Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship Day 4 | 2026 WSOP Europe

04-09-2026 02:00 UTC+2

Tichacek Sends Can Home

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Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Giovanni Zanette opened under the gun with A♥3♥, raising to 240,000. Right next to him, Adem Can shoved all in for 580,000 with A♠6♦. Action folded to Jan Tichacek in the cutoff, who held A♣Q♦ and four-bet to 1,200,000. Zanette folded, sending the hand to showdown.

The board ran 2♦J♥10♦3♦Q♥, giving Tichacek top pair and eliminating Can from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Tichacek	6,900,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Giovanni Zanette	3,700,000 300,000	300,000
Adem Can	Busted

Tags: Adem Can Giovanni Zanette Jan Tichacek

04-09-2026 01:57 UTC+2

Zhu Forces Fold from Koevesdi

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

With 660,000 in the pot, the flop came A♣9♣6♣. Peter Koevesdi, in the big blind with 10♠9♠, checked to Hengtao Zhu under the gun holding 6♥6♦. Zhu bet 200,000, and Koevesdi called.

The turn brought 5♥, and Koevesdi checked again. Zhu fired 700,000, and Koevesdi folded, letting Zhu take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	14,000,000

Peter Koevesdi	8,100,000 1,790,000	1,790,000

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Peter Koevesdi

04-09-2026 01:51 UTC+2

Tichacek Crushes Can with Flush

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Adem Can opened from the hijack with A♥K♥, raising to 240,000. On the button, Jan Tichacek held A♠A♦ and three-bet to 750,000. Can shoved his 3,300,000 stack, and Tichacek snap-called.

The board ran 10♦Q♠6♦Q♦K♦, giving Tichacek top two pair and a flush, leaving Can with crumbs

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Tichacek	5,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Adem Can	580,000 3,220,000	3,220,000

Tags: Adem Can Jan Tichacek

04-09-2026 01:47 UTC+2

More for Sheils

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The action was caught on the turn, with 1,675,000 in the pot on the 8♠10♥4♥3♦ board.

Benjamin Chalot checked in the big blind, and called Brandon Sheils' of 1,200,000.

The 4♠ completed the board and Chalot checked again. Sheils used a timebank, before putting Chalot all-in for his last 3,500,000. Chalot decided to surrender after using up a few time banks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	14,200,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Benjamin Chalot	3,500,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Benjamin Chalot Brandon Sheils'

04-09-2026 01:45 UTC+2

Wang Doubles Through Zanette

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Yuhan Wang opened from the cutoff with 8♥8♦, raising to 240,000. Action folded to Giovanni Zanette on the button, who held 7♠7♥ and three-bet to 610,000. Wang shoved his 1,900,000 stack, and Zanette snap-called, sending the hand to showdown.

The board ran J♣10♦2♥2♣6♣, giving Wang a crucial double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhan Wang	4,000,000 1,830,000	1,830,000

Giovanni Zanette	4,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Yuhan Wang

04-09-2026 01:45 UTC+2

Sheils Guns for Guimaraens

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Brandon Sheils opened to 250,000 from middle position and was called by Antonio Guimaraens from the big blind.

Guimaraens check-called bets of 275,000 and 775,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read A♣J♦10♠5♠K♦.

Guimaraens, with around 1,700,000, checked. Sheils put in a stack of T-500,000 chips, which pushed his opponent out of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	11,900,000
Antonio Guimaraens	1,725,000

Tags: Antonio Guimaraens Brandon Sheils

04-09-2026 01:40 UTC+2

Kudzmanas Crushes Velasevic on the Turn

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Danilo Velasevic in the hijack, who shoved his last 480,000 with Q♣4♣. Marius Kudzmanas on the button called with Q♠10♠, and Giovanni Zanette in the big blind also called holding 6♥6♦.

The flop came 10♦K♠3♥. Kudzmanas bet 300,000 after Zanette checked, and Zanette folded, sending the hand to showdown.

The 10♥ on the turn gave Kudzmanas a set, leaving Velasevic with no chance to improve. The 9♠ river was just a formality, and Velasevic was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	6,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Giovanni Zanette	5,900,000 600,000	600,000
Danilo Velasevic	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Giovanni Zanette Marius Kudzmanas

04-09-2026 01:33 UTC+2

Eychenne Sends Abdelmalek to the Rail

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Thomas Eychenne kicked things off with a raise to 275,000 from the button. Rabah Ait Abdelmalek in the small blind moved all in for 780,000, and Eychenne made the call, sending the cards on their backs.

Rabah Ait Abdelmalek: A♥7♠ All in
Thomas Eychenne: A♣Q♣

The board ran out K♣5♠8♣J♥10♦, giving Eychenne a straight and leaving Abdelmalek with no help. Abdelmalek was eliminated while Eychenne added more chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	5,720,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Rabah Ait Abdelmalek	Busted

Tags: Rabah Ait Abdelmalek Thomas Eychenne

04-09-2026 01:30 UTC+2

Panagiotidis Isn't Rigby; Gives Up with Three-High

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Vasileios Panagiotidis limped in from the small blind and Maksym Mamon checked his option in the big blind.

Mamon called bets of 240,000 and 800,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read A♦5♦9♣J♥10♦. Action then checked through to showdown.

Panagiotidis' halted his bluff with the dirty diaper 3♣2♠, losing out to Ax5♥, which was good for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Panagiotidis	7,400,000 1,355,000	1,355,000
Maksym Mamon	4,670,000 980,000	980,000

Tags: Antonio Guimaraens Vasileios Panagiotidis

04-09-2026 01:28 UTC+2

Kudzmanas Turns on the Pressure

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Sava Krink

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sonny Franco opened from the cutoff with 9♥9♣. Action folded to Marius Kudzmanas in the big blind, who called with 7♦4♦.

The flop came 2♦4♣4♥. Kudzmanas checked, Franco bet 150,000, and Kudzmanas raised to 500,000. Franco called and saw the A♠ turn.

Kudzmanas bet 550,000, and Franco called again.

The river brought the 3♠, and Kudzmanas fired 1,600,000, forcing a snap-fold from Franco.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	4,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Sonny Franco	4,000,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Sonny Franco