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

10-06-2025 11:51 UTC+1

Spataru's Cowboys Send Barabadze Home

Tim Baker

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

After some raising back and forth between Giorgi Barabadze and Andrei Spataru, Barabadze got his stack of 200,000 into the middle with Spataru making the call to try and eliminate him.

Giorgi Barabadze: Q♥Q♣ All in
Andrei Spataru: K♣K♠

Both players held premium pocket pairs, but it was Spataru with cowboys who was ahead. Barabadze was unable to find a queen on the J♣4♣4♦A♦7♥ runout, and all of his chips were sent over to Spataru.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Spataru	975,000 250,000	250,000
Giorgi Barabadze	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Giorgi Barabadze

10-06-2025 11:50 UTC+1

Shylko Shows Down Aces to Double Off Spoddig

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David Salituro

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

Aliaksandr Shylko raised to 16,000 under the gun before Carlos Spoddig three-bet to 73,000 in the big blind. Shylko called and they saw a flop of K♥4♦2♣.

Spoddig then bet 32,000 and Shylko called. Spoddig checked the K♣ turn and Shylko bet 57,000. Spoddig called and the 3♦ fell on the river.

Spoddig checked over to Shylko once more, and this time Shylko took several minutes before announcing all in for 149,000. Spoddig snap-called and turned over Q♣Q♠, but Shylko had A♥A♦ to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	630,000 450,000	450,000
Carlos Spoddig	210,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Carlos Spoddig

10-06-2025 11:48 UTC+1

Early Day 3 Exits

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Richard Hayes

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ermanno Di Nicola	Busted

Salih Atac	Busted
Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Busted
Mariusz Golinski	Busted

10-06-2025 11:44 UTC+1

Vaaraniemi Vanquishes Mao

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Richard Hayes

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

Renji Mao was getting up out of his chair, looking slightly stunned as his A♣K♦ came off worst against Elias Vaaraniemi's 4♥4♣ on a board of 3♠3♥2♦5♦4♦.

Mao had rivered a straight, but the river was also good to Vaaraniemi, who was ahead the whole way, and had improved from two pair to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Vaaraniemi	395,000 122,000	122,000
Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: Elias Vaaraniemi Renji Mao

10-06-2025 11:41 UTC+1

Adam Good at Showdown

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Richard Hayes

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

Mario Colavita opened to 16,000 from early position, and Michael Adam defended the big blind.

On the Q♦6♥3♠ flop, Adam check-called versus a bet of 30,000 from Colavita.

That was the end of the action as the 2♣ turn and 6♠ river were checked through, and Colavita mucked when Adam tabled Q♣9♦ for two pair, queens and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Adam	480,000 14,000	14,000
Mario Colavita	135,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Mario Colavita Michael Adam

10-06-2025 11:38 UTC+1

Manfredi Emerges From Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

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

Robert Ashelm raised to 16,000 under the gun and Roberto Manfredi called in early position. Luigi Pignataro then three-bet to 46,000 in middle position, and both opponents called.

The flop came K♦9♥3♥ and Pignataro bet 51,000. Ashelm called, but Manfredi then moved all in for 349,000. Pignataro called for his last 70,000, while Ashelm shot up from his seat and asked the dealer to confirm Manfredi's stack before he also slammed in a tower of chips to call.

Luigi Pignataro: A♦A♣ All in
Roberto Manfredi: 3♦3♠ All in
Robert Ashelm: K♥Q♥

Ashelm had top pair with a flush draw, Pignataro showed two aces, but Manfredi was in the lead with a set. The Q♦ turn gave Ashelm additional outs with two pair, but Manfredi held on through the 10♣ river to scoop the pot. Pignataro was eliminated, while Manfredi earned the double up off Ashelm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Manfredi	910,000 543,000	543,000
Robert Ashelm	260,000 367,000	367,000
Luigi Pignataro	Busted

Tags: Luigi Pignataro Robert Ashelm Roberto Manfredi

10-06-2025 11:34 UTC+1

Pflock on the Wrong Side of a Cooler

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Tim Baker

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

Pascal Pflock raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Pascal Pflock three-bet out of the small blind to 65,000. Once the big blind folded, Calamusa four-bet to 160,000. Pflock five-bet ripped it, and Calamusa called for his stack of 551,000 total.

Pierre Calamusa :K♥K♠ All in
Pascal Pflock: A♥K♦

It was a cooler that would see either Calamusa or Pflock win a seven-figure pot. Calamusa's cowboys remained ahead on the 8♥5♥Q♠9♦4♣ runout and he doubled up, while Pflock was left with under 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	1,120,000 661,000	661,000

Pascal Pflock	140,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Pascal Pflock Pierre Calamusa

10-06-2025 11:27 UTC+1

Asmolov Busts La Francesca

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Richard Hayes

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

Alessio La Francesca jammed from the small blind for around 39,000, and was looked up by Timofey Asmolov in the big blind.

Alessio La Francesca: A♠4♥ All in
Timofey Asmolov: K♦2♦

La Francesca was ahead, but the king was in the window on the K♣7♥6♥ flop, and he could not find an ace on the 9♣ turn or Q♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timofey Asmolov	965,000 31,000	31,000
Alessio La Francesca	Busted

Tags: Alessio La Francesca Timofey Asmolov

10-06-2025 11:25 UTC+1

Wilson Finds a Call After Lengthy Tank

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 2♣J♥4♣, Ratmir Kesidis bet 36,000 from the big blind and Simon Wilson called in middle position.

The turn was the 9♠ and Kesidis bet another 50,000. Wilson again called and the 6♠ fell on the river. Kesidis then bet 80,000.

Wilson slammed his chips on the table and went deep into the tank, taking nearly five minutes before flicking in a chip to signify a call. Kesidis showed A♦5♣ for ace-high, while Wilson turned over A♥A♣ and took the pot.