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

10-04-2025 18:44 UTC+2

Knapp Takes From Nicholls

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a previous hand, there had been an open raise to 1,300 and a call. Andrea Radicchi three-bet to 10,000 and forced out both opponents.

Jan Krnac then raised to 1,200 and Kai Nicholls called, as did Rene Knapp on the button as well as Jeannette Mendez and Martin Vittek. The 6♠3♠2♠ flop was checked to Nicholls and he bet 6,000. Only Knapp called and did so again for 5,000 on the K♦ turn. Nicholls checked the 10♣ on the river with about one third of the starting stack behind.

Knapp fired a bet of 25,200 and that forced out the Aussie eventually.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	245,000 5,000	5,000
Rene Knapp	130,000 40,000	40,000
Jeannette Mendez	90,800 9,200	9,200
Jan Krnac	85,000 20,000	20,000
Kai Nicholls	31,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Jan Krnac Jeannette Mendez Kai Nicholls Martin Vittek Rene Knapp

10-04-2025 18:48 UTC+2

Alyas Falls to Barthold

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Massoud Alyas had requested the all-in triangle several times today, and was at it again after his stack of around 27,000 was in the middle from the button. Kevin Schafer Barthold put his tablemate at risk from the big blind.

Massoud Alyas: Q♣J♣ All in
Kevin Schafer Barthold: 10♠10♦

Alyas was in a flip, but couldn't find anything to work with on the 5♣8♥8♠ flop. A 5♦ on the turn left him with one shot at survival, but the A♠ river wasn't it, which ended his day early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Schafer Barthold	135,000 35,000	35,000
Massoud Alyas	Busted
Tomas Zeleny	Busted
El Mostafa Bel Khayate	Busted
Carlos Peixoto	Busted

Tags: Kevin Schafer Barthold Massoud Alyas

10-04-2025 18:49 UTC+2

Nicholls Turns a Flush to Double Up

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Andrea Radicchi raised from middle position with Kai Nicholls calling from the next seat, and Jeannette Mendez calling on the button. Martin Vittek squeezed it up to 3,700 from the small blind, which was called by all of his opponents.

Four ways to the J♠7♠6♣ flop that saw Vittek fire out for 5,400 and only Nicholls called to see a turn.

Vittek jammed for Nicholls' remaining 23,000 on the 6♠ turn, and Nicholls instantly called.

Kai Nicholls: 8♠5♠ All in
Martin Vittek: Q♠Q♥

Nicholls had turned a flush and just needed to dodge a spade, queen, or six on the river to double through Vittek. The 2♣ rolled off to complete the board, and Nicholls doubled up with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Radicchi	240,000 5,000	5,000
Martin Vittek	137,000 4,000	4,000
Jeannette Mendez	87,000 3,800	3,800
Kai Nicholls	71,000 39,500	39,500

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Jeannette Mendez Kai Nicholls Martin Vittek

10-04-2025 18:50 UTC+2

Dayan Smacks the Turn, Zubov Gets Away From Aces

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David Salituro

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Over on the main feature table, Devin Dayan had raised to 2,100 in early position with Q♠Q♥ before Alexander Zubov three-bet to 10,000 in the big blind. Dayan called and the flop came K♠K♣3♦.

Zubov continued for 5,500 and Dayan raised to 21,500. Zubov took a minute before calling, and the Q♦ fell on the turn.

Dayan had spiked a full house and bet 30,000, but this time Zubov folded A♥A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Zubov	251,000 24,000	24,000
Devin Dayan	189,000 24,500	24,500

Tags: Alexander Zubov Devin Dayan

10-04-2025 18:53 UTC+2

Nicholls Adds More Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rene Knapp raised to 1,300 and earned three callers including Jeannette Mendez and Kai Nicholls. On the 10♥4♥2♥ flop, three players paid 1,500 each and the 8♦ turn was checked. Nicholls led the 6♦ river for 5,500 and Knapp paid it off to then muck when he was shown the 5♦3♦ for the six-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Knapp	115,000 15,000	15,000
Jeannette Mendez	86,200 800	800
Kai Nicholls	80,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jeannette Mendez Kai Nicholls Rene Knapp

10-04-2025 18:54 UTC+2

Nicholls Checks Back Aces

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♣8♦Q♥, Kai Nicholls bet 4,000 from the small blind and Martin Vittek called in middle position.

Nicholls led out for another 5,500 on the 4♣ turn, and Vittek again called. Both players checked the K♠ river and Nicholls showed A♥A♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Vittek	125,000 12,000	12,000
Kai Nicholls	95,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Kai Nicholls Martin Vittek

10-04-2025 18:55 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on a 60-minute dinner break.

Play will resume at around 7:55 p.m.

10-04-2025 19:14 UTC+2

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Elijah Farrow

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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10-04-2025 19:35 UTC+2

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10-04-2025 19:47 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	280,000 48,000	48,000

Alexander Zubov	240,000 11,000	11,000
Marek Tomes	230,000

Oliver Boesch	220,000 20,000	20,000
Sirzat Hissou	210,000
Devin Dayan	180,000 9,000	9,000
Kevin Schafer Barthold	170,000 35,000	35,000
Scott Reynolds	170,000 10,000	10,000
Simon Wilson	160,000 10,000	10,000
Grzegorz Gorski	160,000
Hans Bosman	150,000 52,000	52,000
Murilo Garcia	150,000

Artem Kobylynskyi	150,000 25,000	25,000
Dragoslav Timarac	150,000 8,300	8,300
Anton Markachev	130,000 80,000	80,000
Shashank Jain	125,000 15,000	15,000
Giorgio Silva	125,000 5,000	5,000
Pierre Huter	120,000 60,000	60,000
Luca Maccatrozzo	120,000 3,000	3,000
Samir Kourie	120,000 25,000	25,000
Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz	120,000 67,500	67,500
Nourddine Chiha	110,000 10,000	10,000
Seyed Dezfooli	110,000
Oleh Okhotskyi	100,000 5,000	5,000
Tzur Levy	100,000 5,000	5,000

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