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

04-09-2026 20:06 UTC+2

Maksym Mamon Eliminated in 16th Place (€60,000)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hengtao Zhu raised to 500,000 from early position. Maksym Mamon in the small blind three-bet all-in for 6,100,000 and Zhu called.

Maksym Mamon: A♣J♣ All in
Hengtao Zhu: A♠K♠

Zhu kept the lead all the way through a board of 8♠4♦2♣2♠6♦ and sent Mamon to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	31,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Maksym Mamon	Busted

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Maksym Mamon

04-09-2026 20:06 UTC+2

Sheils Gets a Big Double

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Brandon Sheils opened to 500,000 from early position and Lazare Kalebashvili called from the big blind.

On the 9♦8♦3♣ flop, Kalebashvili check-raised to 1,400,000 over a bet of 550,000. Sheils clicked it back to 2,300,000 and snap-called when Kalebashvili jammed as the bigger stack.

Brandon Sheils: A♠A♣ All in
Lazare Kalebashvili: A♦9♥

Sheils was miles ahead for the 13,975,000 pot and his aces held out on the 10♣J♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	13,975,000 7,475,000	7,475,000
Lazare Kalebashvili	12,000,000 6,925,000	6,925,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Lazare Kalebashvili

04-09-2026 19:41 UTC+2

Nyholm Hits a Lucky River to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Maksym Mamon in the cutoff raised to 500,000. Joona Nyholm in the small blind three-bet all-in for 2,100,000. Hengtao Zhu in the big blind folded and Mamon called.

Joona Nyholm: Q♥J♥ All in
Maksym Mamon: 9♠9♥

Nyholm was "at risk of elimination" but managed to win the flip thanks to a lucky river on 8♣A♠6♠A♥J♦ and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	27,000,000 25,000	25,000

Maksym Mamon	10,000,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Joona Nyholm	4,700,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Joona Nyholm Maksym Mamon

04-09-2026 19:33 UTC+2

Eychenne Doubles with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

With only 1,600,000, Thomas Eychenne shoved all-in from the cutoff and was called by Joona Nyholm in the big blind.

Thomas Eychenne: A♠A♥ All in
Joona Nyholm: J♠9♥

Eychenne hit a full house on 4♠10♥A♦9♣9♠ to easily secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	3,500,000 1,950,000	1,950,000

Joona Nyholm	2,100,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Joona Nyholm Thomas Eychenne

04-09-2026 19:19 UTC+2

Sheils Five-Bet Jams Ace-Five

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Lazare Kalebashvili opened to 500,000 from the hijack before Brandon Sheils three-bet to 1,500,000 from the button. Kalebashvili four-bet to 3,000,000 and snap-called for his stack of 9,200,000 when Sheils moved all in as the bigger stack.

Lazare Kalebashvili: J♦J♣ All in
Brandon Sheils: A♠5♠

Sheils had three outs to bust Kalebashvili but the jacks held on the 10♠7♦9♦9♠7♥ runout to scoop the 18,925,000 chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lazare Kalebashvili	18,925,000 10,775,000	10,775,000
Brandon Sheils	6,500,000 9,800,000	9,800,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Lazare Kalebashvili

04-09-2026 19:11 UTC+2

Good Fold by Asipauskas with a Set

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Maksym Mamon under the gun opened to 550,000 and was called by both Rokas Asipauskas in the cutoff and Thomas Eychenne in the big blind.

Mamon continued for 800,000 on 10♥6♦J♠. Asipauskas called but Eychenne check-folded A♥10♦.

Mamon fired a second barrel to 2,500,000 on the K♥ turn and Asipauskas called again to find the 8♣ river where Mamon bet 4,500,000.

Asipauskas went deep into the tank and after more than two minutes, he folded 10♠10♣. It was a good fold as Mamon had Q♠9♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksym Mamon	13,000,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Rokas Asipauskas	9,800,000 3,575,000	3,575,000

Thomas Eychenne	1,700,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Maksym Mamon Rokas Asipauskas Thomas Eychenne

04-09-2026 18:42 UTC+2

Giovanni Zanette Eliminated in 17th Place (€60,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Giovanni Zanette jammed for 3,800,000 from the button. Marius Kudzmanas in the small blind raised all-in for 13,000,000 and the big blind folded.

Giovanni Zanette: K♠Q♣ All in
Marius Kudzmanas: 10♦10♣

Zanette was on his way to double up thanks to a flop of A♦3♥K♥, but the 10♥ turn gave Kudzmanas a set. The 8♥ river changed nothing and Zanette was eliminated.

The clock was stopped after this hand to do the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	18,000,000 9,900,000	9,900,000

Giovanni Zanette	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Zanette Marius Kudzmanas

04-09-2026 18:34 UTC+2

Benjamin Chalot Eliminated in 18th Place (€60,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Benjamin Chalot in the hijack raised to 500,000. Brandon Sheils in the small blind three-bet all-in for 11,000,000, Thomas Eychenne in the big blind folded and Chalot called off his last 5,100,000.

Benjamin Chalot: J♠J♣ All in
Brandon Sheils: 10♠10♥

The 8♣9♣Q♠ flop opened a straight draw for both players, with the 10♣ turn completing Chalot's straight. It also gave Sheils a few more outs and the Q♦ river was one of them, giving him a full house and sending Chalot to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	16,000,000 4,775,000	4,775,000
Benjamin Chalot	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Chalot Brandon Sheils Thomas Eychenne

04-09-2026 18:07 UTC+2

Michael McNicholas Eliminated in 19th Place (€60,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Michael McNicholas raised to 400,000 from the button and called off the 2,400,000 more he had behind when Hengtao Zhu jammed from the big blind.

Michael McNicholas: 8♠8♣ All in
Hengtao Zhu: K♥6♥

McNicholas 10♦9♥8♦ made a set on the flop, but Zhu still had outs to the straight. The A♦ turn was a brick but the chip leader made his straight on the 7♠ river to secure the pot and bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	24,000,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Michael McNicholas	Busted

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Michael McNicholas

04-09-2026 17:35 UTC+2

Vasileios Panagiotidis Eliminated in 20th Place (€60,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 700,000 from the small blind and Vasileios Panagiotidis called from the big blind.

Panagiotidis called a bet of 400,000 on the A♣10♥9♦ flop, bringing in the 8♣ turn, Hunichen sized up to 1,800,000 and snap-called when Panagiotidis jammed for 5,100,000.

Vasileios Panagiotidis: A♥8♥ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♦10♣

Both players had aces up, but Hunichen's aces and tens were in front.

The 9♣ river failed to save the Greek, and he was eliminated in 20th place.