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

10-06-2025 12:21 UTC+1

Cucchiara Takes Three-Bet Pot

Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Patrick Fasching opened to 16,000 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 40,000 from Frankie Cucchiara in the next seat.

Action folded back to Fasching, who called.

The flop came J♣J♠2♦, and Fasching checked. After quite a bit of time for thought, Cucchiara slid out a bet of 20,000. Fasching pondered the spot for a reasonable period, but ultimately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie Cucchiara	295,000 54,000	54,000
Patrick Fasching	185,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Frankie Cucchiara Patrick Fasching

10-06-2025 12:17 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Willem Nijmeijer	1,200,000 33,000	33,000
Gerald Karlic	1,150,000 23,000	23,000
Oliver Boesch	1,120,000 334,000	334,000
Michael Sklenicka	1,100,000 50,000	50,000

Jan Krnac	1,100,000 555,000	555,000
Matthias Gude	980,000 130,000	130,000
Timofey Asmolov	950,000 15,000	15,000
Roland Haddad	920,000 146,000	146,000
Jonas Lauck	880,000 135,000	135,000

Govert Metaal	860,000 63,000	63,000
Alberto Speranzoni	850,000 34,000	34,000
Ferdinando D'Alessio	850,000 141,000	141,000
Iago Savino	840,000 48,000	48,000
Yuhan Wang	800,000 151,000	151,000

Ivan Banic	750,000 348,000	348,000

Christopher Puetz	620,000 83,000	83,000

Marco Di Persio	610,000 30,000	30,000
Heinz Traut	580,000 7,000	7,000
Murilo Garcia	550,000 97,000	97,000

Iraklis Manikaros	500,000 62,000	62,000
Marcello Miniucchi	450,000 122,000	122,000
Yannick Schumacher	450,000 2,000	2,000
Catalin Pop	400,000 30,000	30,000
Darius Samual	350,000 76,000	76,000

Samir Nacer	340,000 169,000	169,000

Szarka Drills an Ace on the River to Survive

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Zoltan Szarka jammed under the gun for 122,000, and Aaron Duczak moved all in himself from the next seat for around 260,000. The rest of the table folded, and the players went to a showdown.

Zoltan Szarka: A♠6♠ All in
Aaron Duczak: J♣J♥

Szarka was already up out of his seat upon seeing that he was up against Duczak's two jacks. Szarka found no help on the 5♥Q♥3♦ flop or Q♣ turn. However, the miracle A♦ appeared on the river to complete the board and give Szarka exactly what he needed to remain in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Szarka	267,000 2,000	2,000
Aaron Duczak	140,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Zoltan Szarka Aaron Duczak

10-06-2025 12:11 UTC+1

Hu Takes From Sklenicka

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Pidun opened to 16,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Michael Sklenicka on the button, before Lulei Hu three-bet to 80,000 from the small blind.

Pidun got out of the way, but Sklenicka called.

On the K♠8♦5♥ flop, Hu fired out a bet of 80,000, and Sklenicka quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	1,150,000 238,000	238,000

Daniel Pidun	670,000 150,000	150,000

Lulei Hu	550,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Daniel Pidun Lulei Hu Michael Sklenicka

10-06-2025 12:09 UTC+1

Baltateanu Double-Barrels

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Silviu Baltateanu opened under the gun to 16,000, and received a call from Alexander Dovzhenko on the button.

On the pQcJdTs] flop, Baltateanu fired out a bet of 10,000, and Dovzhenko called.

The 10♦ hit on the turn, and after some thought Baltateanu double-barreled with a bet of 26,000, leading to a swift fold from Dovzhenko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Silviu Baltateanu	310,000 70,000	70,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	285,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Alexander Dovzhenko Silviu Baltateanu

10-06-2025 12:08 UTC+1

Tomovic Doubles, Spoddig in the Danger Zone

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Tim Baker

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aleksandar Tomovic jammed for 112,000 from the hijack and Carlos Spoddig snapped him off out of the big blind.

Aleksandar Tomovic: A♣Q♦ All in
Carlos Spoddig: A♦J♣

Tomovic had Spoddig dominated heading to the 10♥8♥4♣ flop, where neither player improved. The rest of the board ran out 7♣3♠ and Tomovic's ace-queen high earned him a double-up, and left Spoddig on less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandar Tomovic	240,000 95,000	95,000
Carlos Spoddig	73,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Aleksandar Tomovic Carlos Spoddig

10-06-2025 12:04 UTC+1

Tsouloftas Flips Teixeira to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Valter Teixeira moved all in for 130,000 in the big blind and Adrian Cazacu folded in early position, but Georgios Tsouloftas called in middle position to put him at risk.

Valter Teixeira: 9♥9♠ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♦K♥

Tsouloftas quickly took the lead on the K♠J♣2♠ flop with top pair, while the rest of the 8♦4♠ board offered no improvement to Teixeira and he was sent to the rail.

"Ace-three of spades. You were in big danger," Cazacu said to Tsouloftas after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,300,000 784,000	784,000
Adrian Cazacu	1,020,000 790,000	790,000
Valter Teixeira	Busted

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Georgios Tsouloftas Valter Teixeira

10-06-2025 11:59 UTC+1

Bendinelli Doubles via Strobel

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Richard Hayes

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Giuliano Bendinelli was raking in a double-up, after his J♣J♥ held against Adrian Strobel's 9♦9♥ on the A♠Q♣8♥6♦8♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli	570,000 307,000	307,000

Adrian Strobel	512,000 322,000	322,000

Tags: Adrian Strobel Giuliano Bendinelli

10-06-2025 11:57 UTC+1

Veehof Stuns Loeser With a Two-Outer

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Manig Loeser three-bet to 48,000 in the cutoff before Leon Veehof four-bet to 155,000 in early position. Loeser then moved all in for 330,000, and Veehof called.

Manig Loeser: K♦K♠ All in
Leon Veehof: J♦J♠

Loeser had Veehof crushed with his kings and was poised for a double up as the flop came 2♠7♣8♠, but Veehof caught the J♥ on the turn to make a set. The river was the A♦ and Loeser was sent to the rail.