WSOPC Venlo: Tobias Peters wins the High Roller, Christian Schneider wins the NLH

With three more ring decisions, the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) at the Holland Casino Venlo concluded yesterday, on May 16. Tobias Peters won the High Roller, and Christian Schneider won the NLH (#7).The late registration was still open for the €2,500 + 250 High Roller and was utilized. 13 participants and ten additional re-entries brought the total to 83 entries (57/26), creating a pot of €203,350. The first 13 places were paid, with €5,900 awarded as the minimum cash. That’s all it was for Jonas Lauck (10th), while Marco Lorenz earned €6,130 for finishing 9th. After Timo Kamphues exited in 6th place (€9,740), the hopes of a German victory were dashed. In the end, Tobias Peters prevailed and took home €57,680 + a WSOPP package.€2,500 + 250 High RollerEntries: 83 (57/26) Prize Pool: €203,350

Rank	Name	Nation	Payout
1	Tobias Peters	NL	€57,680
2	Jakub Sterba	CZ	€36,920
3	Dennis Albertus Petrus Johannes Lavrijsen	NL	€24,690
4	Govert Metaal	NL	€17,270
5	Maaike Jin Sook Wassink	NL	€12,660
6	Timo Kamphues	DE	€9,740
7	Tim Theodoor Van De Riet	NL	€7,900
8	Stig Gunnar Mathias Borg	SE	€6,760
9	Marco Lorenz	DE	€6,130
10	Jonas Lauck	DE	€5,900
11	Jasper M L Meijer Van Putten	NL	€5,900
12	Jim Leeuw	NL	€5,900
13	Thijs Arthur Albert Dirkzwager	NL	€5,900

The €500 + 70 event had also started, which saw only 33 players remaining from the 309 entries (239/70). All were guaranteed €1,140, with many Germans still in the mix. In the end, there was a triple German success. Siamak Tooran came in 3rd for $1,160, Salim Alibas finished 2nd for €21,210, while Christian Schneider celebrated winning, the gold ring, €32,880, and the $1k WSOPP package.€500 + 70 NLH (#7)Entries: 309 (239/70) Prize Pool: €145,230

Rank	Name	Nation	Payout
1	Christian Schneider	DE	€32,880
2	Salim Alibas	DE	€21,210
3	Siamak Tooran	DE	€14,160
4	Victor Caballero	ES	€9,710
5	Geert C Swinkels	NL	€6,830
6	Wesley Klerx	NL	€4,950
7	Christopher Michael Briggs	NO	€3,680
8	Jonas Stechbarth	DE	€2,820
9	Nusret Atmaca	NL	€2,230
10	Vincent Koehne	DE	€1,820
11	Sascha Horst Pagnia	DE	€1,820
12	Johannes Nicolaas Van Bemmel	NL	€1,530
13	Marcel Schweigert	DE	€1,530
14	Heinz Baer	DE	€1,330
15	Fawad Jafari	NL	€1,330
16	Frank De Ryck	DE	€1,330
17	Yueksel Tok	DE	€1,330
18	Kelvin Iz	NL	€1,200
19	Robert Mulders	NL	€1,200
20	Klaas Vercruysse	BE	€1,200
21	Martin Berge	DE	€1,200
22	Iurii Kondrat	UA	€1,200
23	Julian Paulus Albertus Van Den Heuvel	NL	€1,200
24	Dion Mauritz	NL	€1,200
25	Gerben Kornelis Sikma	NL	€1,200
26	Thomas Kuckeland-Schabaru	DE	€1,200
27	Cornelis Vermeulen	NL	€1,140
28	Maik Dreischhoff	DE	€1,140
29	Cedric Claude Nicolas Salenc	FR	€1,140
30	Ben Rio Nimni	IL	€1,140
31	Madis Maremae	EE	€1,140
32	Susanna Braham E V Paardekooper	NL	€1,140
33	Stefan Baum	DE	€1,140
34	Pamir Sawo	NL	€1,140
35	Soeren Joseph J Maenhout	BE	€1,140
36	Pascal Koopmann	DE	€1,140
37	Maor Zaharagi	IL	€1,140
38	Maaike Jin Sook Wassink	NL	€1,140
39	Elias Fisz	NL	€1,140
40	Michael Gehrmann	DE	€1,140
41	Jakub Sterba	CZ	€1,140
42	Fatih Aydin	NL	€1,140
43	Adrian Ziemichod	PL	€1,140
44	Bernd Reich	DE	€1,140
45	Theodoor Bernard Woolschot	NL	€1,140
46	Nik Ruangroj	TH	€1,140
47	Manon Ampe	BE	€1,140

Then there was the €300 + 45 Closer (#8), where they played with 20,000 chips and 20-minute levels. A strong 256 participants and another 79 re-entries contributed to a pot of €94,470. The top 51 places were paid, with the winner taking home €21,100 + a $1k WSOPP package. Marlon Czopn made it to heads-up but had to settle for 2nd place, earning €13,480, while the Italian Massimo De Mario celebrated victory. €300 + 45 NLH (#8)Entries: 335 (256/79) Prize Pool: €94,470

Rank	Name	Nation	Payout
1	Massimo De Mario	IT	€21,100
2	Marlon Czopn	DE	€13,480
3	Juan Martinez	ES	€8,990
4	Hendrik Cornelis Erik Tabak	NL	€6,160
5	Romano Fabian Pepermans	NL	€4,330
6	Machiel Adriaan Simons	NL	€3,130
7	Levi Mulders	BE	€2,330
8	Tim Fonteijn	NL	€1,790
9	Eugen Schirnin	DE	€1,410
10	Anthony Rocha Brito	BE	€1,150
11	Calvin Ah	DE	€1,150
12	Ray Patrick Kelly	IE	€970
13	Ernesto Storino	IT	€970
14	Olga Stilou	GR	€850
15	Remon Roos	NL	€850
16	Jordi Jury J Kenis	BE	€850
17	Marc Ferdinand Smit	NL	€850
18	Daniela Maria Pieper-Zimmermann	DE	€760
19	Constantijn Eduard Johan Marie Urselmann	NL	€760
20	Marcel Burczyk	DE	€760
21	Hess Bastian	DE	€760
22	Ilbert Lambertus Margaretha El Thomassen	NL	€760
23	Hrisowalandis Anastasios Milonas	DE	€760
24	Leon Oscar Van Der Velden	NL	€760
25	Cornelis Vermeulen	NL	€760
26	Rolf Polaczek	DE	€760
27	Benny Joseph Anna Maria Stheins	NL	€710
28	Sascha Bollmann	CH	€710
29	Funs Henricus Johannes Maria Van Rensen	NL	€710
30	Duko Drijfhout	NL	€710
31	Krzysztof Roman Loza	PL	€710
32	Marcel Louis Vonk	NL	€710
33	Taner Yalciin	DE	€710
34	Roy Johannes Catharina Peeters	NL	€710
35	Tim Theodorus Johannes Hanssen	NL	€710
36	Simeon De Maertelaere	BE	€680
37	Efrim Erdinc	DE	€680
38	Stephan Christlaan Johannes Van Beekum	NL	€680
39	Sylvester D Kleian	NL	€680
40	Hoa Nguyen	NL	€680
41	Stefan Holger Donsbach	DE	€680
42	Nazim Kilic	DE	€680
43	Jan Dirk Laube	DE	€680
44	Alexander Kwetkauskas	DE	€680
45	Alexander Fast	DE	€680
46	Nelson Jose Pinto De Sousa	PT	€680
47	Erwin Willem Johannes De Jonge	NL	€680
48	Dennis Jacobus Petrus Gerardus Van Den Boer	NL	€680
49	Massimo Colja	SI	€680
50	Mark Marinus Gomarus Franciscus Roovers	NL	€680
51	Mario Tiedemann	DE	€680

Action also came from the €300 Team Event. Here, a total of 39 entries created a prize pool of €9,898, with the top six teams able to take home cash. Anil Ataoglu and Onur Gizir lost in heads-up to Pasquale Casella and Engin Arslan, with 2nd place paying €2,160. The winning team celebrated with €3,368. €270 + 30 NLH Team EventEntries: 39 Prize Pool: €9,898.20

Rank	Name	Nation	Payout
1	Pasquale Casella / Engin Arslan	IT	€3,368
2	Anil Ataoglu / Onur Gizir	DE	€2,160
3	Lucas Gulikers / Edgar Dickel	NL	€1,500
4	Petrus J Brullemans / Pascal van der Brand	NL	€1,120
5	Jim Rutten / Luuk Leenen	NL	€920
6	Peter Filz / Dieter Buerger	DE	€830

WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Venlo

Date: May 8 to 16, 2026 Location: Holland Casino Venlo Events: 9 Ring Events + Side Events Buy-Ins: €220 – 2,750 Website: https://poker.hc.nl/de/spielen/poker/wsopSchedule: –>> click