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

09-19-2025 13:58 UTC+1

Kotowicz Gets It All Back

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ioannis Chorianopoulos raised to 17,000 in early position and Mehdi Guettaoui called in middle position. Felix Seelentag then three-bet to 64,000 on the button. Sebastian Kotowicz called in the small blind, while Chorianopoulos folded. Guettaoui, though, moved all in for 290,000, Seelentag folded, while Kotowicz called for his last 145,000.

Sebastian Kotowicz: A♦A♥ All in
Mehdi Guettaoui: Q♠Q♦

Kotowicz was the one with the big pocket pair this time, and his aces held on through the 7♦2♠3♣K♣K♥ board to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	420,000 30,000	30,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	350,000 205,000	205,000
Felix Seelentag	250,000 25,000	25,000
Mehdi Guettaoui	80,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Felix Seelentag Ioannis Chorianopoulos Mehdi Guettaoui Sebastian Kotowicz

09-19-2025 13:56 UTC+1

Seelentag Can't Claim Kotowicz's Bounty

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka limped from the button and Felix Seelentag completed out of the small blind. Sebastian Kotowicz jammed for 65,000 from the big blind, which only Seelentag called.

Sebastian Kotowicz: 8♦7♦ All in
Felix Seelentag: Q♣3♣

Seelentag just needed to fade an unfortunate runout to claim Kotowicz's bounty. But the 7♥2♠7♠ flop put Kotowicz firmly in the lead with trip sevens. The remainder of the board came 5♦8♠ and Kotowicz doubled through Seelentag.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	700,000 150,000	150,000

Felix Seelentag	275,000 107,000	107,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	145,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Felix Seelentag Sebastian Kotowicz Zdenek Zizka

09-19-2025 13:52 UTC+1

Prize Pool

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With 385 total entries, the event had a prize pool of €435,000. The remaining 59 players are guaranteed €1,410, while the champion earns €48,500. The top five players also earn a €10,350 ticket into the Main Event.

Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€58,850*	9	€3,300
2	€42,150*	10-11	€2,645
3	€31,750*	12-15	€2,190
4	€25,000*	16-23	€1,860
5	€20,700*	24-31	€1,635
6	€7,450	32-39	€1,480
7	€5,550	40-59	€1,410
8	€4,200

*- includes a €10,350 Main Event ticket

09-19-2025 13:51 UTC+1

Ju Sticking Around

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Samuel Ju was still nursing a short stack when he shipped 31,000 in from middle position. Makarios Avramidis was in a bounty hunting mood and also committed his stack from the cutoff, which forced everybody else to fold.

Samuel Ju: A♠Q♣ All in
Makarios Avramidis: A♦9♠

Ju had earlier told the table that he was going to show them a short stack masterclass, and that was certainly the case as he found another double-up on the A♣J♦4♦3♠7♠ runout, bringing his stack up to ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Raffetseder	320,000 20,000	20,000
Renji Mao	170,000 71,000	71,000

Makarios Avramidis	160,000 70,000	70,000

Samuel Ju	82,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Makarios Avramidis Samuel Ju

09-19-2025 13:51 UTC+1

Chorianopoulos Doubles Off Kotowicz

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ioannis Chorianopoulos three-bet to 42,000 in the hijack and Sebastian Kotowicz called under the gun.

The flop came 7♠4♥3♠ and Chorianopoulos bet 26,000. Kotowicz called and the 2♥ fell on the turn. Chorianopoulos then moved all in for 150,000.

Kotowicz ended up using two time banks before calling and turning over 10♥10♠. Chorianopoulos, though, showed K♣K♦ and earned the double up once the A♦ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	450,000 244,000	244,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	70,000 296,000	296,000

Tags: Ioannis Chorianopoulos Sebastian Kotowicz

09-19-2025 13:46 UTC+1

Hlavicka Picks Off Korcak's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marek Hlavicka raised from the small blind and Jaroslav Korcak defended his big blind.

Hlavicka tossed out a bet of 10,000 on the J♣9♠K♠ flop and was met by a quick raise to 26,000 from Korcak. Hlavicka continued in the form of a call.

Two checks followed the 10♦ turn to see the 6♥ roll off on the river. Hlavicka checked for the last time before Korcak bet 25,000. Hlavicka snap-called and Korcak immediately mucked his cards, meaning Hlavicka was able to take down the pot without revealing his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Hlavicka	220,000 3,000	3,000
Jaroslav Korcak	135,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: Jaroslav Korcak Marek Hlavicka

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-19-2025 13:41 UTC+1

George Spikes the River to Take Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Franz George raised to 12,000 on the button before Jan Bendik three-bet to 53,000 in the small blind. Roberto Beccaria put in his last 22,000 in the big blind, while George reshoved for 265,000. Bendik called to put both players at risk.

Roberto Beccaria: A♣6♥ All in
Franz George: A♠K♠ All in
Jan Bendik: Q♥4♥

George hit top pair on the A♥4♦3♥ flop, while Bendik picked up a flush draw. The Q♠ turn improved Bendik to two pair, but the 3♦ river gave George aces and threes and the pot as he let out a loud "yes!" while Bendik flung his arms in the air in frustration. Beccaria was left heading to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franz George	550,000 448,000	448,000
Jan Bendik	80,000 383,000	383,000

Roberto Beccaria	Busted

Tags: Franz George Jan Bendik Roberto Beccaria

09-19-2025 13:36 UTC+1

Hitting the Rail Early

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Kai Cocklin

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Heinrichs	Busted
Thierry van den Berg	Busted
Michael Geiger	Busted
Nikolaos Valtatzis	Busted

09-19-2025 13:32 UTC+1

No "Bounty Time" For Kabrhel Just Yet as Vizi Takes Some More

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♦3♣5♠, Robert Vizi bet 13,000 from the hijack. "Can you beat kings, or what?" Martin Kabrhel asked him before raising to 35,000 in the small blind. Vizi called and the K♥ fell on the turn.

Kabrhel then silently bet 25,000 and Vizi called once more. "Bounty time. Give it to me already," Kabrhel said heading to the 8♦ river. He slowed down and checked, and Vizi then moved all in for 68,000.

"Ace-three?" Kabrhel asked, taking a few seconds before sliding his cards into the muck.