A pot of around 180,000 had already brewed between Dorian Melchers in the big blind and Michel Knoepfer from the hijack. The flop read 6♥10♠9♣ and Melchers shoved his last 9,500, which Knoepfer called.
Dorian Melchers: J♥J♣
Michel Knoepfer: A♦5♣
Melchers was well in front, but the brutal A♠ turn left him with just two outs going to the river as Knoepfer binked an ace. There was no movement from Melchers after seeing the turn, and he exhaled a huge puff of air when the J♦ spiked the river to give him a set and the rollercoaster double-up.
On a flop of 7♥4♣2♠, there were around 60,000 chips in the pot when Mariusz Klabisch had his stack of 83,000 in the middle, and was put at risk by Shaun Deeb.
Mariusz Klabisch: A♠K♦
Shaun Deeb: 5♠5♣
Deeb took a while to flick in the chips in the flop, but had made the right call. Klabisch was already on his feet in preparation for his departure, but caught an ace on the 9♠A♥ runout to double up.
Cards are in the air here in Day 2 of the Event #15: €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Closer, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage, as we see who can put themselves in prime position to capture the final WSOPE bracelet of the year.
Day 1d obtained a total of 186 entries, meaning 28 players are scheduled to progress to Day 2.
There are currently still 60 players still seated, so the start time for Day 2 has been pushed back, and it will not start earlier than 5:30 p.m. local time.
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).
Hans Thumann
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).
Simon Wilson
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.
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