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

10-03-2025 17:53 UTC+1

Bugosz Wins a Six-Bet Pot

Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marcello Miniucchi opened to 1,200 from the hijack, but the cutoff three-bet to 3,500.

Karol Bugosz on the button four-bet to 9,500, then Miniucchi five-bet to 16,000. The cutoff got out of the way, but Bugosz six-bet to 27,500. Miniucchi called.

After Miniucchi checked the flop of 8♦10♠A♠, Bugosz bet 10,000 and Miniucchi quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	139,000 48,000	48,000
Karol Bugosz	115,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Karol Bugosz Marcello Miniucchi

10-03-2025 17:53 UTC+1

Vymeris Good at Showdown in Four-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrea Radicchi opened to 1,500 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 5,400 from Ricardas Vymeris in the cutoff, before Uri Reichenstein produced a cold four-bet to 11,000 from the big blind. Radicchi quickly folded, but Vymeris called.

The 7♦6♠4♥ flop and J♣ turn were checked to the 7♥ river, where Reichenstein check-called in the face of a bet of 15,000 from Vymeris.

Vymeris tabled K♦J♦ for two pair, jacks and sevens, and Reichenstein mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	155,000 50,000	50,000
Ricardas Vymeris	120,000 120,000	120,000
Uri Reichenstein	75,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Ricardas Vymeris Uri Reichenstein

10-03-2025 17:52 UTC+1

Day 1a Photos

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Kai Cocklin

10-03-2025 17:52 UTC+1

Intiso Bluff-Catches

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A pot of 26,8000 had developed by the river on a board of 7♠7♦4♠5♠2♠, in a hand between Matteo Intiso and Alexandros Kolonias.

Intiso check-called a bet of 15,000 from Kolonias, and Intiso's Q♠9♠ for the queen-high flush was good versus Kolonias' A♣10♣ for air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Intiso	110,000 45,000	45,000

Alexandros Kolonias	94,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Matteo Intiso

10-03-2025 17:46 UTC+1

Vaaraniemi Showers Yamaci

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Markus Yamaci and Elias Vaaraniemi just got their chips into the middle with Yamaci being the player at risk for roughly 45,000.

Markus Yamaci: K♦K♥ All in
Elias Vaaraniemi: A♦Q♥

Vaaraniemi needed to come from behind to beat Yamaci's cowboys. The Q♦J♣K♠ flop was great for Yamaci as he improved to top set. However, Vaaraniemi turned a Broadway straight on the 10♦ turn, and managed to fade a board-pairing river as the 3♥ completed the board.

Yamaci headed to the rail, and Vaaraniemi was up to around 145,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi	145,000
Markus Yamaci	Busted

Tags: Elias Vaaraniemi Markus Yamaci

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

10-03-2025 17:36 UTC+1

Castellano Takes Three-Bet Pot on Turn

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jan Kohl opened to 1,500 from the cutoff, and received a call from Tommaso Castellano on the button, before Salvatore Zito produced a three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Kohl got out of the way, but Castellano called.

Zito continued with a bet of 7,000 on the 8♠7♣4♥ turn, which failed to shake off Castellano.

The 5♥ hit on the turn, and Zito check-folded without ceremony in the face of a bet of 21,000 from Castellano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommaso Castellano	170,000
Salvatore Zito	115,000
Jan Kohl	56,000

Tags: Jan Kohl Salvatore Zito Tommaso Castellano

10-03-2025 17:33 UTC+1

Pichierri Gets Paid

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Vitaliy Kryza from under the gun and Alessandro Pichierri in the small blind had each put in 16,000 preflop to see a board of K♣J♥7♠, where Pichierri check-called a bet of 7,000 from Kryza.

The 5♦ turn was checked to the 3♥ river, where Pichierri fired out a big bet of 40,000.

Kryza sighed, sat back in his chair, took off his sunglasses, and took a sip of water.

After a couple of shakes of the head, he called, only to be shown the bad news when Pichierri tabled K♠J♠ for the flopped top two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	220,000 220,000	220,000

Vitaliy Kryza	68,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Vitaliy Kryza

10-03-2025 17:32 UTC+1

Balthasar Takes a Pot from Blasko

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rene Balthasar made it 1,200 from the hijack and Urmo Velvelt called on the button. Marek Blasko squeezed it up to 7,300 from the small blind, which was only called by Balthasar.

Blasko placed out a bet of 3,000 upon seeing the dealer fan out the 4♦K♦Q♣ flop. Balthasar put in the call.

A 4♣ came on the turn and Blasko bet again, this time for 5,000. Once again, Balthasar just called.

The 3♦ hit the river and Blasko opted to bet 1,000. Balthasar immediately called and Blasko showed 5♥3♥ for a pair of treys. Balthasar had that beat with 9♣9♦ and the pot went over to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Urmo Velvelt	110,000 7,000	7,000
Rene Balthasar	60,000
Marek Blasko	54,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Marek Blasko Rene Balthasar Urmo Velvelt