Wsop Circuit Mini Main Event 2026 ✍️ LIVE BLOG
- Cesare Antonini
- 5 days ago
- 21 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
With a guaranteed prize pool of €500,000, the Wsop Circuit Mini Main Event is the most important tournament after the Main at the festival taking place here at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov from January 1 to January 13, 2026.
There are six starting flights scheduled, and the final day is set for Monday, January 5.
In each flight, 12.5% of the players qualify for Day 2, and 15% will in the money. All ring winners will also receive a $5,000 package that can be used for the Wsope in Prague or the Wsop Paradise 2026.
We will follow this event until the election of the winner and then follow the entire festival until the end when the most important Ring will be awarded!
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Mon 5 Jan - 22:45 - Andrea Iocco beats Jinxuan Cheng and wins the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event Ring!
Starting at a 2:1 chip ratio and then rising to over 3:1, Iocco was caught by Cheng. A €20k coin flip held, and the Italian player wins the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event Ring and the $5,000 WSOPE - WSOP Paradise package! This is his best live cash!
An interview with the winner will follow!
Payout
| Player | Nationality | Payout |
|-------------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| Andrea Iocco | 🇮🇹 | €62,000 + WSOP package |
| Jinxuan Cheng | 🇨🇳 | €41,500 |
| Fatos Haxhaj | 🇨🇭 | €29,500 |
| Jan Tomsovic | 🇨🇿 | €21,000 |
| Faramarz Safari | 🇦🇹 | €15,500 |
| Luigi Pignataro | 🇮🇹 | €15,500 |
| Daniele Trippi | 🇮🇹 | €11,500 |
| Marcel Bormeth | 🇩🇪 | €6,500 |
| Dominik Liebenwein | 🇩🇪 | €5,027 |Mon 5 Jan - 21:50 - Heads-up starts Iocco vs Cheng!
The heads-up resumes with Andrea Iocco holding 41 million against Jinxuan Cheng with 23 million in front.
Blinds are 400,000/800,000/800,000, with a 1st prize of €62,000 and 2nd prize of €41,500!
Mon 5 Jan - 21:40 - Tomsovic out in 4th and Haxhaj in 3rd, but what a super hero call by Iocco against the Swiss player! We’re in heads-up!
Tomsovic was eliminated with 7BB, Q♦️ 5♦️ against Haxhaj's K♠️ 10♥️, who hits K♣️ as the first card on the flop, and Jan gets a 5♥️, but the turn and river seal the fate of the Czech player, who had the better hand.
Iocco shortens Haxhaj's lead in a spot with 5♥️ 3♣️ against the Swiss's A♥️ 10♦️. We reach the turn with Q♣️ Q♠️ 2♠️ 3♦️, and on the turn, Fatos bets 3.1 million and Iocco calls.
On the river 6♥️, the Swiss bets 4.5 million for a pot of 15.3 million, and Iocco uses 4 time banks and ultimately calls, winning! Fatos drops to 4.5M, and Iocco has 45BB with 36.3M total.
Then Fatos goes all-in with A♠️ 8♦️ for 4BB, and Chang calls with A♦️ 6♠️. Iocco also calls with 8♣️ 4♣️.
The runout: 5♦️ J♦️ Q♦️ 9♦️ 9♣️, Chang hits the nut flush, bets, Iocco folds, and we're in heads-up.
Last year, Haxhaj finished second; this time he takes third place for €29,500. Is the Ring out of reach for him?
Mon 5 Jan - 20:40 - 5 players left and a great balance at the final table!
Five players left with a 6BB difference between the stacks in play! The minimum cash is now €15,500!
Chip count:
Fatos Haxhaj 13.8M 27Bb
Jan Tomsovic 13.25M 27BB
Faramarz Safari 12.5M 25Bb
Andrea Iocco 12.2M 25Bb
Jinxuan Cheng 10.6M 21Bb
Mon 5 Jan - 20:15 - The 3 don’t save Gigetto Pignataro, out in sixth place for €11,500
In a blind vs blind situation, Luigi Pignataro jams 11BB with 3♠️3♣️ and the usual Fatos Haxhaj calls with A♦️10♦️.
The board confirms the Swiss player's dominance: 6♠️ A♣️ 6♣️ 2♥️ 6♥️.
Pignataro achieves another prestigious result but without a Ring this time: he takes home €11,500.
Mon 5 Jan - 19:30 - Daniele Trippi out in seventh place for €8,550
Daniele busted out in seventh place: “Today I was card dead all day and went all-in short with 66. Pignataro had KK and I was left with just a few blinds.”
Then he open jams with 10♦️ 9♠️, with about 2BB in front of him, and Fatos Haxhaj from the small blind 3-bets to 8M with A♣️ J♦️, forcing Jan Tomsovic, who had pocket 99, to fold.
The board doesn’t save Trippi, who is eliminated for €8,550.
Mon 5 Jan - 17:15, Final table set, Haxhaj is still the super chip leader, followed by Liebenwein and three Italians in the game
Blinds 125.000/250.000/250.000 Players left 9/1.602
| Player | Nationality | Chip Count | Seat | |-------------------------------|-------------|-------------|------| | Dominik Julian Liebenwein | 🇩🇪 | 11,650,000 | 1 | | Daniele Trippi | 🇮🇹 | 4,800,000 | 2 | | ANDREA IOCCO | 🇮🇹 | 7,150,000 | 3 | | Marcel Fritz Bormeth | 🇩🇪 | 2,850,000 | 4 | | Luigi Pignataro | 🇮🇹 | 4,625,000 | 5 | | Fatos Haxhaj | 🇨🇭 | 15,025,000 | 6 | | Jan Tomsovic | 🇨🇿 | 4,545,000 | 7 | | Christian Wilhelm Stuhlfelder | 🇩🇪 | 722,000 | 8 | | Oliver Ullrich | 🇩🇪 | 4,275,000 | 9 |
Payout
| Position | Prize |
|----------|------------------------------|
| 1 | 62,000 + 5,000 package Wsop |
| 2 | 41,500 |
| 3 | 29,500 |
| 4 | 21,000 |
| 5 | 15,500 |
| 6 | 11,500 |
| 7 | 8,550 |
| 8 | 6,500 |
| 9 | 5,027 |Mon 5 Jan - 16:30 - Trippi versus everyone: first loses against Tomsovic and then wins
Thirteen players left on the final day of the WSOPC Mini Main Event, with Daniele Trippi on a rollercoaster ride. He suffers a bad hit from Jan Tomsovic in a pot of 8 million. He could have risen to 11 million. At the level of 100,000/150,000/150,000, Tomsovic calls out of position on Trippi's 3-bet of 950,000.
On the flop: 7♦️3♦️8♠️, check, jam with A♦️10♦️ from Trippi, fold, and snap call from Tomsovic with 8♦️8♥️. The turn K♣️ and river 7♣️ do not help the Italian's flush draw.
Then, a mega pot with Iocco at the blinds 100,000/200,000/200,000. Trippi opens to 450,000 from UTG, Iocco calls from the button.
Flop: Q♦️2♥️8♦️ check/check
Turn: 9♦️ Trippi bets 450,000, Iocco calls
River: J♣️, check, 650,000 from Iocco, jam 2,525,000 from Trippi. Iocco goes into the tank and uses 4 time banks. Iocco calls.
Iocco: Q♠️J♠️
Trippi: 9♠️10♠️
Trippi rises to 7.5M, while Iocco drops to 7M.
Mon 5 Jan - 15:30 - Here are the two tables left: Haxhaj still on fire, Iocco rises at the table with Trippi and Pignataro
The chip leader Fatos Haxhaj continues to grow, surpassing 10 million, while Andrea Iocco approaches with 7 million chips. As for the Italians? Up and downswing for Gigetto Pignataro, who drops to 2.2 million, while Daniele Trippi grows slightly to 3.1 million. Andro Scarpa falls to 1.5 million.
The two tables left:
Tv Table
Seat 1 Marcel Bormeth 2.125.000
Seat 2 Jinxuan Cheng 5.200.000
Seat 3 Organ Lejcaj 3.300.000
Seat 4 Patrick Fasching 2.800.000
Seat 5 Dominik Liebenwein 3.900.000
Seat 6 Andrei Birgaonau 3.050.000
Seat 7 Andro Scarpa 1.525.000
Seat 8 Faramarz Safari 4.200.000
Tav 38
Seat 1 Daniele Trippi 3.150.000
Seat 2 Zuelfuekar Kalmaz 900.000
Seat 3 Luigi Pignataro 2.250.000
Seat 4 Andrea Iocco 7.075.000
Seat 5 Armand Muratoglu 1.375.000
Seat 6 Fatos Haxhaj 10.175.000
Seat 7 Oliver Ullrich 720.000
Seat 8 Jan Tomsovic 5.600.000
Mon 5 Jan - 14:00 - Final day start! 62k € and the Ring for the winner!
Start of the final day of the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. First place receives €62,000, the WSOPC Ring, and a $5,000 package to use at the 2026 WSOPE in Prague or the WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas.
Below, you’ll find the starting situation at the end of Day 2.
Payout
| Pos. | Prize |
|---------|---------|
| 1. | 62,000 |
| 2. | 41,500 |
| 3. | 29,500 |
| 4. | 21,000 |
| 5. | 15,500 |
| 6. | 11,500 |
| 7. | 8,550 |
| 8. | 6,500 |
| 9. | 5,027 |
| 10-11. | 3,000 |
| 12-15. | 3,100 |
| 16-24. | 2,500 |Mon 5 Jan - 1:30 - Day2 close with 24 players left
See you at 2PM for Wsopc Mini Main Event Final Day
Unofficial Chipcount 24 players left!
| Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|---------------------------------|-------------|------------|
| Fatos Haxhaj | 🇨🇭 | 8,305,000 |
| Jan Tomsovic | 🇨🇿 | 4,545,000 |
| Oliver Ullrich | 🇩🇪 | 4,275,000 |
| Faramarz Safari | 🇦🇹 | 4,260,000 |
| Orhan Ljecaj | 🇲🇰 | 4,050,000 |
| Luigi Pignataro | 🇮🇹 | 3,425,000 |
| Birgaoanu Andrei Iustin | 🇷🇴 | 3,225,000 |
| Peter Cieslik | 🇩🇪 | 3,210,000 |
| Daniele Trippi | 🇮🇹 | 2,995,000 |
| Patrick Fasching | 🇦🇹 | 2,560,000 |
| Valerii Kalynych | 🇺🇦 | 2,520,000 |
| Jinxuan Cheng | 🇨🇳 | 2,495,000 |
| ANDREA IOCCO | 🇮🇹 | 2,375,000 |
| Andro Scarpa | 🇭🇷 | 2,290,000 |
| Dominik Julian Liebenwein | 🇩🇪 | 1,790,000 |
| Marcel Fritz Bormeth | 🇩🇪 | 1,620,000 |
| Zuelfuekar Kalmaz | 🇹🇷 | 1,590,000 |
| Armand Muratoglu | 🇫🇷 | 1,575,000 |
| Danilo Reh | 🇩🇪 | 1,405,000 |
| TOBIAS GEIS | 🇩🇪 | 1,270,000 |
| Christian Stephan Taepper | 🇩🇪 | 1,220,000 |
| Sebastian Kotowicz | 🇵🇱 | 1,110,000 |
| Eden Vaturi | 🇮🇱 | 1,060,000 |
| Dong He | 🇩🇪 | 690,000 |Sun 4 Jan - 00:00 - kingofkings1 is the super chip leader with 27 players left!
Level 50,000/100,000/100,000, 27/1,602 players left, 2.3M average stack.
The stack of KingofKings1, the Swiss player, continues to grow, now at 6.6M. With 40 players left, he was among the leaders with 3.8M.
Behind him is German player Oliver Ullrich with 5M at the same table as Jan Tomsovic with 4.8M, Daniele Trippi at 3.2M, and Andrea Iocco down to 1.6M.
In an Italian battle: Trippi opens from the cutoff for 175,000 at the T60,000 level. Iocco 3-bets to 500k, and Trippi folds. Just arriving at the table, Daniele Trippi lost a pot against Ullrich: “I had 4M and hit a flush draw on the flop, bet, and the German called with a gutshot. On the turn, he completes the straight, and I lose the hand. If the gutshot card had come and completed my flush draw, I would have been the chip leader.”
Peter Cieslik has 4.5M and many short stacks: Antonio Iannei will have 7BB after the break.
Out in 28th place are Wout Sanders, Philipp Doehling, Boyan Toshev, and Benjamin Altun for €2,035. Fabian Rolli dropped to 34th and Christopher Campisano to 35th for €1,685.
Sun 4 Jan - 23:05 - Chip count! Andro Scarpa with four of a kind!
Level 30,000/60,000/60,000, 40/1,602 players left, 1.6M average stack.
The game will stop at 24 players left for the final day tomorrow. Among the 40 players left in Day 2, there are many super stacks.
Here’s the count:
Jan Tomsovic: 4.1M
KingofKings1: 3.8M
Andro Scarpa: 3.5M
Andrea Iocco: 3.4M
Peter Cieslik: 3M
Zuelfuekar Kalmaz: 3M
Fabian Rolli: 2.1M
Sebastian Katowicz: 2M
Luigi Pignataro: 1.5M
Jinxuan Cheng: 1.5M
Daniele Trippi: 1M
Christopher Campisano: 1M
Berenike: 800k
Antonio Iannei: 650k
Daniele Trippi is experiencing an up and downswing. He first drops to 200k, then rises back to 1 million. He lost a hand against Berenike, who shoves from the button with A6 vs Trippi's QJs. The Italian player has a flush draw, but his opponent hits trips on the board. Then he faced a short stack with KJs of diamonds, losing another 7BB.
The highlight of the evening is the Swiss player Andro Scarpa. He open jams from the cutoff for 600k, and Scarpa calls from the BB.
Short stack: K♣️J♣️
Scarpa: A♦️J♥️
The flop gives four Aces to the Swiss player, who goes up to 3.5M chips: A♥️A♠️K♦️A♣️10♥️
Sun 4 Jan - 22:15 - Martin “Casino Royale” Kabrhel busted out! Peace returns to the arena
Level 25,000/50,000/50,000, 44/1,602 players left, 1.4M average stack.
A complete count will follow shortly. In the meantime, out in 46th place is Martin Kabrhel against Sebastian Kotowicz. “Casino Royale” can be heard in the arena. Martin Kabrhel has been shouting all day, even winning a bluff with 9-2 offsuit. This time, the Czech player jams with K8, and the Polish player calls with 77. A 7 on the flop eliminates Kabrhel, who leaves the tournament with €1,425.
Out in 44th is Christian Wurm, 45th is Sdenek Zizka, and 51st is Eros Scognamiglio for €1,210, while Daniele Sacchi finishes 52nd for €1,210.
Sun 4 Jan - 20:45 - The super chip leader is Jan Tomsovic
Level 15,000/30,000/30,000, 73/1,602 players left, 874,000 average stack.
Jan Tomsovic is leading Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event with 2.4 million chips. In the photo, the player, with 74 players left, will be able to compete for the Ring of this event with 1,602 entries.
Sun 4 Jan - 20:15 - Remuntada Lenzi, Scognamiglio up and downswing, Rolli up to 1.6M!
Level 15,000/25,000/25,000, 84/1,602 players left, 760,000 average stack.
Federico Lenzi qualified with a third of the average and now up to 650,000. He tells us how it went: “I took most of my chips from a player who was eliminated before the dinner break. He was giving a lot of tells and had 1 million at the start of the day. I win all uncontested hands. The only coin flip I played, I lost.”
Eros Scognamiglio loses a tough spot; he had two average stacks at the beginning of Day 2. He then climbs from 185,000 to around 400,000 with QQ. Earlier, he lost 99 vs AJ, with an opponent hitting a Jack on the river.
Any other stacks? Kabrhel is showing up as usual but is down to 500,000 after a bluff with 9-2 offsuit. Fabian Rolli increases to 1.6 million at the table with Daniele Trippi at 550,000, Daniele Sacchi at 500,000, and Berenike at 500,000.
Sun 4 Jan - 19:15 - Taepper regains the chip lead, Pignataro up to 990K!
Level 15,000/25,000/25,000, 101/1,602 players left, 632,000 average stack
At the dinner break, there are 101 players left, and the chip leader is German Christian Taepper, who dominated one of the starting flights and now has 2 million chips. At 1.5 million is Orhan Ljecaj, followed by Einius Jurgevicius. Sebastian Kotowicz has 1.2 million, and Gigetto Pignataro rises to 990K. The Roman player started the tournament at the table with Martin Kabrhel but held his own against his continuous trash talking thanks to his extensive experience.
Out before the dinner break were Wolfgang Strobel (picture) Denis Conte, Vileno Quentin, Dino Lombardi, Paolo Coser, Sandro Dell’Anna, Lukas Pasma, Mirella Mangili, and many others.
Sun 4 Jan - 17:45 - 48 outs after an hour of play, Andres Frey up to 800K, Intiso and Adinolfi busted out
Level 10,000/15,000/15,000, 150/1,602 players left, 400,000 average stack
Drama in the first hour of Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. 48 players eliminated, leaving 150 players from 1,602 entries.
Spanish player Andres Frey wins a massive pot with AK vs Andelko Meter's 77. Two Aces on the flop send both players all-in, but the Iberian player wins the hand and soars to over 800,000 chips.
Among those who are out are Sebastian Wise, Andreas Leitner, Claudio Pucci, Matteo Intiso, Giuseppe Pitruzzella, Andelko Meter, Mario Adinolfi, Sandro Gangi, Sebastian Jung, Maria Hernandez, Xuan Lu, and the first to be eliminated was German player Drakthar.
Sun 4 Jan - 17:00 - Day2 Start, Katowicz, Cieslik and Matczak on the top!
Day 2 restarts with 198 players left out of 1,602 entries and a total prize pool of €500,000. The guarantee is practically covered by Day 1F Turbo and the Flip and Go Pineapple events.
The average stack is 325,000 chips, and the starting level is 5,000/10,000/10,000. Play will continue until there are 24 players left.
The 198 remaining are all in the money for €630. The first place prize is €62,000.
The overall chip leader is Sebastian Kotowicz with 1.2 million chips, followed by Peter Cieslik at 1.1 million and Damian Matczak at 983K. In the top ten, Mario Montanelli has 893,000 chips.
Sun 4 Jan - 16:00 - Peter Cieslik dominates the 43 qualifiers from Day 1F Turbo WSOPC Mini Main Event
Day 1F Turbo has concluded with 43 players qualifying for Day 2 at 5 PM and 51 players in the money. Peter Cieslik is the chip leader with 1.1 million chips, followed by Mario Montanelli with 893,000 and Can Temiz bringing 858,000 to Day 2. In the top ten is Andrea Iocco with 435,000 chips.
Andrea Campi, Minh Ho Tran, Chaquille Arendfs, Jinxuan Chang, Tobias Geis, and Ismail Polat also secure their qualification.
In the 51 places paid, Marco Di Persio, Pistolelepete, and Deep Singh are the bubble players for Day 2.
Here’s the top ten:
| Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Peter Cieslik | 🇩🇪 | 1,100,000 |
| Mario Montanelli | 🇮🇹 | 893,000 |
| Can Temiz | 🇩🇪 | 858,000 |
| Valery Kalynych | 🇺🇦 | 628,000 |
| Oliver Ullrich | 🇩🇪 | 603,000 |
| fmlpkr | 🇨🇭 | 567,000 |
| River King 63 | 🇩🇪 | 469,000 |
| Michael Mandl | 🇩🇪 | 454,000 |
| Andrea Iocco | 🇮🇹 | 435,000 |
| Minh Ho Tran | 🇸🇪 | 434,000 |Sun 4 Jan - 14:00 - Super Day 1F Turbo with 340 entries, 51 itm, and 43 to Day 2
A super Day 1F turbo WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event with 340 entries is still ongoing. The Flip and Go Pineapple events have also started, and Day 2 is scheduled for 5 PM.
There are 118 players in action with 51 places paid and 43 qualified for Day 2!
Many players are looking to qualify for one of the most important Rings of the festival at King’s Resort in Rozvadov.
Leading the chips is Andrea Iocco with 250,000 chips, followed by Harve Decker at 180,000 and Mailbox_ at 96,000. In the top ten is Andrea Sutera with 78,500, and it's the last chance for Toni Ravnak, Claudio Daffina, Mauro Suriano, Alessandro Mattii, Pistolepete, Stefano Bertoldi (the Day 1E bubble man), Fabian Egger, Alexander Raab, Paul Covaciu, Prela Niki, Antonio Fragale, Marco Di Persio, and many others.v
Sat 3 Jan - 3:30 - Toshev on the top at the end of Day 1E, 45 players to Day 2
Day 1E of the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event at King’s Resort in Rozvadov ends with 45 players left and a double elimination. The bubble man is Stefano Bertoldi, but with him, Nemesis17 and Oliver Koelher are also out for the minimum cash of €604.
The first to cash was Israeli player Bat Levi.
Leading (pending the count) is Bulgarian Boyan Toshev with 912,000 chips. A set vs AA brings him to the top. He surpasses Wizo23, who bags 722,000, and Eros Scognamiglio with 663,000 chips.
An excellent stack for Gigetto Pignataro at 464,000 chips. The report will follow shortly!
Sat 3 Jan - 3:00 - Never-ending bubble, Wizo23 up to the top, Dell’Anna downswing
The bubble doesn’t crash; there are still 57 players for 56 places paid. The chip leader changes: Sandro Dell’Anna (picture) loses two big pot, KQ vs AK against Thomas Kessler and especially flush over flush diamonds K6 vs A7. Super cooler, he drops to an average of 250,000. Wizo23 rises above 700,000 chips.
Sat 3 Jan - 2:15 - Robert Ashelm completes a royal flush of clubs! No jackpot but up to 400,000
Before the last break, Robert Ashelm eliminated an opponent by hitting a royal flush of clubs. The images speak for themselves. “Isn’t there a jackpot?” comments the German player. Of course not. The flush pays 140,000, the opponent's stack. Robert rises to 400,000 chips and he's really happy!
Sat 3 Jan - 2:00 - Dell’Anna on top, near the bubble zone, Scognamiglio rises from 4.5BB!
At the last break of Day 1E, there are 62/370 players left, close to the bubble zone. 47 players will qualify.
Many big stacks, with Eros Scognamiglio soaring from 4.5BB to 470,000. Now let's discuss it. The chip leader is Sandro Dell’Anna with 650,000 chips. Allan Sismek and Teodor Lejsek are at 500,000. Luigi Pignataro remains steady under 400,000, with Stefan Gheorghe at his table and Swiss player Kalmaz at 400,000. Fabian Rolli rises to 230,000.
The miracle is Eros Scognamiglio, who shares his journey: “I arrived at the table with 4.5BB. Then I doubled up with 99 vs A9. I took a big pot with K9 vs 89, two pair over two pair. This was the decisive spot: under the gun opens 88 for 16,000, I call from the button, raise from late position to 60,000, I 4-bet jam, and the 3-bettor calls. I have AA vs 88 vs 99. The Aces hold, and I soar in the count.”
Eros goes to break with 470,000. He lost a pot against Valentin Dumitra, who opens from UTG1 for 16,000 and he calls from the button.
Flop: A ♦ A ♥ 10 ♥, check to check.
Turn: 5 ♥, check/call Dumitra for 27,000.
River: 8 ♦, check/check and Valentin table QQ, Scognamiglio mucks. Dumitra go to 170,000.
Sat 3 Jan - 00:30 - Strobel chip leader, Pignataro on fire, Sanders wins after the fifth bullet
Level 2,000/4,000/4,000 with 109/370 players left and a 135,000 average stack.
Wolfgang Strobel takes the lead with 385,000. In today's second flight, Luigi Pignataro seems to be on the right track, soaring to 335,000. At the same table, Rebecca Rivoli is at average, and Claudio Pucci is short stack.
Also with a great stack is Valentin Dumitra at 300,000. Wout Sanders rises to 180,000 chips after winning a coin flip with AQ vs JJ, hitting a Q on the river. He eliminates an opponent and responds to players at the table: “Am I lucky? I’m on my fifth bullet, I’d say no!”
On a short stack is Swiss player Fabian Rolli, while Eros Scognamiglio wins a pot with 99 but is still far from the average stack.
Sat 3 Jan - 00:00 - 370 entries from Day 1E, 56 places paid, and 47 players qualified for Day 2!
There are 370 entries in Day 1E, bringing the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event closer to the guaranteed prize of €500,000. Today at 11 AM is the Turbo Flight, and at 2 PM are the Flip and Go Pineapple! At 5 PM, Day 2 starts with all players in the money.
Currently, there are 127 players left, and at the top is German Stefan Staudacher with 350,000 chips, followed by Belgian Jean Gessis at 191,700 and Timir Mohammed at 184,500. Among the top players is Italian Stefano Bertoldi with 111,000, above average.
There are 56 places paid, and 47 will qualify for Day 2.
Sat 3 Jan - 22:30 - 341 entries and 2 and a half level of late registration, Andreas Frey on the top
At the start of level 9, 1000/2000/2000, there are 341 entries with 165 players left. The average is at 82,000 chips.
There’s still an hour and twenty minutes of late registration remaining. The early counts show Andreas Iglesias Frey at 242,000, Timis Mohammed at 184,500, Jean Gessis at 181,000, Dominik Liebenwein at 160,000, and Stefan Staudacher at 148,000.
Second bullet for Federico Fulciniti and Josef Gulas.
At the table are Mario Scalia, Sandro Dell’Anna, Thomas Olivieri, Mauro Suriano, Claudio Celenza, Rebecca Rivoli out from Day 1C, Giuseppe Pucci, Isa Senkal, Xia Li, Stefano Bertoldi, Eros Scognamiglio, Gigetto Pignataro, Andrea Sutera, Fabio Giamberardini, and Andreas Frolli.
Sat 3 Jan - 20:20 - Bag on Day 1D, Matczak leads the 41 qualifiers, 253 entries in Day 1E
Day 1D wraps up with another magic hand from chip leader, German Damian Matczak, who leads 41 players qualified for Day 2 tomorrow. Against two short stacks all-in with A4 vs A5 and A6, he hits a 4 on the river. The split was already certain. The player from Berlin finishes with 989,000, followed by Orhan Ljecaj at 935,000 and Christian Taepper at 838,000.
Super Eyal Bensimhon closes at 729,000. Bad last hands for Daniele Trippi, who finishes almost average at 297,000 chips.
A complete report of Day 1D with an interview with the chip leader will be available shortly.
In the meantime, it's dinner break for Day 1E with 181 players left and 253 entries. Late registration is still open for another 3 and a half hours.
Sat 3 Jan - 19:00 - Sacchi, Bensimhon, and Taepper lead Day 1D, 161 entries in Flight E
There are 53 players in play in the bubble zone. In the lead are Daniele Sacchi, Eyal Bensimhon, and Christian Taepper.
We've already mentioned Christian Taepper, and he is now up to 600,000 chips. At the top, we find Daniele Sacchi at 580,000 and Eyal Bensimhon, who entered in late registration and has jumped to 550,000.
The women continue to run good Nadja Suffer manages to survive, calling an opponent's all-in with K9 and hitting a 9 on the flop. The Swiss player has QQ and rises to 250,000, above average.
Still in play is Mirella Mangili, while Croatian player Berenike eliminates an opponent with JJ and increases her average.
At the same table, Benno Jobet has 300,000 chips. Daniele Trippi is doing well, close to 400,000 chips, Corrado Martinelli at 300,000, while Christopher Campisano is at half average.
In Day 1E, there are 161 entries.
Sat 3 Jan - 18:30, Day 1E starts with 113 entries, Day 1D near to the bubble zone with Taepper on top
Shuffle up and deal for Day 1E at 6 PM, starting with 113 entries after the first level, with plenty of hours still to register, of course.
In Day 1D, there are 66 players left with the bubble zone close at 49 players left. 41 will qualify. Leading is Christian Taepper with 552,000 chips, followed by Wassin Chaitou at 330,000 and Simon Fiala at 292,000. Good stacks also for Koray Super at 282,000, KING_Jaggy at 204,000, and Pavel Horesovsky at 192,000.
The Italians in play include: Daniele Sacchi, Stefano Bertoldi, Michele Ambrosino (picture), Daniele Trippi, Mirella Mangili, WSOPE bracelet winner Christopher Campisano, Corrado Martinelli, and Federico Lenzi.
In Day 1E, at the table are Mario Scalia, Thomas Olivieri, Fabio Giamberardini out from Day 1D, Eros Scognamiglio, Gianluca Ciulo, Mario Nobile, Samir Bajrami, Claudio Daffina, Maurizio Adozioni, Claudio Guadagnino, Sebastian Jung, Denis Conte, Ondrej Mar, and many more.
Sat 3 Jan - 17:05 - Day1D late registration closed: 324 entries and 41 will advance to Day 2
Late registration is closed with 324 entries and 134 players left. 41 will qualify for Day 2, and 49 will receive a min cash.
In each flight, 12.5% of the players qualify for Day 2, and 15% will in the money. All ring winners will also receive a $5,000 package that can be used for the Wsope in Prague or the Wsop Paradise 2026.
Sat 3 Jan - 16:15 - 312 entries for Day 1D with 1 hour late reg, Mirella Mangili women power, good performance from Sacchi and Salceanu
With one hour left until the late registration closes, the entries for the WSOP Circuit Mini Main Event Day 1D are 312 with 123 players left.
Women power with Mirella Mangili climbing to 245,000 with an average stack of 101,000, and Swiss player Nadja Sutter at 145,000.
Around 200,000 chips are held by Ardian Dautaj, Herve Decker, Pavel Horesovsky, and Elias Massinger.
Daniele Sacchi is up to 160,000 after the bad beat we mentioned earlier. Prela Niki, super aggressive, rises to 150,000 before the break. He opens UTG for 10,000 at 1,000/1,500/1,500, and the BB calls. Flop K ♥ J ♠ J ♦, check, bet Niki 5,000, and the opponent folds.
Also rising to 150,000 is Andrei Salceanu, who wins a pot of about 50,000 by pushing just over 110,000 on 5 ♥ 3 ♥ 7 ♠ K ♥ 5 ♠. The opponent with an equal stack folds, and the Romanian player climbs the count.
Just below average are Christopher Campisano and Michele Ambrosino. Two bullets for Antonio Fragale, and he is out with KK and JJ.
In game Pistolepete, Eyal Bensimhon, and the second bullet for Gigetto Pignataro
Sat 3 Jan - 14:30 - Day 1D grows to 275 entries! Iocco is out, bad beat for Sacchi, and Trippi rises to 150,000
At the end of level 7, there are 165 players left and 263 entries for Day 1D at King’s Resort in Rozvadov.
Two bbad beat for two Italian players. Andrea Iocco is out with KJ vs AQ after losing a lot of chips. In the last update, this live player was among the leaders in the count.
Now we arrive at Daniele Sacchi's table, where he pays off a pot worth an average stack with two pair T8 vs his opponent's set of 2. It's a special moment for the Roman player, as he was the runner-up at the Pirate's Poker Treasure Mystery Bounty and third at the EPT Prague in the same week. In just 10 days, he has won €182,000!
Sat 3 Jan - 13:30, Day1D start with 221 entries after 5 game level
After the first 5 levels there are 221 entries for Day 1D with 163 players at the tables. Following the first break, we are at the level of 500/1,000/1,000 with an average stack of 55,000.
In the lead is Pavel Horesovsky with 100,000 chips, followed by Herve Decker with 88,300 and Luciano Villani with 82,400. In the top ten, we have Andrea Iocco with 64,700 and Fabio Giamberardini, runner-up at the record-breaking Euro Poker Million here at King’s Resort, with 52,500.
Matteo Intiso is on his second bullet with 47,000, as well as Prela Niki, Michele Ambrosino, Federico Fulciniti, and Daniele Trippi, all at average stack.
Also in play are Josef Gulas, Antonio Fragale, Cristiano Viali, Luigi Pignataro, and Claudio Daffina, runner-up at the Colossus WSOPE 2025 and finalist at the WSOP Circuit Sanremo at the end of the year.
Sat 3 Jan - 2:30 - Bubble crash and we are heading to the end of the day
Level 5,000/10,000/10,000 with 30 players left out of 221 entries.
The bubble bursts and the 34 players take the minimum cash of €600. The first to exit in 34th place is Romanian player Valentin Dumitra, followed by Johnny Hills, MKGonzalo, Reys468, and Dennis Tippkoetter.
In the lead is Sebastian Kotowicz with around 1.3 million chips when the average is 304,000. Up and downswing for Martin Kabrhel, who dropped below average but rises back up to over 500,000.
A significant hand for Vilento Quentin, who eliminates an opponent with A5 vs A3. Until the turn, it seems to be a split pot. On the river, a 5 eliminates Tippkoetter and takes the French player up to 600,000.
Currently at average are Antonio Iannei (picture) and Colin Lanthermann.
Sat 3 Jan - 1.00 - Kabrhel ahead, 10 players from the bubble zone
The level is 3,000/6,000/6,000. There are 44 players left. 28 will qualify and 34 will itm.
Meanwhile, Martin Kabrhel takes the chip lead with over 500,000 chips. He applies pressure and eliminates some short-stacked players. In one spot, he opens to 8,000, gets a call from late position, and a jam from the short big blind. Kabrhel calls with 88 vs QJs of diamonds. The big blind has a flush draw, but the pair of eights holds, and the Czech player soars to the top.
Great stacks for Sebastian Kotowicz with 360,000 chips and Sasha Hausner, who grows to 330,000 chips.
Daniele Trippi is out. Antonio Iannei hangs on with Kabrhel to his left.
Fri 2 Jan - 23:59 - Late registration for Day 1C closed with 221 entries
Late registration for Day 1C is closed, and we are at the playing level 1,500/3,000/3,000 with 75 players in play out of 221 entries.
Leading is Sascha Hausner with 252,000 chips, followed by MKGonxalo at 250,000 and Colin Lanthemann at 240,000 chips. Among the regs at King’s in the top ten is Andre Winkler Arnold with 135,000 chips. In play also is the winner of the People’s Poker Tour Daniele Trippi, Lukas Parma, Isa Senkal, Antonio Iannei, Federico Fulciniti, and Toni Ravnak.
Unfortunately, Matteo Intiso and Michele Ambrosino are out and will try again tomorrow.
With the usual trash talking background, there is also Martin Kabrhel, who won the Wsop Mini Main Event bracelet in June 2025 in Las Vegas and a Wsope bracelet in September in the Plo Mystery Bounty. In 2019 he won the Wsope Main here at King’s.