April 8-10
The number of days Christopher Nguyen had to wait between seven-figure scores – his prior came on May 3, 2025 at EPT Monte Carlo.
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1ST
Christopher Nguyen
€1,100,000
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2ND
Tony 'Ren' Lin
€700,000
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3RD
Paulius Vaitiekunas
€485,000
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4TH
Alex Anton
€340,000
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5TH
Niklas Astedt
€245,000
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6TH
Espen Oeye
€180,000
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7TH
Andrija Robovic
€135,000
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8TH
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic
€105,000
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9TH
Ran Ilani
€85,000
The €20,800 Super High Roller NLH event drew to a close on Friday at the World Series of Poker Europe.
Following a lengthy battle on Day 2 that lasted into the early morning hours in Prague, nine players returned to crown a winner. When the dust had settled, Germany's Christopher Nguyen had won his first WSOP bracelet and €1,100,000.
He defeated China's Tony 'Ren' Lin heads-up, making quick work of his opponent thanks to an overwhelming chip lead.
"I'm very happy," Nguyen said after the win. "It's a big thing to win a bracelet, and I'm happy I did it."
It wasn't all smooth sailing for the German. After the first break in play, Nguyen held half of the chips in play, but an ill-timed jam with 
saw him fail to improve against Alex Anton's 
and he slipped down the counts.
"I had a big chip lead and then I went down to maybe a third of my stack and then came back," he explained.
During four-handed play, he found himself all-in and at-risk with 
against Lin's 
. The 
runout delivered a full double and a return to the chip lead.
From there on out, Nguyen kept his foot on the gas, eliminating Anton in fourth place and Paulius Vaitiekunas in third place before closing out the win against Lin.
Astedt denied again
Niklas 'Lena900' Astedt held a slim lead over the pack headed into the final day of play. The Swedish online phenom had a shot to notch his first WSOP bracelet after coming agonizingly close to Main Event glory back in 2024.
Astedt struggled to pick up meaningful pots at the final table as Nguyen surged up the counts in the early goings. As his stack dwindled lower and lower, his freedom to operate diminished significantly.
While significantly handcuffed by the strictures of ICM, Astedt did manage to score several key pay jumps.
Eventually, Astedt's run came to an end in fifth place as his 
failed to improve meaningfully against Lin's 
on a 
runout.
