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2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Double Through McBrearty

Level 25: 7/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 40,000-80,000/80,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 Darren McBrearty raised to 225,000 and then called the all-in from the big blind for 510,000. Big Blind: [Ah] [Jc] [Th] [Td] Darren McBrearty: [Kh] [Ks] [8c] [2d] The [9s]...

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2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Updated Counts for the Final Table

Level 25: 7/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 40,000-80,000/80,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 As of now, there will be 14 hands played every level and the updated counts of the final seven players are as follows with the blinds now up to 40,000-80,000...

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2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Ott-Kaarli Toome Eliminated in 7th Place (€6,910)

[caption id="attachment_48765" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Ott-Kaarli Toome[/caption] Level 30: 100,000/250,000/250,000 Entries: 6/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 Ott-Kaarli Toome moved all in for 705,000, and was called by Sugendran Singh and Alessandro Giombetti. Singh and Giombetti checked down the [As][9s][6c][2c][6h] runout, and Giombetti's...

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2 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Crawford Doubles Through O’Carroll

Level 10: 1k/2.5k (2.5k) Entries: 66/175 Annette O'Carroll raised it up to 8,000 from the lojack, and was called by Peggy Crawford, who was all in for less. Crawford: [jc][7d] O'Carrol: [as][qc] The first four streets fell [9c][5d][2h]  [4h], but...

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2 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Star-Spangled Field

Level 6: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 131/156 Prize Pool: €149,720 There are some legendary names in the tournament. To name a few, UK poker legend Ian Frazer, 2016 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event winner Jan Bendik, Norwegian Poker Championship organizer Frode...

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2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Kings for Singh

[caption id="attachment_46076" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Sugendran Singh[/caption] Level 30: 100,000/250,000/250,000 Entries: 7/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 Ott-Kaarli Toome jammed from the small blind, and Sugendran Singh snap-called for his 1,215,000 stack in the big blind. Sugendran Singh: [Kh][Kc] Ott-Kaarli Toome: [7c][6h] Singh...

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2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Guido And Hoang Eliminated to Set Up Final Table

[caption id="attachment_48693" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Antonio Guido[/caption] Level 25: 7/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 40,000-80,000/80,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 On both tables at the same time and while floor staff was monitoring soft hand-for-hand play, there was an all-in and call. Mitchell Hynam...

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2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Urban Left with Crumbs

[caption id="attachment_48764" align="alignnone" width="1250"] David Urban[/caption] Level 30: 100,000/250,000/250,000 Entries: 7/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 David Urban moved all in for 3,000,000, and was looked up by Alessandro Giombetti, who had slightly less. Alessandro Giombetti: [As][Kd] David Urban: [Ad][Qs] Urban was...

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2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Another Short Stack Double

Level 24: 9/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 With the flop showing [Kc] [Jh] [7h], Matteo Fritz in the big blind checked and Jack Hardcastle potted for 390,000 to force a fold. One hand later, Fritz raised the...

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2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Full House over Flush for Durkan

[caption id="attachment_48766" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Andrew Durkan[/caption] Level 30: 100,000/250,000/250,000 Entries: 7/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 With 2,800,000 in the middle on a board of [8s][7c][6s][Th][6d], Alexander Tennback led out with a bet of 600,000, and called a jam from Andrew Durkan...