Shaun Deeb in the Hunt for Ninth Bracelet as Final Event of WSOPE Hits Day 2
With three starting flights of the final event of the World Series of Poker Europe, Event #15: €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Closer already completed, 70 players have progressed to Day 2, kicking off today, October 7, at 5:00 p.m. local time.
The final flight, turbo flight Day 1d, is still underway at the time of writing, with late registration about to close and 183 players in the field, with 459 entrants obtained through Days 1a-1c. The €1,000 buy-in event, featuring a €1,000,000 guarantee, represents the last chance for players to capture a WSOPE 2025 bracelet, and it appears certain there will be some added value for players.
Shaun Deeb (322,500) comes into Day 2 sitting just outside the top ten, and will no doubt be laser-focused in his pursuit of another bracelet. The reigning WSOP Player of the Year has had an epic 2025, winning his seventh and eighth bracelets in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller in Vegas and Event #13: €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em GGPoker Million, here in Rozvadov, and he will be hoping to finish the year with a hat-trick of WSOP silverware.
Deeb will be pursuing a current top three of Hans Thumann of Germany (557,000), Italian WSOP bracelet winner Fabio Peluso (464,500) and Johann Schamne of Germany (457,500).
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Counts (Days 1a-1c)
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Thumann | Germany | 557,000 |
| 2 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 464,500 |
| 3 | Johann Schamne | Germany | 457,500 |
| 4 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 457,000 |
| 5 | Lukas Pazma | Slovakia | 438,000 |
| 6 | Asaf Adato | Israel | 383,000 |
| 7 | Andre Winkler | Germany | 377,500 |
| 8 | Ivan Fedor | Slovakia | 369,000 |
| 9 | Michel Knoepfer | Germany | 339,000 |
| 10 | Frederikus Roelfsema | Netherlands | 333,000 |
Plenty of other accomplished players are in the field. The pride of Ireland, reigning Irish Open champion Simon Wilson (457,000), seeking his second major title of the year, sits in fourth, just ahead of bracelet winner Lukas Pazma of Slovakia (438,000).
Multi-talented Czech Zdenek Zizka, a backgammon professional as well as a WSOP bracelet winner, has a healthy stack of 214,000, just ahead of bracelet winners Renji Mao (127,000) and Michal Schuh (118,000).
All Day 2 qualifiers will be in the money. It is not yet confirmed which blind level play will restart, as Day 1d is continuing, but it is likely to be at Level 16, with blinds at 2,000/4,000, with a 4,000 big blind ante. The clock will be set to 40-minute levels. Prize pool information, payouts and the plan for the day's play will be confirmed once numbers are finalized and play is underway.
The final day is scheduled to take place October 8, at 2:00 p.m. local time. PokerNews will be on the floor from cards in the air until a champion is crowned, so stick with us for all your coverage of the WSOPE Closer 2025.