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

Oct 03, 2025

Mustafov Takes Three-Bet Pot

Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jose Gaona opened to 1,800 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 5,000 from Fahredin Mustafov in the hijack. Action folded back to Gaona, who called.

On the K♥5♦5♠ flop, Gaona check-raised to 7,500 versus a continuation-bet of 2,500 from Mustafov.

Mustafov called to see the 3♦ turn, where Gaona fired out a bet of 7,000. Mustafov again called.

The 8♣ river completed the board, and was quickly checked through. Gaona tabled A♥8♥ for the rivered pair of eights, but Mustafov had been good all along with J♥J♠ for a pair of jacks to go with the fives on the board.

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Jose Gaona

Oct 03, 2025

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.

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Roman Isaienko

Oct 03, 2025

Strauss Flops Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Aupers raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and [Removed:599] called on the button. Tyson Strauss squeezed it up to 8,000 from the small blind, which only [Removed:601] called.

Strauss continued on the J♣5♣6♦ flop for a bet of 7,400. [Removed:601] called.

Strauss didn't slow down on the 8♦ turn, as he led out for 12,000. Again, [Removed:601] called.

Two checks followed the A♠ river and Strauss took down the pot with K♠J♦ for a pair of jacks.

Tags: Christian Aupers Tyson Strauss

Oct 03, 2025

Rehman's Stack Tumbles as Bajic Chips Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Lukas Rutkauskas opened to 1,800 from under the gun and Saeed Rehman three-bet to 6,500 from middle position. Valeri Gonta called from the cutoff before Marko Bajic four-bet to 19,200 from the button. Rehman was the only caller.

On the 3♦8♥5♥ flop, Rehman checked and Bajic threw out a bet of 16,600. Rehman went deep into the tank and with around 70,000 back, he elected to let it go.

Tags: Lukas Rutkauskas Marko Bajic Saeed Rehman Valeri Gonta

Oct 03, 2025

Axel Rank

155,000 60,000

Table 311Seat 2

Catched the Bluff

Oct 03, 2025

Reichenstein With Tens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-bet pot on 8♥6♥5♦, Uri Reichenstein under the gun, Stepan Budac in middle position, and Andrea Radicchi in the cutoff checked.

Reichenstein led out for 10,000 on the 6♠ turn, but only Budac called. He called again when Reichenstein bet 18,000 on the Q♣ river, but lost to Reichenstein's 10♥10♣.

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Stepan Budac Uri Reichenstein

Oct 03, 2025

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.

Tags: Benjamin Frainge Marcin Kacprzak

Oct 03, 2025

Ace-High Good for Cibicek

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 28,000 in the middle on a 7♠7♣8♦2♦ board, Jozef Cibicek checked from the big blind and Felix Grossmann fired 12,500 from the button. Cibicek called.

On the 4♠ river, Cibicek checked it over once again, and after some time pondering with 50,000 behind, Grossmann knuckled back.

Cibicek then revealed ace-high with A♥K♦, and that was good for the pot as Grossmann quietly mucked his hand.

Tags: Felix Grossmann Jozef Cibicek

Oct 03, 2025

Hosseini Forces River Fold

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A pot of 22,000 had developed by the river, on a board of K♣Q♣5♥9♥9♠, in a hand between Irina Kudrina in middle position, and Hossein Hosseini in the cutoff.

Kudrina checked, and Hosseini slid out a bet of 8,500. Kudrina took quite a bit of time before folding, and a tablemate demanded, "Show the bluff!"

Hosseini shook his head and said, "No bluff," as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Hossein Hosseini Irina Kudrina

Oct 03, 2025

Pitruzzella's Spin-Up Begins

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Giuseppe Pitruzzella committed his last 12,000 with Diego Montone being the player trying to end his Main Event.

Giuseppe Pitruzzella: A♣J♦ All in
Diego Montone: K♣J♥

Pitruzzella's ace-jack had Montone dominated heading to the 7♥3♠J♠ flop, where both players hit top pair. The remainder of the board came 9♣3♣ and Pitruzzella doubled up to roughly a quarter of the starting stack.

Tags: Diego Montone Giuseppe Pitruzzella