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

10-03-2025 21:00 UTC+1

Miegel Amazed by Bel Khayate's Fold

Richard Hayes

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

Jakob Miegel limped from the small blind, and El Mostafa Bel Khayate raised to 21,000 from the big blind. Miegel responded with a jam for around 130,000, and Bel Khayate went into the tank.

After around two minutes, with Miegel smiling at him the whole time, Bel Khayate open-folded A♠K♥.

Miegel was astounded, and tabled Q♥Q♣, asking his opponent, "How do you fold?!"

Bel Khayate indicated it was too early for him to want to flip for his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	160,000 106,800	106,800
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	130,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: El Mostafa Bel Khayate Jakob Miegel

10-03-2025 20:57 UTC+1

Double-Up for Hissou

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Richard Hayes

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

Around 50,000 was in the middle on a board of 8♣7♣3♣4♠, in a hand between Sirzat Hissou and Mario Baumann.

Hissou had overbet jammed for 98,000, and Baumann was in the tank. After a bit of thought, he made the call.

Sirzat Hissou: J♦J♣ All in
Mario Baumann: J♠8♦

Baumann had top pair but was crushed versus Hissou's overpair jacks, and the 9♥ river confirmed Hizzou's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	230,000 130,000	130,000
Mario Baumann	Busted
Siamak Tooran	Busted

Tags: Mario Baumann Sirzat Hissou

10-03-2025 20:24 UTC+1

Double-Up for Fiala After River Trap

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A player opened from early position, and was met by a three-bet to 8,000 from Vito Branciforte in middle position. Action folded to Simon Fiala in the big blind, who reached for chips and produced a four-bet to 22,000.

The opener got out of the way, but Branciforte called.

On the K♣9♠8♣ flop, Fiala check-called versus a bet of 16,500 from Branciforte.

The 4♣ turn was quickly checked to the 10♣ river, bringing one-card flush possibilities.

Fiala checked, and Branciforte moved all in with the slightly covering stack. Fiala had a quick peek at his cards, and made the call.

Fiala tabled A♣A♥ for the ace-high flush, and Branciforte was always in trouble with J♥J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Fiala	225,000
Vito Branciforte	10,000

Tags: Simon Fiala Vito Branciforte

10-03-2025 20:00 UTC+1

Fluereci Pressures Seelentag

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A big pot of 86,000 had accumulated by the river, on a board of K♥9♦7♥Q♦5♣, in a hand between Robert Fluereci and Felix Seelentag, both in middle position.

After a bit of thought, Fluereci jammed with the covering stack, putting Seelentag to the test for his last 82,000.

Seelentag contemplated the position for quite a while, staring at the board, and counting out his stack, every so often slightly shaking his head.

After around 90 seconds, Seelentag tapped the table and sent his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Fluereci	325,000 210,000	210,000
Felix Seelentag	82,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Felix Seelentag Robert Fluereci

10-03-2025 19:47 UTC+1

Xu Folds to Strobel's River Shove

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aiguo Xu opened from early position to 1,800 and Adrian Strobel three-bet from middle position to 6,300. When it got back to Xu, he called.

The flop came 7♣4♦3♥ and after Xu checked, he called a bet of 7,200 from Strobel to see the Q♦ hit the turn. Again Xu checked, and again Strobel fired, this time for 14,500. Xu called.

A 9♠ filled out the board and after Xu checked for a third time, Strobel shoved 45,000. Xu spent some time pondering, and with around 70,000 behind, he eventually elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Andrusca	150,000 150,000	150,000
Aiguo Xu	90,000 90,000	90,000
Adrian Strobel	80,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Adrian Strobel Aiguo Xu

10-03-2025 19:42 UTC+1

Neugebauer Doubles With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With the A♦ exposed on the deal, there was a raise from early position with Luca Viviani calling in the cutoff. Max Neugebauer squeezed it to 8,000 from the small blind, forcing the initial raiser out. Viviani back-raised to 16,000 before Neugebauer jammed for 40,000. Viviani called, and the cards were on their backs with the 2023 WSOPE Main Event champion at risk.

Max Neugebauer: A♥K♦ All in
Luca Viviani: J♥J♠

It was a flip, but with one of Neugebauer's outs already dead, Viviani was the favorite with five cards to come.

That all changed after the K♥2♠9♦ flop that saw Neugebauer improve to top pair. The rest of the board came 7♣3♥, and Neugebauer doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	84,000 6,000	6,000

Luca Viviani	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Luca Viviani Max Neugebauer

10-03-2025 19:32 UTC+1

Casillas Chipping Up

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A pot of 64,000 had developed by the river, on a board of A♣A♦Q♥2♣7♣, in a hand between Roman Isaienko on the button and Jose Gomez Casillas in the big blind.

Casillas led out with a bet of 15,500, and was faced with a raise to 50,000 from Isaienko. Casillas tanked, but ultimately made the call.

"Good call, you're good," said Isaineko as he tabled 10♠10♦ for two pair, aces and tens.

Casillas tabled A♠9♠ for trip aces and moved closer to the 500,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	460,000 75,000	75,000

Roman Isaienko	92,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Roman Isaienko

10-03-2025 19:20 UTC+1

Kacprzak Frazzles Frainge

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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 17:45 UTC+1

Quads for Di Giacomo

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a full board of 4♣6♣Q♥5♠5♣, there were around 40,000 in the pot when Claudio Di Giacomo bet 11,500 from under the gun. Yannick Jobin was in the hijack and needed to think for some time before he settled on a call.

Di Giacomo then showed 5♥5♦ for quads, while Jobin flipped the nut flush holding A♣K♣ before it got mucked.

"Would you call if he shoved?" asked Adrian Cazacu to Di Giacomo.

Di Giacomo looked bewildered and said that he would, but Cazacu was quick to remind him that quads was not the nuts and a straight flush was possible.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	140,000
Yannick Jobin	65,000

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Claudio Di Giacomo Yannick Jobin

10-03-2025 17:43 UTC+1

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