Not each aces hand resulted in catastrophe. Chris Hunichen’s pocket aces held towards Marc-David Delimal’s queens in a key Day 4 pot, preserving Massive Huni alive heading into Day 5.
Rokas Asipauskas, who held the in a single day chip lead after Day 3, greater than doubled via Day 4 to sit down third at 12,100,000. Brandon Sheils (UK) trails Zhu by fewer than 500,000 chips in second at 15,935,000.
Day 5 Is Stay: 22 Gamers Racing for a €2,000,000 Ultimate Desk
Play resumed at midday Prague time with blinds at 80,000/160,000 and a 160,000 ante. Three early eliminations have trimmed the sector to 22, with the nine-player remaining desk focused for later as we speak.
Thomas Eychenne survived an early scare when his A♣ Okay♥ held towards Peter Koevesdi’s A♥ Q♣ in a 2.34 million all-in. Antonio Guimaraens was much less lucky, eradicated in a blind-vs-blind conflict when his A♥ 6♠ fell to Michael McNicholas’ 9♠ 7♠.
Seventeen nations are represented. Steven Jones, the 2023 WSOP Foremost Occasion runner-up ($6.5 million) who additionally positioned third on Netflix’s Squid Sport: The Problem, continues to be in rivalry alongside Chris “Massive Huni” Hunichen and native hope Jan Tichacek (Czech Republic).
The payout ladder steepens from right here: six-figure prizes start at eleventh, the ultimate desk ensures a minimum of €140,000 per seat, and the runner-up collects €1,200,000. The motion is streaming free on the official WSOP Europe YouTube channel, with the ultimate desk set for Friday, April 10.
Schemion and Leah Declare Bracelets as Prague Nears the End Line
Germany’s Ole Schemion received the €5,300 PLO European Championship for €395,000, defeating Santtu Leinonen heads-up for his second bracelet and first since 2019. This was the identical occasion that produced the Birger Larsen disqualification earlier within the week.
Canada’s Mike Leah claimed the €2,750 Rounder Cup (€292,000), his second bracelet because the 2014 WSOP Asia Pacific sequence. The €8,400 GGMillion$ Excessive Curler launched as we speak with defending champion Shaun Deeb within the area.
Full bracelet outcomes from the pageant are tracked in our rolling WSOPE 2026 outcomes protection.
The pageant wraps on April 12 with three extra bracelet occasions and the Foremost Occasion remaining desk nonetheless to return. For the complete Prague schedule and satellite tv for pc particulars, see our full WSOPE 2026 occasion information.
