2026 WSOP Europe wraps with four bracelets on dramatic final day

Dave Woods
Dave Woods
Posted on: April 11, 2026 16:00 PDT

The 2026 WSOPE Main Event crowned a champion – Lithuania’s Marius Kudzmanas – early Saturday morning, but there were still four bracelets up for grabs on a dramatic final day of action in Prague. 

Event #12: €1,500 European Circuit Championship 

  • Winner: Nikolai Ogoltsov – €455,000

16 players returned from a field of 2,628 with a first prize of €455,000, and Tobias Peters from the Netherlands leading the way. Peters was eliminated by local player Michael Sklenicka, who went up against Russia's Nikolai Ogoltsov for the bracelet. 

Ogoltsov had more than a 10:1 chip lead when he picked up jacks and called a preflop jam from Sklenicka, who had . Sklenicka picked up a gutshot, but Ogoltsov turned a set and held to win the bracelet.

Nikolai Olgotsov smashed his previous high score of €175,719	with a first prize of €455,000 and a WSOP bracelet. Nikolai Olgotsov smashed his previous high score of €175,719 with a first prize of €455,000 and a WSOP bracelet.

Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller 

  • Winner: Christian Pedersen – €600,000

On Day 3, the remaining 17 players were chasing the €600K first prize and the bracelet, but the GGMillion$ also awarded a gold card protector to the winner.