Event #10: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2025 WSOP Europe
Event #10: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€1,000,000
Entries
88
Level
23
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
68
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 88
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Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The King of King's Resort, Martin Kabrhel, has emerged triumphant in Event #10 €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty at the World Series of Poker Europe, securing his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet, and cementing his status as one of the most feared players in the game.
Kabrhel takes home the first-place prize of €188,500, along with €62,500 in bounties, after defeating Robert Cowen heads-up. Cowen, who pulled the biggest bounty of €75,000, will be consoled by his runner-up prize of €121,000, and a total of €117,500 in bounties.
Kabrhel and Cowen obliterated the final table between them, claiming all of the remaining bounties, but Cowen could not overcome a 10:1 chip deficit at the final showdown.
Event #10: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Cash Prize (EUR) | Bounty Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | €188,500 | €62,500 |
| 2 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | €121,000 | €117,500 |
| 3 | Dario Alioto | Italy | €81,000 | |
| 4 | Tomasz Kozub | Poland | €56,600 | €5,000 |
| 5 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | €31,700 | €2,500 |
| 6 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | €25,600 | €32,500 |
| 7 | Filip Lovric | Sweden | €21,700 | |
| 8 | Bouwe Claushuis | Netherlands | €19,500 |
Winner's Reaction
Kabrhel, coming off a fourth-place finish in the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year standings, was delighted with the win, and modestly attributed the victory to running well.
"I got super lucky today, so I'm very happy. I prefer Hold'em, in Omaha anything can happen, and you have to run amazing to win. It's nice to win a bracelet in a different variant, but I don't think it makes it any more or less special. Any tournament you win is special."
Even with a dominant position three-handed, Kabrhel was not necessarily certain of the win, saying "It's never over until its over, I would have been a lot more confident in Hold'em, in Omaha even with this heads-up spot he could double-up a few times and be back in it, so really happy to get it done."
On his immediate future plans, Kabrhel confirmed he would be jumping in the €25,000 High Roller, as well as the Main Event, and jokingly quipped he is expecting a three-bracelet haul for the series. He will certainly be a formidable opponent and a tough man to stop with this momentum.
Day 2 Action
A total of 21 players progressed through Day 1, and they were joined by 47 Day 2 entrants by the end of late registration, to bring the overall figures for the event to 88 entries, falling just short of the €1,000,000 guarantee.
Those tallies meant 14 players would be in the money places, while mystery bounties would be in play once the field was reduced to 18 players.
Kabrhel was one of the Day 2 entrants, and he got off to a hot start with a double-up in the first hand of the day, although by the end of late registration, start of day chip leader Bouwe Claushuis was still at the head of the pack.
WSOP bracelet holders Nikolaos Lampropoulos, Max Neugebauer and Ermanno Di Nicola all departed around the mystery bounty bubble. At that point Cowen obtained a triple-up, with Lampropoulos taking a small side pot to bust Samuel Albeck on the envelope bubble.
Cowen proceeded to eliminate Lampropoulos, while Kabhrel burst the money bubble, with Krzysztof Magott the unfortunate player to leave empty-handed.
Javier Francort was first to exit in the money, busting to Cowen. The British player also claimed the scalp of Harald Casagrande in twelfth, and proceeded to pull a €75,000 and €25,000 bounty.
Krasimir Yankov had been making hay after the mystery bounty bubble burst, applying constant pressure to opponents, and it would pay off when he busted Vadim Zakharyan and Leszek Badurowicz in quick succession. At the precise same time, Kabrhel cracked the aces of Patrik Jaros to set a final table of eight.
Final Table Action
Yankov led the way at the start of the final table, followed by Kabrhel and Cowen, while Dario Alioto, fresh off a second place finish in the €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, was in the middle of the pack.
Claushuis was first to bust to Kabrhel in a three-way all-in, which also did serious damage to Yankov.
From there, Kabrhel and Cowen took charge, carving up their remaining final table opponents. Cowen finished off short-stack Filip Lovric in seventh after Kabrhel had left him on fumes. Yankov could not recover from his earlier clash with Kabrhel, and Cowen put him to the sword after Yankov bricked a double flush draw. Yankov softened the blow by pulling €32,500 in bounties.
Ioannis Angelou Konstas had done well to grind his short-stack to fifth place, but that proved to be the end of the road for the Greek as he exited to Cowen's two pair. Tomasz Kozub's tilt at the title came to an end in fourth when he ran queens into Kabrhel's kings.
That set the stage for a three-handed confrontation between three WSOP bracelet winners in Kabrhel, Cowen and Alioto. The trio battled hard, but by the final break Kabrhel had built a decent lead, holding over 75% of the chips in play.
Kabrhel attempted to grind his opponents down, but Cowen secured three-double-ups in quick succession against the Czech. Alioto could hold on no longer, and was forced all-in from the big blind. He could not connect with the runout, and the stage was set for heads-up play, Kabrhel holding a 10:1 lead.
Cowen found two doubles to prolong the contest, but Kabrhel eventually sealed the deal when he flopped a straight against Cowen's top two pair.
That concludes PokerNews coverage of this event, but stay tuned for ongoing coverage of the 2025 WSOPE, with live updates, chip counts, and stories from King’s Resort, Rozvadov.
Level 23
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel limped the button and Robert Cowen checked to the A♦5♦3♥ flop, on which Cowen opted to check. Kabrhel then bet 100,000 and Cowen check-raised the pot to 610,000 for almost all of his chips. Kabrhel raised over the top and Cowen called off got his remaining stack.
Robert Cowen: A♣10♥7♣5♣ 
Martin Kabrhel: Q♥6♠4♣2♣
Cowen had top two pair, but Kabrhel had the flopped straight.
The J♠ turn changed nothing, and the 7♠ river improved Kabrhel’s straight to end the contest.
Kabrhel celebrated briefly before storming out of the tournament area. Cowen's bid for a repeat victory was cut short and he had to settle for €121,000 in cash as well as his collected bounty prizes.
A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,800,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Robert Cowen limped the K♥J♥8♦5♥ and Martin Kabrhel checked the Q♣J♣10♠7♣. The 10♣5♦4♠ flop saw Cowen bet 120,000 and Kabrhel check-called, leading them to the 10♦ turn. Kabrhel checked once more now with trips and Cowen bet 170,000 for his opponent to come along.
After the 10♥ river, Kabrhel improved to quads and he bet 300,000, Cowen let go to drop below one million in chips again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,900,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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900,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel raised to 125,000 with the A♣9♥9♣8♥ and Robert Cowen defended the J♥J♦8♠8♦ to the A♦10♠5♥ flop. Both players opted to check.
After the 9♦ turn, Cowen bet 310,000 and Kabrhel raised the pot and Cowen mulled it over before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,550,000
705,000
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705,000 |
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1,250,000
705,000
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705,000 |
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Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel limped the button with Q♦6♣4♠2♣ and Robert Cowen checked the A♠J♦8♦3♣. The A♣7♣3♥ flop was checked by Cowen and Kabrhel bet 60,000 for the Brit to call.
On the 7♦ turn, Cowen bet 125,000 and Kabrhel folded his gutshot straight and flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,845,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,955,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Robert Cowen raised to 180,000 with the Q♠Q♥10♦7♠ and Martin Kabrhel called with the A♥J♥4♣2♣. Following the K♣9♦2♠ flop, Kabrhel check-called for 75,000 and they checked down the 9♥ turn as well as the 3♣ river.
Kabrhel showed a deuce first but was beaten by the superior pair of Cowen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,965,000
315,000
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315,000 |
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1,835,000
315,000
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315,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In a limped pot to the A♣J♣3♥ flop, Robert Cowen checked and Martin Kabrhel bet 65,000. Cowen check-raised to 235,000 and Kabrhel smooth-called to the 6♥ turn. Cowen jammed for 450,000 and Kabrhel called.
Robert Cowen: Q♥J♦8♣4♣
Martin Kabrhel: K♦5♦3♣3♠
Kabrhel was a strong favourite with his set and already wanted to take winner pictures with the bracelet which he grabbed, also asking Cowen for a hug. However, the celebrations were cut short as the 10♣ river gave the Brit a flush for another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,280,000
710,000
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710,000 |
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1,520,000
710,000
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710,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel raised the pot to 150,000 and Robert Cowen called with 230,000 behind to the 9♦7♣2♠ flop, on which they got the chips into the middle for the WSOP gold bracelet.
Robert Cowen: 7♠7♥6♠6♥
Martin Kabrhel: Q♥Q♦10♣9♥
The A♦ turn changed nothing and the 10♦ river kept Cowen with a chance to stage a miracle comeback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,990,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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810,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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