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

10-05-2025 00:56 UTC+1

Marek Tomes Takes Chip Lead for Day 1b of €10,350 WSOPE Main Event

Tim Baker

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

Day 1b of the 2025 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 Main Event has wrapped up after seven 90-minute levels of poker inside King's Resort, Rozvadov. A total of 84 entries were recorded for this second flight, and by the end of the night, just 54 players bagged chips to secure their place in Day 2.

When the chips were counted, it was Marek Tomes of Slovakia who topped the Day 1b leaderboard with a stack of 637,700. Seated during Level 1, Tomes surged up the chip counts just after the dinner break when Nourddine Chiha three-bet jammed the turn into his nut straight.

Not long after, Tomes called Rene Schnitzler’s all-in on an ace-high flop with pocket sevens and held against a flush draw. A few smaller pots followed, including one where he showed a higher straight when one was available on the board, helping him finish the night as chip leader with one of the top five stacks overall heading into Day 2.

Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Marek Tomes	Slovakia	637,700	399
2	Murilo Garcia	Brazil	439,400	275
3	Ivan Banic	Croatia	410,500	257
4	Artem Kobylynskyi	Ukraine	400,000	250
5	Vito Branciforte	Italy	331,400	207
6	Alexander Zubov	Russia	322,600	202
7	Andrea Radicchi	Italy	302,000	189
8	Lukas Pazma	Slovakia	269,400	168
9	Oliver Boesch	Austria	255,700	160
10	Tzur Levy	Israel	252,200	158

Murilo Garcia of Brazil sits second on the leaderboard after winning two key preflop all-ins with pocket kings. In the first, Sirzat Hissou five-bet shoved with pocket jacks and couldn’t find help against Garcia’s cowboys. Shortly after, Mikolaj Zawadzki’s ace-king also failed to improve, allowing Garcia to surge up the counts and finish the night near the top of the leaderboard.

Some of the other notables who made it through the day include Ivan Banic (410,500), Alexander Zubov (322,600), bracelet winner Lukas Pazma (269,400), Emilien Pitavy (151,700), Barak Oz (88,800), Viet Vo (83,000), Vlad Darie (66,500), and Simon Wilson (23,500), who will return with just over a fifth of the starting stack and plenty of work ahead if he hopes to make a deep run.

The 84 entries from today’s second flight, combined with the 462 from Day 1a, bring the total field so far to 546 entries. Of those, 358 players have bagged chips and will return for Day 2 on Sunday, October 5, at noon. Late registration remains open through the end of Level 12 on Day 2, with players allowed one reentry. The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 8 with blinds of 800/1,600 and a 1,600 big blind ante.

Remaining €10,350 Main Event Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Blind Levels
Day 2	October 5	12 p.m.	90 minutes
Day 3	October 6	12 p.m.	90 minutes
Day 4	October 7	1 p.m.	90 minutes
Day 5	October 8	4 p.m.	90 minutes

Keep it locked on PokerNews for live updates, chip counts, and all the action as the €10,350 Main Event continues toward crowning the 2025 WSOPE Main Event champion at King’s Resort, Rozvadov.

Tags: Alexander Zubov Andrea Radicchi Artem Kobylynskyi Barak Oz Emilien Pitavy Ivan Banic Lukas Pazma Marek Tomes Mikolaj Zawadzki Murilo Garcia Nourddine Chiha Oliver Boesch Rene Schnitzler Simon Wilson Sirzat Hissou Tzur Levy Viet Vo Vito Branciforte Vlad Darie

10-04-2025 22:38 UTC+1

Knapp Doubles Through Hennen

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Kai Cocklin

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

Rene Knapp opened under the gun to 2,500 and Rutger Hennen called in the hijack. Andrea Radicchi also called from the button.

On the flop of 3♦10♠Q♠, Knapp continued with a bet of 5,500 and Hennen called. Radicchi folded and the K♦ landed on the turn. Knapp bet 10,600, Hennen made a raise to 85,000, and Knapp called off his stack of 35,900 total.

Rene Knapp: K♣Q♣ All in
Rutger Hennen: K♥J♥

Knapp had the best of it with two pair, but needed to fade aces and nines on the river as Hennen had a straight draw. The 10♦ was safe for Knapp as his two pair held on, which meant he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	280,000 40,000	40,000
Luigi Curcio	150,000 46,000	46,000
Rene Knapp	90,000 4,400	4,400
Jeannette Mendez	90,000 1,300	1,300
Martin Vittek	75,000 56,000	56,000
Rutger Hennen	65,000 35,000	35,000
Kai Nicholls	60,000 17,500	17,500
Mario Scalia	32,000 14,800	14,800

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Rene Knapp Rutger Hennen

10-04-2025 22:12 UTC+1

Krnac Spikes a Flush and Doubles

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Tim Baker

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

Jan Krnac raised to 2,600 under the gun and received three callers, including Murilo Garcia from the big blind.

After it checked to Krnac on the J♦2♠9♦ flop, he bet 5,500 and only Garcia made the call.

Garcia check-called another bet from Krnac on the K♦ turn, this time for 8,000.

Garcia checked for the last time when the 6♥ completed the board and Krnac bet 25,000. Garcia thought for a while, then check-jammed to put Krnac all in. Krnac called for his remaining 35,000 and Garcia showed a straight with Q♠10♣. However, this was second best to Krnac's A♦3♦ for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murilo Garcia	430,000 50,000	50,000

Jan Krnac	160,000 71,100	71,100
Gianmarco Benincasa	106,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Jan Krnac Murilo Garcia

10-04-2025 22:06 UTC+1

Wilson Hates the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Asaf Berman raised to 2,400 from under the gun and Michail Manolakis three-bet to 9,000 in the hijack. Simon Wilson cold-called from the button, and Berman also called.

On the 2♥3♠3♦ flop, Berman checked and Manolakis bet 12,500. Wilson called, and Berman laid his hand down.

A 5♥ on the turn saw Manolakis keep firing, this time for 20,500, and once again Wilson put in the call to see the 4♣ river put four to a straight on board. Manolakis immediately moved all in, and Wilson snap-folded with 30,000 behind while shaking his head in disgust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asaf Berman	200,000 52,000	52,000
Michail Manolakis	170,000 40,000	40,000
Viet Vo	85,000
Simon Wilson	30,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Asaf Berman Michail Manolakis Simon Wilson

10-04-2025 21:44 UTC+1

Garcia's Kings Crush Zawadzki's Big Slick

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Kai Cocklin

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

Sirzat Hissou opened to 2,000 from early position and Murilo Garcia three-bet from the next seat to 6,000. Mikolaj Zawadzki was on the button and four-bet to 14,000, which Marek Tomes called in the big blind. Hissou also called, then Garcia put in a five-bet to 31,000.

Zawadzki took some time before he announced a six-bet to 108,000, which didn't impress Tomes, who eventually folded. Hissou also folded, then Garcia seven-bet shoved. Zawadzki had around 10,000 behind and called it off.

Mikolaj Zawadzki: A♦K♦ All in
Murilo Garcia: K♠K♥

Zawadzki was way behind the pocket kings of Garcia, and didn't get any help from the 4♥9♣3♥9♥4♠ runout, which meant his day was cut short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Tomes	520,000 30,000	30,000

Murilo Garcia	480,000 136,000	136,000

Sirzat Hissou	80,000 70,000	70,000
Mikolaj Zawadzki	Busted

Tags: Marek Tomes Mikolaj Zawadzki Murilo Garcia Sirzat Hissou

10-04-2025 21:01 UTC+1

Schnitzler Misses Every Out to Bust

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Tim Baker

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

Marek Tomes limped under the gun before Rene Schnitzler made it 4,000 from the hijack. Arvin Verma called from the cutoff and Michal Szczeblewski called from the big blind, but Tomes limp-raised to 17,000. Schnitzler, Verma, and Szczeblewski called.

With roughly 70,000 already in the middle, the four players saw a flop of 3♥A♥6♦ fall, and the action checked to Tomes. Tomes bet 15,000 and was met by a shove for around 65,000 from Schnitzler. Verma and Szczeblewski got out of the way, and Tomes went into the tank. After deliberating for over a minute, Tomes made the call.

Rene Schnitzler: J♥8♥ All in
Marek Tomes: 7♥7♦

Tomes had a pair of sevens against the two overcards and the flush draw of Schnitzler. Schnitzler was up out of his seat to see the 5♠ roll off on the turn. A 3♣ completed the board, and Tomes fist-pumped at having eliminated Schnitzler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Tomes	490,000 105,000	105,000

Arvin Verma	62,000 38,000	38,000
Michal Szczeblewski	40,000 10,000	10,000
Rene Schnitzler	Busted

Tags: Arvin Verma Marek Tomes Michal Szczeblewski Rene Schnitzler

10-04-2025 20:25 UTC+1

Garcia Shows the Goods in Six-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Asaf Berman raised to 1,600 in early position and got four callers until Enrico Macias Romero three-bet to 4,500 in the big blind. Berman called, Tzur Levy called in middle position, Giorgio Silva called in the hijack, and Murilo Garcia called in the cutoff.

"Easy call," Macias Romero said to Simon Wilson in the small blind, who also called. "Family pot," Macias Romero added as only Scott Reynolds wasn't involved in the hand.

The flop came 10♠6♣2♥ and Berman bet 5,000. Garcia, Wilson, and Macias Romero all called.

The K♦ turn was checked through, and the 3♦ fell on the river. Action was checked to Garcia who bet 45,600. Wilson tanked for several minutes into the break before calling, while Macias Romero and Berman both folded.

Garcia showed 5♥4♠ for a straight, and Wilson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	170,000 25,000	25,000
Asaf Berman	160,000 10,000	10,000
Murilo Garcia	160,000 110,000	110,000

Simon Wilson	110,000 60,000	60,000
Giorgio Silva	105,000 20,000	20,000
Enrico Macias Romero	80,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Asaf Berman Enrico Macias Romero Giorgio Silva Murilo Garcia Simon Wilson Tzur Levy

10-04-2025 20:24 UTC+1

Levy's Ladies Send Goeller to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Simon Wilson came in with a raise from early position and Asaf Berman called from the hijack. Tzur Levy squeezed it to roughly 8,000 from the cutoff, which Andreas Goeller cold-called out of the big blind. Wilson let go of his hand, but Berman called to make it a three-way.

Upon seeing the dealer spread out the 2♥7♣10♥ flop, Goeller led out for 12,000. Berman quickly called and then Levy jammed for 80,100. Goeller stuck in his stack of around 75,000, causing Berman to go into the tank. After thinking it over for a minute or so, Berman revealed J♥8♥ for a flush draw and folded.

Andreas Goeller: 7♠4♠ All in
Tzur Levy: Q♣Q♦

Levy's pocket queens were in great shape against the second pair of Goeller.

The A♥ rolled off on the turn, and Goeller needed to improve to trips or two pair to remain seated in the Main Event. A 5♦ completed the board and Goeller headed for the showers, while Levy was up to almost 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	195,000 115,000	115,000
Simon Wilson	170,000 5,500	5,500
Asaf Berman	150,000 50,000	50,000
Andreas Goeller	Busted

Tags: Andreas Goeller Asaf Berman Simon Wilson Tzur Levy

10-04-2025 20:15 UTC+1

Mendez Flops the Joint, Gets Paid by Nicholls

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David Salituro

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Kai Nicholls raised to 1,600 in middle position and was called by Jeannette Mendez on the button, Martin Vittek in the small blind, and Mario Scalia in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥8♥5♥ and action checked to Mendez who bet 3,500. Only Nicholls called and the 7♥ fell on the turn.

Mendez then bet 3,500 and Nicholls called. The river was the 6♦ and Mendez bet 10,300. Nicholls called once more, and Mendez scored A♥J♥ for the flopped nut flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Vittek	147,000 1,000	1,000
Jeannette Mendez	91,300 10,300	10,300
Kai Nicholls	77,500 15,200	15,200
Mario Scalia	17,200 6,100	6,100

Tags: Jeannette Mendez Kai Nicholls Mario Scalia Martin Vittek

10-04-2025 20:12 UTC+1

Hennen Can't Run Down Dayan's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Devin Dayan bet 4,000 from the hijack on a flop of 10♥5♥5♠ and Luca Maccatrozzo called in the small blind. Rutger Hennen then moved all in for 27,200 in the big blind. Dayan called, while Maccatrozzo got out of the way.

Rutger Hennen: J♥4♥ All in
Devin Dayan: A♣A♦

Hennen was on a flush draw and needed to improve against Dayan's aces. While the J♠ turn gave him more outs with a pair, the river 3♠ was no help, and Hennen was sent to the rail.

Big stacks abound at this table, as both Ivan Banic and Alexander Zubov are sitting with more than 250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	290,000 10,000	10,000

Alexander Zubov	250,000 10,000	10,000
Devin Dayan	220,000 40,000	40,000
Luca Maccatrozzo	150,000 30,000	30,000
Rutger Hennen	Busted

Tags: Devin Dayan Luca Maccatrozzo Rutger Hennen