2025 WSOP Europe

Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2025 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
€1,140,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€6,138,585
Entries
659
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
462
Players Left
304
Players Left 1 / 659
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Intiso Gives Up on Four-Bet Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Matteo Intiso
Matteo Intiso

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 1,200 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 3,000 from Onur Gizir in the cutoff. Event #11: Lucky 7's bracelet winner Matteo Intiso then reached for chips and produced a four-bet to 9,000 from the small blind.

Kolonias quickly got out of the way, but Gizir called to see the 654 flop.

Both players checked to the 6 turn, where Intiso check-folded without ceremony in the face of a bet of 11,000 from Gizir.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandros Kolonias
192,000
82,000
82,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Onur Gizir de
Onur Gizir
168,000
Profile photo of Matteo Intiso it
Matteo Intiso
40,500
84,500
84,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasMatteo IntisoOnur Gizir

Samual Picks Off Velasco's Bluff

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Juan Velasco
Juan Velasco

Juan Velasco was the first player to be eliminated in the 2025 WSOPE Main Event, but did jump back in right away. His second bullet also isn't going so well as he just had a bluff picked off by Darius Samual.

The full board of 762Q7 was showing with around 30,000 in the pot, and Samual had bet 4,000 on the river from early position. Velasco was in middle position and bumped it up to 16,000, which Samual called after some time in the tank.

Velasco then showed 32 for a pair of deuces, but that was no good as Samual showed a pair of tens holding 1010.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Tober
190,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Darius Samual gb
Darius Samual
140,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Juan Velasco
60,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Darius SamualJuan Velasco

Blom Picks Off Ashton's Bluff Shove

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Campbell Ashton
Campbell Ashton

Viktor Blom opened 109 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 67J, 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
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Viktor Blom
322,000
219,000
219,000
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Campbell Ashton
Busted

Tags: Campbell AshtonViktor Blom

Jalba Shows a Flush

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Eusebiu Jalba
Eusebiu Jalba

Eusebiu Jalba had put in a squeeze from the big blind to 5,100, which only Patrik Zidek called in the small blind.

On the 425 flop, Zidek check-called a bet of 3,500 from Jalba to see the 3 turn. Both checked to the 2 river, where Zidek checked it over. Jalba then thought for a few moments before he announced a bet of 7,500, which Zidek snap-called.

Jalba then flipped a flush with K5, and Zidek quickly mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrik Zidek
125,000
25,000
25,000
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Eusebiu Jalba
110,000
10,000
10,000
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Rafi Elharar
105,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Eusebiu JalbaPatrik Zidek

Klabisch Gets Oz Steamed but Modoran the Beneficiary

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Adrian Modoran
Adrian Modoran

A pot of 30,000 had developed by the turn on a board of K4JJ, 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 QJ for the low full house, beating Oz's A9 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: AQ All in
Adrian Modoran: AA

In a brutal turn of events, Oz had run into aces, and there was no escape despite flopping top pair on the Q7659 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
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Adrian Modoran
220,000
220,000
220,000
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Karsten Knoebel
85,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Mariusz Klabisch pl
Mariusz Klabisch
17,700
17,700
17,700
Profile photo of Barak Oz il
Barak Oz
Busted

Tags: Adrian ModoranBarak OzKarsten KnoebelMariusz Klabisch

Fast Start for WSOPE Main Event Day 1a at King’s Resort

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
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Day 1a of the 2025 WSOPE Main Event is off to a quick start with 336 entries already on the board during Level 2. Last year this flight finished with 507 entries before 331 players bagged up chips for Day 2, contributing to a total field of 768.

With late registration open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2, the early pace suggests another big turnout is in store at King’s Resort.

Kacprzak's Fails to get Surovec to Ditch His Ladies

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Marcin Kacprzak
Marcin Kacprzak

Marcin Kacprzak came in with a raise to 1,000 from early position before Martin Surovec three-bet the button to 3,400. Once the blinds folded, Kacprzak opted to call.

The dealer spread out a flop of 7910, and Kacprzak decided to start out by leading for 2,500. Surovec just called.

After the 4 fell on the turn, Kacprzak led out again, this time for 12,500. Once again, Surovec just called.

The 9 completed the board and Kacprzak went into the tank, pondering whether to check or bet. After almost two minutes, he elected to check. Surovec checked behind and Kacprzak turned over king-high with KQ. Surovec had that beat with QQand he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Marcin Kacprzak
180,000
Profile photo of Martin Surovec cz
Martin Surovec
93,000

Tags: Marcin KacprzakMartin Surovec

Savino Squeeze Some Chips out of Sama

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Iago Savino
Iago Savino

Three players saw the turn on a board of 10842 and with around 15,000 in the middle. Jakub Sterba checked the small blind before Iago Savino fired out 8,000 from the big blind. Naveen Sama called out of the cutoff, but Sterba folded.

Heads-up to the J river where Savino pushed out a bet of 14,000. Sama, who was visibly troubled in the face of this bet, thought it over for a minute or so before electing to call.

Savino flipped over QJ for a pair of jacks on the river, which won him the pot as Sama mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Iago Savino
125,000
Profile photo of Jakub Sterba cz
Jakub Sterba
88,000
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Naveen Sama
69,000

Tags: Iago SavinoJakub SterbaNaveen Sama

Pignataro Gets Value From Traut

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Luigi Pignataro
Luigi Pignataro

Ivan Banic opened to 600,000 from under the gun and Luigi Pignataro three-bet the button to 1,700. Heinz Traut called out of the small blind, and Banic also called.

The flop came 98J, and all three checked to the 4 turn. Traut bet 1,800, Banic folded, Pignataro raised to 6,100, and Traut called.

A 9 paired the board on the river and after Traut checked, Pignataro bet 13,900. After thinking it over, Traut called.

Pignataro then showed a full house holding 88, and Traut flashed a pair of kings with KK before he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi Pignataro it
Luigi Pignataro
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Ivan Banic hr
Ivan Banic
98,000
98,000
98,000
Run It Once
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Heinz Traut
78,000
78,000
78,000

Tags: Heinz TrautIvan BanicLuigi Pignataro

Velasco is the First Elimination of the Main Event

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Juan Velasco
Juan Velasco

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: AA All in
Juan Velasco: AK

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 37J96 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: K2 All in
Alexandru Moraru: A5

Moraru was slightly ahead, but Velasco had two live cards working for him. A flop of A3J 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
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Vikrant Mangal
195,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Moraru ro
Alexandru Moraru
103,500
103,500
103,500
Profile photo of Juan Velasco es
Juan Velasco
Busted

Tags: Alexandru MoraruJuan VelascoVikrant Mangal