Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship Day 2 | 2026 WSOP Europe

04-06-2026 19:40 UTC+2

No WSOP/WSOPE Main Event Double for Mizrachi

Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Moments after Jungleman’s elimination, it was Michael Mizrachi’s turn to go all in on the main feature table. After Robert Heidorn opened from under the gun, the 2025 WSOP Main Event champion three-bet jammed for 49,000 from the hijack and was called by Heidorn.

Michael Mizrachi: 9♦9♣ All in
Robert Heidorn: K♣Q♠

"The Grinder" was on his way to double up with a J♣8♦8♥ flop, but the Q♦ turn put Heidorn in the lead. The 4♠ river completed the board and Mizrachi was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Heidorn	217,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Mizrachi	Busted

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Robert Heidorn

04-06-2026 19:27 UTC+2

Mulders Getting All the Chips; Clear Chip Leader

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Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Viacheslav Kharchenko opened to 15,000 from the button and Daan Mulders called from the small blind.

Mulders check-raised to 35,000 over a bet of 15,000 on the J♠J♣5♦ flop. Kharchenko jammed for around 100,000 and was snap-called.

Viacheslav Kharchenko: A♠5♥ All in
Daan Mulders: Q♠J♦

Mulders had Kharchenko in rough shape, and had him out of the door after the Q♦ turn and 6♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daan Mulders	1,350,000 320,000	320,000
Viacheslav Kharchenko	Busted

Tags: Daan Mulders Viacheslav Kharchenko

04-06-2026 17:52 UTC+2

Bahri Cracks Zerjav's Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Blaz Zerjav in middle position ended up moving all-in for approximately 90,000 against Safwane Bahri in the blinds.

Blaz Zerjav: K♣K♥ All in
Safwane Bahri: Q♠Q♥

Bahri flopped a set on 7♣Q♦9♥3♠7♥ to crack Zerjav's kings and send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Safwane Bahri	475,000 387,000	387,000
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Safwane Bahri

04-06-2026 17:12 UTC+2

Vaitiekunas Busts Schulze in Huge Flip

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Calum Grant

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sebastian Schulze, the 23rd place finisher in the 2025 WSOP Main Event, opened to 8,000 from the hijack. David Mzareulov called from the cutoff before Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Schulze used a time bank before moving all-in for around 340,0000. Mzareulov folded but Vaitiekunas snap-called as the slighly bigger stack.

Sebastian Schulze: 10♥10♣ All in
Paulius Vaitiekunas: A♣K♦

The pot was worth almost 700,000 and Schulze had one hand on it after the J♣7♦5♠ flop. However, the A♠ turn gave Vaitiekunas the lead and Schulze's exit was confirmed after the 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulius Vaitiekunas	730,000 272,000	272,000

Sebastian Schulze	Busted

Tags: David Mzareulov Paulius Vaitiekunas Sebastian Schulze

04-06-2026 15:39 UTC+2

Whitehouse's Journey Comes to an End

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

PokerNews' Brad Whitehouse Main Event run has come to end, getting rivered in a pot close to 490,000.

The under the gun player raised to 8,000 from under the gun. Whitehouse and Yevhen Korynetskyi called before the small blind shoved for 31,000. He was called in all three spots.

It checked to Whitehouse on the 10♥7♥6♠ flop, and he bet 40,000. Korynetskyi shoved as the big stack, folding out the original raiser. Whitehouse, who started the hand with 210,000, pondered his options before calling for his tournament life.

Under-the-gun: K♠Q♠ All in
Brad Whitehouse: A♥J♥ All in
Yevhen Korynetskyi: 10♣9♣

Whitehouse had a nut-flush draw and overcards to hit to stay alive. The J♠ turn gave him the lead to become one of the chip leaders in the room, but the 8♣ fell on the river to give Korynetskyi the straight for the checkmark and double KO.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevhen Korynetskyi	675,000 527,500	527,500
Brad Whitehouse	Busted

Tags: Brad Whitehouse Yevhen Korynetskyi

04-06-2026 15:30 UTC+2

Moncek's Twelfth Bullet Comes to an End

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Moncek was on his twelfth and final bullet of the €5,300 WSOPE Main Event when he found himself all in and at risk for around 75,000 against Day 1a chip leader Aliaksei Boika.

Michael Moncek: A♦A♥ All in
Aliaksei Boika: Q♣Q♠

Moncek was miles ahead, and left Boika needing to go runner-runner after making a set on the A♣10♣4♦ flop. The 6♣ turn gave Boika some hope with a flush draw, which came in when the 3♣ completed the board.

Moncek has used all of his reentries in the registration period, and will no longer be a competitor in the biggest WSOP Europe Main Event in history.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksei Boika	660,000 166,500	166,500

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Michael Moncek

04-06-2026 15:00 UTC+2

Day 2 on Stream

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

04-06-2026 14:51 UTC+2

Ensan Clipped by Cvetkovic

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Calum Grant

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Hossein Ensan limped in from the small blind before Nenad Cvetkovic made it 10,000 from the big blind. Ensan jammed for 54,000, and after some thinking time, Cvetkovic called off his stack of 44,500.

Nenad Cvetkovic: K♦J♣ All in
Hossein Ensan: A♥K♠

Ensan's trap worked perfectly until Cvetkovic paired up on the J♠10♥3♣ flop. The K♣ turn kepy Cvetkovic ahead and he doubled up after the 9♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Cvetkovic	93,000 25,500	25,500
Hossein Ensan	9,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: Hossein Ensan Nenad Cvetkovic

04-06-2026 13:54 UTC+2

Even a Blind Pig Finds a Truffle Once in a While

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Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

PokerNews Senior Live Events & Digital Executive Brad Whitehouse has made a strong start to the day, eliminating 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Simone Andrian.

Action folded to the former champion in the small blind, and he shoved for around 37,000. Whitehouse called from the big blind and the cards were tabled.

Simone Andrian: Ax7x All in
Brad Whitehouse: QxJx

Whitehouse paired his queen on the runout, while Andrian failed to connect and was sent to the rail.

Whitehouse has a modest $5,630 in recorded live tournament earnings, just edging past the buy-in for the Main Event. He also has two recorded tournament wins, one in a £30 event in the UK and another in Estonia in a PLO 4/5/6 tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Whitehouse	265,000 81,500	81,500
Simone Andrian	Busted

Tags: Brad Whitehouse Simone Andrian

04-06-2026 13:22 UTC+2

Defending Champion Out and In Again

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♣7♣Q♦ with 26,500 already in the pot, Thomas Santerne on the button bet 26,000, Daniel Pidun under the gun moved all-in for 59,000 and Santerne snap-called.

Daniel Pidun: K♦Q♥ All in
Thomas Santerne: A♦Q♣

Both players flopped top pair, but Santerne had a better kicker and the situation remained unchanged with the 5♥9♣ runout.

Pidun was eliminated but immediately re-entered.