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08-23-2025 18:30 UTC+2

Yotsushika Trips Up Stok; Foldy Gets Shovey Against Wiciak

David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 300,000 on the button, Sven Stok moved all in for 2,400,000 in the small blind, and Yotsushika called.

Sven Stok: K♠10♠ All in
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: K♣J♥

Yotsushika hit top pair on the J♣6♣2♣ flop, then improved to trips as the board ran out 7♦J♦ to send Stok to the rail.

At another table, Ben Zech had opened to 300,000 in the cutoff as Simon Wiciak and David Foldy came along from the blinds.

All three players checked the 9♣4♦Q♥ flop. Wiciak then led out for 450,000 on the 4♣ turn and Foldy moved all in for 1,100,000. Zech folded, while Wiciak called.

Foldy showed Q♠10♥ for top pair, while Wiciak was on a straight draw holding K♦10♣. The river 6♥ was safe for Foldy and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	14,000,000 2,725,000	2,725,000

Ben Zech	9,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Simon Wiciak	5,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

David Foldy	3,100,000 1,880,000	1,880,000
Sven Stok	Busted

Tags: Ben Zech David Foldy Kazuhiko Yotsushika Simon Wiciak Sven Stok

08-23-2025 18:24 UTC+2

Sterba Folds Kings

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Jakub Sterba opened to 300,000 on the button, and Daniele Cuomo called in the big blind.

Cuomo checked on the flop of J♥9♦5♥ and Sterba continued for 350,000. Cuomo check-raised to 1,000,000, and Sterba called.

The turn brought the 8♠, and Cuomo instantly moved all in to put Sterba to the test for his remaining 4,300,000. Sterba went in the tank before folding K♣K♥ face up, leading Sterba to remark that it was a "good fold."

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniele Cuomo	9,000,000 450,000	450,000
Jakub Sterba	4,300,000 1,825,000	1,825,000

Tags: Daniele Cuomo Jakub Sterba

08-23-2025 18:23 UTC+2

Tian Flips For It All Against Taieb

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Mengshi Tian raised to 300,000 under the gun and David Taieb three-bet to 875,000 in the hijack. Tian then moved all in for 4,450,000 and Taieb snap-called.

Mengshi Tian: A♠K♠ All in
David Taieb: Q♥Q♣

It was a classic flip, and Tian shot out of his seat with such anticipation that he knocked his chair on the ground. The flop came A♥K♥2♠ and he took the lead with two pair. The 3♦ turn was safe, while the river 5♠ locked up the double-up as Tian sat back down and let out a deep sigh of relief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	9,000,000 5,550,000	5,550,000
David Taieb	1,500,000 1,210,000	1,210,000

Tags: David Taieb Mengshi Tian

08-23-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Skardi Outflops Macalou For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Simon Wiciak raised to 300,000 in middle position and Tor Skardi three-bet to 800,000 in the cutoff. Ben Zech paused for a moment before folding the small blind, while Silma Macalou four-bet to 1,700,000 in the big blind.

Wiciak folded, while Skardi moved all in. Macalou had 150,000 remaining and the clock had to be called before he stuck in his last chips.

Silma Macalou: A♣J♥ All in
Tor Skardi: K♦10♠

"Oh, come on," Zech said upon seeing Skardi's hand. The flop came K♥5♥3♦ to give Skardi the lead with top pair, while the Q♠ turn gave Macalou outs to a straight. The river was the 8♥ and Skardi took the pot to send Macalou to the rail.

"I would've won," Zech added after the hand, while Wiciak said he folded two nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tor Skardi	8,500,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Simon Wiciak	6,600,000 600,000	600,000

Silma Macalou	Busted

Tags: Ben Zech Silma Macalou Simon Wiciak Tor Skardi

Level: 31

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

08-23-2025 18:00 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernardo Neves	15,750,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Thibaud Martin	12,775,000 425,000	425,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	11,275,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

Yakiv Syzghanov	9,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Daniele Cuomo	8,550,000 50,000	50,000
Joseph Bardakji	7,275,000 275,000	275,000
Simon Wiciak	7,200,000 200,000	200,000

Ben Zech	7,000,000

Jakub Sterba	6,125,000 625,000	625,000
Tor Skardi	5,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
[Removed:526]	4,200,000 3,800,000	3,800,000
Chin Wei Lim	3,900,000 800,000	800,000
Martin Paap	3,550,000
Mengshi Tian	3,450,000
Florens Feenstra	3,250,000
Peter Schmidt	3,250,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Efrim Erdinc	3,045,000 1,355,000	1,355,000
Silma Macalou	3,000,000
Pierre Simonin	2,800,000 300,000	300,000
David Taieb	2,710,000 2,490,000	2,490,000
Jeremie Descouts	2,680,000 420,000	420,000
Sven Stok	2,325,000 1,085,000	1,085,000
Nolan Madene	2,100,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	1,925,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Alexis Nicolai	1,900,000 845,000	845,000

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08-23-2025 17:55 UTC+2

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Elijah Farrow

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

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08-23-2025 17:51 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The remaining 28 players are going on a 20-minute break.

08-23-2025 17:43 UTC+2

Schmidt Chops to Survive

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

[Removed:526] opened to 240,000 on the button and Peter Schmidt three-bet jammed a stack of around 1,400,000 in the big blind. [Removed:526] called with a bigger stack.

Peter Schmidt: A♦9♣ All in
[Removed:526]: A♣6♣

Schmidt had the better kicker but it didn't matter as the board ran out K♠5♠K♦J♦10♥ for a chop as Schmidt stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:526]	8,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Peter Schmidt	1,500,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Peter Schmidt

08-23-2025 17:34 UTC+2

Wiciak Goes For Value; Neves Wakes Up With a Monster

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Simon Wiciak raised to 240,000 on the button and Tor Skardi called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♠3♥5♥ flop. Skardi then led out for 225,000 on the 8♥ turn and Wiciak called.

Skardi checked the 3♠ river and Wiciak bet 700,000. Skardi called, then mucked when Wiciak showed J♣5♣ for two pair.

At another table, Bernardo Neves had opened to 240,000 under the gun before Ante Cetinic moved all in for 1,900,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Neves who snap-called to put Cetinic at risk.

Ante Cetinic: 8♥8♠ All in
Bernardo Neves: A♥A♣

Cetinic had run into Neves' aces and found no miracles on the K♣Q♠7♣7♦6♥ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernardo Neves	16,900,000 6,400,000	6,400,000
Simon Wiciak	7,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tor Skardi	6,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Ante Cetinic	Busted
Henri Lauret	Busted

Tags: Ante Cetinic Bernardo Neves Simon Wiciak Tor Skardi