2026 WSOP Europe

Christian Pedersen Wins GGMillion$ for €600,000

The World Series of Poker Europe continued today at King’s Casino inside the Hilton Atrium in Prague, Czech Republic, with 17 players returning for Day 3 of Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller NLH.

After twelve grueling hours of play, it was @Christian Pedersen who eventually defeated runner-up @Punnat Punsri heads-up to top the 359-entry field, capturing his first WSOP gold bracelet, the unique GGMillion$ card capper, and €600,000.

Congratulations, Christian!

Punnat Punsri Eliminated in 2nd Place (€400,000)
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@Christian Pedersen open jammed and @Punnat Punsri called off his stack of roughly 8,000,000.

Punsri:
Pedersen:

Once again, they were in a coin flip situation with Pedersen holding pocket threes for a second time. This time however, Punsri was unable to connect as the board ranout , ending his run in second place.

Pedersen is Relentless
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@Punnat Punsri limped in and @Christian Pedersen checked his option.

The dealer fanned a flop of , and Pedersen check-raised a bet of 300,000 to 1,000,000. Punsri called.

The hit the turn, and Pedersen continued for 2,000,000. Punsri pushed a stack forward to make the call.

The board completed with the on the river and Pedersen announced all-in. This time Punsri surrendered as his cards hit the muck.

@Christian Pedersen - 26,000,000
@Punnat Punsri - 8,000,000

Maximum Pressure from Pedersen
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@Punnat Punsri limped on the button and called a raise of 1,200,000 from @Christian Pedersen.

Both players checked to the turn, where Pedersen led for 2,700,000. Punsri called.

The completed the board on the river and Pedersen jammed, putting Punsri to the test for his last 10,000,000. Punsri used his final time bank before making the fold.

Punsri Pulls Ahead
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@Punnat Punsri opened 650,000 and @Christian Pedersen moved all-in. Punsri had 9,175,000 total and made the call.

Punsri:
Pedersen:

It was a classic flip and Punsri pulled ahead on the flop. He was able to fade one of the remaining threes as the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

@Punnat Punsri - 18,650,000
@Christian Pedersen - 17,250,000

Miroslav Alilovic Eliminated in 3rd Place (€270,000)
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@Punnat Punsri opened 650,000 on the button and @Miroslav Alilovic jammed for about 4,000,000 from the small blind. Punsri made the call.

Punsri:
Alilovic:

Alilovic was unable to connect as the board ranout , eliminating him in third place.

Chip Counts at Break

All the Aces for Miroslav Alilovic
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@Christian Pedersen raised to 500,000 from the button, and @Miroslav Alilovic defended the big blind.

The flop landed , and both players checked to reveal the turn.

Alilovic checked, Pedersen bet 475,000, and Alilovic called.

The river brought the and checked through, with Alilovic tabling to win with quad aces.

Aliaksei Boika Eliminated in 4th Place (€185,000)
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@Christian Pedersen opened 500,000 in the cutoff and @Aliaksei Boika three-bet jammed from the big blind. After asking for a count, and the dealer letting him know it was 2,750,000, Pedersen made the call.

Boika:
Pedersen:

The flop gave Boika extra outs as he picked up a straight draw, but the turn, and river meant he was headed to the payout desk in fourth place.

Punsri Puts in the Four-Bet
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@Punnat Punsri opened 550,000 in the cutoff before @Christian Pedersen three-bet 1,650,000 from the *** blind.

Punsri responded with a four-bet to 2,800,000 and Pedersen quickly mucked.

Miroslav Alilovic Doubles Through Christian Pedersen
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@Christian Pedersen shoved the big stack from the cutoff, and @Miroslav Alilovic called all in for roughly 3,000,000 effective in the small blind.

Alilovic:
Pedersen:

Pedersen found a piece of the flop, but was unable to connect with the and runout, and Alilovic secured the double.

Zachary Estes Eliminated in 5th Place (€131,000)
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@Zackary Estes jammed 3,700,000 on the button and @Christian Pedersen called from the big blind.

Estes:
Pedersen:

The turn gave Estes extra outs but the river was no help, eliminating him in fifth place.

Punnat Punsri Tables a Straight Flush against Miroslav Alilovic
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@Punnat Punsri raised to 650,000 from the small blind, and @Miroslav Alilovic called in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop, and Punsri led for 450,000 on the turn, getting a call from Alilovic.

The river brought the , and Punsri thought through a time bank extension, then bet 400,000. Alilovic thought for a while himself, then made the call. Punsri showed down for a nine-high straight flush, and Alilovic mucked.

Mario Diaz Quilez Eliminated in 6th Place (€95,000)
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@Mario Diaz Quilez opened 1,500,000 with 1,500,000 behind, and @Christian Pedersen shoved from the small blind. Quilez made the call.

Quilez:
Pedersen:

The runout gave Pedersen two pair, sending Quilez to the payout desk in sixth place.

Mike Watson Eliminated in 7th Place (€71,000)
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@Michael Watson raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack, leaving around 500,000 behind, and @Zackary Estes asked for the rest from the big blind, with Watson called it off.

Watson:
Estes:

Estes found a clean runout on , and Watson was eliminated in 7th place.