Event #2: €350 No-Limit Hold'em King's Million | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-22-2025 18:54 UTC+1

Tudor Zapsa Eliminated in 7th Place (€26,250)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Tudor Zapsa shoved from under the gun for 3,900,000 and Martin Vittek called from the hijack.

Tudor Zapsa: K♦Q♥ All in
Martin Vittek: 9♠9♦

Zapsa needed to win a flip to stay alive, but he couldn't find anything to work with on the 8♠6♥3♣A♦6♠ runout, which ended his run in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Vittek	10,500,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
Tudor Zapsa	Busted

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09-22-2025 19:00 UTC+1

Michal Szczeblewski Eliminated in 6th Place (€31,350)

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David Salituro

Level 38 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Stepan Budac raised to 1,200,000 in the hijack, Michal Szczeblewski moved all in for 4,125,000 in the small blind, and Budac called.

Michal Szczeblewski: 10♥10♣ All in
Stepan Budac: K♣Q♣

It was an exact 50-50 coin flip, and the J♠9♠5♣ flop gave Budac outs to a straight with one of the remaining two tens. The 9♥ turn took away those outs, but he still caught the Q♠ on the river to win the pot and send Szczeblewski to the rail in sixth place.

Budac, who was down to less than two big blinds at one point during this final table, pulled nearly even with Jan Kohl for the chip lead with that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Budac	18,425,000 5,325,000	5,325,000

Michal Szczeblewski	Busted

Tags: Michal Szczeblewski Stepan Budac

09-22-2025 19:19 UTC+1

Sarah Link Eliminated in 5th Place (€38,250)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 39 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Sarah Link made it 5,500,000 to go from under the gun, leaving herself just 300,000 behind. Jan Kohl then shoved the button, and when it got back to Link, she called.

Sarah Link: A♣10♦ All in
Jan Kohl: 9♠9♣

It was a fair fight, but one that Link needed to win if she wanted to stay alive. A flop of 6♥4♣J♣ didn't offer much help, but she did pick up a few more outs on the K♣ turn with both straight and flush draws.

Unfortunately for Link, the 6♦ river was a brick, which left her on the sidelines in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Kohl	25,000,000 5,800,000	5,800,000
Sarah Link	Busted

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09-22-2025 19:49 UTC+1

Vittek Comes From Behind to Double

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David Salituro

Level 40 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Jan Kohl raised to 2,000,000 on the button before Martin Vittek moved all in for 11,100,000 in the small blind. Kohl waited for the dealer to count out Vittek's stack before calling.

Martin Vittek: A♥8♣ All in
Jan Kohl: A♠10♠

Vittek was dominated and at risk, but the K♥8♦4♣ flop gave him a pair of eights and the lead. The rest of the board came 5♣J♣ and Vittek doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Kohl	29,300,000 11,100,000	11,100,000
Martin Vittek	24,200,000 11,500,000	11,500,000

Tags: Jan Kohl Martin Vittek

09-22-2025 19:56 UTC+1

Heger Sare Eliminated in 4th Place (€47,750)

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David Salituro

Level 40 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Heger Sare moved all in for 4,200,000 under the gun and Stepan Budac called in the big blind.

Heger Sare: A♠Q♦ All in
Stepan Budac: A♣10♣

The 9♦5♦3♦ flop left Budac looking for one of only two outs to avoid handing over the double. He caught one of them on the 10♠ turn. The river was the 4♠ and Sare was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Budac	13,850,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Heger Sare	Busted

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09-22-2025 20:12 UTC+1

Budac Vaults Into the Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 40 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Stepan Budac shoved from the small blind for 13,800,000 and Jan Kohl called from the big blind.

Stepan Budac: A♦K♣ All in
Jan Kohl: K♦10♦

Budac had a chance to jump into the chip lead, and would do so if his big slick could hold on. A flop of 7♣8♥5♦ was safe for Budac, but the 9♠ turn made things sweaty as Kohl picked up a straight draw.

The 2♠ river was a welcome sight for Budac as his ace-high held on, which meant he was the new chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Budac	28,600,000 14,750,000	14,750,000

Jan Kohl	17,000,000 14,800,000	14,800,000

Tags: Jan Kohl Stepan Budac

09-22-2025 20:20 UTC+1

Martin Vittek Eliminated in 3rd Place (€60,850)

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David Salituro

Level 40 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

A hand after doubling up Stepan Budac, Jan Kohl raised to 2,500,000 in the small blind and Martin Vittek moved all in from the big blind. Kohl called for his last 17,000,000.

Jan Kohl: A♣10♥ All in
Martin Vittek: A♠8♣

The Q♠Q♦J♦ flop left open the possibility of a chop, but the 5♠ turn and 7♥ river kept Kohl in the lead with his ten-kicker and earned him a double up, while Vittek was left with less than a big blind.

The next hand, Kohl limped in from the button and Vittek tossed in his last 900,000 in the small blind. Budac checked his option.

Kohl and Budac checked to the turn on a board of 4♣4♥3♦9♣, when a bet of 1,000,000 from Budac was enough to chase away Kohl.

Budac showed 10♥9♥ for two pair, while Vittek had a straight draw with 5♥2♣. The river was the 8♥ and Budac won the pot to send Vittek to the rail in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Kohl	34,000,000 17,000,000	17,000,000
Stepan Budac	30,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Martin Vittek	Busted

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09-22-2025 20:39 UTC+1

Budac Spikes the River to Survive

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David Salituro

Level 40 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Jan Kohl moved all in from the button and Stepan Budac called for 11,200,000.

Stepan Budac: A♥3♠ All in
Jan Kohl: Q♥8♥

Both players ran off to their respective rails to await the flop, which came K♦Q♦J♠ to give Kohl the lead with a pair of queens. The 4♣ turn left him a card away from the bracelet, but Budac spiked the 10♠ on the river to make a straight and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Kohl	41,100,000 11,200,000	11,200,000
Stepan Budac	23,400,000 11,200,000	11,200,000

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09-22-2025 21:09 UTC+1

Budac Shoves His Way to the Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 41 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Stepan Budac limped in with 5♠5♣ and Jan Kohl made it 3,000,000 with 10♦8♦. Budac then shoved for 23,300,000, and Kohl quickly folded.

Kohl then limped K♥3♠ from the button, and Budac raised A♦10♣ to 3,500,000. Kohl made it 9,000,000, then Budac shoved for 26,300,000. Kohl again let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stepan Budac	36,500,000 13,200,000	13,200,000

Jan Kohl	28,000,000 13,200,000	13,200,000

Tags: Jan Kohl Stepan Budac

09-22-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Budac on the Brink of a Bracelet

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Kai Cocklin

Level 42 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Jan Kohl limped in on the button and then called a raise of 4,700,000 from Stepan Budac in the big blind.

The flop came 5♣10♦9♦ and Budac continued with a bet of 4,700,000. Kohl then shoved, and Budac snap-called for his stack of 24,100,000 .

Stepan Budac: K♥K♣ All in
Jan Kohl: J♥10♠

Budac was on the brink of holding a massive chip lead with his cowboys, but Kohl also had a second shot at winning the bracelet. A great turn arrived for Budac as the 5♥ removed some of Kohl's outs.

A ten is what Kohl needed, but he didn't get it as the 9♠ river meant he was left with just a few big blinds.