2026 WSOP Europe

Jihad Ayoub Wins the €565 PLOssus for €50,780!
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bested a field of 1,120 players to take home the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet, and the first place price of €50,780, alongside his considerable haul of bounties he collected along the way.

With over 300 big blinds in play at the start of the heads-up match, both players were strapping in for a late night. However, Ayoub managed to dispatch opponent

in just a matter of hands, depriving the poker pro his second career bracelet.

Ayoub’s German rail helped celebrate his victory as he left to take his winners photo.

Daniel Rezaei Eliminated in 2nd Place
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raised from the button, and

called, in the big blind.

The

flop saw Rezaei check-call a pot sized bet from Ayoub.

An exchange of raises on the

turn saw both players get all the money in the middle.

Ayoub:

Rezaei:

The river landed the

; Ayoub’s two pair were best and he sent Rezaei to the rail.

raised to 600,000 from the button.

called.

The

flop saw Ayoub check and then call a bet of 700,000, from Rezaei.

The

turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Rezaei sized up to 2,800,000.

The

river saw Ayoub lead for 8,400,000, and Rezaei called. Ayoub showed

for the nuts, taking the first substantial swing of this heads up match.

Official Head-Up Counts:

Richard Geyer Eliminated in 3rd Place
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raised to 600,000, from the button.

called in the small blind, and

moved all in for 2,200,000, from the big blind. Both players called.

Ayoub and Rezaei checked through to a showdown on the

.

Geyer:

Ayoub:

Rezaei:

Ayoub’s ace-king cracked Geyer’s queens to send him to the rail.

Vincas Tamasauskas Eliminated in 4th Place
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got all the money in on a flop that read

, against

.

Tamasauskas:

Rezaei:

The

runout couldn’t save Tamasauskas, and he was sent to the rail.

Jaroslav Peter Eliminated in 5th Place
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The action was caught as the cards were tabled and

was exiting the room, while

stacked his chips.

Peter:

Rezaei:

The board read

and Leter was out in 5th.

Halil Coknez Eliminated in 6th Place
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raised to 700,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from

, in the cutoff, and

(Halil Coknez), in the small blind.

The

flop checked to Rezaei, who bet out 1,100,000. Both players called.

The

turn checked through to the

river. Coknez elected to move all in for 5,800,000. Ayoub snap-called and Rezaei folded.

Ayoub:

Coknez:

Ayoub’s but flush sent Coknez to the rail.

raised to 550,000 from under the gun, receiving two calls from

, on the button, and

, in the big blind.

The

flop checked through to the

turn. The action checked to Ayoub, who bet out 1,000,000. Only Rezaei called.

Ayoub slowed down on the

river. Rezaei bet our 1,500,000 and Ayoub called. Rezaei showed

to win this pot.

raised to 400,000, from under the gun, receiving four calls, including

, in the big blind.

The

flop checked through to the

turn and the

river.

The action checked to Rezaei, who bet out 600,000. Geyer raised to 1,400,000 and only Rezaei called.

Updated Counts from the Final Table:

The players have been sent on a 15 minute break.

Simeon Tsonev Eliminated in 8th Place, Niclas Hoeglund Eliminated in 7th Place
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, on the button, got all the money in the middle against

, in the big blind, on a flop of

.

Tsonev:

Ayoub:

The

runout saw Ayoub’s full house send Tsonev to the rail.

In a flurry of chips,

was also sent to the rail in the very next hand -

was the beniciary of his chips.

Izotov Pavel Eliminated in 9th Place
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The action was caught as

was all in and at risk against

.

Pavel:

Hoeglund:

The board ran out

sending Pavel to the rail.

Niclas Hoeglund - 3,200,000
Pavel Izotov - 0

limped in from under the gun, as did the cutoff, button and small blind.

, in the big blind, bet pot for 720,000, and only Ayoub called.

The

flop saw Rezaei bet 650,000. Ayoub elected to fold.