Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship Day 3 | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-06-2025 18:36 UTC+2

Samual Loses a Flip to Bust

Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Murilo Garcia jammed from early position for 279,000 and Murilo Garcia shoved over the top for around 580,000. Once the other players folded, the cards were tabled.

Darius Samual: J♣J♠ All in
Murilo Garcia: A♦K♣

Samual needed his pocket jacks to hold up versus Garcia's ace-king if he was to continue his Main Event adventure.

The coin flop went Garcia's way on the A♠K♥9♣Q♥A♣ runout as he improved to a full house, sending Samual to the cashier's desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murilo Garcia	900,000 460,000	460,000

Darius Samual	Busted

Tags: Murilo Garcia Darius Samual

10-06-2025 18:38 UTC+2

Donev Runs Into Miniucchi's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Marcello Miniucchi raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Ivo Donev called in the big blind.

Both players checked the J♥7♥6♣ flop. Donev then moved all in for 57,000 on the 8♠ turn, and Miniucchi called.

Donev showed K♦9♠ for a straight draw and needed to improve against Miniucchi's A♠A♥. The K♠ river wasn't enough, and Donev was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcello Miniucchi	387,000 87,000	87,000
Ivo Donev	Busted

Tags: Marcello Miniucchi Ivo Donev

10-06-2025 18:42 UTC+2

Spataru's Run Ends Against Schumacher

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Andrei Spataru used one time bank extension from under the gun and then got his last 55,000 into the middle. Some quick folds later, the action was on Yannick Schumacher and he opted to flat-call in the cutoff while everyone else got out of the way.

Andrei Spataru: J♣2♣ All in
Yannick Schumacher: 4♠4♣

The A♥K♣2♦ flop gave Spataru bottom pair and the A♦ turn opened some counterfeit outs as he now jokingly asked for a king. However, the 10♦ on the river was of no help and that spelled the end for the Romanian who left the tournament area with a smile on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannick Schumacher	1,100,000 50,000	50,000
Andrei Spataru	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Yannick Schumacher

10-06-2025 18:47 UTC+2

Flush for Garcia to Bust Cieslik

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

A pot of at least 400,000 had developed by the river, on a board of 10♣3♣10♦8♣4♥, in a hand between Murilo Garcia under the gun and Peter Cieslik in the hijack.

Garcia checked, and Cieslik fired out a bet of 245,000. After some thought, Garcia responded with a check-raise to 800,000 just covering Cieslik's remaining stack.

After a reasonable period of thought, Cieslik called. Garcia tabled A♣6♣ for the ace-high flush, and Cieslik nodded and tabled A♠A♥, wishing the table good luck as he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Murilo Garcia	1,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Peter Cieslik	Busted

Tags: Murilo Garcia Peter Cieslik

10-06-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Manolakis Vanquishes Vaaraniemi

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Elias Vaaraniemi was all-in for 148,000 and at risk against Michail Manolakis.

Elias Vaaraniemi: 5♣5♥ All in
Michail Manolakis: J♠J♦

Vaaraniemi had run into an overpair, and he could not find a two-outer on the K♦10♠3♦2♣7♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michail Manolakis	960,000 500,000	500,000
Elias Vaaraniemi	Busted

Tags: Elias Vaaraniemi Michail Manolakis

10-06-2025 19:02 UTC+2

Hitting the Rail

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Richard Hayes

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Benedikt Zeyher	Busted
Karsten Knoebel	Busted
Marek Sulc	Busted
Klaus Suhr	Busted

10-06-2025 19:06 UTC+2

Sharanshi Eliminated in Three-Way All-In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mustafa Sharanshi was all-in preflop for 111,000 and picked up two callers in Fausto Tantillo out of the small blinds and Daniel Pidun in the big blind. The A♦A♥4♥ flop was checked before the 7♥ followed on the turn. Tantillo now bet 135,000 and Pidun declared all-in, which Tantillo called after brief consideration.

Mustafa Sharanshi: Q♠Q♦ All in
Daniel Pidun: J♥8♥ All in
Fausto Tantillo: A♠Q♣

Sharanshi was drawing dead while Tantillo still had outs to improve to knock out two players with a possible full house. The river was the 3♠ and the stacks were counted. Pidun was at risk for 360,000 and doubled through Tantillo to leave the latter very short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lulei Hu	1,950,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Daniel Pidun	1,070,000 620,000	620,000

Michael Sklenicka	820,000 680,000	680,000

Antonio Fragale	775,000 275,000	275,000
Michal Majtyka	206,000 22,000	22,000
Patrick Fasching	53,000 127,000	127,000
Fausto Tantillo	52,000 478,000	478,000
Mustafa Sharanshi	Busted

Tags: Daniel Pidun Fausto Tantillo Mustafa Sharanshi

10-06-2025 19:15 UTC+2

Jacks Beat Jacks as Ilani Scoops Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nikolas Wicquart moved all in for 132,000 in the hijack, Ran Ilani reshoved for 735,000 under the gun, and Govert Metaal called on the button to put both opponents at risk.

Nikolas Wicquart: J♣J♥ All in
Ran Ilani: J♠J♦ All in
Govert Metaal: A♠K♠

Both Wicquart and Ilani showed two jacks and were racing against Metaal as the flop came 7♦5♦3♦, giving Ilani a flush draw. The 4♦ turn made his flush, and Ilani scooped the pot after the K♦ river, sending Wicquart to the rail and earning a double up off Metaal.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Ilani	1,700,000 750,000	750,000
Govert Metaal	350,000 750,000	750,000
Nikolas Wicquart	Busted

Tags: Govert Metaal Nikolas Wicquart Ran Ilani

10-06-2025 19:17 UTC+2

Krnac Eliminated by Gavrila

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

In a single-raised pot to the 8♠6♠2♣ flop, Jan Krnac and Viorel Gavrila got their stacks into the middle.

Jan Krnac: A♠2♠ All in
Viorel Gavrila: 9♣9♠

Gavrila was ahead with the over pair but Krnac had plenty of outs with his bottom pair and nut flush draw. Nothing changed with the 8♣ turn and the 4♣ on the river kept Gavrila ahead. Both stacks were counted and the 311,000 of Krnac were covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viorel Gavrila	840,000 390,000	390,000
Jan Krnac	Busted

Tags: Viorel Gavrila Jan Krnac

10-06-2025 19:19 UTC+2

Fragale Finishes Off Tantillo

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Fausto Tantillo moved all in for 52,000 under the gun and Daniel Pidun called in early position. Antonio Fragale then reraised to 175,000 in the small blind, chasing away Pidun.

Fausto Tantillo: J♥7♦ All in
Antonio Fragale: Q♣Q♥

The 10♠2♠2♣ didn't give Tantillo any hope, while the Q♠ turn improved Fragale to a full house and left Tantillo drawing dead. The river was the 4♣ and Fragale scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Pidun	850,000 220,000	220,000

Antonio Fragale	800,000 25,000	25,000
Fausto Tantillo	Busted

Tags: Antonio Fragale Daniel Pidun Fausto Tantillo