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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Baldini Good at Showdown

[caption id="attachment_52110" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Claudio Baldini[/caption] Level 27: 60,000/120,000/120,000 Entries: 10/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Nico Frenn opened to 250,000, and received calls from Raymond Power and Claudio Baldini in the blinds. On the [7c][4c][4d] flop, action was checked to Frenn,...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

A Moment of Calm

Level 25: 40k/80k (80k) Entries: 3/161 For the first time today, action has settled down -- just a little: a few all-ins, but no calls as yet. Hyndi Khomutetsky: 2,400,000 Thomas Beck: 1,400,000 Jan Cvach: 1,010,000

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Cheng Eliminated by Sootla

[caption id="attachment_52142" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Kelvin Cheng[/caption] Level 16: 13/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 6,000-12,000/12,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Kelvin Cheng pushed all-in for 170,000 from under the gun and Gary Thompson in the cutoff reshoved, having all players behind but Andrew Hulme...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Maradona Strikes Again

Level 16: 14/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 6,000-12,000/12,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Luciano Piaggesi raised to 50,000 with two blinds behind and Brandon Harris flat-called. They got it in after the [Tc] [5d] [3d] flop and Harris couldn't stop laughing as he...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Rockets for Van Houwelingen

[caption id="attachment_52107" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Floyd van Houwelingen[/caption] Level 26: 50,000/100,000/100,000 Entries: 10/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Samuel Mather opened to 200,000, and called an all-in of 1,100,000 from Floyd van Houwelingen. Floyd van Houwelingen: [Ah][Ad] Samuel Mather: [Kc][Jh] Van Houwelingen had...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Thompson Doubles Through Bull

Level 16: 14/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 6,000-12,000/12,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Giuseppe Dedoni raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Keith Johnson three-bet the button to 72,000. Luciano Piaggesi tank-folded in the big blind and Dedoni quickly folded. "King queen...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Sean Foley Eliminated in 11th Place (€5,690)

[caption id="attachment_52080" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Sean Foley[/caption] Level 26: 50,000/100,000/100,000 Entries: 10/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Sean Foley jammed from the small blind for 900,000, and was looked up by Raymond Power in the big blind. Sean Foley: [Qh][Js] Raymond Power: [Ad][Ac]...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Lyall Eliminated by Johnson

[caption id="attachment_52148" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Dean Lyall[/caption] Level 16: 14/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 6,000-12,000/12,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Three ways to the [Qs] [3d] [2c] flop, the action checked to Stefan Schoss and he bet 22,000. Dean Lyall then check-raised all-in for...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Nick Newport Eliminated in 12th Place (€4,740)

[caption id="attachment_50107" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Nick Newport[/caption] Level 26: 50,000/100,000/100,000 Entries: 11/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Nico Frenn opened to 200,000, and called an all-in of 550,00 from Nick Newport. Nick Newport [Ad][Jh] Nico Frenn: [As][2s] Newport had Frenn crushed, but the...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Bull Doubles Through Sootla

Level 16: 15/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 6,000-12,000/12,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Robert Bull got it in preflop for 196,000 with the [Ad] [Kc] and Ranno Sootla looked him up holding the inferior [As] [Js]. The [9h] [8s] [3c] [Ac] [Qd] board...