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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Payouts Announced

Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 67/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 The payouts have now been announced; 27 players will be in the money, guaranteed a €920 min-cash. Up top is a juicy €20,920 first-place payout. What's more, 37 players (i.e., 20%...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Another Two on the Rail

[caption id="attachment_51175" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Wim Verhaegen[/caption] Level 13: 35/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-5,000/5,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Leonardo Silva had previously chopped with Luciano Piaggesi but ran out of chips soon after and the next player to get the chips into...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

M’Bodj Forces River Fold

[caption id="attachment_51096" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Thomas M'Bodj[/caption] Level 20: 10,000/25,000/25,000 Entries: 45/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 In a three-bet pot, Thomas M'Bodj check-called a bet of 75,000 from Arnoldas Girulskis on a flop of [8c][7s][6c]. The [Qc] turn was checked to the...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Keary Sees Off Soakell

Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 72/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 Shane Keary opened to 7,500 UTG before Kyle Soakell moved all in for 12,000. Action folded back to Keary, who, naturally, made the call. Kyle Soakell: [Kd][Qc][5d][3c] Shane Keary: [Ah][Jd][7s][4h] Keary...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Kretschmann Crashes After Misclick

  Level 20: 10,000/25,000/25,000 Entries: 45/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Pascal Vos jammed from the cutoff, and was called by Christopher Kretschmann, putting himself at risk for his roughly 250,000 stack. Christopher Krestschmann: [Ac][7c] Pascal Vos: [8s][8c] Kretschmann needed help with...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Suited Connectors Work for Van Gent

Level 12: 37/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 On the river of a [As] [Jh] [7s] [Qh] [5h] board, Steven Tool bet-called a raise to 60,000 by Cornelis Van Gent. The Dutch player tabled the [9h] [8h] for...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Xanthopoulos Among the Early Casualties

Level 12: 37/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Pavlos Xanthopoulos started the day among the big stacks but he has been listed among the latest casualties, Kevin Allen and Nicholas Swann were also knocked out. A quick look...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Bull Is a Nit

Level 12: 40/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 On a flop of [Td] [7s] [6h], Stanislaw Grodek check-raised against Robert Bull who called the 30,000. They checked down the [Qh] turn and [Ks] river for Grodek to show...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Old Dogs and Young Pups Final Day

[caption id="attachment_51471" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Dermot Sweeney[/caption] Yesterday,  the veterans and the newbies played in separate flights -- down to the final 12 runners in each. Today they join together and will duke it out between them, to see who prevails....

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Tensions Rise at Table 1 as Lupuleac Busts

Level 19: 10,000/20,000/20,000 Entries: 56/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Yesterday, there was clash between the old school and new school when poker legend John Duthie felt the need to admonish Swiss player Mike Koch regarding commenting on an opponent's style of...