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

04-08-2026 17:53 UTC+2

Delimal Wins Blind Battle with Trips

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Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a blind battle with around 430,000 already in the pot and the board showing 10♠J♣A♠10♦, Jan Tichacek bet 150,000 and Marc Delimal made the call.

When the 2♣ hit on the river, Tichacek fired again for 250,000, and Delimal made an easy call. Tichacek showed A♣K♣ for two pair, aces and tens, but Delimal tabled 10♣8♥ for trips tens, which was enough to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Tichacek	3,950,000 730,000	730,000
Marc Delimal	2,400,000 925,000	925,000

Tags: Jan Tichacek Marc Delimal

04-08-2026 17:47 UTC+2

Play Paused

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Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After Werner Lootsma was eliminated on one of the feature tables, play has been briefly paused to allow for table rebalancing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Werner Lootsma	Busted

04-08-2026 17:45 UTC+2

Romanello Runs Queens into Kings

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Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

On one of the first hands back from break, chip leader Hengtao Zhu opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Roberto Romanello then three-bet to 560,000 from the cutoff. Zhu responded by making it 1,200,000 and snap-called when Romanello jammed for around 3,000,000.

Roberto Romanello: Q♥Q♠ All in
Hengtao Zhu: K♠K♥

Romanello was crushed by the better pair, and the triple crown winner bowed out after failing to improve on the 10♣9♥6♥8♦9♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	14,000,000 3,150,000	3,150,000

Roberto Romanello	Busted

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Roberto Romanello

04-08-2026 17:33 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	10,850,000 750,000	750,000

Rokas Asipauskas	9,965,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Akihiro Konishi	6,790,000 210,000	210,000
Giovanni Zanette	6,395,000 880,000	880,000
Markus Bonus	6,195,000 3,240,000	3,240,000
Maksym Mamon	5,695,000 3,095,000	3,095,000
Sondre Stormyr	5,345,000 1,965,000	1,965,000
Thomas Hall	5,180,000 1,945,000	1,945,000

Sonny Franco	4,850,000 960,000	960,000
Stefan Dimitrov	4,685,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Jan Tichacek	4,680,000 845,000	845,000
Brandon Sheils	4,590,000 510,000	510,000
Nikolay Bibov	4,420,000 785,000	785,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	3,910,000 610,000	610,000
Joona Nyholm	3,720,000 435,000	435,000
Alexandre Bermon	3,695,000 205,000	205,000
Peter Koevesdi	3,660,000 2,295,000	2,295,000
Antonio Guimaraens	3,645,000 140,000	140,000
Michael McNicholas	3,645,000 820,000	820,000
Vasileios Panagiotidis	3,555,000 265,000	265,000
Annette Obrestad	3,485,000 1,715,000	1,715,000

Shiina Okamoto	3,365,000 2,130,000	2,130,000

Werner Lootsma	3,275,000 3,305,000	3,305,000
Benjamin Chalot	3,190,000 925,000	925,000
Jack Loraine	3,045,000 1,895,000	1,895,000

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Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

04-08-2026 17:19 UTC+2

Break Time

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

More than 50% of the Day 4 field has hit the rail, with 42 players remaining. The players have now been sent on a 15-minute break.

Here are some highlights from the last level of play:

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04-08-2026 17:15 UTC+2

Heidel's Had Enough

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Oliver Heidel raised from early position before Akihiro Konishi jammed as the big stack from the big blind. Heidel had around 1,220,000 and snap-called.

Oliver Heidel: 4♥4♣ All in
Akihiro Konishi: A♠J♥

Konishi paired up on the A♥6♠2♦ flop to take the lead, and secured the bust out after the 7♠ turn and 5♣ river.

Heidel departed from the table, with several players surprised at the hand he had decided to go with.

Steven Jones asked Konishi if the two had any history, but Konishi said they did not. The players also complimented Heidel's demeanor throughout the day, though some speculated it looked like he may have simply had enough.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akihiro Konishi	7,000,000 700,000	700,000
Oliver Heidel	Busted

Tags: Akihiro Konishi Oliver Heidel Steven Jones

04-08-2026 17:11 UTC+2

Medesan Pushes Wang Out of the Pot

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The board ran Q♠7♣K♥A♠ with about 750,000 in the pot and three players still in.

Yuhan Wang checked first from middle position, then Alain Medesan bet 140,000 from the hijack. Adem Can in the cutoff called, and action returned to Wang, who raised to 525,000. Medesan took a moment before shoving all in for 1,090,000. Can folded, leaving Wang to decide.

"You are fighting with the dragon," Medesan said.

After burning a few time bank cards, Wang let it go, showing A♥. Medesan shouted, "I have a set, a set of sevens," flashing his 7♠.