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

10-08-2025 20:22 UTC+2

Karlic Keeps Up Aggressive Style

Christian Zetzsche

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

First to act, Claudio Di Giacomo pushed all in for 3,400,000 with the A♦2♥ and won the blinds as well as big blind ante to claim an urgently needed boost for his severe short stack.

Daniel Pidun then opened to 625,000 with the K♠Q♦ in the hijack, and Gerald Karlic three-bet to 2,100,000 in the small blind holding the J♠10♥. Once it was back on Pidun, he quickly called to see the 7♥5♣4♦ flop. Karlic slowed down and checked. Pidun checked it back. The 9♠ followed on the turn, and Karlic bet 2,400,000 with his two overcards and gutshot straight draw. Pidun folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	27,575,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Murilo Garcia	16,750,000 900,000	900,000

Daniel Pidun	13,250,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Teemu Jaatinen	4,200,000 50,000	50,000
Claudio Di Giacomo	4,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Daniel Pidun Gerald Karlic

10-08-2025 20:29 UTC+2

Karlic Fires a Second Bullet at Pidun

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David Salituro

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

Daniel Pidun raised to 625,000 under the gun with A♣2♣ before Claudio Di Giacomo moved all in for 3,700,000 in the big blind holding 10♠10♥. Pidun folded.

Gerald Karlic then raised to 650,000 under the gun with K♦9♠ and Pidun called in the small blind.

The flop came Q♦7♦2♣ and Karlic bet 500,000. Pidun called to see the 3♦ turn, where Karlic bet another 2,400,000. Pidun folded J♣10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	29,325,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Daniel Pidun	10,875,000 2,375,000	2,375,000

Claudio Di Giacomo	4,775,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Daniel Pidun Gerald Karlic

10-08-2025 20:33 UTC+2

Karlic Punishes the Limper

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David Salituro

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

Murilo Garcia limped in from the small blind before Gerald Karlic raised to 1,650,000 in the big blind with 7♦4♠. Garcia called and they saw a flop of 10♠3♠2♥.

Karlic then bet 2,400,000, and Garcia folded Q♦J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	30,975,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Murilo Garcia	14,500,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Murilo Garcia Gerald Karlic

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

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Gerald Karlic

10-08-2025 20:40 UTC+2

Garcia Takes the Last Two Before Break

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David Salituro

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

Murilo Garcia raised to 600,000 under the gun with A♠K♥ before Gerald Karlic three-bet to 2,100,000 in the cutoff. Garcia then moved all in for 14,500,000, and Karlic folded 10♣8♣.

Daniel Pidun then limped the small blind and Garcia checked.

Pidun led out for 300,000 on the Q♦10♣5♣ flop and Garcia called. The K♣ turn was checked through, and Pidun bet another 650,000 on the A♦ river, Garcia quickly called.

Pidun showed 10♠6♦ for a pair of tens, but Garcia had K♦7♣ for kings to win the pot as players headed off on a 40-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	34,250,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Murilo Garcia	18,450,000 3,950,000	3,950,000

Daniel Pidun	9,025,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Daniel Pidun Gerald Karlic Murilo Garcia

10-08-2025 20:40 UTC+2

Dinner Break for the Final Four Players

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The second level of the day comes to an end with only four players remaining, and Gerald Karlic leads the way with a 40-minute dinner break underway. The action on the stream will recommence at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time, and the updated counts are as follows.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
3	Gerald Karlic	Austria	34,250,000	86
5	Teemu Jaatinen	Finland	4,200,000	11
7	Daniel Pidun	Germany	9,025,000	23
8	Murilo Garcia	Brazil	18,450,000	46

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	34,250,000
Murilo Garcia	18,450,000

Daniel Pidun	9,025,000

Teemu Jaatinen	4,200,000

Tags: Teemu Jaatinen Murilo Garcia Gerald Karlic Daniel Pidun

10-08-2025 20:48 UTC+2

WSOP Paradise Returns Dec. 4-18, Features $60M Gtd. Super Main Event

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Kaelaine Minton

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

Get ready for the return of WSOP Paradise from December 4 to 18. Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas will play host to the winter version of poker's most fabled brand for the third year in a row.

Headlining the festival is a jaw-dropping $60,000,000-guaranteed Super Main Event — the largest prize guarantee in live poker tournament history. The festival is hosted in exclusive partnership with GGPoker and Triton Poker.

It will be the third iteration of WSOP Paradise with an unparalleled set of high roller and super high roller events, jointly curated and hosted by the WSOP and Triton Poker to ensure a world-class experience for all players.

2025 WSOP Paradise Festival Highlights

Event	Name	Starting Date	Buy-in
Event #1	WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty	Dec. 4	$2,500
Event #3	Triton Pot Limit Omaha Main Event	Dec. 5	$100,000
Event #5	Triton Invitational	Dec. 7	$250,000
Event #9	Triton No Limit Hold’em Main Event	Dec. 9	$100,000
Event #14	GGMillion$	Dec. 15	$25,000

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Level: 32

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

10-08-2025 21:25 UTC+2

Karlic Picks the Wrong Time to Make a Move on Pidun

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David Salituro

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

Daniel Pidun raised to 800,000 on the button with A♥10♣ and Gerald Karlic defended J♠8♠.

The 10♠10♦2♦ flop gave Pidun trips and he bet 650,000. Karlic then raised to 1,800,000, and Pidun called.

Karlic bet another 2,100,000 on the K♦ turn, and Pidun moved all in for 6,425,000. Karlic quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	29,150,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Daniel Pidun	14,325,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Gerald Karlic Daniel Pidun

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.