2026 WSOP Europe

Ole Schemion Wins Second Bracelet in €5,300 PLO Championship (€395,000)
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has topped a field of 379 entries, earning his second WSOP gold bracelet and take home the €395,000 top prize.

Schemion earned his first bracelet in Las Vegas when he won the 2019 Hall of Fame Bounty, earning $172,499.

Congratulations Ole!

Santtu Leinonen Eliminated in 2nd Place (€260,000)
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opened 900,000 and called a three-bet of 2,700,000 from

.

When the

flop hit the felt, Schemion bet 4,500,000 and Leinonen called off his remaining stack of about 4,000,000.

Leinonen:

Schemion:

Leinonen flopped an open-ended straight draw but couldn't complete it as the board ranout

on the turn, and

on the river, eliminating him in second place.

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

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

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.

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.

Joachim Haraldstad Eliminated in 6th Place (€62,000)
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opened 420,000 on the button and

defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of

, and Haraldstad led 700,000 with about 500,000 behind. Larsen instantly raised and Haraldstad made the call.

Haraldstad:

Larsen:

Haraldstad flopped a straight and flush draw, but was unable to connect on the

turn, and

river.

Dimitrios Michailidis Eliminated in 7th Place (€46,000)
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was all-in for his last 415,000 before the flop, and it was

looking for the knockout.

Michailidis:

Haraldstad:

The

runout gave Haraldstad two pair, eliminating Michailidis in seventh place.