With around 18,000 in the middle, three players saw the flop come down A♥Q♣5♥. Arvin Verma checked from the big blind, Devin Dayan checked the cutoff, and Corey Hochman also checked from the button.
Another round of checks followed the 3♥ turn to see the 3♣ complete the board. Verma led out for 6,000, which got Dayan to fold immediately.
Hochman, however, thought about it for a while and even picked up the calling chips. But in the end, Hochman chose to fold, upon which Verma turned over a bluff with 10♠7♠.
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.
