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

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Fabio Giamberardini Lorenzo Arduini Samuel Bifarella

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Daniel Pidun Simon Fiala Sirzat Hissou

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Besim Hot Cheng Zhao Istvan Pilfhofer

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Anton Markachev Asaf Berman Ertan Yilmaz Fabio Peluso

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Dan Sfarlea Simon Wilson

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Adrian State

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Aleksandro Horn Mikolaj Zawadzki Tommaso Castellano

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Ferdinando D'alessio Maor Zaharagi Vitaliy Kryza

Oct 05, 2025

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.

Tags: Michal Majtyka Samir Nacer

Oct 05, 2025