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

10-04-2025 21:19 UTC+2

Curcio Fills Up Against Vittek

David Salituro

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Luigi Curcio raised to 1,800 in middle position, Martin Vittek three-bet to 4,300 on the button, and Curcio called.

The flop came A♠6♦5♣ and Vittek bet 4,000. Curcio called to the J♠ turn, where Vittek bet another 7,000. Curcio again called.

Curcio checked to Vittek on the 5♠ river, and Vittek checked back. Curcio showed 6♥5♥ for a full house, and Vittek mucked A♦Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Vittek	131,000 16,000	16,000
Luigi Curcio	104,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Martin Vittek Luigi Curcio

10-04-2025 21:23 UTC+2

Sare Stacks Up Healthy Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ridvan Sare opened to 1,300 and Barak Oz called in the next seat. Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz on the button made it 7,200 to go and was called by Sare only, who then tanked the A♠10♣6♦ flop before leading for 6,500 and picking up a call from Wyrzykiewicz.

Both checked the 6♣ on the turn and Sare bet the 10♦ river for 14,000. Wyrzykiewicz gave it some consideration and elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ridvan Sare	174,000 114,000	114,000
Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz	105,200 19,800	19,800
Barak Oz	92,800 7,200	7,200

Tags: Barak Oz Remigiusz Wyrzykiewicz Ridvan Sare

10-04-2025 21:24 UTC+2

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 21:24 UTC+2

Hennen Back in Action

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Only eight minutes after he was eliminated, Rutger Hennen reentered for his second and final bullet on Day 1b. He was joined by Gal Naim and Gianmarco Benincasa, who bought in for the first time on the second flight. There are currently 57 players out of 74 entries remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianmarco Benincasa	100,000 100,000	100,000
Gal Naim	100,000 100,000	100,000
Rutger Hennen	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Gal Naim Gianmarco Benincasa Rutger Hennen

10-04-2025 21:25 UTC+2

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 21:26 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

10-04-2025 21:33 UTC+2

Is This the End of Poker Content on YouTube? | PokerNews Podcast #919

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-04-2025 21:54 UTC+2

Naim Bets Out Dayan

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Kai Cocklin

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

In a three-bet pot with around 15,000 in the middle, Devin Dayan checked from under the gun on the 10♥10♣J♠ flop and Gal Naim bet 4,500 from middle position. Dayan called.

Another check came in from Dayan on the 3♦ turn, then Naim bet around 8,000. Dayan quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Banic	330,000 40,000	40,000

Devin Dayan	240,000 20,000	20,000
Gal Naim	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Devin Dayan Gal Naim

10-04-2025 21:58 UTC+2

Karnapp Doubles off Paunescu

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David Salituro

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

Knut Karnapp raised to 2,500 in the cutoff before Nicolae Paunescu moved all in from the big blind. Karnapp instantly called for 22,000.

Knut Karnapp: A♠K♠ All in
Nicolae Paunescu: K♦Q♦

Karnapp had Paunescu dominated and was poised for a double up as the flop came J♥8♥7♣. The rest of the board came 2♥A♣ and Karnapp improved to top pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Kobylynskyi	275,000 25,000	25,000
Dragoslav Timarac	140,000 10,000	10,000
Seyed Dezfooli	120,000 40,000	40,000
Dian Juma	80,000
Alexander Burghardt	60,000 10,000	10,000
Knut Karnapp	45,000 15,000	15,000
Nicolae Paunescu	32,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Knut Karnapp Nicolae Paunescu