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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Dinner Break With 20 Remaining

Level 34: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 20/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Aleksandras Nagreckis pushed all-in for 3,875,000 in the hijack and Edoardo Danesi called on the button, Ahmed Abdella folded in the big blind and flashed the [As]. Aleksandras Nagreckis: [4d] [4c]...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Corvig Bids Farewell

[caption id="attachment_29902" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Sergiu Covrig[/caption] Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 22/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Short-stacked Sergiu Corvig (who won the Spraggy Mystery Bounty the other day) open-shoved for 900,000 UTG. Seated in the Small Blind, Thomas Pietsch was the...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Flush for Ropstad

[caption id="attachment_53484" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Vedar Ropstad[/caption] Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 10/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Vedar Ropstad was all-in for 485,000 and at risk against Kevin O'Hare. Vedar Ropstad: [Ac][8c] Kevin O'Hare: [9s][9d] Ropstad was in trouble with a single overcard,...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Finnegan Goes Out in Mega Pot

Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 22/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 The full board read [Td][2d][2h][3s][Ks] with just north of 10,000,000 in the middle. After a check from Joseph Finnegan on the river, Darren McBrearty forced his opponent all-in for roughly 5,500,000....

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Chow Goes Runner Runner to Bust El Belazi

[caption id="attachment_53598" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Aussie El Belazi[/caption] Level 34: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 23/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Aussie El Belazi had previously escaped from elimination and reached the final three tables with a severe short stack of around four blinds. He...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Big Stacks Galore on Table One

Level 34: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 24/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 The action folded all the way to Garrett Boyle in the small blind and he moved all-in against Carlos Da Costa Dias, who had nearly 20 big blinds at his disposal....

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Double for Carey

[caption id="attachment_53496" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Anthony Carey[/caption] Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 10/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Anthony Carey jammed for 735,000 from early position and was looked up by Mark McNabb in the big blind. Anthony Carey: [Jh][Jd] Mark McNabb: [Ah][Kd] It...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

The Bubble Goes Pop

Level 16: 5k/10k (10k) Entries: 49/131 Well, it took 45 minutes but they got there... Jacqueline Cachia went all in and was called by Nikolay Ponomarev, putting Cachia at risk. Cachia: [as][5s] Ponomarev: [ks][kh] The flop fell [kc][2d][3c]: a set...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Dockery Eliminated by Abdella

Level 34: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 24/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Kim Dockery and Ahmed Abdella vaulted out of their chairs when the chips went into the middle after the [9c] [7c] [2c] flop in what may be one of the largest...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Laurence O’Kane Eliminated in 11th Place (€1,860)

[caption id="attachment_53474" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Laurence O'Kane[/caption] Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 10/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Thierry Van den Berg opened to 100,000, and called a three-bet jam from Laurence O'Kane from the big blind for 450,000. Laurence O'Kane: [Kh][Tc] Thierry Van...