Event #14: €10,350 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em European Championship Day 4 | 2025 WSOP Europe

Oct 08, 2025

Ivan Banic Eliminated in 11th Place (€65,500)

David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Ivan Banic raised to 575,000 under the gun and Matthias Gude shoved from the button. Banic took out his bullet-shaped lucky all in tube and placed it on top the rest of his 80,000 before pushing it forward.

Ivan Banic: 9♠7♠ All in
Matthias Gude: A♠Q♦

Gude hit top pair on the A♥5♦3♠ flop, while Banic picked up a flush draw on the 5♠ turn. The river was the 5♥ and Gude improved to a full house to win the pot and send Banic to the rail in 11th place.

Tags: Ivan Banic Matthias Gude

Oct 08, 2025

Di Giacomo Bets the River Big

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo rasied to 320,000 under the gun and Robert Ashelm called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 8♦5♥Q♥ flop to see the 10♣ roll off on the turn. Ashelm bet 415,000, which Di Giacomo called.

Ashelm checked on the J♣ river, prompting Di Giacomo to slide out a bet of 1,800,000. Ashelm tossed his cards into the muck and Di Giacomo was able to win the pot.

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Robert Ashelm

Oct 08, 2025

Ashelm Spikes an Ace to Double Off Gallitzendoerfer

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Bastian Gallitzendoerfer raised to 325,000 in the hijack and Ivan Banic called in the big blind.

The flop came K♣5♠3♠ and Gallitzendoerfer moved all in. Banic only had 315,000 remaining, less than two big blinds, and took a minute before folding.

A few hands later, Robert Ashelm moved all in for 1,800,000 in the hijack and Gallitzendoerfer called in the big blind.

Robert Ashelm: A♦10♠ All in
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer: Q♠J♦

Ashelm found an ace on the A♠7♥8♦ flop to make top pair and take a big lead in the pot. The rest of the board ran out 6♠5♦ and he doubled up.

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Ivan Banic Robert Ashelm

Oct 08, 2025

Dimitrios Gkatzas Eliminated in 12th Place (€52,400)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Catalin Pop opened to 320,000 in the cutoff and Dimitrios Gkatzas in the small blind three-bet to 1,330,000 for nearly half of his stack. Once it was back on Pop, he moved all-in for Gkatzas called for 2,430,000

Dimitrios Gkatzas: A♣10♦ All in
Catalin Pop: A♠A♦

The ace-ten broadway combo of the Greek gained some hope on the J♦10♣8♠ flop and he had split pot outs with the 9♦ turn. However, the 6♠ on the river was a blank and the roller coaster ride of Gkatzas ended in 12th place for €52,400.

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Catalin Pop

Oct 08, 2025

Small Pot Between Karlic And Gkatzas

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Gerald Karlic limped in from the small blind with the 8♦7♥ and Dimitrios Gkatzas checked his option with the 5♠3♣ one seat over. Both had a piece of the 9♠7♠3♦ flop and Karlic's minimum bet was called. Both then checked the 2♣ turn and Karlic bet the A♣ river for 325,000.

Gkatzas mulled it over with his bottom pair and checked the cards again before folding.

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Gerald Karlic

Oct 08, 2025

Small Pots Only on Outer Table

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Matthias Gude raised to 325,000 and Bastian Gallitzendoerfer defended the big blind to then check-fold the K♥5♥4♠ flop when Gude bet 180,000.

Gallitzendoerfer opened to 380,000 in the small blind, Gude let go in the next seat.

Claudio Di Giacomo won the blinds with a raise to 320,000.

Murilo Garcia opened to 320,000 and Di Giacomo called in the big blind. The Italian check-called once for 260,000 on the K♣7♦2♠ flop. The 4♠ turn was checked and die Giacomo's bet of 625,000 on the 8♠ river forced out Garcia.

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Claudio Di Giacomo Matthias Gude Murilo Garcia

Oct 08, 2025

Pop's Flush Takes From Gkatzas

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Dimitrios Gkatzas made it 320,000 to go from the hijack with the 10♥10♦ and Catalin Pop came along in the big blind holding the A♣9♣. On the J♣J♦7♣ flop, both checked and Pop improved to a flush with the 3♣ turn. He checked again and Gkatzas checked back to the 6♦ river.

Pop now bet 900,000 and Gkatzas paid it off with his two pair.

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Catalin Pop

Oct 08, 2025

Garcia Gets Some Value Out of Di Giacomo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Claudio Di Giacomo raised the button to 320,000 and Murilo Garcia defended his big blind.

Garcia check-called a bet of 230,000 from Di Giacomo on the 7♠5♠9♥ flop.

The Q♦ turn checked through to see the 8♣ on the river. Garcia bet 300,000, which Di Giacomo called.

Garcia showed two pair with Q♠7♣, and Di Giacomo mucked.

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Murilo Garcia

Oct 08, 2025

Jaatinen Gets Some Value Off a Set

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Teemu Jaatinen limped the small blind with the 5♠5♣ and Max Neugebauer checked the K♠J♥ in the big blind. They checked to the Q♣9♠6♦5♥ turn on which Jaatinen checked once again. Neugebauer bet the minimum for 160,000 for Jaatinen to check-raise to 800,000 and Neugebauer paid to potentially hit his gutshot.

The river was the 4♠ and Jaatinen checked his set of fives once again. Neugebauer checked behind and the pot went to the Finn, who reached eight figures.

Tags: Max Neugebauer Teemu Jaatinen

Oct 08, 2025

Neugebauer Gets Value From a Check-Raise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Max Neugebauer made it 320,000 to go with the A♥10♦ from under the gun and Gerald Karlic called on the button holding the A♠3♠. The A♦7♣2♦ flop saw Neugebauer checked to Karlic, who bet 260,000 and Neugebauer called.

After the 10♣ turn, Karlic checked behind to see the 9♠ on the river for free. Neugebauer checked the third street in a row and Karlic bet 875,000. Neugebauer then check-raised to 2,800,000 and left himself only 860,000 behind.

Tags: Max Neugebauer Gerald Karlic