The 2026 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) in Prague is in full swing and over the Easter holidays, the festival delivered a flurry of action. The Easter bunny came loaded this year, handing out five WSOP bracelets along with plenty of other standout moments across the schedule. Meanwhile, the record-breaking €5,300 WSOP Europe Main Event is also underway. Day 3 is set to play out today with 356 hopefuls still in contention, all chasing the €2,000,000 top prize.
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Theuma Strikes Gold in Mystery Bounty Opener
The festival opened with Event #1: €1,100 No-Limit Hold’em – The Opener Mystery Bounty, and it didn’t disappoint. A huge field of 2,195 entries built a €2,195,000 prize pool, split evenly between the regular payouts and mystery bounties. Benny Glaser came into the final day as chip leader with 16 players remaining, looking to kick off his chase for a ninth bracelet, but his run ended in fifth place for €35,100.
In the end, it came down to Corel Theuma and Maksim Panyak. In the final hand, Theuma raised the button with K♣9♥, Panyak shoved A♦8♣, and Theuma called. Panyak stayed ahead on the 7♠8♦5♣ flop, and the 5♥ turn changed nothing, but the 6♠ river completed Theuma’s gutshot straight to seal the win, his first WSOP bracelet, and €150,000. Panyak earned €95,000 for second place.
With a 17th-place finish in the Mixed PLO event as well, Theuma now leads the 2026 Player of the Year race, just ahead of Shaun Deeb, who continues to pile up results in Prague as we’ll see later.
As always, the mystery bounties added extra drama, with players drawing prizes from Easter eggs this time. The biggest one, worth €250,000, went to Egor Sukhov, while Cesar Natera Veroez celebrated a €100,000 score.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #1: €1,100 No Limit Hold’em – The Opener Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Corel Theuma | Malta | €150,000 |
| 2 |  Maxim Panyak | Russia | €95,000 |
| 3 |  Janis Kulikauskis | Latvia | €68,000 |
| 4 |  Cristian Tabac Mihai | Romania | €47,100 |
| 5 |  Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | €35,100 |
| 6 |  Julien Stropoli | France | €25,100 |
| 7 |  Cesar Veroez | Venezuela | €19,000 |
| 8 |  Gabriel Chiva | Spain | €14,000 |
| 9 |  Chenxiang Miao | China | €11,200 |
Silbernagel Denies Deeb Again
Event #3: €565 No-Limit Hold’em Colossus lived up to its name as the biggest tournament so far, drawing 2,662 players and creating a €1,331,000 prize pool. Despite the massive field, it’s remarkable how familiar names still found their way deep. Blaž Žerjav, who finished third in the Mixed PLO event, continued his strong series with a 13th-place finish for €8,600, but the biggest story of the day once again belonged to Shaun Deeb.
After finishing runner-up in the Omaha event, Deeb reached another final table. And again went all the way to heads-up. Only to fall just short again. This time, it was Gilles Silbernagel who denied him a ninth bracelet. To make things even worse for Deeb, he lost to quads once again.
In the final hand, both players saw a Q♣10♠6♥ flop after a limp and check. Action escalated quickly, and by the river 6♠, Silbernagel moved all-in. Deeb eventually called with Q♥3♠ for a full house, but Silbernagel showed Q♦6♦ for quads, having essentially locked up the hand from the flop. Silbernagel claimed his first bracelet and €165,000, while Deeb added €110,000 for another runner-up finish.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #3: €565 No Limit Hold’em – Colossus Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Silbernagel | France | €165,000 |
| 2 |  Shaun Deeb | United States | €110,000 |
| 3 |  Przemyslaw Cebrat | Poland | €80,500 |
| 4 |  Hrvoje Mitrovic | Croatia | €66,000 |
| 5 | Jakub Michalak | Poland | €44,500 |
| 6 | Davis Mihelsons | Latvia | €32,000 |
| 7 |  Jerry Odeen | Sweden | €23,500 |
| 8 |  Christoph Graze | Germany | €18,000 |
| 9 | Markus Schottes | Germany | €13,915 |
Record-Breaking Main Event Heads Into Day 3 with 356 Players Remaining
There’s always something special about a WSOP Main Event and this one in Prague is no exception. The tournament has smashed records, with 2,617 entries generating a massive €13,085,000 prize pool, and €2,000,000 and a coveted gold bracelet awaiting the winner.
A total of 356 players returned for Day 3, all already guaranteed a payout and France’s Thomas Eychenne leading the way. Several big names remain in the hunt, including bracelet winner Yuhan Wang in fourth, Lithuania’s Rokas Asipauskas in fifth, and Alex Keating in tenth. With six days of play scheduled in total, there’s still plenty of poker left before a champion is crowned.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #5: €5,300 Main Event Day 3 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 2,010,000 | 251 |
| 2 |  Daan Mulders | Netherlands | 1,721,000 | 215 |
| 3 |  Giovanni Zanette | South Africa | 1,467,000 | 183 |
| 4 | Yuhan Wang | China | 1,374,000 | 172 |
| 5 |  Rokas Asipauskas | Lithuania | 1,350,000 | 169 |
| 6 |  Gabriel Martini Nobrega | Brazil | 1,241,000 | 155 |
| 7 | Alex Anton | United States | 1,183,000 | 148 |
| 8 | Eimantas Adomavicius | Lithuania | 1,168,000 | 146 |
| 9 | Niklas Deitmer | Germany | 1,159,000 | 145 |
| 10 | Alex Keating | United States | 1,150,000 | 144 |
2026 WSOP Europe Event #5: €5,300 Main Event Day 3 Final Table Payout
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | €2,000,000 |
| 2 | €1,200,000 |
| 3 | €800,000 |
| 4 | €575,000 |
| 5 | €425,000 |
| 6 | €320,000 |
| 7 | €245,000 |
| 8 | €185,000 |
| 9 | €140,000 |
Ayoub Tops PLOssus Field for First Bracelet
Event #4: €565 Pot-Limit Omaha PLOssus Bounty offered a four-card twist on the Colossus format, with €200 bounties in play. A respectable number of 1,120 entries pushed the prize pool to €336,000, with an additional €224,000 in bounties.
Germany’s Jules Ayoub came out on top, but not before getting through a tough heads-up opponent in Daniel Rezaei, who was chasing his second bracelet. The duel was short-lived, though. In the final hand, Ayoub raised the button and Rezaei called. On Q♠2♥6♥, Rezaei check-called, and on the J♦ turn, all the chips went in. Ayoub showed K♦Q♣J♥7♥, totally dominating Rezaei’s A♠Q♥7♠2♣, as the 6♣ river changed nothing. Ayoub secured his first bracelet along with €50,780 and a pile of bounties, while Rezaei took €33,100 for second.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #5: €565 Pot Limit Omaha – PLOssus Bounty Final Table Payout
| Place | Playe | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jules Ayoub | Germany | €50,780 |
| 2 |  Daniel Rezaei | Austria | €33,100 |
| 3 | Adam Geyer | United States | €23,100 |
| 4 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | €16,400 |
| 5 |  Peter Jaroslav | Czech Republic | €11,800 |
| 6 | Halil Coknez | Germany | €8,700 |
| 7 | Niclas Höglund | Sweden | €6,500 |
| 8 |  Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | €4,900 |
| 9 |  Pavel Izotov | Belarus | €3,800 |
Mustafov Claims Second Bracelet in Turbo Bounty
The one-day Event #7: €2,200 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty delivered fast-paced action, attracting 904 players and building a €1,808,000 prize pool. With €1,000 on every head and €142,420 up top, there was plenty to fight for. Bulgaria’s Fahredin Mustafov emerged victorious, capturing his second WSOP bracelet after defeating Bahram Chobineh heads-up.
Mustafov’s path to the title was a dominating one as he knocked out all but two players from the final table. Even though with three players left, Chobineh managed to crack his pocket aces. However, that didn’t stop Mustafov’s domination, and he went on to eliminate both Mateusz Szymanski in third place and then Chobineh in heads-up to seal the win.
In the final hand, Mustafov moved all-in with pocket threes, and Chobineh quickly called with A♠J♣. The Q♠10♣2♣ flop and 9♠ turn kept things close, but the 7♣ river held for Mustafov, earning him €142,420 along with a pile of bounties. Chobineh had to settle for €94,400 for second place, adding a few bounties of his own.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #7: €2,200 No Limit Hold’em – Turbo Bounty Final Table Payout
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | €142,420 |
| 2 |  Bahram Chobineh | Iran | €94,400 |
| 3 | Mateusz Szymanski | Poland | €65,680 |
| 4 |  Jose Severino | Panama | €46,450 |
| 5 |  Frederik Reinert | Denmark | €33,400 |
| 6 | Matthew Wantman | United States | €24,430 |
| 7 |  Bondigi | Italy | €18,180 |
| 8 | Allan Tirel | France | €13,770 |
Eggenberger Crowned Ladies Champion
Event #6: €1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship saw 197 entries and a €179,270 prize pool in a two-day event dedicated to women players. In the end, Switzerland’s Anca Eggenberger claimed her first WSOP bracelet and €40,298, marking the biggest result of her career so far. She defeated Eunbeen Joo heads-up.
In the final hand, Joo shoved 10♣9♠ from the button, and Eggenberger called with A♠7♥ with stacks nearly even. The Q♠J♠6♠ flop kept things interesting, but the 5♠ turn completed Eggenberger’s nut flush to seal the win. Joo, relatively new to the live poker scene, earned €26,690 for second place, also her best career result.
2026 WSOP Europe Event #6: €1,000 No Limit Hold’em – Ladies Championship Final Table Payout
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anca Eggenberger | Switzerland | €40,298 |
| 2 |  Eunbeen Joo | South Korea | €26,690 |
| 3 |  Kali Shuali | Canada | €18,220 |
| 4 | Sali Elias | Netherlands | €12,770 |
| 5 | Daria Krashennikova | Russia | €9,200 |
| 6 | Esther Taylor | United States | €6,810 |
| 7 | Monika Hoffmann | Austria | €5,190 |
| 8 |  Aylar Lie | Norway | €4,070 |
| 9 | Yuxi Huang | China | €3,300 |
* Images and hands courtesy of WSOP.
