2026 WSOP Europe

Pedro Carvalhas Faustino Wins the €1,650 Monster Stack (€221,770)
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From a starting field of 902 players, only one remains; after a dominating final table performance,

is left to lift his career first gold WSOPe bracelet, and lay claim to the first place prize of €221,700!

Faustino eliminated the majority of the final table, culminating in his turned flush eliminating opponent, Korean vlogger,

in heads up play, to take down the event.

Alongside his WSOP circuit ring, Faustino can now add his gold bracelet to his growing collection!

Jinho Hong Eliminated In 2nd Place
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raised to 900,000, from the button.

called from the big blind.

The

flop saw Hong play in flow. Faustino bet out 650,000, and Hong check-raised to 4,100,000. Faustino tanked for some time before moving all in. Hong called.

Hong:

Faustino:

Hong was ahead with two pair, but needed to fade a diamond to double up. The

turn was one of the few that didn’t have Hong drawing dead, but the

river saw him eliminated in 2nd place.

Stig Borg Eliminted In 3rd Place
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limped in from the button, as did

, in the small blind.

, in the big blind, checked his option.

The action checked to Borg on the

flop, who moved all in for 1,300,000. Hong called and Faustino folded.

Borg:

Hong:

The

turn and

river changed nothing and Borg was sent to the rail.

Andreas Goeller Eliminated In 4th Place
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raised to 825,000 from under the gun.

, in the big blind, moved all in for 1,825,000, and Faustino called.

Goeller:

Faustino:

The board ran out

; Faustino’s less than superior holding couldn’t pull ahead, and he was sent to the rail.

Final Table Counts:

The players in the Monster Stack have been sent on another 15 minute break.

Beniamin Stiefel Eliminated In 5th Place
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raised to 625,000, from under the gun.

, on the button, three-bet to 1,600,000, with around 250,000, behind the line. Faustino moved all in and Stiefel called.

Stiefel:

Faustino:

Stiefel was ahead, but the

flop reversed their fates. Faustino avoided a club on the

runout, and Stiefel was sent to the rail.

Lukas Timko Eliminated In 6th Place
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, the covering stack, moved all in from the hijack.

, in the cutoff, called the bet for his effective stack of 3,800,000.

Timko:

Faustino:

The

flop brought little sweat for Timko, giving Faustino trips. The

that followed, saw Timko exit in 6th place.

Valentino Konakchiev Eliminated In 7th Place
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raised to 900,000, from the hijack, an effective all in with 75,000, behind the line.

, on the button, moved all in, and Konakchiev called off for his tournament life.

Konakchiev:

Faustino:

The board ran out

; Konakchiev rivered a king to send Konakchiev home.

Lukas Zaskodny Eliminated In 8th Place
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raised to 750,000, from middle position.

three-bet jammed for 1,500,000, from the cutoff, and Goeller called.

Zaskodny:

Goeller:

The

runout had Zaskodny **** on the turn, sending him out in 8th place.

raised to 500,000, from under the gun.

, in the big blind, called.

Faustino check-called a bet of 350,000 on the

.

Faustino played out of flow on the

turn, leading for 625,000. Zaskodny called.

The

river saw a check from Faustino. Zaskodny retook the lead for 1,175,000. Faustino tanked for some time before making the call. Zaskodny tabled

, allowing Faustino to win this pot with

.

Edgaras Kausinis Eliminated In 9th Place
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raised from the cutoff.

three-bet jammed from the small blind, and Faustino called.

Kausinis:

Faustino:

The board ran out

; Faustino’a queens held to send Kausinis to the rail.

raised from under the gun, receiving calls from

, in middle postion, and the big blind.

The

flop saw the action check to Faustino, who continued for 525,000. Borg raised to 1,300,000, and the big blind folded. Faustino moved all in for Borg’s effective stack of 4,300,000, and Borg folded.

limped in from the small blind.

, in the big blind, checked his option.

The

flop saw Goeller check-call a bet of 300,000.

The

turn checked through to the

river. Goeller bet out 725,000, and Faustino called.

Goeller tabled

for runner-runner two pair, winning him this pot.

The Final Table is Set in the Monster Stack
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was all in and at risk against

.

Snejberg:

Timko:

Snejberg was safe on the

runout, however, the

river sent him to the rail. The remaining nine players are now all on the final table!