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

10-03-2025 01:21 UTC+1

Salerno Double Leaves Gulas on Fumes

Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Josef Gulas opened to 2,000,000 from under the gun for more than half of his stack. Elia Salerno verified the bet size and then used one time bank before he moved all-in for 2,325,000.

Darius Neagoe folded in the next seat and then walked to his Romanian rail.

Rene Schnitzler glanced at his cards and sighed.

"Now I need your poker brain," Schnitzler told Neagoe, who came a bit closer to the table while Schnitzler picked up his cards and peeled the corners to make them all but visible to Neagoe. The fold followed and Gulas then called Salerno.

Elia Salerno: Q♥Q♦ All in
Josef Gulas: J♠J♦

The board ran out 9♣7♠4♠9♦7♦ and the superior pocket pair remained ahead.

"Good fold," Neagoe told Schnitzler who had been narrowly pipped by both.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	5,275,000 3,775,000	3,775,000
Josef Gulas	1,175,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Elia Salerno Josef Gulas Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 01:16 UTC+1

Schnitzler Has Other Priorities

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rene Schnitzler asked the table if they can take a quick break so he could go have a cigarette, but his tablemates said it was already getting late in the night and insisted they keep playing.

Schnitzler then raised to 500,000 on the button, Matthias Gude reraised to 2,000,000 in the small blind, and Schnitzler folded.

Darius Neagoe then limped in from the small blind, Schnitzler shoved for 4,000,000, and Neagoe folded. "Fast I can cash you out, or fast so I can go smoke," Schnitzler said.

The next few hands resulted in walks. "I liked you more an hour ago when you raised every hand," Schnitzler said to Neagoe.

"Eight-deuce, jack-three," Neagoe replied.

"What, every hand an hour ago you have ace-king?" Schnitzler added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	10,600,000 900,000	900,000

Matthias Gude	7,500,000 125,000	125,000
Rene Schnitzler	4,800,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Matthias Gude Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 01:06 UTC+1

Schnitzler Jams the Flop

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matthias Gude opened to 500,000 from under the gun and once more picked up a single caller in Rene Schnitzler out of the big blind. The flop came J♣7♣4♦ and Schnitzler open-shoved for 3,200,000. Gude had a closer look at the stack of his opponent and folded after using one time bank extension.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Gude	7,375,000 425,000	425,000
Rene Schnitzler	4,575,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Matthias Gude Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 01:04 UTC+1

Gude Keeps Climbing; Gulas Makes the Nuts to Double

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Elia Salerno raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Gude called in the big blind.

The flop came A♠5♥4♣ and Salerno bet 350,000. Gude then slid forward a stack of chips for a raise, and Salerno didn't even wait to hear the amount before folding.

A few hands later, Josef Gulas raised to 1,225,000 on the button and Salerno shoved from the small blind. Gulas called for 100,000 more.

Josef Gulas: A♦K♦ All in
Elia Salerno: A♥8♣

Gulas had Salerno dominated as the flop came 6♦5♣4♦, while the J♦ turn gave him the nut flush and a lock on the pot. The river was the 5♥ and Gulas doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Gude	7,800,000 750,000	750,000
Josef Gulas	3,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Elia Salerno	1,500,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Josef Gulas Matthias Gude

10-03-2025 01:00 UTC+1

Gude Jams Into Schnitzler

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Matthias Gude jammed the button and won the blinds without resistance.

Gude then raised to 500,000 from under the gun for Rene Schnitzler to defend the big blind. On the K♣4♠2♣ flop, Schnitzler check-called a bet of 500,000 and went into full zip hoodie mode to the 5♠ turn.

Another check by Schnitzler saw Gude move all in with the marginally covering stack, and Schnitzler opened the zipper of his hoodie, then instantly exclaimed in German, "Why all in?"

Via table chat, Schnitzler put his table neighbor on pocket aces or ace-king. Two time banks vanished, and Schnitzler folded the K♥ face-up to get shown the K♦ by Gude.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Gude	7,050,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Rene Schnitzler	4,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Matthias Gude Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 00:55 UTC+1

Table Fights Back Against Neagoe

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David Salituro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Darius Neagoe raised to 500,000 in the cutoff before Rene Schnitzler moved all in for 4,000,000 on the button. Neagoe quickly folded.

"It's much easier to go all in. I have no decision on the flop or turn," Schnitzler said.

Neagoe then limped the small blind, Schnitzler shoved again, and Neagoe gave up his hand.

Neagoe opened to 500,000 on the button the next hand, and this time Matthias Gude shoved for 2,500,000 in the big blind. Neagoe again folded.

Gude then raised to 500,000 in the small blind, and Josef Gulas called in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♣8♣K♠ flop, and Gude also checked the 10♣ turn. Gulas bet 350,000, but Gude raised to 1,500,000, and Gulas quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	11,500,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Rene Schnitzler	5,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Matthias Gude	4,700,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Josef Gulas	1,500,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Josef Gulas Matthias Gude Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 00:49 UTC+1

Schnitzler Chops With Gulas

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rene Schnitzler raised to 500,000 and then folded when Elia Salerno jammed for 3,000,000 in the big blind.

Two hands later, Josef Gulas raised to 2,000,000 in the cutoff and then got his chips in when Schnitzler jammed from the big blind.

Rene Schnitzler: 7♥7♦ All in
Josef Gulas: A♥J♠

The 10♣10♠9♠10♥9♣ board provided a full house on the board and they chopped the pot. "How is that possible?" Schnitzler groaned in German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	12,800,000 500,000	500,000

Elia Salerno	3,750,000 950,000	950,000
Josef Gulas	3,700,000 300,000	300,000
Rene Schnitzler	3,500,000 800,000	800,000
Matthias Gude	3,300,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Josef Gulas Rene Schnitzler

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

10-03-2025 00:42 UTC+1

Gulas Survives on the River; Gude Doubles Off Neagoe

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David Salituro

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Josef Gulas raised to 1,400,000 in the cutoff and Rene Schnitzler moved all in from the big blind. Gulas called for an additional 500,000.

Josef Gulas: K♠J♣ All in
Rene Schnitzler: A♣10♥

Schnitzler remained in the lead with his ace going to the river as the board came 9♦8♠4♠6♠, but Gulas hit the 3♠ to make a flush and double up.

A few hands later, Darius Neagoe raised to 400,000 in the cutoff, Matthias Gude shoved for 1,450,000 in the small blind, and Neagoe called.

Matthias Gude: K♠J♣ All in
Darius Neagoe: Q♠7♠

Neither player connected with the 10♠10♣9♦A♥6♦ board, and Gude's king-kicker was enough to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Neagoe	13,300,000 500,000	500,000

Rene Schnitzler	4,300,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Josef Gulas	4,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Matthias Gude	3,300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Darius Neagoe Josef Gulas Matthias Gude Rene Schnitzler

10-03-2025 00:38 UTC+1

Georgios Tsouloftas Eliminated in 6th Place (€25,050)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

First to act, Georgios Tsouloftas pushed all in for 2,675,000, and Rene Schnitzler moved all in over the top from the next seat with the marginally covering stack. All other players folded, and the cards were revealed.

Georgios Tsouloftas: K♣Q♥ All in
Rene Schnitzler: 9♦9♥

The board ran out 6♥5♦3♠J♣10♥ and Tsouloftas briefly showed his fist, which confused Schnitzler.

"You scared me," the German grimaced. His stack of 3,175,000 covered, and the Cypriot bowed out in sixth place for €25,050, which includes the €10,350 WSOPE Main Event entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Schnitzler	6,350,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Rene Schnitzler