With 6K Big Blind, Jerry Pu raised to 13K from Under the Gun and was met with a 3-bet to 30K from Abat Nagimetov.

The action folded back to Pu and he pondered his decision before a 4-bet to 75K came.

Nagimetov, with a 145K behind, thought for 30 seconds before he moved all in, and Pu snap-called.

Pu: K ♠K ♦

Nagimetov: A ♠A ♦

It was a dream situation for Nagimetov, and it improved on the A ♣3 ♦3 ♦ flop. The 7 ♣ turn and 6 ♣ river sealed his double-up and his remarkable comeback continues, as Pu lost the overall chip lead and dropped down to 350K.

Abat Nagimetov is on a massive comeback after winning three all-ins.

In the first hand, his 17K stack with Q-J suited overcame 6-5 offsuit.

Next up was Q ♣4 ♠ in the Small Blind, which got the better of K ♥8 ♠, when a four appeared on the river.

In the biggest hand, a min-raise from Early Position was met by a 27K (5BB) shove from Alex Trajkovski, before Nagimetov shoved from the Button.

The initial raiser called and cards were on their backs.

Nagimetov: Q ♥Q ♠

Trajkovski: A ♦9 ♣

Player 3: 5 ♥5 ♦

The board ran out T ♥J ♥7 ♠4 ♥4 ♣ and Nagimetov completed a comeback from 3BB to over 30, and is now sitting on 170K at 5K Big Blind.

Three players were all in preflop, with Abat Nagimetov ahead and Filip Topuzovski at risk.

Nagimetov: Q ♦Q ♥

Topuzovski: A ♠T ♠

Player 3: A ♥7 ♣

The flop fell A ♣6 ♥8 ♥ and Topuzovski took the unexpected lead. The 8 ♦ turn and 6 ♠ river changed nothing, and Topuzovski tripled up to 100K, while his opponents were left with less than 3BB each.

Shachar Berkowitz raised from middle postion and Victor Lomachin called from the Small Blind.

Berkowitz bet again on the J ♥8 ♠2 ♠ flop, and Lomachin check-raised all-in, which Berkowitz called.

Berkowitz: K ♠Q ♠

Lomachin: A ♠T ♠

Both players held a flush draw, but Lomachin was in the much stronger position.

The turn brought the 5 ♠, which, despite the situation, made both players laugh.

The 7 ♣ river changed nothing, and Berkowitz departed the table and shared another moment of laughter after Lomachin declared that "his chips would be safe in his hands."

After all, OLA's motto is 'Where Smiles Are Rewarded' 😁

Level 10, the final level before late registration closes, is underway.

23 players from 50 entries remain.

Here are some of the biggest stacks in King's Resort:

Jerry Pu - 250K

Martin Zeman - 125K

Marco Di Persio - 220K

Pavel Novotny - 200K

Frank Andreew - 220K

Victor Lomachin and Vladyslav Vyshnevetskyy got all their chips into the middle preflop for a classic flip situation.

Lomachin: J ♦ J ♣

Vyshnevetskyy: A ♣ K ♣

Board: 7 ♠8 ♦6 ♣4 ♠6 ♦

Jacks held for Lomachin, and he just covered Vyshnevetskyy to cause an elimination. Lomachin is now back over 100K.

Elsewhere on the table, Jerry Pu, who won his ticket into Day 1A via the afternoon satellite, won a huge 180K pot after hitting a set with Pocket Fours and getting maximum value versus Ace-King, after a 4 on the flop and a King on the turn.

With the flop down A ♣ J ♣ J ♠ at the start of Level 9, two players checked before Salih Ozdemir bet 13K.

One player folded and Pavel Novotny moved all in for 40K.

Ozdemir quickly called and tabled A ♠ 4 ♦ for trips, with Novotny showing K ♣ Q ♠.

The K ♦ hit on the turn, but the T ♠ on the river was the eventful card, as Novotny hit a straight to survive.

Novotny moved above 80K, leaving Ozedemir with 60K.

Earlier today, the first OLA 2026 event at King's Resort ran with the MORNING TURBO!

Full results will be announced tomorrow. But for now, here are some of our happy players!

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Entries in Day 1A are up to 47, with 31 players seated. Late registration is open until the end of Level 10.

The current Level 7 chipleaders are:

Mohsen 'Mosi' Heratmeh - 185K

Stefan Piechowiak - 130K

Victor 'Vijay' Lomachin - 110K

Petr Bilek raised to 2.1K from Under the Gun and received two calls. The flop fell Q ♣ 6 ♥ 4 ♥ and all players checked through to the 4 ♣ turn.

Jerry Pu bet 5.1K from the Big Blind and Bilek called before the third player folded.

On the J ♥ river, Pu bet enough to put Bilek all in for his remaining 10K, which the latter called.

Pu showed 7 ♣ 5 ♣ for the missed flush and straight draw, and Bilek won with Pocket Tens.

Pu is now sitting on approx 45,000 and Bilek up to over 30K.

A new name was added to the entry list after the players returned from their first break.

KKPoker ambassador Jon Kyte has joined Day 1A.

It marks his first return to the King's Resort since 2018.

Jon has over $3.8M in total live poker tournament earnings and many notable victories, including at WSOPC and EPT.

Can he earn the unique OLA Dolphin Main Event trophy to add to his collection this week in Rozvadov?

Martin Zeman had just lost a big pot with AJ versus AK, but managed to chip back up the very next hand.

With 6K in the pot, Zeman checked from the Hijack on a 7 ♦ 4 ♦ 2 ♣ flop. Andrei Sasu bet 2K from the Cutoff, and Zeman raised to 6K. Sasu called and they saw a k ♥ turn. Both players checked, and Zeman bet enough to put Sasu all in on the 5 ♠ river.

Sasu called and tabled Q ♦ Q ♣, but it wasn't enough as Zeman had hit trips with K ♦ K ♠.

Zeman moved back up to 70K and Sasu was eliminated to ponder reentry in Level 5.

Marc Meden raised from under the gun and both players in the blinds called to see a K ♥ K ♦ Q ♠ flop.

Vladyslav Vyshnevetskyy and Jerry Pu checked before Meden bet 1.1K. Only Vyshnevetskyy called and he checked on the A ♠ turn.

Meden bet 3.6K and got called. On the Q ♥ river, Vyshnevetskyy checked and Meden checked behind.

Vyshnevetskyy tabled Q ♣ T ♥ for a full house and took down the last pot before the first 15-minute break.

28 players remain from the 32 entries so far.

The flop fell K ♦ K ♥ 7 ♣ and five players checked through to the 8 ♦ turn.

Martin Zeman bet 2K from the Small Blind and only Pavel Novotny called.

Zeman bet again on the river, and Novotny called. Zeman revealed K ♠ Q ♣ for trips and took down the pot to move up to 90K from his 50K starting stack in Level 3.

On a J ♥ T ♣ 6 ♠ flop, Renaud Cellini bet 1.7K from MP and Frank Andreew called from the Hijack before a third player folded.

Cellini continued for 3.4K on the 2 ♦ turn, and Andreew raised to 12K. Cellini called and checked on the 8 ♦ river.

Andreew bet another 12K and Cellini called after a minute's thought. It was J ♦ T ♦ two pair for Andreew and he chipped up in Level 3 after Cellini mucked.

Shachar Berkowitz bet 6K from the Small Blind on a 8 ♣ 9 ♥ 4 ♦ flop.

Petr Bilek called from the Hijack, and both players checked on the K ♦ turn.

Berkowitz led for 17,000 on the 2 ♠ river, and Bilek quickly called.

Berkowitz tabled A ♥ K ♠ for top pair, and Bilek mucked Pocket Jacks.

Entries are up to 27 at the start of Level 3.

With the board down 9 ♣ 8 ♥ 8 ♦ J ♠ 7 ♥, Philpp Polleti bet from the Small Blind, and Thomas Koehler raised to 15K from the Hijack. The Cutoff player called, before Polleti moved all in.

Koehler made the call after some thought and they went to showdown after the third player folded.

Polleti: J ♥ 8 ♥

Koehler: Q ♣ T ♣

It was a brutal full house versus straight in Level 1.

Koehler was left with just 1K and was eliminated shortly after, while Polleti became the new Day 1A chipleader with the early double.

The cards are in the air for the 2026 OLA Main Event in Europe! €400,000 guaranteed prize pool for only €350 buy-in.

11 players are in their seats from the beginning, including KKPoker qualifier Abat Nagimetov, who also played at OLA Taiwan 2025 and achieved four cashes.

Blinds: Fast = 30 Mins | Normal = 40 Mins | Turbo = 15 Mins

1A Fast - Wed 9th - 18:00

1B Fast - Thur 10th - 18:00

1C - Fri 11th - 11:00

1D Fast - Fri 11th - 18:00

1E - Sat 12th - 11:00

1F Fast - Sat 12th - 18:00

1G Turbo - Sun 13th - 11:00

Final Flip & Go Pineapple - Sun 13th - 14:00

Day 2 - Sun 13th - 17:00

Day 3 - Mon 14th - 14:00

The first chance to qualify for Day 2!

Players will take their seats at King's Resort and battle for a share of the €400,000 guaranteed prize pool for only €350.