On Friday, starting days 1B and 1C of the WSOP Circuit Liechtenstein Main Event were played at the GC Pokerroom Bendern. The “Million Mission in the Alps” at Grand Casino Liechtenstein (GCLI) featured everyone who is anyone in the German-speaking poker scene. And so it was not surprising that several big names made the leap into Day 2 of the 4-day event with a 1.000.000 CHF guarantee.
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WSOP Circuit NLH Main Event
The WSOPC Liechtenstein NLH Main Event is the absolute highlight of the WSOPC Circuit, held between February 26 and March 10 in Gamprin-Bendern, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of 1 million Swiss Francs among the 12 ring events. For an entry fee of 1.350+150 CHF, players can enter the race for the million on 5 starting days (1A to 1E). Starting stacks are 50.000 chips. Levels last 40 minutes on the starting day, and 20 minutes in the faster-paced evening flights. From Day 2 onwards, they extend to 60 minutes in the 5-day event. Late registration is open for 12 levels for late entries and re-entry options.
| Starting Day | Entries | ReEntries | Total | Qualified | Prize Pool | Tax |
| Day 1A | 81 | 28 | 109 | 17 | CHF 147.150 | CHF 16.350 |
| Day 1B | 131 | 57 | 188 | 29 | CHF 253.800 | CHF 28.200 |
| Day 1C | 37 | 7 | 44 | 7 | CHF 59.400 | CHF 6.600 |
| Day 1D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CHF 0 | CHF 0 |
| Day 1E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CHF 0 | CHF 0 |
| Total | 249 | 92 | 341 | 53 | CHF 460.350 | CHF 51.150 |
180 CHF WSOPC NLH Main Event Satellite
Another M.E. Satellite was played between starting days 1B and 1C. It featured 2 guaranteed tickets worth 1.500 CHF each. However, this 3k guarantee was far exceeded by 67 (52+15) entries, resulting in 6 tickets plus 1.050 CHF for 7th place.
| Buyin: | 160 CHF | Date: | 06.03.2026 | |
| Fee: | 20 CHF | Time: | 15:00 | |
| Entries: | 52 | |||
| Re-Entries: | 15 | Starting Stack: | 10K | |
| Blind Level: | 20/15 Min. | |||
| GTD: | 3.000 CHF | Format: | Unl. Re-Entry | |
| Prize Pool: | 10’050 CHF | |||
| Total Tax: | 1.340 CHF | Staff Tax: | 670 CHF |
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Nickname | Country | Prize Money |
| 1 | MuchoAwarico | CH | Ticket | ||
| 2 | tombrider66 | CH | Ticket | ||
| 3 | Sonystar777 | FR | Ticket | ||
| 4 | Marxer | CH | Ticket | ||
| 5 | BabouPrada | FR | Ticket | ||
| 6 | Fucati | CH | Ticket | ||
| 7 | iskus_666 | AT | 1.050 CHF |
1.500 CHF WSOPC NLH Main Event – Day 1B
Of the 188 Day 1B entries, 29 would eventually find a chip bag at their seat. This meant a guaranteed min-cash from the 1M guaranteed prize pool. This was secured for all 29 after Romanian Mihai “UltraIns” Tabac, as a max late starter on the stone bubble, called Vito Branciforte’s 3-bet shove with pocket 10s using AQ. With the Queen as the door card, both Vito Branciforte’s Main Event and Day 1B ended for everyone else. Tabac bagged 711.000 chips, placing third in the chip counts. The Romanian only trailed Lukas “333699” Schlumpf, who bagged 740.000 chips and had been near the chip lead until his all-in call with KXs against Michael Allgäuer’s pocket 7s. The lead ultimately went to Mihai-Andrei Munteanu, who not only held the overall lead after 3 flights with 875.000 chips but was also the only stack with over 100 BBs.
Other players who made it to Day 2 included Marc Sen (SUI, 638.000), Nils Mallon (AUT, 536.000), David Wintersberger (GER, 293.000), Josef Gulas (CZE, 210.000), Sandro Carucci (SUI, 116.000), and Ivo Donev (AUT, 45.000).
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| Participants: | 131 |
| Re-Entry: | 57 |
| Qualified: | 29 |
| Date: | 06.03.2026, 12:00 |
| Last Level Played: | 4k/8k |
