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

Oct 05, 2025

Suenbuel Has Kicker Problems

Tim Baker

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

Aliaksandr Shylko made it 6,000 to go from middle position and Hasan Suenbuel three-bet to 12,000 from the button. Once the blinds folded, Shylko called.

Once Shylko checked the 10♣A♠5♠ flop, Suenbuel bet 19,500. Shylko paused momentarily before making the call.

A 9♠ on the turn caused Shylko to check again. Suenbuel jammed, and Shylko called for his remaining 40,000, putting himself at risk.

Aliaksandr Shylko: A♥Q♥ All in
Hasan Suenbuel: A♣J♠

Both players had top pair, but it was Shylko's queen-kicker that had him in front. A 6♦ completed the board and Shylko doubled up through Suenbuel.

Tags: Hasan Suenbuel Aliaksandr Shylko

Oct 05, 2025

Paunescu Doubles via Samual

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Richard Hayes

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

Nicolae Paunescu was all-in for 29,500 and at risk versus Darius Samual.

Nicolae Paunescu: A♣8♣ All in
Darius Samual: J♥J♦

Paunescu needed help, and the ace was in the window on the A♠6♦5♦ flop, drawing a wry shake of the head from Samual, who could not find a two-outer on the Q♠ turn or 2♠ river.

Tags: Darius Samual Nicolae Paunescu

Oct 05, 2025

Kuzmanovic Raises River

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Richard Hayes

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

A pot of 54,500 had developed by the river, on a board of Q♠10♦4♥Q♥A♦, in a hand between Boris Kuzmanovic in early position and Adrian Cazacu in the big blind.

Cazacu fired out a bet of 25,000, but was pained when Kuzmanovic raised to 125,000, covering Cazacu's remaining 50,000 stack.

Cazacu went into the tank, and after around 90 seconds, folded with frustration.

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Boris Kuzmanovic

Oct 05, 2025

Blasko Keeps His Seat in the Main Event

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Tim Baker

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

Szabolcs Kukucska made it 6,500 from middle position and Marek Blasko three-bet to 15,000 from the hijack. Kukucska called to see a flop.

The players checked the A♣2♥3♥ flop to see the 8♥ roll off on the turn. Kukucska checked and then called Blasko's bet of 3,000.

Kukucska checked for the last time on the 6♦ river, and Blasko bet his last 1,000. Kukucska called and was shown A♥Q♠ by Blasko for a pair of aces. Kukucska was forced to show that he had called down with Q♦J♦ for quen-high.

Tags: Marek Blasko Szabolcs Kukucska

Oct 05, 2025

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

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Oct 05, 2025

Thumann's Jack is Enough

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Kai Cocklin

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

Lulei Hu had opened from under the gun and Hans Thumann called from the small blind.

On the 4♣J♥6♥ flop, Thumann checked and Hu continued for 6,000. Thumann then stuck in a raise to 16,000, which Hu called to the 2♥ turn. Both checked to the Q♣ river, where they knuckled it to showdown.

Thumann then revealed a pair of jacks with J♠9♠, and that was good for the pot as Hu mucked.

Tags: Hans Thumann Lulei Hu

Oct 05, 2025

Heizmann Busts Juma

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Richard Hayes

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

Dian Juma was getting up out of his chair, after he called off on the turn on a board of 10♣8♣2♦6♥ with 5♣3♣ for his roughly 45,000 stack, and bricked his flush and straight draw on the 7♦ river, versus Stefan Heizmann's J♦10♦.

Tags: Dian Juma Stefan Heizmann

Oct 05, 2025

State's Two Pair Good at Showdown

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Tim Baker

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

Heads-up to the turn on a board of 9♣J♣4♥3♣ that saw Adrian State check from the big blind and face a bet of 11,000 by Iago Savino out of the cutoff. State mulled it over for quite some time and then chose to call.

A fourth club fell on the river in the form of the 5♣, causing both players to check. State was first to show his J♠4♠ for two pair, and Savino mucked.

Tags: Iago Savino Adrian State

Oct 05, 2025

Maccatrozzo Hammers Hu

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Richard Hayes

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

Luca Maccatrozzo opened to 7,000 from the button, and called a three-bet to 30,000 from Lulei Hu in the big blind.

On the Q♥7♣5♦ flop, Hu continued with a bet of 30,000, and called off for his 80,000 total stack against a raise to 120,000 from Maccatrozzo.

Lulei Hu: 5♥2♥ All in
Luca Maccatrozzo: Q♦10♥

Maccatrozzo had top pair versus Hu's third pair, and there were no surprises on the A♣8♣ runout.

Tags: Luca Maccatrozzo Lulei Hu

Oct 05, 2025

Tomes Spikes River to Win Classic Race

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Richard Hayes

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

After a preflop raising war between Marek Tomes in the cutoff, and Hans Bosman in the small blind, Bosman ended up all-in for his 200,000 stack, covered by Tomes.

Hans Bosman: Q♥Q♣ All in
Marek Tomes: A♥K♥

It was the classic race, and it looked like Bosman was heading for a double-up after the 9♥9♦4♠ flop and 10♦ turn, but the K♦ hit on the river in brutal fashion to send Bosman to the rail.

Tomes celebrated with gusto when the river hit.

Tags: Hans Bosman Marek Tomes