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

10-03-2025 15:49 UTC+1

Delval Hits the Rail

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 15:48 UTC+1

Dijkstra Gets There on River in Five-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Uri Reichenstein opened to 1,000 from the early position, and was met with a three-bet to 4,000 from Jan Dijkstra in the cutoff. Mihai Hanu cold-called in the big blind, before Reichenstein produced a four-bet to 15,000.

Dijkstra thought it through, and five-bet to 27,000. Hanu sighed and got out of the way, and after a good bit of thought, Reichenstein called.

On the Q♦10♥5♥ flop, Reichenstein check-called versus a bet of 7,500 from Dijkstra.

The 9♠ turn was quickly checked to the J♣ river, where Reichenstein checked once more. Dijkstra slid out a bet of 30,000, and Reichenstein put his hands in the air to signal he didn't have much choice but to call, but didn't like it.

Djikstra tabled A♦K♠ for the rivered nut straight, and that didn't appear to be news to Reichenstein, as he nodded, sighed, and tabled K♣K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Dijkstra	225,000 90,000	90,000
Mihai Hanu	152,000 152,000	152,000
Uri Reichenstein	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Jan Dijkstra Mihai Hanu Uri Reichenstein

10-03-2025 15:44 UTC+1

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 15:36 UTC+1

Deeb Flops Trips and Gets a Full Double

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

From the cutoff, Seyed Fazeli had a bet of 2,000 placed out in front of him on a flop of 5♥9♣5♣, and Shaun Deeb, who was seated in the small blind, had check-raised to 6,500. Fazeli three-bet to around 21,000, which Deeb called.

An 8♠ rolled off on the turn and both players checked to see the 2♦ complete the board. Deeb didn't take long to shove for 71,600, causing Fazeli to go into the tank. In the end, after getting an exact count from the dealer. Fazeli stuck in the call.

Deeb turned over trip fives with 5♠4♠, which earned him the pot as Fazeli mucked J♥9♥ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	188,000 93,000	93,000

Seyed Fazeli	60,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Seyed Fazeli Shaun Deeb

10-03-2025 15:33 UTC+1

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 15:30 UTC+1

Palevic Doubles With Cowboys

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ivan Tikhov bumped it up to 1,100 from early position and Rifat Palevic called from middle position. Nikolaus Kovacs squeezed it up to 4,400 from the hijack, which Tikhov called. Palevic back-raised to around 25,000, causing Kovacs to go into the tank. After a while, Kovacs folded, but Tikhov jammed to put Palevic all in. Palevic immediately called for his stack of 59,000 total.

Rifat Palevic: K♥K♠ All in
Ivan Tikhov: Q♣Q♥

Both players held premium pocket pairs, but it was Palevic's cowboys that were ahead. Paelvic improved to a set on the K♣3♣8♠7♦10♠ runout, earning him a double-up at the expense of Tikhov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	125,000 25,000	25,000

Nikolaus Kovacs	110,000 110,000	110,000
Ivan Tikhov	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Nikolaus Kovacs Rifat Palevic

10-03-2025 15:28 UTC+1

Two Hands Shaping the Action

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Richard Hayes

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Sorel Mizzi opened to 1,200 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 4,500 from Thomas Eychenne on the button. Vladas Tamasauskas was in the small blind, and he reached for chips to produce a cold four-bet to 13,500, earning swift folds from both of his opponents.

In the next hand, Eychenne opened to 1,500 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet to 4,200 from Giorgio Prestes on the button. Action folded back to Eychenne, who called.

The J♥10♦8♠8♥5♥ runout was checked through, much to Eychenne's disappointment, who rivered a flush with A♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladas Tamasauskas	180,000 5,000	5,000
Sorel Mizzi	135,000 15,000	15,000
Thomas Eychenne	132,000 32,000	32,000

Giorgio Silva	39,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Giorgio Prestes Sorel Mizzi Thomas Eychenne Vladas Tamasauskas

10-03-2025 15:24 UTC+1

Speranzoni Raises Delval

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With around 35,000 in the pot on a 7♦7♣8♦4♣9♠ board, Frederic Delval bet 18,000 from the big blind.

Alberto Speranzoni was also in the pot from the hijack and after some consideration, he raised to 75,000. Delval had around 40,000 behind and quickly folded, allowing Speranzoni to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Speranzoni	160,000 60,000	60,000
Frederic Delval	40,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Frederic Delval

10-03-2025 15:22 UTC+1

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	140,000 45,000	45,000
Christopher Puetz	105,000

Adrian State	100,000
Shaun Deeb	95,000

Max Neugebauer	90,000 10,000	10,000

Lukas Pazma	80,000 20,000	20,000

Frederic Delval	65,000

10-03-2025 15:19 UTC+1

Simpson Splits to Survive

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With Ian Simpson on the button already at risk, Shaun Deeb in middle position checked a flop of J♦J♠5♣, Fabio Stange in the cutoff bet 70,000 and Deeb folded.

Ian Simpson: Q♠Q♦ All in
Fabio Stange: Q♥Q♣

Both players had the same hand, so the 6♦A♥ runout changed nothing and they split the pot.