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

10-05-2025 15:20 UTC+1

Arduini Rivers Broadway and Gets paid

Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Lorenzo Arduini raised to 5,500 under the gun with Samuel Bifarella calling from middle position. Fabio Giamberardini squeezed to 18,500 in the big blind, and both of his opponents called.

Giamberardini put out a continuation-bet of 30,000 on the 4♣10♦K♠ flop, and only Arduini stuck around with a call.

Check, check followed the 7♠ turn for the A♠ to roll off on the river. Giamberardini checked before Arduini bet 118,000, leaving just 500 behind. Giamberardini called and was shown a straight by Arduini with Q♣J♣. Giamberardini revealed A♣Q♠ as the majority of his stack was sent over to Arduini.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lorenzo Arduini	354,000 74,000	74,000
Samuel Bifarella	170,000 31,800	31,800
Fabio Giamberardini	90,000 57,400	57,400

Tags: Fabio Giamberardini Lorenzo Arduini Samuel Bifarella

10-05-2025 15:17 UTC+1

Pidun Checks Back Two Pair

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sirzat Hissou opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Daniel Pidun called on the button. Simon Fiala three-bet the big blind to 21,000. which got Hissou to fold, but Pidun called.

On the 5♣Q♥9♦ flop, both checked to the 8♠ turn, where Fiala bet 13,000 and Pidun called to the 3♥ river. Both checked it down, and Fiala showed A♣8♦ for a pair of eights.

Pidun had that beat with 8♥5♥ for two pair, which saw him scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Panka	550,000 10,000	10,000

Kestutis Jungevicius	360,000 300,000	300,000
Daniel Pidun	350,000 68,400	68,400

Iraklis Manikaros	330,000 15,000	15,000
Simon Fiala	280,000 90,900	90,900
Sirzat Hissou	110,000 110,000	110,000
Davidi Kitai	52,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Daniel Pidun Simon Fiala Sirzat Hissou

10-05-2025 15:16 UTC+1

Hot Smokes Zhao to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A main pot of 205,000, and a side pot of 42,000, had developed by the turn on a board of K♣10♦5♦7♠, in a hand between Cheng Zhao in the small blind, Besim Hot in early position, and Istvan Pilhofer in middle position, with Hot all-in.

Zhao jammed the 3♣ river for 130,000, and Pilhofer quickly folded.

Zhao tabled K♠5♠ for two pair, but Hot had better with K♦10♥ for the higher two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Besim Hot	240,000 240,000	240,000

Cheng Zhao	172,000 38,000	38,000
Istvan Pilhofer	125,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Besim Hot Cheng Zhao Istvan Pilfhofer

10-05-2025 15:09 UTC+1

Markachev Applies Max Pressure to Yilmaz; Berman Sends Out Peluso

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Anton Markachev and Ertan Yilmaz went to the turn on a board of 8♦2♠4♦Q♦ when Markachev bet 12,000 from the button. Yilmaz then raised to 27,000 in the big blind.

Markachev came back with an all-in shove, sending Yilmaz deep into the tank. The clock was eventually called before Yilmaz folded for his last 35,000.

At another table, Fabio Peluso moved all in for 30,000 in the cutoff and Asaf Berman called in the big blind.

Fabio Peluso: 5♠5♦ All in
Asaf Berman: 10♦10♠

Peluso was dominated by Berman's bigger pair and found no help on the 7♣A♣6♠7♠A♠ board as he hit the rail.

Shaun Deeb was also recently eliminated but quickly reentered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Markachev	210,000 75,500	75,500
Asaf Berman	150,000 7,100	7,100
Shaun Deeb	100,000 25,000	25,000

Ertan Yilmaz	35,000 6,000	6,000
Fabio Peluso	Busted

Tags: Anton Markachev Asaf Berman Ertan Yilmaz Fabio Peluso

10-05-2025 15:09 UTC+1

Wilson Keeps Building

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With around 50,000 in the middle on a 8♠J♥A♦ flop, Simon Wilson bet 15,000 from the small blind and Dan Sfarlea called from middle position.

An 8♥ hit the turn and after doing some inventory, Wilson bet 25,500. Sfarlea thought for around 45 seconds, but eventually laid his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Cieslik	410,000 10,000	10,000
Dan Sfarlea	200,000 25,000	25,000
Simon Wilson	150,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Dan Sfarlea Simon Wilson

10-05-2025 15:06 UTC+1

State Puts Cazacu in Blender

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Richard Hayes

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A pot of 96,000 had developed by the turn, on a board of K♠9♣6♥6♦, in a hand between Adrian Cazacu and Adrian State, both in early position.

Cazacu check-called a bet of 35,000 to see the 2♦ river.

Cazacu checked once more, and was pained when State fired out a bet of 75,000.

Cazacu went into the tank, counting out his remaining stack of around 215,000 on at least six separate occasions as he pondered the spot.

Ultimately, he open-folded A♠K♦ for top pair kings. State gave no indication as to whether it was a good fold, and Cazacu was left to stew on the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian State	365,000 25,000	25,000
Adrian Cazacu	215,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Adrian State

10-05-2025 15:04 UTC+1

Zawadzki's Snowmen Send Castellano Home

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Aleksandro Horn made it 7,500 to go from the hijack and Mikolaj Zawadzki called from the cutoff. Tommaso Castellano jammed the button for 13,000 and Horn opted only to call. Zawadzki jammed over the top for around 120,000, forcing Horn to fold and show K♥10♠.

Tommaso Castellano: K♣3♣ All in
Mikolaj Zawadzki: 8♥8♠

With one of his outs already being folded, Castellano's chance of beating Zawadzki's swomen was looking slim. The board ran out 6♥4♥Q♣2♥7♠ keeping Zawadski ahead the whole way, and Castellano was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandro Horn	440,000 168,100	168,100
Mikolaj Zawadzki	160,000 100,000	100,000
Tommaso Castellano	Busted

Tags: Aleksandro Horn Mikolaj Zawadzki Tommaso Castellano

10-05-2025 14:59 UTC+1

D'alessio Gets a Little Richer

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Kai Cocklin

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Vitaliy Kryza opened the cutoff and Maor Zaharagi called on the button. Ferdinando D'alessio also called out of the big blind.

On the Q♠8♠A♥ flop, it checked to Kryza, who continued for 6,000. Both Zaharagi and D'alessio called to see the 2♠ turn, which checked through.

All three checked again when the K♠ river put four spades on board, and D'alessio showed two pair with K♥Q♥. Both of his opponents rechecked their cards for a spade but couldn't see one, so they mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhan Wang	660,000 310,000	310,000

Ferdinando D'Alessio	360,000 20,000	20,000
Giorgi Barabadze	210,000 22,000	22,000
Vitaliy Kryza	125,000 5,000	5,000
Dong He	110,000
Mariusz Golinski	90,000 90,000	90,000
Maor Zaharagi	50,000 77,800	77,800

Tags: Ferdinando D'alessio Maor Zaharagi Vitaliy Kryza

10-05-2025 14:58 UTC+1

Majtyka Shoves the Turn on Nacer

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♣8♣3♠, Michal Majtyka bet 11,000 from the cutoff before Samir Nacer raised to 30,000 in the hijack. Majtyka called and the 7♣ fell on the turn.

Nacer then bet another 30,000, but this time Majtyka came back with an all-in shove for 90,000. Nacer took a minute before folding, and Majtyka took the pot.

This table, which just returned to the main tournament area after spending the first two levels of the day on the feature table, also includes 2023 champion Max Neugebauer, Vivian Saliba, and Sarah Link.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Majtyka	240,000 142,100	142,100
Samir Nacer	150,000 83,200	83,200
Max Neugebauer	120,000 24,500	24,500

Vivian Saliba	90,000 91,600	91,600

Sarah Link	75,000 17,100	17,100