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

10-05-2025 22:54 UTC+1

Kukucska Wins a Race to Double

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Szabolcs Kukucska raised to 12,000 under the gun before Michael Adam three-bet the button to 30,000. Daniel Elhaiany four-bet jammed from the big blind for 191,000 and Kukucska called for his stack of 124,000. Adam tank-folded and the cards were revealed with Kukucska at risk.

Szabolcs Kukucska: A♥K♠ All in
Daniel Elhaiany: Q♠Q♣

Kukucska needed to connect with his big slick if he was to remain in the tournament. The dealer delivered a board of 5♦10♣A♠4♥8♠ to give Kukucska the best hand with a pair of aces, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Szabolcs Kukucska	300,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Adam	250,000 122,600	122,600
Daniel Elhaiany	35,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Daniel Elhaiany Michael Adam Szabolcs Kukucska

10-05-2025 22:51 UTC+1

Domination Rotation for Nicholls to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos opened to 13,000 from early position, and received a call from Iago Savino on the button, before Kai Nicholls three-bet jammed from the big blind for 76,000.

Zisimopoulos folded but Savino made the call.

Kai Nicholls: K♠J♠ All in
Iago Savino: 7♦6♦

Nicholls was ahead, but he was up out of his chair after the A♦7♣7♠ flop gave Savino trip sevens.

The 3♠ gave Nicholls some hope with a flush draw, and he binked the Q♠ river to overtake Savino.

Nicholls didn't realize he was still in it, having assumed he was done following the flop, and Savino had to tell him he had won. Nicholls was understandably delighted his eyes were playing tricks on him, and he retook his seat at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iago Savino	580,000
Kai Nicholls	190,000 120,300	120,300
Georgios Zisimopoulos	135,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Georgios Zisimopoulos Iago Savino Kai Nicholls

10-05-2025 22:47 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Speranzoni	1,020,000 130,000	130,000
Jan-Willem Nijmeijer	850,000 60,000	60,000
Govert Metaal	750,000 60,000	60,000
Florian Thumm	720,000 65,000	65,000
Andrei Spataru	700,000 50,000	50,000
Bastian Dohler	650,000 300,000	300,000
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	620,000 190,000	190,000
Oliver Boesch	620,000 50,000	50,000
Artem Kobylynskyi	600,000 210,000	210,000
Iago Savino	580,000 170,000	170,000
Robert Ashelm	520,000 45,000	45,000
Lulei Hu	400,000 60,000	60,000
Giuliano Bendinelli	340,000 60,000	60,000

Silviu Baltateanu	300,000 80,000	80,000
Marcello Miniucchi	300,000 120,000	120,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	230,000 255,000	255,000
Dominik Panka	220,000 330,000	330,000

Elia Salerno	220,000 35,000	35,000
Renji Mao	210,000 40,000	40,000

Mariusz Golinski	140,000 20,000	20,000
Jozef Cibicek	140,000 213,000	213,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	130,000 20,000	20,000

10-05-2025 22:45 UTC+1

Langer Gets Value From Tsouloftas

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Kai Cocklin

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas made it 12,000 to go from the button and Dirk Langer defended his big blind.

They went to a flop of 6♠K♥10♠, where Langer check-called a bet of 15,000 from Tsouloftas to see the A♣ turn, where both checked.

A 2♠ hit the river and Langer fired 35,000, which Tsouloftas called quickly.

Langer then revealed two pair with K♦10♥, and Tsouloftas rechecked his cards before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Langer	775,000 275,000	275,000
Georgios Tsouloftas	300,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Dirk Langer Georgios Tsouloftas

10-05-2025 22:43 UTC+1

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With late registration closed, tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the Main Event.

There were 659 total entries, generating a prize pool of €6,138,585. The top 99 players will finish in the money and earn at least a min-cash of €20,700, while the champion receives €1,140,000.

Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€1,140,000	10-11	€65,500
2	€757,000	12-15	€52,400
3	€525,000	16-23	€43,000
4	€370,000	24-31	€35,600
5	€265,000	32-39	€31,000
6	€195,000	40-47	€27,000
7	€145,000	48-55	€24,000
8	€110,000	56-63	€22,000
9	€84,985	64-99	€20,700

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-05-2025 22:28 UTC+1

Is This the End of Poker Content on YouTube? | PokerNews Podcast #919

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In the 919th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Connor Richards to talk about the latest stories from the poker world, including a discussion about the current poker content landscape on YouTube. If Brad Owen's recent experience is any indication, things don't look good.

The trio then discusses Martin Kabrhel's gold bracelet win at the 2025 World Series of Poker Europe, Michael Mizrachi's "Grinder's Game" coming to Venetian Poker Live, and All In with Jason Koon slated to take place during November's NAPT (info on hotel rates here). Speaking of which, Chad reveals another code word for this year's NAPT Gold Pass giveaway valued at $10,000! There are not many up for grabs this year, so you won't want to miss out on this limited opportunity to win one just by listening to the PokerNews Podcast and MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews.

You will also get a behind-the-scenes look at the recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) St. Jude, learn about winners from the 2025 Poker Masters and WSOPE, a new poker room coming to Las Vegas, and Chad's personal adventures involving the Miami Dolphins and Mötley Crüe. It's a fun episode that you won't want to miss, so tune in now!

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10-05-2025 22:21 UTC+1

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the day.

10-05-2025 22:21 UTC+1

Markachev Doubles Through Tantillo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Manig Loeser raised to 10,000 and earned two callers. Anton Markachev then jammed for 114,000 in the big blind and Loeser folded. Fausto Tantillo went all-in over the top to isolate.

Anton Markachev: 7♦7♥ All in
Fausto Tantillo: A♦J♦

The suited ace failed to get there on the Q♠10♠5♥9♦6♣ board and Markachev doubled to leave Tantillo short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	250,000 40,000	40,000

Anton Markachev	250,000 40,000	40,000
Fausto Tantillo	78,000 242,000	242,000

Tags: Anton Markachev Fausto Tantillo Manig Loeser

10-05-2025 22:21 UTC+1

Radicchi Can't Hit the River on Banic This Time

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Andrea Radicchi and Ivan Banic had built a pot of around 120,000 as they went to the turn with the board showing 5♦K♣Q♣3♠. Banic then moved all in from the small blind, and Radicchi called in the cutoff.

Banic showed A♠K♠ for top pair, while Radicchi was on flush and straight draws with A♣10♣. The river was the 10♥ and Banic held on to win the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Radicchi barely had Banic's 138,000 covered, leaving himself nursing a short stack.