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

10-05-2025 21:36 UTC+1

Manolakis Doubles With a Set

Kai Cocklin

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

With around 30,000 in the middle on a 9♥5♦10♥ board, Michail Manolakis had his remaining 92,000 in the middle from the hijack and was put at risk by Peter Cieslik from middle position.

Michail Manolakis: 9♠9♦ All in
Peter Cieslik: K♥6♥

Manolakis had a set and just needed to fade the flush draw of Cieslik. A K♣ on the turn gave Cieslik top pair, but it didn't change the fact that he required a heart. Another improvement came for Cieslik on the 6♦ river, but two pair doesn't beat a set, which meant he had to send chips over to Manolakis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Cieslik	530,000 120,000	120,000
Michail Manolakis	210,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Michail Manolakis Peter Cieslik

10-05-2025 21:35 UTC+1

Ragone Doubles via Pop

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Richard Hayes

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

Filippo Ragone was all-in for 27,500 and at risk against Catalin Pop.

Filippo Ragone: K♦Q♦ All in
Catalin Pop: Q♠Q♣

Ragone was in trouble with a single overcard, but the king was in the window on the K♣J♦7♠ flop, and Pop could not find a one-outer on the 8♣ turn or 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catalin Pop	345,000 25,000	25,000
Filippo Ragone	65,000

Tags: Catalin Pop Filippo Ragone

10-05-2025 21:28 UTC+1

Bussmann Survives on the River

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David Salituro

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

Tzur Levy had just picked up two queens to double up off Michael Sklenicka when he opened to 11,000 under the gun the next hand. Sklenicka called on the button, while Daniel Bussmann then moved all in for 100,000 in the small blind. Only Levy called.

Daniel Bussmann: A♣K♦ All in
Tzur Levy: Q♣Q♦

Levy had found queens for a second straight hand and was in a classic flip with Bussmann going to the flop, which came Q♥J♣8♠ to give him top set. The 5♣ turn left Bussmann a card from elimination, but he spiked the 10♦ on the river to make a straight and double up.

"I was thinking ten of diamonds on the river," Sklenicka said.

"It comes for him, not for you," Levy replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	950,000

Tzur Levy	520,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Bussmann	220,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Daniel Bussmann Michael Sklenicka Tzur Levy

10-05-2025 21:27 UTC+1

Rockets for Avela

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Richard Hayes

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

Max Avela was all-in for 63,000 and at risk against Govert Metaal, with Alessandro Pichierri also having put 13,000 into the pot but then taken his leave in the hand.

Max Avela: A♦A♥ All in
Govert Metaal: 10♥10♠

Avela had the goods, and Metaal could not find a two-outer on the J♥9♠7♣K♠K♥ runout, although it was not sweat-free for Avela.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Pichierri	935,000 815,000	815,000

Govert Metaal	530,000 120,000	120,000
Max Avela	152,000 76,000	76,000

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Govert Metaal Max Avela

10-05-2025 21:22 UTC+1

Salerno Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Richard Hayes

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

Viorel Gavrila opened to 10,000 from the hijack, and called a three-bet to 26,000 from Elia Salerno in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Gavrila, who called.

On the K♠10♥9♠ flop, Gavrila check-folded without ceremony versus a continuation bet of 17,000 from Salerno.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Salerno	185,000 65,000	65,000
Viorel Gavrila	155,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Elia Salerno Viorel Gavrila

10-05-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Vandyshev Pays to See Spataru's Cards...Literally

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Kai Cocklin

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

A pot of over 400,000 had been built on a board of 9♣7♥7♦8♦J♣ between Aleksei Vandyshev in the hijack and Andrei Spataru from under the gun.

Vandyshev had around 225,000 behind and was facing a bet for all of his chips on the river. After being in the tank, Vandyshev got out his wallet and threw a crisp 50 euro note over to Spataru in a request to see his cards.

After Vandyshev folded, Spataru grabbed the note and then exposed his 10♠9♠ for a straight as he raked in the pot.

"Spend it wisely," joked Max Avela.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	950,000 225,000	225,000
Govert Metaal	650,000 30,000	30,000
Nourddine Chiha	300,000 150,000	150,000
Aleksei Vandyshev	225,000 36,600	36,600

Tags: Aleksei Vandyshev Andrei Spataru Max Avela

10-05-2025 21:20 UTC+1

Pflock Spikes the River to Bust De Haas

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David Salituro

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

Jan Dijkstra raised to 11,000 in middle position and Pascal Pflock called in the hijack. Lambertus De Haas then three-bet to 135,000 in the cutoff, a bet representing most of his stack, and Dijkstra folded. Pflock, though, moved all in and De Haas committed the rest of his chips.

Lambertus De Haas: A♠K♥ All in
Pascal Pflock: A♣Q♣

De Haas had Pflock dominated as the flop came 2♣10♦8♠. The 7♣ turn gave Pflock outs with a flush draw, while the K♣ river gave De Haas top pair but also improved Pflock to a flush to send De Haas to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Pflock	920,000 250,000	250,000
Jan Dijkstra	250,000 100,000	100,000
Lambertus De Haas	Busted

Tags: Jan Dijkstra Lambertus De Haas Pascal Pflock

10-05-2025 21:19 UTC+1

Hu Shows a Card

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Tim Baker

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

Alexander Dovzhenko raised from early position with Lulei Hu calling from the next seat and Rutger Hennen defending his big blind.

After Hennen checked the 3♥5♦8♥ flop, Dovzhenko bet 12,000 and was met by a raise to 37,000 from Hu. Hennen released his cards but Dovzhenko put in the call.

A 7♥ fell on the turn and Dovzhenko checked. Hu put together a bet of 62,000, which forced Dovzhenko to fold. As the pot was sent to Hu, he revealed just the K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Dovzhenko	485,000 15,000	15,000
Lulei Hu	460,000 65,000	65,000
Rutger Hennen	190,000

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko Lulei Hu Rutger Hennen

10-05-2025 21:16 UTC+1

Strauss Gets Some Chips Back

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the A♦J♣4♠K♠ turn, Tyson Strauss bet 20,000 and big stack Bastian Gallitzendoerfer called in the next seat while Wojciech Barzantny got out of the way. Both players then checked the 7♣ on the river and Strauss won the pot with the K♦K♣ for a set of kings.