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

10-07-2025 20:30 UTC+2

Two Pair for Sklencika

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Sklenicka opened to 16,000 from middle position, and received a call from Wissam Ouertani in the cutoff.

On the K♥6♦4♠ flop, Sklenicka continued with a bet of 16,000, which failed to shake off Ouertani.

Sklenicka double-barreled with a bet of 35,000 on the 10♦ turn, and Ouertani again called.

The 8♥ river was quickly checked through. Sklenicka tabled K♦8♦ for the rivered two pair, and Ouertani mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	345,000 170,000	170,000
Wissam Ouertani	245,000 20,500	20,500

Tags: Michael Sklenicka Wissam Ouertani

10-07-2025 20:28 UTC+2

He Doubles via Jeda

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ron Jeda opened to 16,000 from early position, and Dong He moved all in for 17,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Jeda, who called.

Dong He: A♣A♥ All in
Ron Jeda: 6♣6♠

He had woken up with rockets, and they held across the A♠K♦5♦K♥5♣ runout, He turning a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Jeda	285,000 1,000	1,000
Dong He	55,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Dong He Ron Jeda

10-07-2025 20:23 UTC+2

Calamusa Doubles Through Dijkstra

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Pierre Calamusa shoved around 80,000 from the cutoff over an open from Jan Dijkstra, who was in middle position. When it got back to Dijkstra, he called.

Pierre Calamusa: 9♦9♣ All in
Jan Dijkstra: K♠Q♠

Calamusa was ahead with his nines, and remained there throughout the entirety of the hand on the 3♥7♣6♣2♠A♥ board, which earned him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	170,000 90,000	90,000

Jan Dijkstra	110,000 153,500	153,500

Tags: Jan Dijkstra Pierre Calamusa

10-07-2025 20:19 UTC+2

Departures Before the First Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Schneider	Busted
Aleksei Vandyshev	Busted
Besnik Aruqi	Busted
Ismail Kalkan	Busted
Nicusor Matei	Busted
Jae Mun Kang	Busted

10-07-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Ravnak Stacks Zizka

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka raised the button and then called a three-bet of 48,000 from Toni Ravnak, who was in the small blind.

On the 4♣4♠J♣ flop, Ravnak bet 32,000, Zizka raised to 78,000, Ravnak shoved, and Zizka called off the 30,000 or so he had behind.

Zdenek Zizka: K♣Q♣ All in
Toni Ravnak: A♠A♣

Zizka had flopped a flush draw, and picked up a few more out when the Q♦ arrived on the turn. However, the J♠ river bricked out, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toni Ravnak	350,000 209,500	209,500
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Tags: Toni Ravnak Zdenek Zizka

10-07-2025 20:17 UTC+2

Arnold Forces Zidek Turn Fold

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Patrik Zidek opened to 16,000 under the gun, and received calls from Andre Winkler in the cutoff, Mohamad Habhab on the button, and Eusebiu Jalba in the big blind.

On the K♦3♥2♣ flop, Zidek continued with a bet of 18,000, which only Winkler called.

The 7♦ hit on the turn, and Zidek slowed down, checking to Winkler. Winkler slid out a bet of 40,000, and after a bit of thought, Zidek folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Winkler	430,000 110,000	110,000
Mohamad Habhab	305,000 17,000	17,000
Eusebiu Jalba	190,000 40,000	40,000
Patrik Zidek	180,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Andre Winkler Eusebiu Jalba Mohamad Habhab Patrik Zidek

10-07-2025 20:06 UTC+2

Deeb and Mizzi Clash

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A pot of 48,000 had brewed by the 10♦9♦5♠ flop, in a hand between Sorel Mizzi in the hijack and Shaun Deeb in the cutoff.

Mizzi check-called a bet of 15,000 from Deeb, to see the Q♠ turn.

That street was checked through to the 6♣ river, where Mizzi fired out a bet of 86,000 after some thought, causing Deeb's cards to instantly hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	670,000 140,000	140,000

Sorel Mizzi	535,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Sorel Mizzi

10-07-2025 20:06 UTC+2

Hausner Doubles With Queens

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

From the button. Sascha Hausner had his short stack of around 35,000 in the pot and was put at risk by Andrei Birgaoanu from the cutoff.

Sascha Hausner: Q♠Q♣ All in
Andrei Birgaoanu: A♥9♥

The pocket queens of Hausner held up on the 4♠7♥8♠8♣10♥ board, which earned him the pot and stack of around 11 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Pazma	370,000 68,000	68,000

Moncef Karoui	300,000 1,500	1,500
Andrei Birgaoanu	135,000 18,500	18,500
Vincent Robert	120,000 100,500	100,500
Marco Suss	110,000 9,500	9,500
Thivakaran Sundaralingam	100,000 20,000	20,000
Sascha Hausner	90,000 15,000	15,000
Philipp Hartmann	70,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Andrei Birgaoanu Sascha Hausner

10-07-2025 20:04 UTC+2

Mar Check-Jams on Zipf

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A pot of around 65,000 had developed on a flop of 10♦7♣2♣, in a hand between Robert Zipf in early position, and Ondrej Mar in the big blind.

Mar checked, and Zipf slid out a bet of 22,000. Mar responded with a check-jam to 200,000, covering Zipf.

Zipf thought it over for a while, but ultimately mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ondrej Mar	275,000 79,500	79,500
Robert Zipf	110,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Ondrej Mar Robert Zipf

10-07-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Meissner Runs Into Jacks

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tim Meissner shoved the button for around 100,000 and Matei Lupascu looked at his cards in the blind, then called.

Tim Meissner: A♦10♠ All in
Matei Lupascu: J♥J♣

Meissner had run into the jacks of his opponent, and the 2♣4♠J♦ flop left him with a huge hole to climb out of. Any chance of escape was swiftly ended as the 9♦K♠ runout meant Meissner hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matei Lupascu	520,000 100,000	100,000
Renji Mao	350,000 223,000	223,000

Hans Thumann	350,000 207,000	207,000

Jose Puertas	140,000 50,500	50,500
Tim Meissner	Busted

Tags: Matei Lupascu Tim Meissner