Event #1: €1,200 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Hunter Opener | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-19-2025 15:48 UTC+1

Kabrhel Gets Shoved on Twice

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel bet 65,000 from the small blind on a flop of 9♠5♣4♦ and Makarios Avramidis moved all in for 306,000 in the cutoff. Kabrhel shot up from his seat and looked over at Avramidis' stack before sitting back down and sending his cards into the muck.

Kabrhel then went to a flop of 10♦5♦2♠ against Franz George when he bet 20,000 from the cutoff. George called in the big blind.

The turn was the Q♠ and Kabrhel bet 250,000. He was still sliding his chips in the middle when George announced all in, and Kabrhel again snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franz George	700,000 260,000	260,000
Makarios Avramidis	520,000 120,000	120,000

Martin Kabrhel	300,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Franz George Makarios Avramidis Martin Kabrhel

09-19-2025 15:48 UTC+1

Pignataro Counterfeits Barbaranelli's Deuces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alexandre Barbaranelli shoved his stack of around 90,000 in from the button and was put at risk by Luigi Pignataro in the big blind.

Alexandre Barbaranelli: 2♠2♣ All in
Luigi Pignataro: A♠J♦

Barbaranelli had the ducks and needed them to hold up in order to double up. That was going to plan on the K♣6♠5♠5♣ runout, until the K♥ river put two pair on board, which counterfeited Barbaranelli's pair and sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Pignataro	440,000 145,000	145,000
Alexandre Barbaranelli	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Barbaranelli Luigi Pignataro

09-19-2025 15:43 UTC+1

Burneikis in the Mood to Gamble Against Alexandridis

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Vladas Burneikis raised to 24,000 in early position and Georgios Mylonas called in the cutoff. Symeon Alexandridis then moved all in for 120,000 on the button and Burneikis called. Mylonas, meanwhile, used a few time banks but eventually decided to fold, leaving Alexandridis heads-up against Burneikis with his tournament life on the line.

Symeon Alexandridis: K♦J♦ All in
Vladas Burneikis: J♠6♠

"Let's gamble," Burneikis said after the cards were revealed. The board ran out 10♣7♣3♥K♣8♣ and Alexandridis' pair of kings were good enough for him to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Mylonas	280,000 30,000	30,000
Symeon Alexandridis	270,000 130,000	130,000
Vladas Burneikis	160,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Georgios Mylonas Symeon Alexandridis Vladas Burneikis

09-19-2025 15:42 UTC+1

Avramidis' Pocket Sevens Hold

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel started with a limp from early position, which prompted two players to call from behind. Makarios Avramidis peeled back his cards in the big blind, then jammed for 177,000. Kabrhel was the only caller with the covering stack.

Makarios Avramidis: 7♥7♦ All in
Martin Kabrhel: 4♦4♠

Avramidis' pair of sevens had Kabrhel dominated heading to the 3♠9♣6♣ flop, where neither player improved. The rest of the board came Q♣J♦ and Avramidis earned a double-up through Kabrhel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	950,000 250,000	250,000

Makarios Avramidis	400,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Makarios Avramidis Martin Kabrhel

09-19-2025 15:36 UTC+1

Kotowicz Wins a Huge Race Against Zizka

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After a raising war preflop, Sebastian Kotowicz got his stack of 427,000 into the middle preflop from middle position with Zdenek Zizka, who was seated under the gun, trying to claim his bounty.

Sebastian Kotowicz: Q♦Q♣ All in
Zdenek Zizka: A♦K♦

It was a big race that would propel either player towards the top of the chip counts. Kotowicz took a huge lead on the Q♥A♥3♣ flop by hitting a set of queens. Zizka was drawing dead after the 9♣ fell on the turn as an inconsequential 5♣ rolled off on the river.

Kotowicz moved up to around 865,000, while Zizka was left with just 15 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Kotowicz	865,000 485,000	485,000
Zdenek Zizka	180,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Sebastian Kotowicz Zdenek Zizka

09-19-2025 15:33 UTC+1

Sikora Shows Down a Monster

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Around 200,000 was already in the pot as Mateusz Sikora and Jaroslav Korcak went to the turn on a board of K♦10♠4♥3♦. Sikora then bet 50,000 from under the gun, and Korcak called in the big blind.

The river was the A♣ and Korcak slid forward a tower of orange 5,000 chips for a bet totaling 100,000. Sikora used a time bank and tanked for nearly a minute before calling.

Korcak showed K♣9♠, while Sikora turned over A♠A♥ for a set to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Sikora	800,000 225,000	225,000
Jaroslav Korcak	330,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Jaroslav Korcak Mateusz Sikora

09-19-2025 15:33 UTC+1

Zizka Out-Kicked by Bizzarro

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka made it 25,000 to go from middle position and John Bizzarro called from the button.

Both saw the 5♦8♥K♣ flop hit the felt and Zizka tapped the table and then called a bet of 30,000 from Bizzarro.

The J♦ turn checked through to the 7♣ river, where Zizka announced a bet of 58,000. Bizzarro snap-called.

Zizka then showed a pair of kings with K♥2♥, but that was no good as Bizzarro held K♠Q♥ for a pair of kings with a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	600,000 50,000	50,000

John Bizzarro	460,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: John Bizzarro Zdenek Zizka

09-19-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Winkler Melts Koleckar's Snowmen

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

From under the gun, Jakub Koleckar jammed for 129,000, which only Andre Winkler called out of the big blind.

Jakub Koleckar: 8♠8♣ All in
Andre Winkler: A♦10♥

It was a flip that Koleckar needed to win to stay alive, but the 9♥A♣2♦ flop paired Winkler's ace and left Koleckar on the brink of elimination. A 4♥ turn and Q♣ river didn't help Koleckar, and all of his chips were sent over to Winkler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Winkler	720,000 120,000	120,000
Jakub Koleckar	Busted

Tags: Andre Winkler Jakub Koleckar

09-19-2025 15:27 UTC+1

Mao Flushes Out Raffetseder

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Patrick Raffetseder moved all in for 148,000 in early position, Renji Mao reshoved in the hijack, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Patrick Raffetseder: K♥J♠ All in
Renji Mao: K♣Q♣

Mao had Raffetseder dominated and at risk as the flop came A♦8♦4♣. The rest of the board ran out 7♣6♣ and Mao improved to a flush to win the pot and send Raffetseder to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	320,000 140,000	140,000

Patrick Raffetseder	Busted

Tags: Renji Mao Patrick Raffetseder

09-19-2025 15:22 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	1,200,000 150,000	150,000

Pawel Wojciechowski	800,000 50,000	50,000

Ioannis Chorianopoulos	790,000 40,000	40,000
Zdenek Zizka	650,000 40,000	40,000

Jan Bendik	645,000 125,000	125,000

Andre Winkler	600,000 80,000	80,000
Dorian Melchers	590,000 110,000	110,000
Mateusz Sikora	575,000 60,000	60,000
Jaroslav Korcak	575,000 5,000	5,000
Stefan Drusca	550,000 40,000	40,000
Vladas Burneikis	550,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Vizi	535,000 135,000	135,000
Adrian Cazacu	530,000 298,000	298,000
Andreas Karasz	450,000 60,000	60,000
Alexander Hepting	445,000 210,000	210,000
Franz George	440,000 110,000	110,000
Seyed Fazeli	400,000 60,000	60,000
Alberto Speranzoni	390,000 310,000	310,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	380,000 90,000	90,000
John Bizzarro	375,000 55,000	55,000
Mindaugas Murauskas	320,000 182,000	182,000
Georgios Mylonas	310,000 105,000	105,000
Dan Sfarlea	300,000 128,000	128,000
Georgios Lekkakos	300,000 70,000	70,000
Luigi Pignataro	295,000 105,000	105,000

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