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

04-04-2026 17:19 UTC+2

Zela Holds for a Big Double

Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Hassan Sey opened to 1,200 from middle position before Duco ten Haven made it 5,000 from the cutoff. Gazmend Zela cold-called from the button, and Sey also stuck around.

Ten Haven continued for 4,500 on the K♦Q♦5♠ flop. Zela made it 16,500, to put the action on Sey. He jammed for 73,700. Ten Haven got out of the way, and Zela called off his stack of around 63,000.

Gazmend Zela: A♣K♣ All in
Hassan Sey: 6♦5♦

Zela was head with top-pair-top-kicker, but needed to dodge a ton of Sey's outs. He managed to remain with the best hand after the 3♥10♣ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gazmend Zela	145,000 75,000	75,000
Duco ten Haven	87,000 23,000	23,000
Hassan Sey	10,000

Tags: Duco ten Haven Gazmend Zela Hassan Sey

04-04-2026 17:16 UTC+2

Sacchi Showsdown Queens

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daniele Sacchi raised fro early position and called when Alexandre Mantovani made it 4,500 from the cutoff.

Sacchi check-called for 2,700 on the K♣J♥7♦ flop before the 9♦ turn and J♣ river checked through to showdown. Sacchi tabled Q♥Q♦ and Montavani mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Sacchi	100,000
Alexandre Mantovani	75,000 5,000	5,000
James Obst	60,000 30,000	30,000

Blaz Zerjav	40,000

Jake Greenbaum	35,000 5,600	5,600
Mehmet Siginc	Busted
Carl Shaw	Busted

Terrance Reid	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Daniele Sacchi

04-04-2026 16:58 UTC+2

Mantovani Doubles with a Straight

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 10♥A♠3♣Q♥, Alexandre Mantovani under the gun saw his 28,900-chip stack being called by Jake Greenbaum to his left while the small blind folded.

Alexandre Mantovani: K♠J♠ All in
Jake Greenbaum: Q♦Q♣

Mantovani hit a straight on the turn while Greenbaum was finding a set. The 9♣ river kept Mantovani in the lead and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Mantovani	70,000 70,000	70,000
Jake Greenbaum	40,600 19,400	19,400

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Jake Greenbaum

04-04-2026 16:55 UTC+2

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-04-2026 16:44 UTC+2

100K+ Stacks in the Room (WSOP Live)

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdem Akmert	245,100 173,100	173,100
Cesar Ponce	205,800 205,800	205,800
Hendrik Breitmann	184,400 184,400	184,400
Jesus Paya	168,000
David "ODB" Baker	164,800 82,800	82,800

Eugen-Gabriel Chiva	164,000 164,000	164,000
Marko Conte	160,000 160,000	160,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	158,000 29,800	29,800
Metodi Peychev	151,900 151,900	151,900
Steven Jones	150,900 5,900	5,900

Murilo Pedoroso	149,600 149,600	149,600
Lawend Mardini	148,500 148,500	148,500
Boris Kolev	146,000 146,000	146,000

Maksym Mamon	142,500 12,500	12,500
Mats Ullereng	140,000 140,000	140,000
Dmytro Smyrnov	131,000 18,000	18,000
Naoto Takeya	128,700 12,700	12,700
Kuan Han Lee	128,300 128,300	128,300
Andy Stacks	127,500
Davide Suriano	125,600 125,600	125,600

Patrik Bjarkeson	123,900 123,900	123,900
Mohammad Ghaffari	122,000 122,000	122,000
David Sobeski	121,300 66,300	66,300
Martin Hellmuth	120,500 120,500	120,500
Hugo Demaire Sizes	120,500 120,500	120,500

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04-04-2026 16:25 UTC+2

Break Time

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The second 15-minute break of the day has begun. There have been 454 entries, with 402 remaining.

04-04-2026 16:24 UTC+2

Sammer Hits the River to Win Three-Way All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up after Harald Sammer in early position raised to 9,000, Cesar Ponce De Leon in the hijack re-raised to 31,000 and Michel Molenaar on the button jammed for almost 75,000. Sammer moved all-in as well for 27,000 and Sammer went into the tank. He eventually made the call with the biggest stack of all.

Harald Sammer: A♦A♥ All in
Michel Molenaar: A♠K♠ All in
Cesar Ponce De Leon: K♥K♣

After a flop of 2♥3♣2♠ and the 3♦ turn, Sammer hit the K♦ river to score a double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cesar Ponce De Leon	200,000 200,000	200,000
Harald Sammer	Busted
Michel Molenaar	Busted

Tags: Cesar Ponce De Leon Harald Sammer Michel Molenaar

04-04-2026 16:22 UTC+2

Tice Caught Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A pot of around 35,000 had brewed between Landon Tice and Maksym Mamon. The board read 3♥3♠7♣3♣ and Mamon bet 16,000, leaving 31,000 behind. Tice called.

The 4♠ completed the board, and Mamon checked. Tice was the bigger stack by around 20,000 and shoved to put Mamon to the test.

Mamon thought for an age, using up five of his time banks. He ended up putting in calling chips, and Tice revealed A♣5♣ for a bluff. Mamon showed his J♣J♠ and took the pot thanks to his full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksym Mamon	130,000
Landon Tice	20,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Landon Tice Maksym Mamon

04-04-2026 16:10 UTC+2

Hu Folds Out Obst

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was caught on the K♦7♥4♠ flop, with around 11,000 in the middle in the three-bet pot between James Obst and Weijiang Hu.

Obst, in middle position, checked. Hu, on the button, bet 5,000. Obst made it 12,500 and Hu called.

Obst fired out another 19,000 on the A♠ turn, with Hu sticking around to see the Q♠ river. Obst quickly check-folded when Hu slid chips forward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weijiang Hu	120,000 120,000	120,000
James Obst	30,000

Tags: James Obst Weijiang Hu