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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Komutetsky Falls in 2nd Place (€5,000)

[caption id="attachment_52410" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Hyndi Khomutetsky[/caption] It was always going to be a tough ask for Hyndi Khomutetsky to mount a comeback after that cataclysmic last hand. And so it proved. The American was practically forced to go all in...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Frenn Double-Barrels

[caption id="attachment_52092" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Nico Frenn[/caption] Level 28: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 9/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Nico Frenn opened to 350,000 from the button, and Jonas Heuser defended the big blind. On the [As][8d][4h] flop, Heuser check-called a bet of 225,000 from...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Dinner Break for the Final Nine Players

Level 18: 9/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 10,000-20,000/20,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 There was a scheduled dinner break at the end of the level with some 29 minutes left to play and all finalists agreed to take the break early with the...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Cagey Start to Proceedings

Level 28: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 9/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 The start of the final table has been cagey, with nothing of note happening thus far.

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Schoss and Hulme Eliminated

[caption id="attachment_52147" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Stefan Schoss[/caption] Level 18: 9/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 10,000-20,000/20,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Ranno Sootla raised to 45,000 from under the gun and Andrew Hulme defended the big blind with a short stack behind, then check-folded the...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Buckley Bids Farewell

[caption id="attachment_52263" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mark Buckley[/caption] Level 19: 10,000/20,000 (20,000) Entries: 10/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 Mark Buckley opened to 70,000 from the Lo-jack, leaving himself with 125,000 behind. Tobias Napel swiftly made it 200,000 from the Hi-jack before big-stacked Colin...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Burney’s Hot Run Continues With Thompson Knockout

[caption id="attachment_52139" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Gary Thompson[/caption] Level 18: 11/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 10,000-20,000/20,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Right before the blinds moved up, Gary Thompson min-raised and then called all-in when chip leader Max Burney pushed all-in. Gary Thompson: [Ah] [Tc]...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Cvach Cannot Catch; Out in 3rd (€5,000)

[caption id="attachment_52411" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Jan Cvach[/caption] Level 25: 40k/80k (80k) Entries: 3/161 It's amazing how quickly the chips get in the middle once a deal has been agreed. The final trio successfully negotiated a chop, with €6,040 up top, and...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Harris Doubles Through Hulme

Level 17: 12/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 8,000-16,000/16,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Brandon Harris was moved tables when the field was down to the last 12 hopefuls and he then got it in against Andrew Hulme. Both invested 65,000 on the [9s]...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Final Table Seating Draw

[caption id="attachment_52490" align="alignnone" width="1600"] JP Poker Masters Final Table[/caption] Level 28: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 9/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Seat Name Country Chips 1 Antoine Vranken Netherlands 4,050,000 2 Tarmo Tammel Estonia 4,350,000 3 Audrius Daugvilavicius Lithuania 1,150,000 4 Samuel Mather United...