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Good Call from Leinonen
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limped and

checked his option.

The dealer spread a flop of

, and Leinonen check-called a bet of 250,000.

The

turn was checked through to see the

on the river. Leinonen checked once more before calling a pot-sized bet of 1,250,000 from Schemion.

Schemion rolled

before seeing the

of Leinonen.

Michael Moncek Eliminated in 3rd Place (€175,000)
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was all-in for his last 825,000 on the button, and

was looking for the knockout.

Moncek:

Schemion:

Unfortunately for Moncek, the board of

gave Schemion a straight, sending him to the rail in third place.

Moncek Getting Short
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opened 875,000 on the button, and called a three-bet of 3,075,000 from

.

The dealer spread a flop of

, and Schemion continued for 850,000. Moncek called.

The

hit the turn, and Schemion fired 1,200,000. This time Moncek surrendered the pot.

Michael Moncek - 2,600,000
Ole Schemion - 15,600,000

The three remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

- 9,500,000

- 4,500,000

- 8,600,000

Adrian-Sorel State Leads Day 1 of Event #12: €1,500 European Circuit Championship; Esther Taylor Advances
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Day 1 of Event #12: €1,500 European Circuit Championship concluded after two starting flights. Day 1A drew 956 entries, with 144 players cashing and bagging chips for Day 2. Day 1B saw 197 entries, with 30 players advancing.

(Adrian-Sorel State) bagged the highest stack in Flight A with 1,700,000 chips, claiming the overall chip lead, while

bagged 1,200,000 for the Day 1B chip lead.

Other notables advancing include,

(578,000),

(562,000), and Netflix reality star

(355,000).

The 174 remaining players are all in the money as Day 2 begins at 12 p.m on Thursday, April 9.

Rasmus Larsen Eliminated in 4th Place (€121,000)
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pushed his last 300,000 into the center and

raised to 1,100,000, forcing

to fold the big blind.

Larsen:

Moncek:

Larsen was ahead with kings but the

runout gave Moncek two pair to eliminate him in fourth place.

Current Chip Counts

Keating Bags Chip Lead at End of Day 1
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Day 1 of Event #11: €20,800 Super High Roller at King’s Casino inside the Hilton Atrium in Prague has come to a close after nine levels of play.

A total of 51 players advanced from a field of 167 entries, with

topping the leaderboard with 1,100,000 in chips.

Trailing Keating are

(1,000,000) and

(973,000).

Day 2 will begin on Thursday, April 9 at 12 p.m., with registration available through the end of Level 10.

Stay tuned to the WSOP Live app for updates throughout the rest of the WSOP Europe as the series plays down to a champion on Saturday, April 11.

Mike Leah Wins Rounder Cup for €292,000 and 2nd Bracelet
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The World Series of Poker Europe continued today from King’s Casino at the Hilton Atrium in Prague, Czech Republic, with the conclusion of Event #10: €2,750 Rounder Cup NLH.

After nearly 12 hours of play,

went wire-to-wire to defeat

heads-up to take home the €292,000 first-place prize and his second WSOP gold bracelet.

The day started with 104 players returning, and with 98 making the money, the bubble broke quickly. Just before the start of hand-for-hand play,

was eliminated by

, after Yu filled up on the river to crack Ilkka’s nut flush.

Leah came into the day as the overall chip leader and would remain there most of the day. However, heads-up play would prove to a different beast, as Tchkonia had Leah on the ropes multiple times, but couldn’t close it out. This made for a dramatic and swingy match.

The tournament concluded when Tchkonia ran

into Leah’s

and couldn’t improve to finish runner-up.

Larsen Gets it Back
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On a flop of

, and 1,800,000 in the middle,

and

had put all of the chips into the center, with Larsen at risk for 1,900,000.

Larsen:

Leinonen:

Larsen had flopped two pair, and was able to fade Leinonen's outs as the board completed with the

on the turn, and the

on the river.

- 5,600,000

- 5,675,000

Larsen Gets Caught
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With about 1,200,000 in the middle the turn read

, and

check-called a bet of 375,000 from

.

The board completed with the

on the river, and Leinonen checked once more. Larsen bet the pot for 1,950,000, and Leinonen called after taking for about a minute.

Larsen announced 'jacks' as he tabled

, and Leinonen took down the pot with

.

Leads Final Four

Andreas Freund Eliminated in 5th Place (€86,000)
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opened 420,000 and

three-bet 1,420,000 on his left. The action folded back around to Freund and he shoved the rest of his stack for about 1,550,000 total. Leinonen called and both hands were tabled.

Freund:

Leinonen:

Freund was unable to crack the aces as the board ranout

, ending his run in fifth place.

Annette Obrestad Eliminated by Sondre Stormyr
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raised to 200,000 from early position, and

called from the button.

moved all in from the small blind for 540,000, Stormyr three-bet to 1,200,000, Asipauskas got out the way, and the cards were face-up.

Obrestad:

Stormyr:

Stormyr found a jack right away on the

flop, and Obrestad was unable to find a deuce on the

and

runout, and Main Event came to an end in 35th place for €40,000.

Aces for Leinonen
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limped and called a pot-sized raise of 540,000 fromb

on the button.

When the

flop hit the felt, Schemion check-called a continuation bet of 500,000.

The

turn and

river were checked by both players before Schemion tabled

.
Leinonen rolled

for aces and fives to drag the pot.