqwist opened to 2,300 from middle position and was called by Eros Calderone from the button. Patrik Bjarkeson squeezed to 11,000 from the small blind, and saw Lindqwist call.

Calderone, the chip leader at the dinner break, jammed as the big stack. Bjarkeson called off his stack of 129,000 before Linqwist folded.

Patrik Bjarkeson: K♦K♣ All in
Eros Calderone: A♣J♥

Bjarkeson ended up making a full house on the 2♥3♣3♥5♦K♥ runout, and scooped in the big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Bjarkeson	275,000 151,100	151,100
Eros Calderone	241,000 24,000	24,000
Erik Lindqwist	78,000 31,500	31,500

Tags: Erik Lindqwist Eros Calderone Patrik Bjarkeson

04-04-2026 21:13 UTC+2

Tice Among the Leaders

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Landon Tice was on a short stack earlier in the session, but had since found momentum with Hal Rotholz saying Tice had won a pot of around 260,000.

And he was looking to add more to his stack after raising to 2,500 from the cutoff. Jesus Paya called from the big blind.

Paya check-called a bet of 1,500 on the A♥7♠5♥ flop before the 6♥ turn checked through to the 5♣ river. Paya led out for 3,000 but folded when Tice made it 25,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	270,000 128,500	128,500
Jesus Paya	120,000 26,500	26,500
Shiina Okamoto	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jesus Paya Landon Tice

04-04-2026 21:08 UTC+2

Yarosh Doubles Through Kabrhel

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Martin Kabrhel opened to 4,000 form the button and faced Aliaksandr Yarosh who defended from the big blind.

After Yarosh checked the J♦5♥9♦ flop, Kabrhel said he had "a little casino royale" and bet 4,100. Yarosh check-raised all-in for 47,100. "All-in for the bracelet," Kabrhel added to call.

Aliaksandr Yarosh: A♦8♦ All in
Martin Kabrhel: Q♥10♠

The 7♣4♠ runout changed nothing and Yarosh doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Yarosh	105,000 89,600	89,600
Martin Kabrhel	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Yarosh Martin Kabrhel

04-04-2026 20:55 UTC+2

How to Pick Your First World Series of Poker Event

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Calum Grant

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

The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be here before you know it. The 100-event schedule offers players plenty of choice, and bracelet hopefuls and grinders from all around the world are already getting ready for their version of summer camp.

But a percentage of those flocking to Las Vegas this summer will be entering Sin City for the first time for their first WSOP.

That could be fresh-faced players ready to jump into the deep end, online tournament grinders dipping their toe into the live poker arena for the first time, or those who have loved poker for years and finally have the chance to cross off what is likely the No. 1 item on their poker bucket list.

Many will be chasing WSOP bracelets. For others, it’ll be about simply saying they played at the WSOP.

So how do you actually choose the right event? These are the things you want to think about before locking in your first WSOP tournament.

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Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-04-2026 20:47 UTC+2

Leibgorin Eliminated by Romanello

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Maxime Taldir

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

The action was picked up on a board of Q♠8♣10♥J♥ with 30,000 in the pot. Michel Leibgorin inn early position moved all-in and was called by Roberto Romanello.

Michel Leibgorin: K♣J♦ All in
Roberto Romanello: A♣Q♦

The 3♦ rivera changed nothing and Leibgorin was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	235,000 155,300	155,300

Michel Leibgorin	Busted

Tags: Michel Leibgorin Roberto Romanello

04-04-2026 20:45 UTC+2

Lee Raises Jones & Cohen

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Calum Grant

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

Steven Jones opened to 2,100 from the hijack. Sacha Cohen and Jin hoon Lee called from the cutoff and big blind.

Jones continued for 4,400 on the 6♠4♠4♣ flop and was called by both opponents before the 10♥ turn checked through to the K♣ river.

Lee checked and Jones fired out 12,400. After some thought, Cohen called to put the action on Lee. He raised to 38,000, leaving about 2,000 behind. Jones used up a timebank before calling. Cohen folded.

Lee tabled K♥4♥ for a full house, and chipped away at the 2023 WSOP Main Event runner-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sacha Cohen	110,000 39,900	39,900
Jin Hoon Lee	107,000 107,000	107,000

Steven Jones	105,000 63,900	63,900

Tags: Jinhoon Lee Sacha Cohen Steven Jones

04-04-2026 20:26 UTC+2

A Better Kicker for Panagiotidis

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Maxime Taldir

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

Tobias Duthweiler raised to 2,200 from the cutoff and was called by Vasileios Panagiotidis on the button and by the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♠7♠A♣ and Duthweiler continued for 1,000. Panagiotidis raised to 3,500 and made the big blind fold, but Duthweiler called.

Panagiotidis fired a second barrel to 5,500 on the K♥ turn and Duthweiler check-called to see the 8♥ river which was checked by both players.

Duthweiler first revealed A♠2♣ for two pair but lost to Panagiotidis' A♦9♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Duthweiler	110,000 23,000	23,000
Vasileios Panagiotidis	95,000 7,800	7,800

Tags: Tobias Duthweiler Vasileios Panagiotidis

04-04-2026 20:18 UTC+2

Zerjav Six-Bet Jams

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Calum Grant

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

Daniel Moran opened to 2,200 from middle position before Dmytro Smyrnov made it 6,200 from the button. Blaz Zerjav reraised to 16,000 in the small blind, forcing out Moran. Smyrnov then five-bet to 31,000, sending Zerjav into the tank.

Zerjav had approximately another 37,000 behind, and after using three-time banks, he jammed for around 53,000 total. Smyrnov didn't snap-call, and returned his cards to the dealer instead, much to the surprise of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmytro Smyrnov	200,000 30,200	30,200
Daniel Moran	123,000 5,000	5,000
Blaz Zerjav	85,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Daniel Moran Dmytro Smyrnov

04-04-2026 20:07 UTC+2

Parkkinen Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

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

After an open to 2,200 in early position, Mykhailo Mikhalov called from the button before Kalle Parkkinen in the big blind moved all-in for 10,800. The initial raiser folded but Mikhalov called.

Kalle Parkkinen: A♦J♦ All in
Mykhailo Mikhalov: Q♣9♣

Parkkinen kept the lead all the way through a board of 10♣4♠2♥4♥5♣ and doubled up.