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

10-05-2025 13:00 UTC+1

Zhao Wakes Up With a Pair to Bust Svoboda

David Salituro

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

Jose Scarano raised to 4,500 in the cutoff and Iman Ghashayar called on the button. Petr Svoboda then moved all in for 26,000 in the small blind and Cheng Zhao called in the big blind, while Scarano and Ghashayar folded.

Petr Svoboda: 5♠5♣ All in
Cheng Zhao: 10♥10♣

Svoboda found himself dominated by Zhao's tens, and the A♠Q♦K♥7♠10♠ board offered no help as Zhao improved to a set to send Svoboda to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Zhao	210,000 120,000	120,000
Iman Ghashayar	140,000 4,700	4,700
Jose Scarano	120,000 65,800	65,800
Petr Svoboda	Busted

Tags: Cheng Zhao Iman Ghashayar Jose Scarano Petr Svoboda

10-05-2025 12:38 UTC+1

Short Break For Kuzmanovic

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The rest of the field had already cleared the room during the break while Boris Kuzmanovic and Rene Majed continued to tangle in a pot.

With around 60,000 in the pot on a board of J♥2♥9♥4♦7♦, Kuzmanovic moved all in from the button, sending Majed deep into the tank. Several minutes went by before he called for 152,000 in the big blind.

"Flush," Kuzmanovic said, turning over 8♥7♥. Majed sent 10♥10♣ into the muck as he made his exit, while Kuzmanovic raked in the big pot that extended more than 10 minutes into the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kuzmanovic	400,000 150,000	150,000
Rene Majed	Busted

Tags: Boris Kuzmanovic Rene Majed

10-05-2025 12:35 UTC+1

Tantillo Stuns Jalba on the River

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Around 30,000 was in the middle as Eusebiu Jalba and Fausto Tantillo went to the turn on a board of 2♠7♥5♣6♦. Jalba then bet 16,700 from the button before Tantillo moved all in for 107,000 in the small blind.

Jalba tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. He ended up calling to put Tantillo at risk and turned over 9♠7♠ for top pair, while Tantillo had A♣Q♣ for just ace-high.

Jalba was poised for the knockout going to the river, but Tantillo spiked the A♠ as Jalba slammed the table in frustration before handing over most of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Tantillo	250,000 118,000	118,000
Eusebiu Jalba	15,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Fausto Tantillo

10-05-2025 12:34 UTC+1

Di Persio Folds Kings Preflop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Big fold alert!

Lorenzo Arduini opened under the gun and Marco Di Persio three-bet the cutoff to 8,500. When it got back to Arduini, he four-bet to 25,500. A min-click then came in from Di Persio as he five-bet to 42,500, then Arduini six-bet to 77,500.

Di Persio was thinking out loud in his native language, but did slip in something in English when he asked "will you show if I fold?"

Arduini was trying not to laugh and held it together pretty well while Di Persio was still talking. Eventually, Di Persio folded K♠K♣ face up to the table, and Arduini didn't give him the satisfaction of knowing if he made the right laydown as he quickly mucked his cards as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	280,000 60,000	60,000
Marco Di Persio	160,000 31,300	31,300

Tags: Lorenzo Arduini Marco Di Persio

10-05-2025 12:24 UTC+1

Cieslik Four-Bets the Flop Against Wilson

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a flop of 2♣7♣7♥, Peter Cieslik bet 3,000 from the small blind and was met by a raise to 10,000 by Simon Wilson in the big blind. Cieslik took a few moments, then three-bet it to 18,000. Wilson wasn't done yet as he opted to put in the rare flop four-bet to 30,000. Cieslik continued with a call.

With 63,000 in the middle, the two players saw the 10♥ land on the turn. Cieslik quickly jammed, putting Wilson all in for his stack of 65,000. Wilson conducted a brief inventory and thought about it for a while before deciding to return his cards to the dealer and forfeit the pot to Cieslik.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Cieslik	230,000 5,000	5,000
Simon Wilson	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Peter Cieslik Simon Wilson

10-05-2025 12:21 UTC+1

Zizka Bluff-Catches

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Harald Casagrande opened to 4,000 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 12,000 from Zdenek Zizka in the small blind.

Action folded back to Casagrande, who called.

The J♥10♥2♣ flop was checked to the J♣ turn, and that was also knuckled to the 9♠ river.

There, Zizka led out with a tiny bet of 1,600. Casagrande took some time for thought, before raising to 17,000. Zizka went into the tank, but eventually made the call.

Casagrande tabled A♦8♦ for air, and Zizka's A♣K♦ for ace-king high was good, earning a tap of the table from Casagrande.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	445,000 427,800	427,800

Harald Casagrande	72,000

Tags: Harald Casagrande Zdenek Zizka

10-05-2025 12:15 UTC+1

Bognanni Busts Pitruzzella

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Richard Hayes

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A chunky pot of around 84,000 had developed by the river, on a board of A♥10♥5♠4♠10♦, in a hand between Giuseppe Pitruzzella in early position and Marco Bognanni in the small blind.

Bognanni led out with a bet of 40,000, covering Pitruzzella's remaining stack of 30,000, and he went into the tank.

After around three minutes, and when fold seemed the most likely outcome, Pitruzzella suddenly shipped his chips into the middle.

Bognanni tabled A♦10♣ for the full house, and Pitruzzella threw his hands up in frustration as he tabled A♠7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Bognanni	175,000 90,200	90,200
Giuseppe Pitruzzella	Busted

Tags: Giuseppe Pitruzzella Marco Bognanni

10-05-2025 12:06 UTC+1

Saveikis' River Lead Takes it Down

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In a single raised pot, three players saw a flop of 7♣2♠5♠ where the action checked to Tommaso Castellano in the hijack. Castellano bet 4,500 with Algirdas Saveikis calling from the small blind, and Martin Surovec calling out of the big blind.

A 4♦ came on the turn, causing Saveikis to check again. Surovec bet 12,000, which Castellano and Saveikis called.

The 6♦ fell on the river and Saveikis decided to lead out for 27,500. Survovec and Castellano folded, allowing Saveikis to pull in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Algirdas Saveikis	190,000 94,800	94,800
Tommaso Castellano	65,000 112,500	112,500
Martin Surovec	44,000 11,300	11,300

Tags: Algirdas Saveikis Martin Surovec Tommaso Castellano

10-05-2025 12:00 UTC+1

Jaros Starts Day 2 Well

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Patrik Jaros has had a great start to Day 2 and is up around 200,000 from his starting stack.

In the latest hand that went the way of Jaros, the full board of J♦2♣3♠9♠Q♦ was showing with around 35,000 in the pot.

Jaros checked the hijack and Urmo Velvelt bet 25,000 from the cutoff. After thinking long and hard, Jaros stuck in the call.

"Good call," said Velvelt as he rolled over A♦8♦ for just ace-high. Jaros showed his pair of tens holding 10♥10♣ and raked in the pot himself rather than waiting for the dealer to push it toward him.

"These guys three-bet me with s**t, I'm so lucky," said Jaros.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Jaros	500,000 197,000	197,000
Urmo Velvelt	65,000 68,800	68,800

Tags: Patrik Jaros Urmo Velvelt

10-05-2025 11:56 UTC+1

Krahula Guesses Seelentag's Hand, Pays Him Off Anyway

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Benedikt Zeyher raised to 3,200 in early position and Roman Krahula three-bet to 10,700 in middle position. Felix Seelentag then four-bet to 27,000 in the cutoff, and only Krahula called.

The flop came Q♠J♥6♠ and Seelentag continued for 15,000. Krahula called and the 6♦ fell on the turn.

Seelentag then bet another 15,000, and Krahula again called. The river was the A♥ and Seelentag bet 44,000. "Queens?" Krahula asked as he tossed in a chip to signify a call.

Seelentag indeed turned over Q♣Q♥ for a full house, and Krahula flashed A♣K♣ as he mucked.