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

04-06-2026 22:52 UTC+2

Vallet-Barcelo Folds Top Pair

Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stefan Nemetz in the hijack raised to 12,000 and faced Francisco Vallet-Barcelo who called from the small blind.

Nemetz continued for 13,000 on the J♠9♦6♠ flop and Vallet-Barcelo check-called. He checked the 10♥ turn as well before Nemetz fired a second barrel to 45,000.

Vallet-Barcelo looked at his cards and folded A♠J♥ face up. He then asked Nemetz if he had a better hand, but Nemetz didn't want to answer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rokas Asipauskas	1,300,000 291,000	291,000

Stefan Nemetz	220,000 60,000	60,000
Francisco Vallet-Barcelo	170,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Francisco Vallet-Barcelo Stefan Nemetz

04-06-2026 22:50 UTC+2

A Sets Good on a Scary Board

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Marc Delimal called from the cutoff.

Eychenne continued for 15,000 on the 7♦6♠5♣ flop, and was called. Eychenne then check-called for 30,000 on the 8♥ turn. The J♣ river checked through to showdown.

Eychenne tabled 5♥5♠ for a set of fives, and Delimal mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	1,500,000 350,000	350,000

Marc Delimal	525,000 222,000	222,000

Tags: Marc Delimal Thomas Eychenne

04-06-2026 22:45 UTC+2

WSOP Main Event Returns to ESPN

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

For the first time since 2020, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is returning to ESPN.

The WSOP confirmed a historic multi-year agreement with the network, which broadcast poker's most prestigious tournament from 1988-2020.

The announcement puts an end to weeks of speculation following the release of the 2026 WSOP schedule, which hinted at a major shake-up to the tournament structure.

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04-06-2026 22:30 UTC+2

Burtin to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Oskar Massesson opened to 12,000 from under the gun. Kirill Burtin in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 18,000 and Massesson called.

Kirill Burtin: A♣J♣ All in
Oskar Massesson: K♠Q♣

After a flop of 7♣2♦2♠, the K♥10♠ runout dashed Burtin's hopes and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oskar Massesson	490,000 18,000	18,000
Kirill Burtin	Busted

Tags: Kirill Burtin Oskar Massesson

04-06-2026 22:20 UTC+2

Rudelitz Doubles with Jacks

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gilles Simon raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Grzegorz Popiolek on the button three-bet to 31,000. Enrico Rudelitz in the small blind four-bet all-in for 49,000 and made Simon fold, but Popiolek snap-called.

Enrico Rudelitz: J♠J♦ All in
Grzegorz Popiolek: A♣10♠

The dealer fanned a board of K♥3♠5♥2♣10♥ and Rudelitz doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gilles Simon	740,000 40,000	40,000

Grzegorz Popiolek	210,000 50,000	50,000
Enrico Rudelitz	119,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Gilles Simon Grzegorz Popiolek Enrico Rudelitz

04-06-2026 22:17 UTC+2

Can Kade Get Aces to Fold with River Jam?

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Vanessa Kade opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and called when Fausto Tantillo made it 35,000 from the button.

Kade check-called bets of 27,000 and 125,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read 7♠Q♠J♦4♦Q♦.

Kade then jammed for just under 300,000, sending Tantillo into the tank. The Italian covered Kade, and mulled over his options for more than a minute, passing the dealer to time banks as the camera crew rushed to the table.

Eventually, Tantillo made up his mind, putting a stack of yellow T-5,000 chips into the middle.

Kade was caught bluffing, as her 10♠9♠ missed failed to make it's straight or flush draw. Tantillo turned over A♦A♥ for aces and queens to take the pot, and score the bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	980,000 535,000	535,000
Vanessa Kade	Busted

Tags: Fausto Tantillo Vanessa Kade

04-06-2026 22:12 UTC+2

Kim Busts Blind on Blind

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was caught with cards on their back. Dohyeok Kim was all in for 56,000 from the small blind, and at risk to Simon Levy, who was in the big blind.

Dohyeok Kim: K♣6♣ All in
Simon Levy: A♣7♣

Kim failed to connect on the Q♣8♠3♣Q♠4♠ runout and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Levy	700,000 55,000	55,000
Dohyeok Kim	Busted

Tags: Dohyeok Kim Simon Levy

04-06-2026 22:09 UTC+2

Bohlman's Pot Bet Gets Da to Fold Two Pair

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Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Scott Bohlman opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Peter Da called from the button.

It checked through to the river for the board to read A♠9♠7♠2♠2♥. Bohlman bet 40,000 into a pot of 39,000.

Da immediately jerked himself backwards, letting out a loud sigh.

"I flopped very good," Da said, as he burned through some time banks. "I don't believe you have a flush. I beat ace-king and ace-queen.

In the end, Da flashed his A♦9♦ and sent it into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Da	393,000 12,000	12,000
Scott Bohlman	173,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Peter Da Scott Bohlman

04-06-2026 21:50 UTC+2

Eychenne Cracks Aces to Take a Million-Chip Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

"You just missed it," Manig Loeser told PokerNews while Thomas Eychenne to his left was dragging a massive a pot.

The Frenchman was kind enough to explain that Panagiotis Christou opened from early position and that he three-bet to 42,000 from the cutoff. Christou four-bet to 112,000 and Eychenne five-bet to 182,000. Christou then moved all-in for approximately 440,000 and Eychenne called.

Thomas Eychenne: K♦Kx All in
Panagiotis Christou: A♦Ax

After a flop of 8x6x5x with two diamonds, the 3♦ turn gave both players a flush draw. Eychenne was only looking for a king and found one on the Kx river to eliminate Christou and become one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	1,150,000 524,000	524,000

Panagiotis Christou	Busted

Tags: Manig Loeser Panagiotis Christou Thomas Eychenne

04-06-2026 21:41 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Olechnowicz	1,204,000 577,000	577,000
Daan Mulders	1,030,000 320,000	320,000
Luka Sorainen	1,020,000 327,000	327,000
Rokas Asipauskas	1,009,000 280,000	280,000

Jan-Henrik Westerhoff	997,000 54,000	54,000
Eimantas Adomavicius	974,000 251,000	251,000
Yuhan Wang	966,000 187,000	187,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	958,000 180,000	180,000

Biao Ding	935,000 203,000	203,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos	931,000 280,000	280,000
Thomas Santerne	880,000 320,000	320,000
Giovanni Zanette	875,000 396,000	396,000
Yuliyan Kolev	864,000 76,000	76,000

Shiina Okamoto	860,000 20,000	20,000

Daniel Moran	859,000 460,000	460,000
Egor Sukhov	850,000 164,000	164,000
Xu Hang	845,000 309,000	309,000
Alex Anton	832,000 331,000	331,000
Iegor Zarev	830,000 249,000	249,000
Andrea Crobu	829,000 133,000	133,000
Alexandre Reard	806,000 320,000	320,000

Gabriele Guerrini	804,000 109,000	109,000
Chris Hunichen	770,000 130,000	130,000

Mengshi Tian	753,000 753,000	753,000
Marc Delimal	747,000 18,000	18,000

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