Bastian Gallitzendoerfer raised to 3,500 in middle position and Michail Manolakis called in the cutoff. Tim van de Riet then three-bet to 18,000 in the big blind, and only Gallitzendoerfer called.
Van de Riet checked the 8♠7♠6♣ flop and Gallitzendoerfer bet 30,000. Van de Riet then moved all in for 130,000, and Gallitzendoerfer snap-called.
Tim van de Riet: Q♠Q♦
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer: 5♦4♦
Van de Riet showed two queens, but Gallitzendoerfer had flopped a straight. The 2♠ turn gave Van de Riet some hope with a flush draw, but he missed the 9♥ river and was sent to the rail.
After the completion of seven 90-minute levels across two starting flights at King’s Resort, the 2025 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event moves onto Day 2 today, October 5, at noon local time.
With late registration still open until the end of Level 12 in the €10,350 buy-in, €6,000,000 guaranteed event, 358 players return from a current total of 546 entries, all dreaming of victory in one of the most prestigious events on the calendar, and of course, capturing the coveted Main Event bracelet.
Christopher Puetz of Germany has put himself in prime position to do just that, sitting atop the current standings on 679,000. He is closely followed by Colossus winner, Mexican Jose Gomez Casillas (665,500), while Slovakian Marek Tomes (637,700) completes the podium places.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Christopher Puetz
Germany
679,000
2
Jose Gomez Casillas
Mexico
665,500
3
Marek Tomes
Slovakia
637,700
4
Michael Sklenicka
Czechia
543,800
5
Yannick Schumacher
Germany
456,700
6
Diego Montone
Italy
455,800
7
Murilo Garcia
Brazil
439,400
8
Iago Savino
Brazil
431,300
9
Ivan Banic
Croatia
410,500
10
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer
Germany
407,000
Puetz will be hoping to finally land a major title, after many close calls in recent years. In the 2020 GG Poker WSOP Online series, he finished runner-up in the $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em for $298,296, and fourth in the $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship for $89,174. He followed that up with a third-place finish in this year's World Series in Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $238,204.
Casillas is full of confidence after landing his first bracelet a matter of days ago in the Colossus, along with a first six-figure cash of €158,350, and it would be a huge story if he could capture a second bracelet of the series.
Jose Gomez Casillas
Tomes has two recorded live results for total cashes of less than $10,000, and he will be hoping for a massive career-best score, although there is a long way to go before registration closes and the money places are in sight. (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
There is an astounding total of 49 bracelets held between the players in a star-studded field, with Dominik Panka (375,500), Yuhan Wang (303,100), Rifat Palevic (275,000), Shaun Deeb (270,400), Lukas Pazma (269,400), Axel Bayout (251,900), Jonas Lauck (241,200), Antonello Ferraiuolo (208,000) and Pawel Wojciechowski (207,700) all in that club, and all sitting above the 200,000 mark.
Shaun Deeb
Play in Day 2 will resume at Level 8, with blinds of 800/1,600, with a 1,600 big blind ante. The clock will be set to 90-minute levels, with late registration open until the end of Level 12. Players entering in Day 2 will receive a starting stack of 100,000, with breaks scheduled at the end of each level.
The present intention is to play seven 90-minute levels in Day 2, subject to potential alteration. Prize pool and payouts will be confirmed once late registration is closed.
€10,350 WSOPE Main Event Remaining 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
Stay with us at PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a thrilling day of poker here in Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.
