Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-08-2025 18:10 UTC+2

Matthias Gude Eliminated in 8th Place (€110,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Murilo Garcia raised to 525,000 from under the gun and Catalin Pop folded the 8♥8♣ thereafter. Matthias Gude then jammed in the cutoff for the last 2,875,000 after using one time bank and Garcia snap-called when it was his turn to act.

Matthias Gude: A♥Q♦ All in
Murilo Garcia: K♦K♣

The K♥7♦2♣ flop left Gude on the ropes in need of running cards. It was all over on the 5♦ turn to make the 9♠ river a formality and Gude grabbed his lucky charm before bumping fists with everyone. His run in eighth place comes with a payday of €110,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murilo Garcia	19,100,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Gerald Karlic	12,500,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	9,650,000 125,000	125,000
Daniel Pidun	9,150,000 500,000	500,000

Max Neugebauer	8,625,000 625,000	625,000

Catalin Pop	4,400,000 625,000	625,000
Teemu Jaatinen	2,500,000 125,000	125,000
Matthias Gude	Busted

Tags: Catalin Pop Matthias Gude Murilo Garcia

10-08-2025 19:42 UTC+2

Catalin Pop Eliminated in 7th Place (€145,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Catalin Pop raised to 1,000,000 in the hijack with the A♠7♥ and picked up the blinds to boost his stack to a mere eight blinds.

One hand later, Pop was in early position and repeated his opening sizing. Fellow short stack Teemu Jaatinen three-bet to 1,750,000 and then called when Pop jammed for 2,400,000.

Catalin Pop: A♣K♣ All in
Teemu Jaatinen: 10♠10♦

The board ran out Q♦4♦2♠J♦J♥ and the pocket pair held to eliminate Pop in seventh place for €145,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teemu Jaatinen	5,575,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Catalin Pop	Busted

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10-08-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Max Neugebauer Eliminated in 6th Place (€195,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

One hand after the double for Claudio Di Giacomo, Gerald Karlic raised to 650,000 from under the gun and instantly called the shove by Max Neugebauer in the big blind for 4,500,000 total.

Max Neugebauer: A♥3♣ All in
Gerald Karlic: 9♥9♣

Neugebauer had the exact same cards as the Italian and needed to come from behind as well to stay in contention. He picked up the lower end of the straight draw on the 7♥6♠4♥ flop, but the 8♣ turn took away some of his outs.

Nothing changed on the 4♠ river, and that spelled the end for 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Neugebauer in sixth place for €195,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	25,475,000 4,950,000	4,950,000
Max Neugebauer	Busted

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Gerald Karlic Max Neugebauer

10-08-2025 20:35 UTC+2

Claudio Di Giacomo Eliminated in 5th Place (€265,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 31 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The action reached Gerald Karlic on the button, and the chip leader pushed all in against two short stacks. One of them was Claudio Di Giacomo, who was in the big blind and called for his last 4,325,000.

Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠J♦ All in
Gerald Karlic: K♣5♣

The 3♣2♣2♠ flop gave Karlic the flush draw to go with his two live cards. Nothing changed on the 10♠ turn, but the 7♣ on the river spelled the end for Di Giacomo in fifth place, having won his entry by taking down one of the many major tournaments throughout the year at King's Resort. For his efforts, the Italian earned a payday of €265,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	36,350,000 5,375,000	5,375,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	Busted

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10-08-2025 21:32 UTC+2

Teemu Jaatinen Eliminated in 4th Place (€370,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

First to act, Teemu Jaatinen announced a raise to 2,000,000 with 1,200,000 behind and won the pot without resistance with his 8♠8♣.

Up next, Jaatinen was in the big blind with the 9♥4♥ and let go when Murilo Garcia opened to 1,000,000 with the Q♠J♦ on the button.

Karlic raised the next button with the 7♠5♣ to 850,000. Jaatinen was in the small blind and three-bet to 2,100,000 for more than half of his stack. Daniel Pidun reraised behind that in the big blind and Jaatinen called all-in for 3,400,000.

Teemu Jaatinen: A♣8♣ All in
Daniel Pidun: A♥J♠

Pidun's kicker played on the A♠K♠Q♣2♣6♠ runout, and that spelled the end for the Finnish qualifier for a staggering payday of €370,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	29,100,000 50,000	50,000
Murilo Garcia	19,250,000 800,000	800,000

Daniel Pidun	17,575,000 3,250,000	3,250,000

Teemu Jaatinen	Busted

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10-08-2025 21:58 UTC+2

Murilo Garcia Eliminated in 3rd Place (€525,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Daniel Pidun raised to 800,000 on the button with the A♥9♥ and Murilo Garcia three-bet to 3,000,000 out of the small blind holding the A♣3♣. Gerald Karlic in the big blind then four-bet small to 6,600,000 with 10♥10♣ and Pidun got out of the way.

Garcia then five-bet jammed after little consideration for massive 22,450,000 and Karlic vaulted out of his chair to gander at the stack at the other side of the table before making the call.

The 9♦8♣2♦ flop gave Garcia running clubs as possible outs and he made an inferior pair on the 3♥ turn. However, no further help came with the 7♥ river and the Brazilian went from near chip leader to third place finisher with a payday of €525,000 secured.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	49,850,000 23,150,000	23,150,000
Daniel Pidun	16,075,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Murilo Garcia	Busted

Tags: Daniel Pidun Gerald Karlic Murilo Garcia

10-09-2025 01:09 UTC+2

Gerald Karlic Eliminated in 2nd Place (€757,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

In the very next hand, Daniel Pidun opened on the button to 1,200,000, and Gerald Karlic three-bet to 4,200,000. The four-bet to 10,500,000 by Pidun followed, and Karlic then jammed for 31,000,000 to get snap-called by Pidun, shaking his head in disbelief about the cooler for the gold bracelet.

Gerald Karlic: J♠J♣ All in
Daniel Pidun: A♥A♣

Karlic had a sweat with the flush draw until the K♠10♦8♠10♠ turn, while Pidun's rail shouted, "Hold one time!" and hold it did, thanks to the K♣ on the river. Pidun jumped out of his chair in celebration and raised both arms in the air before embracing Karlic shortly thereafter.

The runner-up finish of Karlic was rewarded with a consolation prize of €757,000, while Pidun earned his first gold bracelet and the top prize of €1,140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Pidun	65,900,000 31,600,000	31,600,000

Gerald Karlic	Busted

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