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♥
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.
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.
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♠
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.
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.
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♥
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.
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♦
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.
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.
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.
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♣
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.
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
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.
Aleksandr Zubov
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.
