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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Hamed Doubles Through Khan

[caption id="attachment_52357" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jacob Hamed[/caption] Level 25: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 4/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 Jacob Hamed made it 280,000 from the Cut-off. Michael Khan (Button) and Andrew Norman (Small Blind) both made the call. After an initial check from...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Ranno Sootla Eliminated in 2nd Place (€54,860)

[caption id="attachment_52141" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Ranno Sootla[/caption] Level 24: 1/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Ranno Sootla lost the big blind and big blind ante, then gave Giuseppe Dedoni a walk. In the very next hand, Dedoni was on...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Ten Blinds for Sootla

Level 24: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Ranno Sootla limped the button and Giuseppe Dedoni raised to 210,000 in the big blind for Sootla to call. They headed to a flop of [Qh] [4h] ]2c] on which...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 25: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 4/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 Player Country Chips Big Blinds Colin Horgan Ireland 2,765,000 35 Michael Khan Canada 1,555,000 19 Jacob Hamed United States 1,415,000 18 Andrew Norman United Kingdom 1,010,000 13

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Sootla Stops the Bleeding

Level 24: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 In a limped pot to the [5c] [3c] [3d] [4d] turn, Ranno Sootla bet 90,000 and Giuseppe Dedoni called. Sootla bet another 120,000 on the [Js] river and Dedoni called....

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Dedoni Runs Away With the Lead

Level 24: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Ranno Sootla squeezed to 200,000 from the big blind and Giuseppe Dedoni called. Sootla checked the [9h] [9d] [7d] flop and folded when Dedoni bet 110,000. The next button raise...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Welcome to the Big Show

[caption id="attachment_52328" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Andrew Norman[/caption] Level 24: 30,000/60,000 (60,000) Entries: 4/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 After an initial min-raise to 120,000 from Colin Horgan on the Button, Andrew Norman announced pot to 660,000. "I can crack aces," Horgan joked as...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Runner Runner Perfect for Dedoni

Level 23: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 25,000-50,000/50,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Giuseppe Dedoni check-raised the [9h] [9d] [6d] flop and then bet the [Tc] turn for 250,000 into around 700,000. Ranno Sootla called and did so again for 250,000 on the...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Action Continues With Deal in Place

Level 23: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 25,000-50,000/50,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 After the elimination of Max Burney, both players asked to look at ICM deal numbers and quickly came to an agreement. Giuseppe Dedoni had the larger stack and locked up...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Max Burney Eliminated in 3rd Place (€34,700)

[caption id="attachment_52123" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Max Burney[/caption] Level 23: 2/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 25,000-50,000/50,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Max Burney three-bet jammed for 410,000 in the big blind and button raiser Giuseppe Dedoni called. Max Burney: [Ah] [Qs] Giuseppe Dedoni: [As] [2h]...