Fausto Tantillo raised from the hijack before Giovanni Zanette three-bet to 275,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Tantillo, who moved all in for around 650,000. Zanette called.
Fausto Tantillo: A♣Q♦
Giovanni Zanette: A♦Q♣
Both players were expecting a chop until the 8♦4♦3♦ flop had Zanette freerolling with his flush draw. The 6♦ turn completed his flush to seal the checkmark, and send out Tantillo ahead of the 7♠ river.
Elsewhere, Bogdan Jontulovic and Vladislav Donchev had also been eliminated.
The pot was around 240,000, and the flop came 6♣4♣K♦. Onur Gizir, under the gun, led out for 90,000, and Dragoljub Martinovic called on the button.
The 4♥ on the turn saw Gizir check, and Martinovic took his time, using three time bank cards before betting 150,000. Gizir called to see the 3♥ river.
Gizir checked again, and Martinovic went deep into the tank once more, using two more time bank cards before checking back. Gizir showed A♣9♦ for ace-high, and it was enough as Martinovic’s hand went into the muck.
“I swear I would have snap-called if he would have bet anything,” Gizir said after, claiming he was already suspecting the bluff.
Marc Delimal raised from under the gun before Thiago Teles three-bet to 240,000 from the big blind. Delimal four-bet jammed as the bigger stack, and Teles called off his stack of around 800,000.
Thiago Teles: A♣A♠
Marc Delimal : 10♠10♥
Delimal found his two-outer on the 10♣8♠3♣ flop to take the lead. The aces failed to catch up on the 5♥ turn and Q♥ river, sending Teles to the rail.
On another table, Jiaming Zhao was also eliminated.
Benjamin Chalot raised from under the gun and quickly called when Luc Lafontaine moved all in for 325,000 from the cutoff.
Luc Lafontaine: J♣J♥
Benjamin Chalot: A♣K♦
Lafontaine remained ahead on the 10♠2♠7♣ flop but Chalot paired up on the K♥ turn to take the lead. The 9♣ river completed the board and Lafontaine bowed out in 84th place.
Brandon Sheils opened from under the gun to 80,000. Nikolay Bibov in late position three-bet to 205,000, and Diogo Duarte in the small blind came over the top to 420,000. Sheils stepped aside, and Bibov moved all in, with Duarte making a quick call.
Nikolay Bibov: K♥K♣
Diogo Duarte: A♦K♦
The flop came 3♠8♥A♥, giving Duarte the lead with top pair, and Bibov was already getting ready to leave the table with just one out left.
But the K♠ on the turn changed everything, bringing him right back into the hand. The 10♦ on the river was just a formality, and Bibov secured the double up.
The 2026 World Series of Poker Europe €5,300 Main Event NLH European Championship returns to King’s Casino in Hilton Prague for Day 4. After a long and intense Day 3, 85 of the 356 players who started yesterday are back at the tables, all aiming to move closer to the final table and the €2,000,000 first-place prize.
Rokas Asipauskas leads the field with 6,000,000 in chips after climbing steadily throughout Day 3. The Lithuanian started the day fifth in chips but worked his way to the top, winning key hands and holding up in big spots. When he realized he was chip leader, he asked the people around his table: “Do you like that?” and then smiled: “Three more days of chip leading and we are good, right?”
Giovanni Zanette follows with 5,715,000, Werner Lootsma sits at 5,300,000, and Jack Loraine rounds out the top four with 5,290,000.
2026 WSOPE Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Rokas Asipauskas
Lithuania
6,000,000
150
2
Giovanni Zanette
South Africa
5,715,000
143
3
Werner Lootsma
Netherlands
5,300,000
133
4
Jack Loraine
United Kingdom
5,290,000
132
5
Johan Espholm
Denmark
4,315,000
108
6
Chris Hunichen
United States
4,050,000
101
7
Sondre Stormyr
Norway
4,020,000
101
8
Roberto Romanello
United Kingdom
3,830,000
96
9
Safwane Bahri
France
3,720,000
93
10
Sonny Franco
France
3,680,000
92
Yesterday saw key hands shaping the leaderboard, including Jack Loraine eliminating Day 2 chip leader Daniel Rezaei with aces, proving how crucial timing and big hands can be in the late stages of the event.
Annette Oberstad
Returning to the live tournament scene after a long break, Annette Obrestad has already made her mark. The 2007 WSOPE Main Event champion, who won the bracelet at just 18 years old to become the youngest WSOP bracelet winner ever, bagged 1,025,000 in chips yesterday and is ready to continue her deep run today.
Other notable stacks still in play include Chris Hunichen with 4,050,000, Triple-Crown winner Roberto Romanello with 3,830,000, Shiina Okamoto with 3,130,000, Josh Arieh with 2,350,000, and Thomas Eychenne holding 1,640,000.
Day 3 also featured dramatic moments, including Martin Kabrhel surviving a hand with just 2.2 big blinds, using all 18 of his time bank cards in a single ten-minute hand before doubling up.
Martin Kabrhel
All remaining players are guaranteed at least €18,000, with the next pay jump to €20,200 when 79 players remain. Day 4 will see six levels played before the dinner break, with blinds starting at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€ 2,000,000
12–15
€ 75,000
2
€ 1,200,000
16–23
€ 60,000
3
€ 800,000
24–31
€ 50,000
4
€ 575,000
32–39
€ 40,000
5
€ 425,000
40–47
€ 35,000
6
€ 320,000
48–55
€ 30,000
7
€ 245,000
56–63
€ 25,000
8
€ 185,000
64–71
€ 22,500
9
€ 140,000
72–79
€ 20,200
10–11
€ 100,000
80–85
€ 18,000
The stage is set, the stacks are ready, and the fight for the final table resumes today. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates from the 2026 WSOPE Main Event.
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