Event #12: €1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Million | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-02-2025 17:21 UTC+1

Salerno Slams Spoddig

Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Carlos Spoddig moved all in for 55,000 under the gun, and Elia Salerno raised to 80,000 from the next seat. Action folded to Enrico Campanile in the big blind, who called.

On the 5♣4♦3♠ flop, Campanile check-called in the face of a bet of 35,000 from Salerno.

The 9♥ hit on the turn, and Campanile check-folded facing a double-barrel of 125,000 from Salerno.

Carlos Spoddig: Q♦9♠ All in
Elia Salerno: 7♥4♥

Spoddig had turned top pair, but Salerno had outs to the straight and two pairs. The 6♥ hit on the river and sent Salerno the pot, who celebrated with a "Wohoo" as he claimed another bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	2,005,000 255,000	255,000
Enrico Campanile	800,000 100,000	100,000
Carlos Spoddig	Busted

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Elia Salerno Enrico Campanile

10-02-2025 17:21 UTC+1

Fragale Not Satisfied with €75,000 After Busting Kortas

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Antonio Fragale raised to 60,000 in the hijack, Ghattas Kortas moved all in for 360,000 in the small blind, and Fragale slammed down the chips to call.

Ghattas Kortas: 8♦8♣ All in
Antonio Fragale: A♦J♦

Fragale began shouting out to his Italian rail as he awaited the flop, which came A♠10♥6♠ to give him top pair and the lead. The turn was the K♥, while the 9♦ fell on the river and Kortas tossed over his bounty.

"€25,000, please," Fragale, who already pulled the €75,000 top prize today, said as he held it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Fragale	1,400,000 875,000	875,000
Ghattas Kortas	Busted

Tags: Antonio Fragale Ghattas Kortas

10-02-2025 17:13 UTC+1

Loeser and Gude Survive in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Manig Loeser was all-in once again from the big blind and awaited his fate while Mauricio Salazar Sanchez and Elia Salerno played for a small side pot. The two active players checked down the K♣5♣J♣10♥A♠ river and Loeser showed the Q♣9♦ for broadway.

Salerno had A♣7♥ for top pair, while Salazar Sanchez won the side pot with the K♠5♥ for two pair.

Two hands later, the flop showed J♦7♠3♣ and Salerno bet 35,000. Matthias Gude on the button raised to 100,000 and then called all-in when Salerno reraised to 210,000.

Matthias Gude: K♠J♠ All in
Elia Salerno: 10♥9♠

The gutshot for Salerno bricked on the 3♥ turn and 6♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	1,750,000 250,000	250,000
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	1,415,000 15,000	15,000
Matthias Gude	550,000 110,000	110,000
Manig Loeser	310,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Manig Loeser Matthias Gude Mauricio Salazar Sanchez

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

10-02-2025 17:09 UTC+1

Two Eights Worth €40,000 For Neagoe

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Darius Neagoe raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and was called by Eloy Dominguez and Urmo Velvelt in the blinds.

The flop came 6♥3♥3♠ and Neagoe bet 80,000. Dominguez called, while Velvelt raised to 275,000. Neagoe then moved all in, Dominguez folded, while Velvelt called for 750,000.

Urmo Velvelt: K♦6♣ All in
Darius Neagoe: 8♥8♠

Velvelt had flopped two pair, but he was behind Neagoe's eights and threes while the A♥ turn and J♣ river were no help, sending last year's Main Event runner-up to the rail.

Neagoe soon after used his new bounty chip and pulled the €40,000 prize, while Sebastian Kannler was seen exiting the tournament area after busting.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	2,500,000 975,000	975,000

Eloy Dominguez	820,000 180,000	180,000
Urmo Velvelt	Busted

Sebastian Kannler	Busted

Tags: Darius Neagoe Eloy Dominguez Urmo Velvelt

10-02-2025 16:59 UTC+1

Schnitzler Finds Huge Hero Call in Epic Hand

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rene Schnitzler opened to 50,000 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 150,000 from tournament chip leader Georgios Tsouloftas on the button. Action folded back to Schnitzler, who called.

Schnitzler pulled his hoody right up over his face as the Q♠Q♣10♦ flop was dealt, where he check-called versus a bet of 100,000 from Tsouloftas.

The same pattern followed on the A♦ turn, this time in respect of a bet of 180,000 from Tsouloftas.

The 6♥ river completed the board, and Schnitzler checked once more. Tsouloftas didn't take long before moving all in with the covering stack, and Schnitzler went into the tank.

At this point he sat back in his chair, unzipped his hoody and removed it from his face, and contemplated the position.

He eyed his opponent and the board suspiciously, and after around another 45 seconds, flicked in a calling chip, but at the same time as looking away from the table and getting up out of his chair, almost as if he was expecting the worst.

Tsouloftas tabled K♣9♦ for air, and Schnitzler had to scan the board for a few seconds to confirm his K♥10♠ for two pair, queens and tens, was indeed good.

Tsouloftas couldn't believe it, and Schnitzler earned the applause of the watching crowd. "Amazing call," someone shouted, as Schnitzler blew out his cheeks, retook his seat, and raked in a monster pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,925,000 475,000	475,000
Rene Schnitzler	1,600,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Rene Schnitzler

10-02-2025 16:58 UTC+1

Tsouloftas Desperately Wants Jaros' Bounty; Salerno Gets Revenge on Spoddig

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 50,000 in the cutoff before Patrik Jaros moved all in for 400,000 on the button. Tsouloftas sat back in his seat and stretched his arms up in the air before calling.

Patrik Jaros: A♦K♥ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: 5♠4♥

Tsouloftas had called with just five-high but took the lead on the 8♣5♥2♦ flop. The turn 9♦ was no help to Jaros, while the 4♦ river improved Tsouloftas to two pair and sent Jaros to the rail.

At another table, Carlos Spoddig and Elia Salerno tangled in a big pot between the blinds as Salerno wound up all in for his last 950,000.

Elia Salerno: J♥J♦ All in
Carlos Spoddig: A♠9♥

The K♥J♠10♦ flop gave Salerno a set, while Spoddig picked up a straight draw. The 8♥ fell on the turn, while the 10♥ river improved Salerno to a full house and earned him a double up.

Salerno told the table after the hand that Spoddig had busted him from a previous tournament this series. "This is karma," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	2,400,000 400,000	400,000
Elia Salerno	2,000,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Carlos Spoddig	50,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Patrik Jaros	Busted

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Elia Salerno Georgios Tsouloftas Patrik Jaros

10-02-2025 16:52 UTC+1

Loeser Survives With the Doyle

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Robert Previsic limped from under the gun as Manig Loeser was forced all-in for 25,000 with 15,000 set aside for the big blind ante. Entico Campanile then raised to 125,000 and Carlos Spoddig pushed all-in from the next seat. Previsic folded and Campanile went into the tank.

"Wow, wow, fuck ..." he initially said and then added "best hand I had all day".

Eventually, Campanile folded and exposed the A♥Q♠.

"That is good for me," Spoddig told him as he flashed the K♣Q♣.

"It's good for me also, I guess," Loeser said and then flipped over his cards one by one, not having looked at them prior: 10♠3♥.

The table had a good chuckle when the flop came 10♦3♣3♦ to give Loeser a full house, which held on the 4♦ turn and 5♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Spoddig	1,100,000 340,000	340,000
Enrico Campanile	900,000 345,000	345,000
Robert Previsic	270,000 240,000	240,000
Manig Loeser	120,000

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Manig Loeser Robert Previsic

10-02-2025 16:46 UTC+1

Nanos Survives in Unconventional Fashion

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rene Schnitzler raised to 50,000 in middle position, Konstantinos Nanos moved all in for 480,000 in the hijack, and Schnitzler was already taking out his phone and filming the action as he stood up from his seat and called.

Konstantinos Nanos: A♦J♥ All in
Rene Schnitzler: A♥A♣

Nanos had run right into Schnitzler's aces and was at risk of elimination as the flop came 7♦5♠6♥. The turn was the 4♦, but the 3♦ river put a straight on the board and they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Schnitzler	700,000 130,000	130,000
Konstantinos Nanos	500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Konstantinos Nanos Rene Schnitzler

10-02-2025 16:40 UTC+1

Double-Up for Rutkauskas

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Antonio Fragale limped from the cutoff, and Ian Simpson completed in the small blind, before Lukas Rutkauskas jammed for 445,000 from the big blind. Fragale rejammed and Simpson got out of the way.

Lukas Rutkauskas: A♥Q♠ All in
Antonio Fragale: J♥9♥

Rutkauskas was ahead, and was never in danger after he hit two pair on the Q♦5♠3♥A♠9♦ runout.

Ranno Sootla was seen heading to the payout desk from another table.