Event #5: €5,300 WSOPE Main Event NLHE European Championship | 2026 WSOP Europe

1 minute ago

Kudzmanas Makes Bibov Fold Ace-Queen

Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Nikolay Bibov in middle position raised to 800,000 but saw Marius Kudzmanas on the button three-bet to 2,400,000. The blinds folded and Bibov called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♣8♦J♠ and Kudzmanas continued for 1,900,000. Bibov check-folded A♣Q♦ while Kudzmanas had K♣6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Kudzmanas	22,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Nikolay Bibov	12,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Marius Kudzmanas Nikolay Bibov

6 minutes ago

Konishi's Turn for Aces

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Akihiro Konishi A♠A♥ raised to 900,000 from the button and Brandon Sheils 8♣4♣ defended the big blind.

Sheils check-called for 1,100,000 on the J♠8♠2♣ flop, bringing in the 5♠ turn. Sheils let go of his hand, when he faced a bet of 2,500,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	18,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Akihiro Konishi	15,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Akihiro Konishi Brandon Sheils

10 minutes ago

Bibov with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised to 800,000 from middle position with A♥Q♠. Hengtao Zhu to his left called with 9♠9♦ but Bibov three-bet to 2,900,000 when he found A♦A♣ in the cutoff.

Both Hinichen and Zhu had a look at Bibov's stack but both of them folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	37,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Chris Hunichen	23,000,000

Nikolay Bibov	15,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Hengtao Zhu

15 minutes ago

Joona Nyholm Eliminated in 9th Place (€140,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Joona Nyholm opened to 2,000,000 from the hijack, leaving 275,000 behind. Chris Hunichen called from the cutoff

The last of the chips went in on the A♦7♦7♠ flop, and the cards were turned over.

Joona Nyholm: K♦10♣ All in
Chris Hunichen: 8♠8♥

Hunichen was ahead but, but Nyholm picked up a load of equity on the Q♦ turn. However, the 3♠ river was a brick, and Nyholm became the first player to depart the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	23,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Joona Nyholm	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Joona Nyholm

21 minutes ago

Kudzmanas Makes Better Hands Fold Preflop

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Hengtao Zhu under the gun raised to 800,000 with K♦7♦ but Marius Kudzmanas in the hijack three-bet to 2,400,000 with A♣4♣.

Thomas Eychenne on the button folded A♥10♥ before Chris Hunichen in the big blind discovered A♦Q♦. It didn't take long for him to fold, and Zhu mucked his cards as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	38,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Thomas Eychenne	27,000,000

Chris Hunichen	20,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Marius Kudzmanas	19,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Hengtao Zhu Marius Kudzmanas Thomas Eychenne

23 minutes ago

Eychenne Rivers a Boat

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Hengtao Zhu 8♠7♠ opened to 800,000 from early position and Thomas Eychenne 7♦7♥ called from the small blind.

Eychenne check-called for 600,000 on the J♠J♣2♣ flop before the 6♦ turn checked through to the 7♣ river.

Eychenne fired out 1,200,000 with his full house and folded out Zhu's jacks and sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hengtao Zhu	39,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Thomas Eychenne	27,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Hengtao Zhu Thomas Eychenne

29 minutes ago

Hunichen with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

After he chopped, Chris Hunichen found A♠A♦ in early position and opened to 800,000. Thomas Eychenne defended from the big blind.

Both players checked a flop of 10♠3♣4♥ leading to the Q♣ turn that Eychenne checked.

Hunichen bet 1,600,000. Eychenne used a time bank extension and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Eychenne	25,000,000 825,000	825,000

Chris Hunichen	21,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Thomas Eychenne

33 minutes ago

Hunichen and Kudzmanas River a Pair

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Calum Grant

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Chris Hunichen A♥10♦ opened to 800,000 from middle position and was called by Marius Kudzmanas from the small blind A♣10♣.

Kudzmanas check-called bets of 800,000 and 2,800,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read: J♠3♠2♣K♣A♦. It checked through to showdown, where the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	20,000,000 700,000	700,000

Marius Kudzmanas	18,000,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Marius Kudzmanas

45 minutes ago

Sheils Folds Ace-Queen to Zhu’s Three-Bet

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Maxime Taldir

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In the first hand of the final table, Brandon Sheils opened to 800,000 from middle position and the chip leader Hengtao Zhu three-bet to 3,200,000 with A♥K♣ from the small blind.

Sheils went deep into the tank and after using several time banks, he managed to make the right decision by folding A♣Q♥.