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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

O’Brien Eliminated by Karadimos

[caption id="attachment_53957" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] James O'Brien[/caption] Level 35: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 17/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Darren McBrearty raised to 1,300,000 on the button and Petros Karadimos called in the small blind. James O'Brien pushed for 6,525,000 in the big blind...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Mitchell Jones Eliminated in 6th Place (€4,242)

[caption id="attachment_30621" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Mitchell Jones[/caption] Level 26: 50,000/100,000/100,000 Entries: 5/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Vegard Ropstad moved all-in for 1,320,000 from the cutoff, and was looked up by Mitchell Jones, who put himself at risk. Mitchell Jones: [Qc][Qs] Vegard Ropstad:...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Mark McNabb Eliminated in 7th Place (€3,300)

[caption id="attachment_53492" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mark McNabb[/caption] Level 25: 40,000/80,000/80,000 Entries: 6/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Mark McNabb jammed from the small blind for around 450,000, and was looked up by Manfred Gunther in the big blind. Mark McNabb: [Jh][Js] Manfred Gunther:...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Ingason Knocked Out by Penly

[caption id="attachment_53955" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Ornolfur Ingason[/caption] Level 35: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 18/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 David Penly raised to 1,000,000 and then called when Ornolfur Ingason pushed all-in for around 3.2 million. Ornolfur Ingason: [5s] [5d] David Penly: [Ah] [Qs]...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Dickinson Takes Out Newton

Level 17: 6k/12k (12k) Entries: 32/131 Haydn Dickinson and Harry Newton got the chips in the middle, with Newton at risk. Newton: [8c][4h] Dickinson: [js][5h] The board ran out [ad][4d][3h]  [2d]  [kc], and Dickinson made a wheel on the end,...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Gonzalez Garcia Eliminated by Pietsch

[caption id="attachment_53959" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Daniel Gonzalez Garcia[/caption] Level 35: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 19/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Daniel Gonzalez Garcia pushed all-in for what appeared to be around 2,325,000 and Thomas Pietsch went all-in over the top from the cutoff. Daniel...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Kings Meet With Kings

Level 35: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 20/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Petros Karadimos raised to 1,000,000 and David Penly three-bet big to 3,750,000 in the cutoff. Thomas Pietsch then asked for the sizing before he pushed all-in from the big blind, forcing...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Action Stations!

[caption id="attachment_50100" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Marcus Hallabro[/caption] Level 16: 5k/10k (10k) Entries: 48/131 The chips are flying like nobody's business, and it's almost impossible to keep on top of the action. You can only pick a table with a short stack...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Gerard Mooney Eliminated in 8th Place (€2,680)

Level 25: 40,000/80,000/80,000 Entries: 7/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Gerard Mooney was all-in for 270,000, and was looked up reluctantly by Thierry Van den Berg in the big blind. Gerard Mooney: [Qh][8h] Thierry Van den Berg: [Tc][4h] Mooney was ahead, but...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Action Resumes After Dinner

Level 35: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 20/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 The remaining 20 players are back in their seats and the action has recommenced with the following updated counts during the last break. Seat Table 1 Chip Count 1 Juan Maceiras...