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 21:05 UTC+1

Kabrhel in the Field

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Richard Hayes

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

The King of King's, Martin Kabrhel, has taken his seat, aiming for his second bracelet of the series after winning the 10k PLO Mystery Bounty earlier this week.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel

10-03-2025 21:17 UTC+1

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 21:23 UTC+1

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 21:45 UTC+1

Gavrila Doubles

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Maxime Taldir

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

After an open in middle position was called twice, Viorel Gavrila squeezed from the big blind. The initial raiser folded, then El Mostafa Bel Khayate, in the hijack, raised all in for 148,000. After the small blind folded, Gavrila went deep into the tank. He eventually called off his last 65,100.

Viorel Gavrila: A♣J♥ All in
El Mostafa Bel Khayate: K♣Q♣

Gavrila kept the lead all the way through a board of 6♦9♦8♥3♥2♦ and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	139,200 74,200	74,200
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	84,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: El Mostafa Bel Khayate Viorel Gavrila

10-03-2025 21:48 UTC+1

Wang Puts Melchers in Blender

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Richard Hayes

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

A pot of 72,000 had developed by the river on a board of 6♣4♥2♦K♠4♦, in a hand between Dorian Melchers and Yuhan Wang, both in middle position.

Melchers checked, and Wang fired out a bet of 150,000, more than covering Melchers' remaining stack of 52,500.

Melchers went into the tank, taking at least three minutes eyeing the board and his opponent, the focus of his attention appearing to be Wang's neck, trying to get some kind of pulse indication as to whether Wang was bluffing.

Wang didn't move an inch throughout. Eventually, Melchers took a final peek at his cards and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhan Wang	320,000 52,000	52,000

Dorian Melchers	52,500 47,500	47,500

Tags: Dorian Melchers Yuhan Wang

10-03-2025 23:00 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	628,000 23,000	23,000

Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Martin Kabrhel

10-03-2025 23:00 UTC+1

Salerno Spikes One-Outer on Turn

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Richard Hayes

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

Patrick White opened to 2,500 from middle position, and received a call from Elia Salerno in the small blind before Noah Sari three-bet jammed from the big blind for around 24,000. Both White and Salerno made the call.

On the Q♦4♥2♦ flop, Salerno checked to White, who jammed with the covering stack. Salerno asked for a count and made the call for his final 69,500.

Noah Sari: 9♦9♠ All in
Elia Salerno: J♦J♠ All in
Patrick White: Q♣J♥

White was ahead with top pair queens, but brutally, the J♣ appeared on the turn to give Salerno a set. The 3♣ hit on the river, and Salerno celebrated with gusto.

Sari was busted, and White was left in the red zone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	214,000 214,000	214,000
Patrick White	14,700 14,700	14,700
Noah Sari	Busted

Tags: Elia Salerno Noah Sari Patrick White

10-03-2025 23:42 UTC+1

Schneider Gets Goeller

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Richard Hayes

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

There was an open from early position, and Christian Schneider called in the cutoff, before Andreas Goeller three-bet jammed for 30,200 from the button. The opener folded, but Schneider called after some thought.

Andreas Goeller: 8♦6♥ All in
Christian Schneider: K♣Q♣

Goeller needed some help, and picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 9♣7♦7♠ flop.

Schneider found a queen on the Q♦ turn to solidify his position, and the 8♥ river was not enough for Goeller to stay in it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Schneider	170,000 170,000	170,000
Andreas Goeller	Busted

Tags: Andreas Goeller Christian Schneider

10-03-2025 23:51 UTC+1

Schumacher Runs Over Birgaoanu

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Richard Hayes

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

Tomislav Topcic opened to 2,500 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 10,000 from Yannick Schumacher in middle position.

Max Neugebauer was in the next seat, and he cold four-bet to 25,000. Andrei Birgaoanu was in the small blind, and when action reached him, he contemplated the position for a moment before five-bet jamming for 62,800.

Topcic quickly folded, and Schumacher asked for a count. On being informed of the amount, Schumacher rejammed, forcing out Neugebauer.

Andrei Birgaoanu: Q♦Q♣ All in
Yannick Schumacher: K♦K♠

In a cooler, Birgaoanu had run queens into kings, and there was no unlikely escape on the A♦4♥4♦5♣8♦ runout.