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

10-03-2025 12:20 UTC+2

Velasco is the First Elimination of the Main Event

Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After a lot of raising back and forth between Vikrant Mangal in the small blind and Juan Velasco out of the big blind, the two players got their stacks into the middle and the cards were revealed.

Vikrant Mangal: A♠A♥ All in
Juan Velasco: A♣K♥

Mangal had slightly fewer chips than Velasco, so he was the one at risk, although he found himself in a perfect spot with aces versus the ace-king of Velasco.

Velasco was drawing by the turn on the 3♦7♦J♥9♦6♦ runout, and after the stacks were counted, Velasco was left with around 3,000.

The next hand, Velasco jammed from the small blind and Alexandru Moraru called out of the big blind.

Juan Velasco: K♠2♦ All in
Alexandru Moraru: A♣5♥

Moraru was slightly ahead, but Velasco had two live cards working for him. A flop of A♠3♦J♥ proved unfavorable for Velasco as Moraru hit top pair, and Velasco needed running cards to survive. He picked up a straight draw on the Q♥ turn, but bricked it when the 9♦ completed the board.

The pot went over to Moraru, and after just a few hands, Velasco was the first elimination of the 2025 WSOPE Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vikrant Mangal	195,000 195,000	195,000
Alexandru Moraru	103,500 103,500	103,500
Juan Velasco	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Moraru Juan Velasco Vikrant Mangal

10-03-2025 15:16 UTC+2

Klabisch Gets Oz Steamed but Modoran the Beneficiary

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A pot of 30,000 had developed by the turn on a board of K♦4♦J♦J♥, in a hand between Barak Oz and Karsten Knoebel in middle position, and Mariusz Klabisch on the button.

The dealer was in the process of sweeping chips from Oz and Knoebel into the middle, and Klabisch had just folded.

The K♣ hit on the river, and Klabisch jumped out of his chair exclaiming "Oh No!", in a huge poker etiquette faux pas.

The active players tried to proceed as normal, and Oz checked to Knoebel, who slid out a bet of 10,000. Oz showed his understandable frustration, saying to Klabsich "So you folded a king eh, you can't do this man, this is bad".

Klabisch was apologetic, saying "Sorry, I know, sorry, I'm emotional, look at my stack", gesturing to his sub 20,000 stack. "That doesn't help me", responded Oz.

Oz chucked in calling chips reluctantly, and his mood only darkened when Knoebel showed Q♣J♣ for the low full house, beating Oz's A♦9♦ for the flopped nut flush, his cards slammed down face-up onto the table in anger.

The floor had appeared, and Oz asked for a ruling. The floor went to check with the tournament director, and in the meantime, Oz opened to 1,000 from early position.

Action folded to Adrian Modoran on the button, who produced a three-bet to 3,500. Oz pumped it up again to 16,000, and called off for his 65,000 total stack versus a five-bet jam from Modoran.

Barak Oz: A♠Q♠ All in
Adrian Modoran: A♦A♣

In a brutal turn of events, Oz had run into aces, and there was no escape despite flopping top pair on the Q♥7♠6♣5♣9♠ runout.

Oz was fuming, and the floor came back and gave Klabisch a stern warning as to his conduct, while Oz stormed off from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Modoran	220,000 220,000	220,000
Karsten Knoebel	85,000 85,000	85,000
Mariusz Klabisch	17,700 17,700	17,700
Barak Oz	Busted

Tags: Adrian Modoran Barak Oz Karsten Knoebel Mariusz Klabisch

10-03-2025 15:58 UTC+2

Blom Picks Off Ashton's Bluff Shove

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Viktor Blom opened 10♠9♠ from early position to 1,300 and Campbell Ashton three-bet the button to 4,000. When it got back to Blom, he called.

The flop came 6♥7♦J♥, and after Blom checked, Ashton checked back to the 9♣ turn. Blom then threw out 5,800, and Ashton called.

When the 9♦ on the river gave Blom trips, he bet 23,600. Ashton took some time before he bluff-shoved for 74,700. Blom went into the tank while he tried to piece together the puzzle. Eventually, Blom did call, and Ashton was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	322,000 219,000	219,000
Campbell Ashton	Busted

Tags: Campbell Ashton Viktor Blom

10-03-2025 16:33 UTC+2

Gomez Casillas Sends Hromcik to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a board of A♣Q♥7♠10♠8♠ with 27,000 in the pot, Richard Hromcik in middle position was all-in an at risk for 98,600 against the Colossus champion Jose Gomez Casillas in the blinds.

Richard Hromcik: A♥10♦ All in
Jose Gomez Casillas: K♠J♣

Hromcik had two pair, but Gomez Casillas hit a straight on the turn to take Hromcik's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	246,000 246,000	246,000

Simon Wilson	205,000 117,000	117,000
Richard Hromcik	Busted

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Richard Hromcik

10-03-2025 16:44 UTC+2

Tatar Waves Dick Goodbye

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a flop of 4♥Q♥8♦ with around 20,000 in the middle, Michael Dick got his stack of around 70,000 in the middle against Jovica Tatar after a series of raises.

Michael Dick: KxKx All in
Jovica Tatar: 4♦4♣

Tatar had flopped a set and Dick needed a king to survive. However, the A♠9♣ runout was no help to Dick, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jovica Tatar	190,000
Michael Dick	Busted

Tags: Michael Dick Jovica Tatar

10-03-2025 16:49 UTC+2

Delval Hits the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

While Frederic Delval in the big blind was already all-in, Andreas Goeller in middle position and Presiyan Tsvetanov to his left checked on 8♠A♠3♦5♣.

On the 2♠ river, Goeller checked again but had to fold after Tsvetanov bet 25,000.

Frederic Delval: J♠5♠ All in
Presiyan Tsvetanov: Q♠9♠

Tsvetanov had the best flush, and Delval left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Goeller	153,000 153,000	153,000
Presiyan Tsvetanov	150,000 150,000	150,000
Frederic Delval	Busted

Tags: Andreas Goeller Frederic Delval Presiyan Tsvetanov

10-03-2025 16:59 UTC+2

Reichenstein Rumbled by Hanu

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Richard Hayes

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Uri Reichenstein all-in for around 36,000 and at risk against Mihai Hanu.

Uri Reichenstein: 10♠10♣ All in
Mihai Hanu: Q♥Q♠

Reichenstein was crushed, and he could not find a two-outer on the 9♥4♦3♠4♣K♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Hanu	205,000 53,000	53,000
Uri Reichenstein	Busted

Tags: Mihai Hanu Uri Reichenstein

10-03-2025 17:04 UTC+2

Alt Hits a Straight to Score an Elimination

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three-way on a flop of 6♣7♠7♣ with 16,700 in the pot, Carlos Peixoto in the big blind bet 10,000. Dinesh Alt in the cutoff called, while the small blind check-folded.

Peixoto bet 30,000 on the 5♠. Alt raised, and Peixoto called with the few extra chips he had left.

Carlos Peixoto: 9♠9♦ All in
Dinesh Alt: 9♣8♣

Alt flopped a straight flush draw and completed a straight on the turn. The A♦ river kept him in the lead, and Peixoto was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	165,000 165,000	165,000
Carlos Peixoto	Busted

Tags: Carlos Peixoto Dinesh Alt

10-03-2025 18:43 UTC+2

Deeb Cracks Trips with a Runner-Runner Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a flop of 7♥3♥3♠ with 47,000 in the pot, Shaun Deeb in the small blind checked. Seyed Fazeli in the cutoff bet 25,000, Deeb raised all-in, and Fazeli called, finding himself at risk for 55,000.

Seyed Fazeli: A♣3♣ All in
Shaun Deeb: K♥Q♦

Fazeli flopped trips and was on his way to double up, but the K♦K♠ runout completed a full house for Deeb, sending Fazeli to the rail. "That's how you win a bracelet," Ren Lin at the table joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	240,000 135,000	135,000

Ren Lin	134,000 4,000	4,000

Seyed Fazeli	Busted

Tags: Seyed Fazeli Shaun Deeb

10-03-2025 18:46 UTC+2

Vaaraniemi Showers Yamaci

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Markus Yamaci and Elias Vaaraniemi just got their chips into the middle with Yamaci being the player at risk for roughly 45,000.

Markus Yamaci: K♦K♥ All in
Elias Vaaraniemi: A♦Q♥

Vaaraniemi needed to come from behind to beat Yamaci's cowboys. The Q♦J♣K♠ flop was great for Yamaci as he improved to top set. However, Vaaraniemi turned a Broadway straight on the 10♦ turn, and managed to fade a board-pairing river as the 3♥ completed the board.

Yamaci headed to the rail, and Vaaraniemi was up to around 145,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi	145,000
Markus Yamaci	Busted

Tags: Elias Vaaraniemi Markus Yamaci