Event #15: €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Closer Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Europe

10-07-2025 19:12 UTC+2

De Souza Exits

Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bruno De Souza was seen walking away from his table and Dong He was stacking up some new chips.

The full board of 8♣5♣6♦6♥7♣ was showing and the K♦Q♦ of De Souza was no good against the A♠9♠ of He, who rivered a straight.

After the hand, He's stack grew to around 210,000, while De Souza headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong He	210,000 85,000	85,000
Bruno De Souza	Busted

Tags: Bruno De Souza Dong He

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

10-07-2025 19:10 UTC+2

Szyghanov Doubles in Blind on Blind Cooler

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Yakiv Syzghanov limped from the small blind, and Antonello Ferraiuolo pumped it up to 17,000 from the big blind.

Syzghanov quickly responded with a three-bet to 38,000, and Ferraiuolo four-bet jammed with the covering stack. Syzghanov quickly moved his 101,500 total stack into the middle.

Yakiv Syzghanov: Q♠Q♦ All in
Antonello Ferraiuolo: J♥J♦

In a cooler both players had premiums, but Syzghanov's had the best of it. There were no surprises on the K♠Q♥6♣9♦4♥ runout, Syzghanov flopping middle set, and dodging his opponent's turned gutshot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yakiv Syzghanov	215,500 42,500	42,500
Antonello Ferraiuolo	107,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Antonello Ferraiuolo Yakiv Syzghanov

10-07-2025 19:10 UTC+2

Rockets for Benkovic

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lukas Benkovic was sweeping in double-up, after his 61,000 stack went into the middle with A♥A♣, and came off best against Jaroslav Peter's A♦10♣ across the 9♣5♠2♥J♥7♦ runout.

Peter was left with around 10,000, but was seen leaving the tournament area moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Benkovic	125,000 105,000	105,000
Jaroslav Peter	Busted

Tags: Jaroslav Peter Lukas Benkovic

10-07-2025 19:02 UTC+2

Simpson Rivers a Set to Double Off Karatas

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sarhabib Karatas opened the cutoff to 10,000 and then called the shove of Ian Simpson, who moved all in from the big blind for 75,000.

Ian Simpson: 5♠5♣ All in
Sarhabib Karatas: K♣10♣

Karatas took the lead on the 4♥3♠10♥ flop as he paired his ten, which left Simpson with two shots at two outs. The J♣ turn was a swing and a miss, but the 5♦ river was the home run as Simpson improved to a set to double up.

Shaun Deeb is at the same table and has boosted his stack to around 460,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	460,000 250,000	250,000

Sarhabib Karatas	160,000 88,000	88,000
Ian Simpson	157,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ian Simpson Sarhabib Karatas

10-07-2025 19:00 UTC+2

Cieslik Double-Barrels

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Roman Cieslik opened to 10,000 from early position, and received calls from Giorgio Silva on the button and Dong He in the big blind.

On the 9♠7♣2♦ flop, Cieslik continued with a bet of 11,500 when action was checked to him, which only Silva called.

The 5♠ hit on the turn, and Cieslik fired again with a bet of 26,000, and Silva folded after a brief period of deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Cieslik	265,000 20,000	20,000
Giorgio Silva	245,000 26,000	26,000
Dong He	125,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Dong He Giorgio Silva Roman Cieslik

10-07-2025 18:55 UTC+2

Schneider Folds Kings Preflop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a series of raises preflop, Christian Schneider had 70,000 laid out in front of him from the big blind and Christian Meller had moved all in for around 260,000 from middle position.

Schneider had around 230,000 behind, more than enough to cover his opponent, but after some time in the tank he folded K♠K♣ face up for the table to see.

Meller didn't show his cards, he just nodded his head as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Meller	340,000 95,000	95,000
Christian Schneider	230,000 161,000	161,000

Tags: Christian Meller Christian Schneider

10-07-2025 18:52 UTC+2

Early Eliminations

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessio La Francesca	Busted
Marcell Csata	Busted
Alexander Pulkert	Busted
Marian Kubis	Busted
Scott Reynolds	Busted
Luka Bojovic	Busted
Claudio Cecchi	Busted

10-07-2025 18:49 UTC+2

Day 1d Qualifiers

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Richard Hayes

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	575,000 575,000	575,000

Aliaksei Chernak	520,000 520,000	520,000
Paul Covaciu	450,000 450,000	450,000
Matei Lupascu	420,000 420,000	420,000
Alexander Dovzhenko	350,000 350,000	350,000
Roman Cieslik	245,000 245,000	245,000
Christian Meller	245,000 245,000	245,000
Lukas Benkovic	230,000 230,000	230,000
Patrik Zidek	220,000 220,000	220,000
Alkividais Kleanthis Stamatis	210,000 210,000	210,000
Besnik Aruqi	200,000 200,000	200,000
Francisco Motaban	200,000 200,000	200,000
Jan Wagner	185,000 185,000	185,000
Michael Sklenicka	175,000 175,000	175,000
Dorian Melchers	175,000 25,000	25,000
Robert Zipf	168,000 168,000	168,000
Eusebiu Jalba	160,000 160,000	160,000
Andro Scarpa	155,000 155,000	155,000
Albert Niewiadomy	130,000 130,000	130,000
Radek Grill	108,000 108,000	108,000
Nicusor Matei	100,000 100,000	100,000
Scott Reynolds	100,000 100,000	100,000
Marcell Csata	85,000 85,000	85,000
Sascha Hausner	75,000 75,000	75,000
Luca Beretta	70,000 70,000	70,000

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10-07-2025 18:45 UTC+2

Gicovanu Gets Aces Against Zizka

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka opened under the gun to 10,000 and Antonello Ferraiuolo three-bet the cutoff to 26,000. Marius Gicovanu was on the button and shoved 86,500, then Zizka reshoved. Ferraiuolo folded.

Marius Gicovanu: A♠A♦ All in
Zdenek Zizka: A♣K♦

Gicovanu was in a fantastic spot to double up, and the Q♦8♦6♦ flop pretty much locked it up for him as the held the bigger flush draw. The 3♣5♣ runout changed nothing, and Gicovanu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonello Ferraiuolo	220,000 39,000	39,000

Marius Gicovanu	200,000 101,000	101,000
Zdenek Zizka	135,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Antonello Ferraiuolo Marius Gicovanu Zdenek Zizka