2026 WSOP Europe

Anca Eggenberger Wins Inaugural Ladies Championship for €40,298 and First Bracelet
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The World Series of Poket Europe continued today from King’s Casino at the Hilton Atrium in Prague, Czech Republic, with the conclusion of Event #6: €1,000 Ladies Championship, and when the dust settled, it was

(Anca Eggenberger) who emerged victorious.

Eggenberger topped the 197-entrant field to earn the €40,298 first-place prize and the coveted WSOPE pink diamond gold bracelet, the first bracelet ever awarded for a Ladies event at WSOPE.

Eggenberger reached the final table third in chips, but after eliminating

and taking a pot off

, she quickly moved into the chip lead.

She would go on to eliminate

, and then

to get heads up with

nearly even in chips.

The two would exchange the chip lead back and forth, but things ultimately came to a head when Joo_ was all in from the button with

against Eggenberger’s

. The board ran out

, and Eggenberger was crowned champion.

Eunbeen Joo_ Eliminated in 2nd Place (€26,690)
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was all in from the button for 3,800,000 against

(Anca Eggenberger) in the big blind, who just had her covered with 3,900,000.

Joo_:

Eggenberger:

The

flop brought quite the sweat, but the tournament ended on the

turn. The

completed the board, and after verifying the counts, Eggenberger was crowned the inaugural Ladies Event champion.

Gratuliere Damage

Anca Eggenberger Doubles into the Chip Lead
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(Anca Eggenberger) limped the button, and

checked her option in the big blind.

The flop came

, and Joo_ check-called 250,000 from Eggenberger.

The turn brought the

, and Joo_ checked. Eggenberger bet 500,000, Joo_ moved all in, and Eggenberger called for 1,890,000 effective.

Eggenberger:

Joo_:

The river was the trivial

, and Eggenberger locked up the big double.

Anca Eggenberger Doubles Through Eunbeen Joo_
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(Anca Eggenberger) moved all in for 1,120,000 from the button and

called in the big blind.

Eggenberger:

Joo_:

Joo_ outflopped Eggenberger on

, and it looked like she had a stranglehold on the hand. The turn was the

, giving Joo_ two pair and leaving Eggenberger drawing to just a diamond, but she was able to find what she was looking for, as the

landed on the river to secure her the double.

Good luck, Damage

Eunbeen Joo_ Creating Space
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took down a sizeable pot without showdown, then on the following hand, raised the button to 250,000, getting a call from

(Anca Eggenberger) in the big blind.

The

flop checked through, and Eggenberger check-called 300,000 on the

turn.

The river was the

, and Eggenberger checked. Joo_ bet 600,000, and after taking a moment to think it through, Eggenberger made the call. Joo_ tabled

for a rivered king-high straight, and Eggenberger mucked.

Chip Counts at the Start of Heads-Up
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(Anca Eggenberger) currently leads the way, but it’s anyone’s match, as

is not far behind.

Ksenia Shuali Eliminated in 3rd Place (€18,220)
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moved all in from the button for around 600,000, and

(Anca Eggenberger) reshoved the small blind with the covering stack.

Shuali:

Eggenberger:

Shuali would need help to survive, and even more so after the

flop. The rest of the board ran out

and

, and Shuali was the first podium finish.

Sali Elias Eliminated in 4th Place (€12,770)
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limped the small blind, and

moved all in from the big blind for 400,000, getting a quick call from Shuali.

Elias:

Shuali:

Shuali’s trap worked, but the door opened for Elias on the

flip. However, Elias was unable to connect with the rest of the

and

runout, and was the fourth-place finisher.

Daria Krashennikova Eliminated in 5th Place (€9,200)
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moved all in for 530,000 from the hijack, and

called in the cutoff. Action folded around and the cards were face up.

Krashennikova:

Joo_:

The final board ran out

, and Krashennikova’s day came to an end in fifth-place.

Esther Taylor Eliminated in 6th Place (€6,810)
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was all in for roughly 425,000 from the big blind against

(Anca Eggenberger) on the button.

Taylor:

Eggenberger:

Taylor held through the

flop, but the Eggenberger found one of her outs on the

turn. The

completed the board, and Taylor made her exit in sixth-place.

Daria Krashennikova Doubles Through Ksenia Shuali
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raised to 160,000 from the cutoff, leaving 45,000 behind, and

shoved from the big blind, with Krashennikova calling all in for 205,000 effective.

Krashennikova:

Shuali:

The final board ran out

, and Krashennikova secured the double with just queen-high.

Monika Hoffmann Eliminated in 7th Place (€5,190)
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moved all in from the cutoff for 515,000, and

reshoved the button for roughly 1,500,000. Action folded around and the cards were face up.

Hoffmann:

Joo_:

Hoffmann’s overcard would fail to make an appearance on the final run out of

, and she made her exit in seventh-place.

Break Time in Ladies Championship
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The seven remaining players are returning from a 15-minute break to Level 26, with blinds 40,000/80,000(80,000).

(Anca Eggenberger) leads the way with 2,100,000.

Here’s a look at the rest of the counts: