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

10-05-2025 13:36 UTC+1

Strauss Vanquishes Velvelt in Cooler

Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tyson Strauss opened to 4,000 under the gun, and received a call from Bastian Gallitzendoerfer in the next seat, before Urmo Velvelt produced a three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind.

Strauss reached for chips to produce a small four-bet to 32,000, and Gallitzendoerfer called. Velvelt took advantage of the fact action had been reopened to five-bet jam for 141,000 total.

Strauss rejammed, and Gallitzendoerfer sighed, and quickly open-folded 10♠10♦.

Urmo Velvelt: K♣K♠ All in
Tyson Strauss: A♥A♦

In a brutal cooler, Velvelt had run cowboys into rockets, and there was no escape on the Q♠10♣7♣8♠J♣ runout, the regret plain to see on Gallitzendoerfer's face when the ten hit on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyson Strauss	520,000 220,000	220,000
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	395,000 135,000	135,000
Urmo Velvelt	Busted

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Tyson Strauss Urmo Velvelt

10-05-2025 13:35 UTC+1

Tocci Fills Up to Bust Karnapp

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mikolaj Zawadzki bet 11,000 from early position on a flop of 6♥5♠K♠ and Knut Karnapp called on the button. Michele Tocci then raised to 38,000 in the small blind, and both opponents called.

Action checked to Karnapp on the 6♠ turn and he moved all in for 42,000. Tocci reshoved and Zawadzki quickly folded.

Karnapp turned over A♠J♠ for a flush, but Tocci had 5♦5♥ for a full house. The river was the 2♣ and Tocci, who finished third in this event in 2023, scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Tocci	240,000 119,800	119,800
Mikolaj Zawadzki	60,000 60,000	60,000
Knut Karnapp	Busted

Tags: Knut Karnapp Michele Tocci Mikolaj Zawadzki

10-05-2025 13:30 UTC+1

Speranzoni Loses Some Chips to Kuzmanovic

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

From middle position, Alberto Speranzoni made ot 4,500 to go and Patrik Zidek called out of the cutoff. Boris Kuzmanovic three-bet the button to 20,000, and after the blinds folded, Speranzoni four-bet to 52,000. Zidek got out of the way, but Kuzmanovic called to see a flop.

Speranzoni started with a check on the A♦J♠7♣ flop, and Kuzmanovic bet 25,000. Speranzoni continued with a call.

Speranzoni check-called another bet from Kuzmanovic on the 9♥ turn, this time for 50,000.

A 3♠ completed the board, and both players checked. Kuzmanovic turned over A♠K♠ for top pair top kicker, and won the pot as Speranzoni mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	500,000 100,000	100,000
Alberto Speranzoni	280,000 50,000	50,000
Patrik Zidek	180,000 1,100	1,100

Tags: Alberto Speranzoni Boris Kuzmanovic Patrik Zidek

10-05-2025 13:25 UTC+1

Puetz Forces Elhaiany to Fold Trip Aces

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A pot of 56,000 had developed by the river, on a board of A♣J♠10♥A♠K♠ , in a hand between Christopher Puetz in the cutoff and Daniel Elhaiany in the big blind.

Elhaiany checked, and Puetz fired out a bet of 53,000. Elhaiany went into the tank, counting out his chips, but ultimately open-folded the A♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Puetz	580,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Elhaiany	230,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Christopher Puetz Daniel Elhaiany

10-05-2025 13:25 UTC+1

Fortunate Flop Saves Pitavy from the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Shaun Deeb made it 4,000 on the button with Zdenek Zizka calling from the small blind. Emilien Pitavy squeezed it up to 18,000 from the big blind, causing Deeb to four-bet to 45,000. Zizka folded, but Pitavy five-bet jammed for 150,500. Deeb snap-called with the covering stack.

Emilien Pitavy : A♥Q♥ All in
Shaun Deeb: A♦K♦

Pitavy was in rough shape with ace-queen against the big slick of Deeb and needed some hearts or a queen to survive.

The dealer fanned out a flop of Q♠5♠8♥, propelling Pitavy into the lead with top pair. Deeb picked up some extra outs in the form of a gutshot on the J♦ turn, but the 7♦ on the river was a brick.

Pitavy doubled to around 300,000, while Deeb was left with 75,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	425,000 20,000	20,000

Emilien Pitavy	310,000 158,300	158,300
Shaun Deeb	75,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Shaun Deeb Zdenek Zizka

10-05-2025 13:19 UTC+1

Zarbo Doubles via Jaros

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Michail Manolakis opened to 5,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Patrik Jaros on the button, before Giuseppe Zarbo three-bet jammed to 52,000 from the big blind.

Manolakis folded, but Jaros made the call.

Giuseppe Zarbo: 9♥9♣ All in
Patrik Jaros: 8♦8♥

Zarbo had Jaros pipped, and he would turn a set on the A♠K♦J♦9♠10♥ runout to confirm his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Jaros	470,000 50,000	50,000
Giuseppe Zarbo	114,000 59,000	59,000

Michail Manolakis	52,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Giuseppe Zarbo Michail Manolakis Patrik Jaros

10-05-2025 13:12 UTC+1

Lin Holds For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ren Lin bet 20,000 from under the gun on a board of 2♣8♣3♠5♠, Florian Kraft moved all in for 75,000 in the small blind, and Lin quickly called.

Kraft had A♣J♣ for a flush draw and needed to improve against Lin's J♦J♠, but Lin held on through the 9♥ river to send Kraft to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	320,000 90,000	90,000

Florian Kraft	Busted

Tags: Florian Kraft Ren Lin

10-05-2025 13:08 UTC+1

Castellano Spikes Two-Outer to Smash Surovec

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Richard Hayes

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tommaso Castellano opened to 4,000 under the gun, and received a call, before Martin Surovec three-bet jammed from the cutoff for 25,000.

Action folded back to Castellano, who four-bet to 50,000, forcing a fold from the caller.

Martin Surovec: A♥Q♣ All in
Tommaso Castellano: J♣J♥

It was a flip, and Surovec hit the front after the Q♦2♠2♥ flop.

However the J♦ hit on the turn to give Castellano a full house, and Surovec could not find a queen on the 9♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommaso Castellano	90,000 25,000	25,000
Martin Surovec	Busted

Tags: Martin Surovec Tommaso Castellano

10-05-2025 13:08 UTC+1

Miniucchi Catches Gomez Casillas With His Hand in the Cookie Jar

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Marcello Miniucchi and Jose Gomez Casillas built a pot of around 70,000 as they went heads-up to the A♥7♠2♥ flop. Gomez Casillas then bet 25,000 from the small blind and Miniucchi called on the button.

Gomez Casillas bet another 77,000 on the 7♣ turn, and Miniucchi again called. The river was the 2♦ and Gomez Casillas moved all in. Miniucchi snap-called for 146,500.

Gomez Casillas could only show Q♣J♥ for a bluff, while Miniucchi turned over A♦K♥ for two pair to win the massive pot and double up.

Start-of-day chip leader Christopher Puetz is at an adajcent table and holding steady with around 640,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Puetz	640,000 39,000	39,000

Marcello Miniucchi	570,000 333,200	333,200
Jose Gomez Casillas	300,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Marcello Miniucchi

10-05-2025 13:07 UTC+1

Manolakis Folds the River to Strauss' Aggression

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tyson Strauss opened the cutoff to 4,000 and Bastian Gallitzendoerfer called on the button. Bartlomiej Muzacz called in the small blind, as did Michail Manolakis in the big blind.

On the 2♥7♠4♦ flop, the action checked to Strauss, who continued for 4,000. Gallitzendoerfer called, Muzacz folded, and Manolakis called.

A 2♦ hit the turn and after Manolakis checked, Strauss fired again, this time for 20,000. Gallitzendoerfer folded this time, but Manolakis made the call.

When the A♦ fell on the river, a third check came in from Manolakis, and then Strauss bet enough to put his opponent all in. With around 58,000 behind, Manolakis spent close to two minutes in the tank before he finally decided to let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	530,000 70,000	70,000
Patrik Jaros	520,000 20,000	20,000
Tyson Strauss	300,000 114,900	114,900
Urmo Velvelt	140,000 75,000	75,000
Bartlomiej Muzacz	95,000 23,400	23,400
Michail Manolakis	58,000 92,000	92,000
Giuseppe Zarbo	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Bartlomiej Muzacz Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Michail Manolakis Tyson Strauss