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

10-08-2025 02:00 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Gude	3,500,000 710,000	710,000
Ivan Banic	Busted

Tags: Ivan Banic Matthias Gude

10-08-2025 02:00 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	14,400,000 550,000	550,000
Robert Ashelm	2,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Robert Ashelm

10-08-2025 01:55 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	6,800,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Robert Ashelm	3,800,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Ivan Banic	230,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Ivan Banic Robert Ashelm

10-08-2025 01:54 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catalin Pop	7,280,000 2,670,000	2,670,000
Dimitrios Gkatzas	Busted

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Catalin Pop

10-08-2025 01:51 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Karlic	4,360,000
Dimitrios Gkatzas	2,430,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Gerald Karlic

10-08-2025 01:50 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	13,850,000 550,000	550,000
Bastian Gallitzendoerfer	7,850,000 850,000	850,000
Murilo Garcia	4,440,000 560,000	560,000

Matthias Gude	2,790,000 565,000	565,000
Robert Ashelm	1,800,000 400,000	400,000
Ivan Banic	800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Bastian Gallitzendoerfer Claudio Di Giacomo Matthias Gude Murilo Garcia

10-08-2025 01:45 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Catalin Pop	4,610,000 90,000	90,000
Dimitrios Gkatzas	2,910,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Dimitrios Gkatzas Catalin Pop

10-08-2025 01:43 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudio Di Giacomo	13,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Murilo Garcia	5,000,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Claudio Di Giacomo Murilo Garcia

10-08-2025 01:40 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teemu Jaatinen	10,190,000 1,680,000	1,680,000
Max Neugebauer	6,900,000 1,120,000	1,120,000

Tags: Max Neugebauer Teemu Jaatinen

10-08-2025 01:32 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Neugebauer	8,020,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Gerald Karlic	4,360,000 3,460,000	3,460,000

Tags: Max Neugebauer Gerald Karlic