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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...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Two Double Ups in a Row on Table Four

Level 34: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 25/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Aussie El Belazi called all-in for 650,000 from the big blind with the [7h] [5c] and he was up against the [7c] [6c] of Alberto Parenti. The [Kh] [3c] [2d] [Tc]...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Lagan’s Law

Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 25/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Darren McBrearty opened to 650,000 from the Lo-jack, and Paul Lagan made the call from the Cut-off. After an initial check from McBrearty, Lagan bet 500,000 on the [Kh][Jh][7s] flop. McBrearty...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Penly Takes From Ingason

Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 26/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 David Penly raised it up to 625,000 and Ornolfur Ingason defended his big blind to then check the [Kc] [Td] [2s] flop. Penly continued for 750,000 and Ingason stuck around to...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Boyle Shows Corrway the Way

Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 26/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Action folded to Jordan Corrway, who opened to 650,000 on the Button. He was then faced with a 1,500,000 three-bet from Garrett Boyle in the Small Blind. Corrway responded by moving...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Ozren Cvijanovic Eliminated in 12th Place (€1,550)

[caption id="attachment_53488" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Ozren Cvijanovic[/caption] Level 22: 20,000/40,000/40,000 Entries: 11/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Mark McNabb opened to 300,000, and Ozren Cvijanovic defended the big blind. On the [9h][9c][5c] flop, Cvijanovic moved all-in for around 400,000, and was snapped by...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Murphy Busts to Pietsch

Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 26/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Thomas Pietsch raised to 625,000 and then called the shove by Christopher Murphy for 1,725,000 two seats over. Christopher Murphy: [Ah] [4c] Thomas Pietsch: [Ad] [9c] The local Irish lad was...