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

Oct 05, 2025

Straight over Straight for Spoddig

Richard Hayes

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

Around 60,000 was in the middle, on a completed board of 10♥8♣5♦6♦7♥, in a hand between Georgios Zisimopoulos in middle position, Carlos Spoddig on the button, and Luigi Pignataro in the small blind.

Action was checked to Zisimopoulos , who fired out a bet of 24,000. Spoddig jammed for 108,000, and Pignataro called, which convinced Zisimopoulos to fold.

Pignataro confidently tabled 9♥8♥ for the ten-high straight, but Spoddig had him pipped with J♠9♠ for the jack-high straight.

Tags: Carlos Spoddig Georgios Zisimopoulos Luigi Pignataro

Oct 05, 2025

Jungevicius Leaves Gulas Puzzled

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of J♥9♦7♠, Josef Gulas bet 15,000 from early position and Kestutis Jungevicius called on the button.

The turn was the 6♥ and Gulas bet another 35,000. Jungevicius again called, and they both checked the 7♣ river.

Gulas showed K♥Q♥, while Jungevicius had 6♦5♦ for two pair as Gulas gave him a quzzicial look while handing over the pot.

Tags: Josef Gulas Kestutis Jungevicius

Oct 05, 2025

Mendez Drills the River to Survive

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Tim Baker

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

Jeannette Mendez got her stack of 68,000 into the middle from the button, with Michele Tocci being the player trying to eliminate her from the small blind.

Jeannette Mendez: A♥5♥ All in
Michele Tocci: 7♦7♣

Tocci's pocket sevens were ahead, but Mendez had an ace or some hearts she could hit to survive.

A flop of J♣5♣Q♦ gave Mendez a pair and the J♠ on the turn offered up some counterfeit outs. The dealer burned a card and produced the 5♠ on the river to give Mendez a boat, and she doubled up.

Tags: Jeannette Mendez Michele Tocci

Oct 05, 2025

Ladies for Schneider

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Richard Hayes

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

Toni Ravnak was all-in for 36,000 and at-risk against Christian Schneider.

Toni Ravnak: 8♠8♥ All in
Christian Schneider: Q♥Q♦

Ravnak was crushed, and there was no unlikely escape on the A♠Q♣3♣K♠9♠ runout; Schneider ended up with a set.

Tags: Christian Schneider Toni Ravnak

Oct 05, 2025

Kruse and Koleno Fold to Pazma's Bet

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Tim Baker

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

Max Kruse came in with a raise to 10,000 from the hijack, only for Stanislav Koleno to three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. Lukas Pazma cold-called out of the big blind, and Kruse also called after putting on his sunglasses.

The action checked to Koleno on the 9♠7♣7♦ flop, and he fired out a bet of 15,000. Pazma and Kruse called.

All three players checked the 7♠ turn to see the 10♠ complete the board. Pazma led out for 60,000, causing Kruse and Koleno to fold.

Tags: Lukas Pazma Max Kruse Stanislav Koleno

Oct 05, 2025

Radicchi Spikes the Turn to Double Off Banic

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David Salituro

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

Andrea Radicchi bet 9,000 from the button on a flop of Q♦10♣6♠ before Ivan Banic raised to 28,000 in the big blind. Radicchi then moved all in for 115,000, and Banic called.

Andrea Radicchi: A♥K♠ All in
Ivan Banic: Q♥10♥

Banic had flopped two pair, while Radicchi was on a straight draw. The J♥ turn gave Radicchi his straight and left Banic needing to fill up on the river to score the knockout, but he missed the 4♦ and Radicchi doubled up.

Tags: Andrea Radicchi Ivan Banic

Oct 05, 2025

Banic Flushes Out Yilmaz

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a preflop all-in, Ertan Yilmaz had the best of it with J♦J♥ against the 10♦10♣ of Ivan Banic. The K♣J♣4♣ flop gave Yilmaz a set of jacks but Banic increased his outs with the club flush draw. Nothing changed on the 3♦ turn but the 2♣ river sealed his fate in cruel fashion.

Tags: Ivan Banic Ertan Yilmaz

Oct 05, 2025

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

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

Oct 05, 2025

Nijmeijer Busts Vo and Zawadzki

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Viet Vo was spotted on his way out of the tournament area, and he was soon followed to the rail by Mikolaj Zawadzki. Responsible for both eliminations was Jan-Willem Nijmeijer, who both times had picked up pocket queens.

In the second hand, Nijmeijer three-bet and then looked up Zawadzki in a classic race.

Mikolaj Zawadzki: A♦K♣ All in
Jan-Willem Nijmeijer: Q♥Q♦

The pocket pair remained ahead all the way on the J♥8♠3♠3♣J♠ board.