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

09-19-2025 21:39 UTC+1

Melchers Rivers Two Pair and Gets Paid by Bendik

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jan Bendik completed from the small blind and Dorian Melchers checked his option out of the big blind.

Once Bendik saw the flop of 9♦7♦J♠ come out, he immediately tossed out a bet of 75,000. Melchers continued with a call.

A Q♣ hit the turn and both players checked for the 3♠ to complete the board. Bendik bet 125,000, and was met by a raise to 400,000 from Melchers. Bendik made the call and then mucked after Melchers revealed a rivered two pair with J♥3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Melchers	3,200,000 425,000	425,000
Jan Bendik	3,150,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Dorian Melchers Jan Bendik

09-19-2025 21:35 UTC+1

Sikora's Bet Met With a Quick Shove

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mateusz Sikora opened from early position to 120,000 and Jan Bendik called from the big blind.

The flop came 9♣3♦4♣ and after Bendik checked, Sikora announced a bet of 200,000. Before he could even lay the chips out in front of him, Bendik had shoved. Sikora had around 760,000 behind and reluctantly decided to fold.

It wasn't all bad news for Sikora, as he had taken down a few uncontested pots earlier, which limited the damage to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,650,000 350,000	350,000

Mateusz Sikora	760,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Mateusz Sikora Jan Bendik

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

09-19-2025 21:25 UTC+1

Bendik Left Frustrated

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jan Bendik raised to 105,000 in the hijack and Pablo Heredia called in the small blind.

The flop came 8♦8♠5♦ and Heredia quickly check-folded after Bendik continued for 75,000.

Bendik raised to 105,000 again the next hand, and this time Ioannis Chorianopoulos came along from the big blind.

Bendik bet 75,000 on the A♦J♣8♥ flop and Chorianopoulos called. The 7♠ turn and 2♦ river were checked down, and Chorianopoulos showed A♠3♥ for top pair. Bendik let out a loud sigh as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,300,000 20,000	20,000

Pablo Heredia	1,900,000 400,000	400,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Ioannis Chorianopoulos Jan Bendik Pablo Heredia

09-19-2025 21:25 UTC+1

Wojciechowski Sniffs Out Sikora's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pawel Wojciechowski made it 100,000 from the cutoff and only Mateusz Sikora called from the big blind.

Sikora check-called a bet of 80,000 by Wojciechowski on the K♣6♥7♠ flop.

The 8♠ appeared on the turn and both players checked for the 5♦ to fall on the river. Sikora gathered together a bet of 250,000, causing Wojciechowski to burn through two time banks before making the call.

Sikora could only show queen-high with Q♠J♠, and lost the pot to Wojciechowski's pair of kings holding K♠Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,320,000 30,000	30,000

Pawel Wojciechowski	3,000,000 600,000	600,000

Dorian Melchers	2,775,000 225,000	225,000
Pablo Heredia	2,300,000 150,000	150,000
Franz George	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	900,000
Georgios Mylonas	810,000 5,000	5,000
Mateusz Sikora	730,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Mateusz Sikora Pawel Wojciechowski

09-19-2025 21:19 UTC+1

Three-Bets Are the Current Trend

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

A few more hands passed by with no flops on the horizon.

First, Jan Bendik opened from under the gun to 110,000 and then folded when Dorian Melchers three-bet to 400,000 from the next seat.

Pablo Heredia then raised to 105,000 from middle position and folded to the shove of Georgios Mylonas, who moved all in for 685,000 from the button.

Mylonas was involved again when he raised the cutoff to 100,000, but then he released his hand when Pawel Wojciechowski three-bet to 250,000 from the button.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,350,000 150,000	150,000

Dorian Melchers	3,000,000 500,000	500,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	2,400,000

Pablo Heredia	2,150,000 300,000	300,000
Georgios Mylonas	815,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dorian Melchers Georgios Mylonas Jan Bendik Pablo Heredia Pawel Wojciechowski

09-19-2025 21:10 UTC+1

Just One Flop

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pablo Heredia raised to 120,000 in early position and Dorian Melchers called in the big blind. Heredia continued for 110,000 on the Q♣8♦3♠ flop, and Melchers quickly folded.

Mateusz Sikora then moved all in for 1,100,000 from the small blind and Heredia gave up his big blind. Ioannis Chorianopoulos and Jan Bendik took the next pots with pre-flop raises as just the one flop was seen during the last orbit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,500,000 100,000	100,000

Dorian Melchers	2,500,000 250,000	250,000
Pablo Heredia	2,450,000 150,000	150,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	2,400,000 100,000	100,000

Franz George	1,600,000 185,000	185,000
Mateusz Sikora	1,300,000 240,000	240,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	900,000 75,000	75,000
Georgios Mylonas	800,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Dorian Melchers Ioannis Chorianopoulos Jan Bendik Mateusz Sikora Pablo Heredia

09-19-2025 21:01 UTC+1

Amit Buganim Eliminated in 9th Place (€3,300)

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Amit Buganim jammed for 440,000 under the gun and Franz George moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 850,000. Once the rest of the table folded, the cards were shown with Buganim being at risk.

Amit Buganim: A♣10♦ All in
Franz George: A♠K♦

George's big slick dominated Buganim's ace-ten heading to the 5♣Q♦6♦ flop, which improved neither player. Buganim found no help on the 3♠ turn or 3♥ river, and he was the first elimination of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franz George	1,415,000 565,000	565,000
Amit Buganim	Busted

Tags: Amit Buganim Franz George

09-19-2025 20:56 UTC+1

Chorianopoulos Claims a Small Pot From Melchers

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dorian Melchers opened from the hijack to 100,000 and Ioannis Chorianopoulos flicked in calling chips from the big blind.

A flop of K♣J♦6♥ landed on the table and after Chorianopoulos checked it over, Melchers bet 60,000. Chorianopoulos called to the 9♦ turn, where both tapped the table.

When the 8♦ hit the river, Chorianopoulos bet 75,000, and Melchers took some time to mull it over before he elected to lay it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Melchers	2,750,000 210,000	210,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	975,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Dorian Melchers Ioannis Chorianopoulos

09-19-2025 20:51 UTC+1

Wojciechowski Picks Up a Monster to Double Off Bendik

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pawel Wojciechowski raised to 100,000 in early position and Jan Bendik three-bet to 350,000 in the hijack. Wojciechowski used a time bank before announcing all in, and Bendik snap-called.

Pawel Wojciechowski: A♥A♣ All in
Jan Bendik: A♠K♦

Wojciechowski had picked up aces and was poised for the massive double up as the flop came 8♣8♦7♦. The K♥ turn gave Bendik a glimmer of hope, but he missed the 6♦ and Wojciechowski secured the pot.

The dealer counted out Wojciechowski's stack and Bendik paid him 1,215,000, shaking his head and taking a few sips from his coffee while Wojciechowski flexed his biceps in celebration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	3,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Pawel Wojciechowski	2,500,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Tags: Pawel Wojciechowski Jan Bendik