Event #13: €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em GGMillion€ Day 1 | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-30-2025 23:29 UTC+2

La Francesca Snaps Off Hissou

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sirzat Hissou raised from under the gun to 16,000 and Alessio La Francesca called from the big blind.

La Francesca check-called a bet of 20,000 from Hissou on the A♣5♥9♣ flop and again for 70,000 on the J♠ turn.

A 2♥ filled out the board and La Francesca checked for a third time. Hissou lined up a third and final bet of 140,000, which La Francesca absolutely snapped off.

Hissou tabled K♣Q♣ for a bluff, and La Francesca took the pot with a pair of aces holding A♦8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	725,000 300,000	300,000

Alessio La Francesca	600,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Alessio La Francesca Sirzat Hissou

09-30-2025 23:24 UTC+2

Bendinelli Joins the Fun

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Shirley Ang

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

Giuliano Bendinelli has joined the tournament and drawn a seat on the same table as Ren Lin, Emilien Pitavy, Salih Atac, Luka Bojovic, and Fahredin Mustafov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli	500,000

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Fahredin Mustafov Giuliano Bendinelli Luka Bojovic Ren Lin Salih Atac

Level: 8

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-30-2025 23:20 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	1,025,000

Zdenek Zizka	830,000 10,000	10,000

Fahredin Mustafov	750,000 35,000	35,000

Luka Bojovic	600,000 50,000	50,000
Emilien Pitavy	545,000 15,000	15,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	500,000

Thomas Eychenne	480,000 40,000	40,000

Salih Atac	350,000 19,000	19,000
Alessio La Francesca	320,000
Jessica Teusl	300,000 58,000	58,000

Ren Lin	295,000 5,000	5,000

Do Poker Cheaters Deserve a Second Chance? | PokerNews Podcast #918

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the 918th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, the 100th of the revamped in-studio show, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Ben Ludlow to talk about the latest stories from the poker world, including a discussion about GGPoker’s Olive Branch Initiative. Do banned players and poker cheaters deserve a second chance?

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09-30-2025 23:08 UTC+2

Break Time

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

09-30-2025 23:06 UTC+2

Hissou Hits River to Knock Out Mao and Breaks a Million

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Shirley Ang

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alessio La Francesca raised to 12,000 from the cutoff, Sirzat Hissou called from the button. Renji Mao three-bet to 55,000 from the small blind for La Francesca to fold, but for Hissou to call.

The flop came 8♣3♥9♦, Mao check-called the 20,000 bet from Hissou.

The turn was the K♣, and Mao opted to check. Hissou fired a bet of 65,000 out for Mao to tank. He used a time bank and then shoved for 249,000. Hissou called almost immediately with the bigger stack.

Renji Mao: K♠Q♣ All in
Sirzat Hissou: K♦4♦

They had both turned top pair, but Mao was ahead with the queen-kicker until the river completed the board with the 4♥ for Hissou to hit two pair.

Mao put his head down while the pot was being pushed Hissou's way and then got up from his chair to make his way out of the tournament area while the rest of the field had already gone for their break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	1,025,000 325,000	325,000

Alessio La Francesca	320,000 20,000	20,000
Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: Alessio La Francesca Renji Mao Sirzat Hissou

09-30-2025 23:05 UTC+2

Hissou Misclicks, Still Wins the Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka opened the hijack to 12,000, and Jan-Peter Jachtmann called in the cutoff. Alessio La Francesca called in the small blind, as did Sirzat Hissou in the big blind.

The flop came 2♠2♥8♦, and when it got to Zizka, he bet 17,000. Jachtmann then made it 50,500, La Francesca folded, and Hissou announced 45,000. The dealer declared it a call and made Hissou put the chips in, which he did, and Zizka folded.

An A♥ hit the turn, and Hissou checked, Jachtmann bet 110,000, and Hissou called to the 7♥ river. Both decided to check it down, and Hissou showed 5♣2♣ for trips at showdown. Jachtmann flashed A♦3♦ for a pair of aces as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	840,000

Sirzat Hissou	700,000 140,000	140,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	500,000 175,500	175,500

Alessio La Francesca	340,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Alessio La Francesca Jan-Peter Jachtmann Sirzat Hissou Zdenek Zizka

09-30-2025 22:56 UTC+2

Teusl Claims Some Chips Back

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Shirley Ang

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jessica Teusl raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Jan-Peter Jachtmann defended his big blind.

The flop came 4♣Q♠7♠ and Jachtmann check-called the 12,000 continuation-bet of Teusl.

They both checked through the 10♦ on the turn to the 2♥ on the river. Jachtmann bet 25,000 for Teusl to make the call. Jachtmann showed the 9♠3♠ for the missed flush draw for Teusl to table the A♦5♦ for ace-high and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	675,500 110,500	110,500

Jessica Teusl	242,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Jan-Peter Jachtmann Jessica Teusl

09-30-2025 22:50 UTC+2

Pitavy's Tens Good at Showdown

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ren Lin opened the button and then called a three-bet of 50,000 from Emilien Pitavy in the small blind.

Pitavy continued for 40,000 on the 9♦7♦J♠ flop, which Lin called to see the 6♦ fall on the turn. Both checked to the K♣ river, where again it checked through.

Pitavy then showed a pair of tens with 10♠10♥, and Lin mucked.