Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-05-2025 19:17 UTC+1

Speranzoni Bets Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alberto Speranzoni raised from the button and Boris Kuzmanovic defended the big blind.

Kuzmanovic check-called a bet of 16,000 by Speranzoni on the 10♦6♣4♦ flop.

The 2♠ hit the turn and Kuzmanovic check-called another bet from Speranzoni, this time for 42,000.

Kuzmanovic checked for the last time on the J♠ river and Speranzoni fired out 116,000. Kuzmanovic took almost two minutes before deciding to fold his cards and surrender the pot to Speranzoni.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Speranzoni	890,000 80,000	80,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	475,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Alberto Speranzoni

10-05-2025 19:12 UTC+1

Barzantny Gets All of Zarbo's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Giuseppe Zarbo had just retaken his seat after the dinner break ended, but was up on his feet pretty quickly as he fell to Wojciech Barzantny.

The action was missed, but the chips appeared to go in preflop, with Zarbo at risk for around 100,000.

Giuseppe Zarbo: A♠Q♥ All in
Wojciech Barzantny: A♣K♥

Zarbo was in trouble, but found some help on the Q♦J♦9♦ flop as he made top pair. Nobody has a diamond, which meant there was a flush draw on board when the 3♦ hit the turn. Barzantny probably was hoping for a chop, but instead he took the lot as the 10♥ river gave him Broadway, ending Zarbo's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wojciech Barzantny	380,000 330,000	330,000
Giuseppe Zarbo	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Wojciech Barzantny

10-05-2025 17:51 UTC+1

"Always a Sweat" For Bendinelli in Big Pot Against Radicchi

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vlad Darie raised to 6,000 under the gun and Giuliano Bendinelli three-bet to 15,000 in middle position. Andrea Radicchi then four-bet to 37,000 on the button and Darie folded, but Bendinelli then five-bet to 80,000. Radicchi spent a few minutes in the tank before moving all in for 230,000, and Bendinelli snap-called.

Andrea Radicchi: A♦K♦ All in
Giuliano Bendinelli: K♣K♠

Bendinelli showed down two kings, while Radicchi was left looking for an ace in a massive pot. The 6♠4♣2♠ flop was no help, but Radicchi spiked the A♠ on the turn to take the lead. The river, though, was the 10♠ and Bendinelli made a flush to win the pot and send Radicchi to the rail.

"Always a sweat," Bendinelli said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli	550,000 60,000	60,000

Vlad Darie	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrea Radicchi	Busted

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Giuliano Bendinelli Vlad Darie

10-05-2025 17:47 UTC+1

Metaal Cracks Gomez Casillas' Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

There were already around 100,000 in the middle on a board of 8♠9♥10♥3♥ when Govert Metaal bet 20,000 from the big blind and Jose Gomez Casillas raised to 82,500 from the hijack. Metaal then shoved around 150,000, and Gomez Casillas called.

Govert Metaal: 8♥8♦ All in
Jose Gomez Casillas: A♥A♦

Metaal had flopped a set, but needed to fade aces and hearts on the river as Gomez Casillas had the nut flush draw. The 2♠ river was clean for Metaal, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	340,000
Jose Gomez Casillas	185,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Jose Gomez Casillas

10-05-2025 17:41 UTC+1

Vaaraniemi Decimates Chorianopoulos in Classic Flip

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dimitrios Gkatzas raised to 6,000 in early position before Ioannis Chorianopoulos three-bet to 21,000 in the cutoff. Elias Vaaraniemi then moved all in for 178,500 in the big blind and Gkatzas folded, but Chorianopoulos called to put Vaaraniemi at risk.

Elias Vaaraniemi: A♣K♠ All in
Ioannis Chorianopoulos: Q♥Q♠

It was a classic flip with more than 350,000 at stake, and Vaaraniemi quickly pulled in front on the K♦J♠2♦ flop with top pair. The turn was the J♣, while the A♥ river improved Vaaraniemi to two pair and earned him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi	370,000 90,000	90,000
Dimitrios Gkatzas	300,000 20,000	20,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	60,000 86,700	86,700

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Elias Vaaraniemi Ioannis Chorianopoulos

10-05-2025 17:39 UTC+1

Rockets for Mangal

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Richard Hayes

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Viorel Gavrila opened to 6,000 under the gun, and called a three-bet to 21,000 from Vikrant Mangal in the cutoff.

On the Q♥10♠8♦ flop, Gavrila check-called versus a bet of 25,000 from Mangal.

The 2♦ hit on the turn, and the same pattern followed, this time in respect of a bet of 56,000 from Mangal.

The 3♣ river completed the board, and was checked through. Gavrila tabled A♠K♥ for ace-king high, and Mangal had the goods with A♦A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vikrant Mangal	525,000 510,700	510,700
Viorel Gavrila	250,000

Tags: Vikrant Mangal Viorel Gavrila

10-05-2025 17:31 UTC+1

Tatar Gets a Cruel Tease Against Wicquart

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dinesh Alt raised to 6,000 in the cutoff before Jovica Tatar three-bet to 18,000 on the button. Nikolas Wicquart then moved all in from the small blind and Alt folded, but Tatar snap-called for 70,000.

Jovica Tatar: K♥K♠ All in
Nikolas Wicquart: A♠A♦

Tatar flung his arms in the air in frustration after finding out he had run his kings into Wicquart's aces. The K♦ fell on the flop, but it was followed by A♥6♦ as Wicquart remained ahead in a set-over-set cooler. Tatar couldn't find the one-outer on the 7♠ turn or 5♥ river and was sent to the rail.

"That was sick," Alt said, revealing he folded two nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolas Wicquart	260,000 205,800	205,800
Dinesh Alt	90,000 40,000	40,000
Jovica Tatar	Busted

Tags: Dinesh Alt Jovica Tatar Nikolas Wicquart

10-05-2025 17:29 UTC+1

Heizmann Stacks Pop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a board of 6♥5♠A♥10♦, there were around 60,000 in the pot when Catalin Pop bet 22,000 from under the gun. Stefan Heizmann then moved all in, which gave Pop a test for his remaining stack of around 130,000. Eventually, Pop did call.

Catalin Pop: A♠K♥ All in
Stefan Heizmann: A♣5♣

Pop wasn't impressed to see that he was beat and no salvation came on the Q♦ river, which mean the was out. On the other hand, Heizmann boosted his stack to nearly 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Heizmann	575,000 215,000	215,000
Catalin Pop	Busted

Tags: Catalin Pop Stefan Heizmann

10-05-2025 17:19 UTC+1

Krause Doubles and Wakes Up the Entire Village

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Andreas Krause raised to 10,000 under the gun and the action folded around to Andrea Radicchi in the small blind. Radicchi thought for a while, then jammed, covering Krause. Once the big blind folded, Krause put in the call for his stack of around 180,000.

Andreas Krause: K♥K♦ All in
Andrea Radicchi: Q♣Q♠

Krause was in the perfect spot to double up if his cowboys could hold up against Radicchi's ladies.

The 9♠A♥J♥ flop didn't change anything, while the 10♥ turn gave Krause a royal flush draw and meant Krause didn't want to see a king on the river. An A♣ completed the board, prompting Klause to erupt out of his chair and start bellowing, "Yes! Yes!" for all of Rozvadov to hear.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Krause	370,000 300,000	300,000
Andrea Radicchi	160,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Andreas Krause

10-05-2025 17:15 UTC+1

Gulas Rivers a Boat

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Aiguo Xu opened under the gun and picked up two callers in Benedikt Zeyher on the button & Josef Gulas in the small blind.

The flop came down 9♥7♦3♥ and when it checked to Zeyher, he bet 8,500. Both Gulas and Xu called to the 7♠ turn, where it again checked to Zeyher. This time he bet 25,500, which Gulas called, but got Xu to fold.

On the 9♠ river, Gulas led for 35,000, which sent Zeyher into the tank. Around 2 minutes passed before the clock was called, and just as the countdown was about to begin, Zeyher called.

Gulas then showed a full house with Q♦9♦, and Zeyher shook his head as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josef Gulas	390,000 70,000	70,000
Presiyan Tsvetanov	350,000 53,900	53,900
Simone Pegolotti	280,000 25,000	25,000
Andreas Hafner	115,000 25,000	25,000
Benedikt Zeyher	110,000 100,000	100,000
Aiguo Xu	110,000 110,000	110,000
Symeon Alexandridis	60,000 18,000	18,000
Axel Rank	50,000 51,200	51,200

Tags: Aiguo Xu Benedikt Zeyher Josef Gulas