Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship Day 1a | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-03-2025 20:20 UTC+2

Kacprzak Frazzles Frainge

Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A pot of 65,000 had developed by the river, on a board of A♥8♠5♥3♦6♣, in a hand between Marcin Kacprzak in middle position, and Benjamin Frainge in the small blind.

Frainge led out with a bet of 26,000, and was met with a jam with the covering stack by Kacprzak.

Frainge, who had around 45,000 behind, went into the tank, but after around two minutes, made the call.

He tabled A♠K♦ for top pair aces, and exclaimed "Wow, crazy river!" when Kacprzak turned over 9♥7♥ for the rivered straight, having held a flush draw on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcin Kacprzak	320,000 108,000	108,000
Benjamin Frainge	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Frainge Marcin Kacprzak

10-03-2025 20:42 UTC+2

Flush Over Flush for Franz

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 7♣6♦8♣A♠3♣ with Steffen Moedl betting 6,600 into a pot of 18,000. Johannes Franz, to his left, raised all in, so Moedl went deep into the tank. He eventually called off his last 35,000.

Steffen Moedl: Q♣5♣ All in
Johannes Franz: K♣2♣

Moedl called with a flush but ran into a better flush and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Franz	200,000 200,000	200,000
Steffen Moedl	Busted

Tags: Johannes Franz Steffen Moedl

10-03-2025 22:17 UTC+2

Kabrhel Busts Berge

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It hasn't taken long for Martin Kabrhel to get in on the action.

Martin Berge opened to 2,000 from the button, and Kabrhel responded with a three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind. Berge didn't take long before four-bet jamming for around 66,600, and didn't look pleased when Kabrhel snapped.

Martin Berge: K♣10♣ All in
Martin Kabrhel: A♦K♠

Kabrhel had Berge crushed, and Berge was dead by the turn on the A♠5♠5♦6♥A♣ runout, Kabrhel finishing with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	172,000 72,000	72,000

Martin Berge	Busted

Tags: Martin Berge Martin Kabrhel

10-03-2025 22:23 UTC+2

Fluegel Finishes Sinanaj

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A pot of 25,000 had developed, with the flop reading 10♠9♠6♠, and Binak Sinanaj was all-in for 18,000, having been looked up by Kevin Fluegel.

Binak Sinanaj: A♣10♣ All in
Kevin Fluegel: A♠J♥

Sinanaj was ahead with top pair, but Fluegel had the spade draw. The 3♠ hit on the turn to leave Sinanaj drawing dead, and the K♣ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Fluegel	125,000 31,000	31,000
Binak Sinanaj	Busted

Tags: Binak Sinanaj Kevin Fluegel

10-03-2025 22:36 UTC+2

Horn Ousts Jeda

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was an open and a call before Ron Jeda three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 22,700. Aleksandro Horn was on the button, and he four-bet to 48,000, forcing out the other two players.

Ron Jeda: A♥10♦ All in
Aleksandro Horn: J♦J♠

Jeda was in trouble, and he bricked the 8♠3♠2♦K♠5♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandro Horn	240,000 131,000	131,000
Ron Jeda	Busted

Tags: Aleksandro Horn Ron Jeda

10-03-2025 22:59 UTC+2

Spataru Splatters Intiso

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrei Spataru opened to 2,200 from early position, and was met with a three-bet jam to 16,600 from Matteo Intiso in the next seat. Action folded back to Spataru, who made the quick call.

Matteo Intiso: A♣10♣ All in
Andrei Spataru: A♦J♥

Spataru had Intiso pipped, and he held across the J♠10♥5♥8♥3♥ runout, ending up with the one-card jack-high flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	242,000 117,000	117,000
Matteo Intiso	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Matteo Intiso

10-03-2025 23:07 UTC+2

Rozenbaum Rivers a Full House to Eliminate Balthasar

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 9♣10♦6♦2♠ with 62,000 in the pot, Rene Balthasar in the big blind moved all in for approximately 35,000, and Shay Rozenbaum in the cutoff called.

Rene Balthasar: 8♦7♦ All in
Shay Rozenbaum: 10♠10♥

Balthasar flopped a straight and was about to double up, but the 2♦ river gave Rozenbaum a full house to send Balthasar to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shay Rozenbaum	159,000 29,000	29,000
Rene Balthasar	Busted

Tags: Rene Balthasar Shay Rozenbaum

10-03-2025 23:09 UTC+2

Arduini Tackles Tabac

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Richard Hayes

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Cristian Tabac was getting up out of his chair, and his roughly 70,000-chip stack was being passed to Lorenzo Arduini, after his 7♠6♠ came off worst against Arduini's J♥J♣ on the 10♣7♥2♠8♥3♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	305,000 305,000	305,000
Cristian Tabac	Busted

Tags: Cristian Tabac Lorenzo Arduini

10-03-2025 23:50 UTC+2

Gallitzendoerfer With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bastian Gallitzendoerfer, with a big stack, called from the hijack after Ivan Banic moved all in from middle position.

Ivan Banic: 5♣5♠ All in
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer: A♥A♣

The dealer fanned a board of Q♣6♥8♥4♥K♥ and Banic was eliminated while Gallitzendoerfer won another pot to cross the 500,000-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	530,000 139,000	139,000
Ivan Banic	Busted

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Ivan Banic

10-04-2025 00:00 UTC+2

Kabrhel Bluffs It Off to Gomez Casillas

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 2,400 in the hijack before Jose Gomez Casillas three-bet to 19,000 in the small blind. Kabrhel called and they saw a flop of Q♣10♥2♦.

Gomez Casillas then bet 17,000 and Kabrhel called. The turn was the 5♠ and Gomez Casillas bet 76,100. Kabrhel then moved all in for 126,000, and Gomez Casillas snap-called.

Gomez Casillas showed Q♠Q♦ for top set, and Kabrhel could only show K♦5♦ for a bluff. Kabrhel had already gathered up his things and left the table before the 9♦ fell on the river.

"Martin, you should wait for the river," Gomez Casillas, who had been involved in a few contentious encounters with Kabrhel today, called out to him.