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

09-21-2025 14:16 UTC+1

Sagkinian Turns Topic into a Slowroll Story

Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vagke Sagkinian opened to 22,000 from middle position and Marko Topic shoved from the cutoff. When it got back to Sagkinian, he asked for a count and was informed it was 196,000. After leaning back in his chair, taking a peek at the clock, and pondering for a while, Sagkinian decided to call.

Marko Topic: A♥K♥ All in
Vagke Sagkinian: A♠A♦

"Nice slowroll," said Topic, who looked extremely confused as to why Sagkinian took so long to call preflop.

Topic was asking for some hearts, but the 8♣J♣9♠4♠K♠ board left him drawing dead by the time the turn card hit the felt. On the other hand, Sagkinian's stack vaulted up to almost 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vagke Sagkinian	775,000 365,000	365,000
Marko Topic	Busted

Tags: Marko Topic. Vagke Sagkinian

09-21-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Sare Hits a Big Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a preflop contest, Heger Sare was all-in for more than half a million in chips with Q♥Q♣ against the J♠10♠ of Peter Hohenleitner in the next seat.

The A♦9♥4♠7♣4♦ runout brought no upset and Sare doubled to a seven-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Den Girshberg	1,125,000 75,000	75,000
Heger Sare	1,050,000 645,000	645,000
Peter Hohenleitner	50,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Heger Sare Peter Hohenleitner

09-21-2025 15:04 UTC+1

Oh My Ghosh Pocket Aces

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Asish Ghosh and Bogdan Roman got all of their chips into the middle preflop with Ghosh being the player at risk.

Asish Ghosh: A♣A♥ All in
Bogdan Roman: 10♣10♦

Ghosh's aces took a commanding lead on the A♦5♥8♥ flop by improving to a set. The 10♥ turn gave Roman a glimmer of hope, but a 5♣ to complete the board wasn't the card he was looking for, and a large portion of his stack was sent over to Ghosh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asish Ghosh	470,000 216,000	216,000
Bogdan Roman	350,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Asish Ghosh Bogdan Roman

09-21-2025 15:34 UTC+1

Tepeh, He Score Knockouts

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Tjan Tepeh raised to 30,000 under the gun before Renato Ardelean moved all in for 245,000 in the hijack. Tepeh took a minute and eventually called to put Ardelean at risk.

Renato Ardelean: A♣Q♦ All in
Tjan Tepeh: A♥J♦

Ardelean had Tepeh dominated until the A♠J♣4♥ flop gave Tepeh two pair. The J♥ turn improved him to a full house, and Ardelean was drawing only to a chop as the 6♣ completed the board on the river to send him to the rail.

At another table, Dong He had a raise of 75,000 in front of him from the hijack and Mantas Stravinskas moved all in for 260,000 in middle position. He called.

Mantas Stravinskas: 10♥10♠ All in
Dong He: J♥J♠

He spiked a set on the A♦J♦8♥ flop, while Stravinskas picked up a straight draw on the Q♥ turn. The 7♣ river was no help to Stravinskas as he joined Ardelean at the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong He	900,000 280,000	280,000
Tjan Tepeh	700,000 125,000	125,000

Renato Ardelean	Busted
Mantas Stravinskas	Busted

Tags: Dong He Mantas Stravinskas Renato Ardelean Tjan Tepeh

09-21-2025 15:51 UTC+1

Frey Finds a Miracle on the River

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Daniel Frey raised to 30,000 in the cutoff, Tjan Tepeh three-bet to 80,000 on the button, and Frey called.

The flop came K♣Q♦6♥ and Tepeh bet 40,000. Frey called and the 8♠ fell on the turn.

Tepeh then bet 70,000, Frey moved all in for 330,000, and Tepeh snap-called. Tepeh turned over A♠A♣, while Frey could only show K♦J♦ for a pair of kings and was already up from his seat and putting on his jacket going to the river.

The dealer turned over the J♣ and Frey loudly clapped his hands together as he made two pair to crack Tepeh's aces and earn him a fortunate double up. He stopped to snap a photo of the board while Tepeh cut out the chips to pay him off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Frey	940,000 415,000	415,000
Tjan Tepeh	600,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Daniel Frey Tjan Tepeh

09-21-2025 16:02 UTC+1

Wang Doubles Off Okhotskyi; Zapsa Shoots Up the Leaderboard

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Oleh Okhotskyi raised to 30,000 on the button, Yuhan Wang moved all in for 210,000 in the big blind, and Okhotskyi called.

Yuhan Wang: A♠J♦ All in
Olek Okhotskyi: A♣10♠

Both players hit top pair on the A♥Q♦7♣ flop, but Wang remained in the lead with his jack-kicker as the board ran out K♥2♥ to earn him a double up.

At another table, Tudor Zapsa joined the ranks of the chip leaders when he doubled up for around 700,000 with K♠K♥ against Sarah Link's A♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tudor Zapsa	1,500,000 1,124,000	1,124,000
Oleh Okhotskyi	500,000 50,000	50,000
Yuhan Wang	450,000 10,000	10,000

Sarah Link	150,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Oleh Okhotskyi Sarah Link Tudor Zapsa Yuhan Wang

09-21-2025 16:04 UTC+1

Francort's Aces See Off Seelentag's Sixes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A huge pot was just pushed in Javier Francort's direction, which brought his stack toward the two-million mark.

The full action was unknown, but Francort was in the cutoff and had Felix Seelentag at risk from the small blind for his stack of around 500,000 after a series of raises preflop.

Felix Seelentag: 6♠6♣ All in
Javier Francort: A♦A♣

Francort had the goods with pocket aces, and didn't need to sweat as the 9♠3♥K♠7♣A♥ runout left him with a set and a monster stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Francort	1,700,000 725,000	725,000
Felix Seelentag	Busted

Tags: Felix Seelentag Javier Francort

09-21-2025 16:19 UTC+1

Rymar Busts as Bendik Hits a Million

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jan Bendik made it 40,000 to go from middle position before Gabriel Rymar shoved for 325,000 out of the hijack. Bendik quickly called when the action got back to him.

Gabriel Rymar: J♠J♥ All in
Jan Bendik: A♥K♥

It was one of poker's classic coolers as the dealer put down a flop of Q♥6♥8♣ to give Bendik a flush draw. Bendik paired his king on the K♣ turn as the 10♠ completed the board.

Rymar headed to the rail, while Bendik moved up to over a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	1,100,000 450,000	450,000

Gabriel Rymar	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Rymar Jan Bendik

09-21-2025 16:25 UTC+1

Sagkinian Holds to Bust Shcherba

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Vitalii Shcherba three-bet to 150,000 on the button before Vagke Sagkinian four-bet to 330,000 in the hijack. Shcherba called and they saw a flop of 8♠3♦K♠.

Sagkinian then bet 200,000, Shcherba moved all in for 380,000, and Sagkinian snap-called.

Vitalii Shcherba: A♠Q♠ All in
Vagke Sagkinian: A♥A♣

Sagkinian showed down two aces, while Shcherba was on the nut flush draw. The Q♦ turn gave Shcherba more outs, but he missed the 5♦ river and Sagkinian scored the massive knockout.

At another table, Pietro Compagnoni raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Christian Huettinger moved all in for 220,000 on the button. Erkan Karakas then reraised to 520,000 in the big blind, and Compagnoni got out of the way.

Christian Huettinger: 8♥8♦ All in
Erkan Karakas: 10♣10♥

The board ran out 7♥2♥2♦K♥4♦ and Karakas' tens stayed in the lead to send Huettinger to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vagke Sagkinian	1,500,000 675,000	675,000
Erkan Karakas	1,300,000 903,000	903,000
Pietro Compagnoni	500,000 179,000	179,000
Christian Huettinger	Busted
Vitalii Shcherba	Busted

Tags: Christian Huettinger Erkan Karakas Pietro Compagnoni Vagke Sagkinian Vitalii Shcherba

09-21-2025 16:51 UTC+1

Bendik Flips Tepeh to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jan Bendik raised to 100,000 under the gun, Tjan Tepeh moved all in for 390,000 in the small blind, and Bendik called.

Tjan Tepeh: 7♥7♣ All in
Jan Bendik: A♦10♠

Tepeh needed his pair to hold to keep his tournament hopes alive, but the A♠3♣10♥ flop gave Bendik two pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out Q♠2♦ and Tepeh was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Bendik	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tjan Tepeh	Busted

Tags: Tjan Tepeh Jan Bendik