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

04-04-2026 18:27 UTC+2

Reid Having Fun

Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Marcelo Aziz raised to 1,800 from under the gun and was called by Terrance Reid in middle position and Joey Weissman who defended from the big blind.

Aziz continued for 1,100 on the 7♦J♦J♠ flop and only Reid called. He also called a second barrel to 6,600 on the 6♣ turn.

After Aziz bet 7,200 on the 5♦ river, Reid raised to 22,000. Aziz went deep into the tank but folded. "Do you want to see?" Reid asked while revealing 7♠4♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	70,000 70,000	70,000
Joey Weissman	68,000 39,000	39,000

Marcelo Aziz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Marcelo Aziz Terrance Reid

04-04-2026 18:10 UTC+2

Nicholls Wins Three-Bet Pot; Big Call from Tsouloftas

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Zoltan Toth opened to 1,600 from under the gun and was called by Kai Nicholls from the next seat over. Erick Mossinger three-bet to 5,500 from the cutoff and was called by both opponents.

Toth checked on the 10♣7♦4♥ flop, and Nicholls bet 6,000. Mossinger and Toth both folded.

As that hand played out, there was pot taking place between Georgios Tsouloftas and Adnan Dahic.

The board read A♣7♣5♣2♣10♣, and there was around 21,700 in the pot. Tsouloftas checked from the big blind and Dahic jammed for 23,000.

Tsouloftas didn't snap-fold, burning up a couple of timebanks before calling.

Dahic tabled A♦Q♥, and played the flush that was on the board. However, Tsouloftas had 8♥6♣ for a better flush to score the bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Nicholls	108,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	100,000
Martin Zamani	50,000

Erick Mossinger	42,000
Zoltan Toth	40,000
Adnan Dahic	Busted

Tags: Adnan Dahic Erick Mossinger Georgios Tsouloftas Kai Nicholls Zoltan Toth

04-04-2026 18:05 UTC+2

Takeya Runs his Kings into Trips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was picked up on a board of A♠10♥8♠7♣8♦ with roughly 55,000 in the pot. After Naoto Takeya checked from the small blind, Daniel Moran in middle position moved all-in for 41,200.

Takeya went deep into the tank, using all of his time bank extensions, and eventually made the call with K♣K♦. However he couldn't do much against Moran's 9♣8♣ for trips and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Moran	142,000 142,000	142,000
Naoto Takeya	Busted

Tags: Daniel Moran

04-04-2026 17:55 UTC+2

WSOP Bracelet Winner Flops Quads in Five-Bet Pot Against Pocket Kings

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Calum Grant

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The 2026 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event got underway Friday as Day 1a kicked off inside King’s Casino at Hilton Prague.

And it didn’t take long for the fireworks to start. The €5,300 buy-in event, which carries a €10 million guarantee, has already seen kings cracked several times and flopped quads in the opening levels.

Read How the Hands Played Out Here

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-04-2026 17:46 UTC+2

Kings Cracked in Five-Bet Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Sven Andersson raised from under the gun before Vasyl Pidhrushnyi made it 3,500 from early position. Enrico Campanile called from the hijack before Mateusz Kaniowski, squeezed to 11,100 from the small blind. Andersson folded, and then Pidhrushnyi five-bet to 20,000. Only Kaniowski called.

Kaniowski check-called for 10,000 on the 6♣6♦2♦ flop, and snap-called for his last 26,000 after Pidhrushnyi jammed as the bigger stack.

Mateusz Kaniowski : 8♠8♣ All in
Vasyl Pidhrushnyi: K♣K♦

Kaniowski's ambitious call preflop and flop float paid off as he boated up on the turn. He doubled up after the 2♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Kaniowski	100,000 77,000	77,000
Enrico Campanile	68,000 68,000	68,000
Vasyl Pidhrushnyi	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Adrian Ruano Enrico Campanile Sven Andersson Vasyl Pidhrushnyi

04-04-2026 17:46 UTC+2

Chalot to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Joan Crespi in the cutoff raised to 1,200 and was called by Eduard Anufriiev on the button who just doubled up with queens against Benjamin Chalot's tens.

Down to 2,700, Chalot in the small blind moved all-in and was called by Crespi and Anufriiev.

They both checked all the way through a board of J♥6♣4♥A♣2♣. Chalot could have the win with 5♦5♠ against Anufriiev's 10♥9♥, but Crespi had a better pair with J♣9♠ and Chalot was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	115,000 8,900	8,900
Eduard Anufriiev	50,000 50,000	50,000
Benjamin Chalot	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Chalot's Eduard Anufriiev Joan Crespi

04-04-2026 17:45 UTC+2

LijaPoker at Risk in €1,000 Ladies Event

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Milko van Winden

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

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04-04-2026 17:30 UTC+2

Matti Loses a Flip to Bust

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dongjae Roh opened to 1,400 from early position and was called by Derk van Luijk from the button. Armand Matti jammed for around 10,000 from the small blind and Roh was the only caller.

Armand Matti: A♣9♣ All in
Dongjae Roh: 5♠5♣

Matti failed to connect on the 8♥6♦4♣3♠8♦ runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongjae Roh	95,000 95,000	95,000
Armand Matti	Busted

Tags: Armand Matti Derk van Luijk Dongjae Roh

04-04-2026 17:20 UTC+2

Mencia Fires Two Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jans Arends under the gun raised to 1,300 from under the gun and was called by Bruno Fitoussi in the hijack, Eugen Chiva in the cutoff and Gonzalo Mencia who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 5♠K♥10♦ and Arends continued for 1,200. Fitoussi and Chiva folded but Mencia called.

Arends fired a second to 6,000 on the 9♣ turn but it was too much for Mencia who check-folded.