Sarah Link moved all in from the button and Miroslav Salaj had the clock called on him before he eventually committed his last 775,000 in the small blind.
Miroslav Salaj: 8♠8♥
Sarah Link: A♦6♠
Salaj was ahead going to the flop, but Link spiked an ace on A♣7♦Q♦ to take the lead. The rest of the board came K♣7♥ and Salaj was sent to the rail in 23rd place.
Sascha Hausner min-raised to 240,000 under the gun before Benjamin Klotz jammed from the hijack for 1,200,000. Dong He called for his last 735,000 out of the small blind, and Hausner called with the chance to bust two players.
Dong He: A♥K♦
Benjamin Klotz: Q♥Q♠
Sascha Hausner: A♦A♠
All three players had premium holdings, but it was Haunser with the best of it, holding pocket aces.
The monotone flop of K♠8♠6♠ gave He a glimmer of hope with a pair of kings, but the 10♠ turn improved Hausner to the nut flush. An irrelevant 3♣ completed the board, meaning Klotz and He were both out of the tournament.
Maksym Tsyhryk shoved for around 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Michal Szczeblewski called in the big blind.
Maksym Tsyhryk: A♦2♦
Michal Szczeblewski: A♥10♦
Tsyhryk had just doubled up, but that momentum wasn't going to help him as the 6♥9♠10♠10♣9♥ runout left him on the sidelines because Szczeblewski made a full house.
Sarah Link raised to 240,000 in the hijack, Cheng Zhao moved all in for 885,000 in the big blind, and Link called.
Cheng Zhao: K♣K♦
Sarah Link: 3♣3♦
Zhao showed down a pair of kings and had Link dominated going to the flop, which came A♥8♥7♠. The turn was the Q♦, while Zhao hit the K♥ on the river to make a set as he secured the double up.
Vladimir Martynov shoved the cutoff for 605,000, and Robert Dascalescu called on the button.
Vladimir Martynov: A♥2♦
Robert Dascalescu: A♠A♣
It was a long, long way back for Martynov, and the A♦K♣J♣ flop all but sealed his fate. A 5♠ on the turn was enough for Dascalescu, and the K♠ river confirmed Martynov's elimination in 19th.
Alexander Fetsch jammed the button for 1,140,000 and got looked up by Jan Kohl out of the big blind.
Alexander Fetsch: K♦K♠
Jan Kohl: A♣5♣
Fetsch had cowboys against the suited ace of Kohl. A brutal flop of A♥10♣6♠ fell for Fetsch as Kohl took the lead with a pair of aces. Fetsch didn't improve on the J♦ turn or 3♣ river, and he headed to the exit to collect his 18th-place payout.
Jan Bendik moved all in for 1,100,000 on the button and Vagke Sagkinian called in the big blind.
Jan Bendik: K♥6♠
Vagke Sagkinian: A♥6♥
Sagkinian hit an ace on the A♣3♠10♥ flop to leave Bendik drawing only to running cards. The 9♠ turn wasn't one of them, and the Event #1 runner-up was already drawing dead before the 8♣ river, as Sagkinian scored the last knockout of Day 2.
The remaining 16 players are bagging up their chips for the night.
The penultimate day of Event #2: €350 No-Limit Hold’em King’s Million at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe has wrapped up. Just 16 players remain in contention for the €113,350 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet inside the King’s Resort, Rozvadov.
After another full day of poker, Sarah Link of Germany ended on top of the counts, bagging 7,540,000. Link surged up the leaderboard late in the day when she found herself on the right side of a cooler to bust Daniel Skipper. In the final level, she spiked an ace to eliminate Miroslav Salaj and secure her place in pole position heading into the final day.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Sarah Link
Germany
7,540,000
63
2
Vagke Sagkinian
Greece
7,235,000
60
3
Michal Szczeblewski
Poland
6,950,000
58
4
Bogdan Roman
Romania
5,950,000
50
5
Sascha Hausner
Germany
4,670,000
39
6
Stepan Budac
Moldova
4,555,000
38
7
Robert Dascalescu
Romania
3,900,000
33
8
Jan Kohl
Germany
3,720,000
31
9
Javier Francort
Netherlands
3,700,000
31
10
Heger Sare
Turkey
3,670,000
31
Greece’s Vagke Sagkinian takes the second spot on the leaderboard with 7,235,000 and is the only other player to have crossed the seven million mark. Michal Szczeblewski (6,950,000) sits in third place, boosted by winning a massive flip with ace-king against the pocket queens of Viorel Gavrila during the final level of the night.
The day began with 295 players returning from 3,229 total entries, all of whom had locked up at least a min-cash of €710 for reaching Day 2. Eliminations came quickly once the cards were in the air, and by the time the dinner break arrived after just four hours of play, three-quarters of the field had already been sent to the rail.
Darius Valentin Neagoe
Among those who fell short of reaching tomorrow’s final two tables were bracelet winners Tobias Peters, Alexandros Kolonias, Rifat Palevic, Axel Bayout, Martin Kabrhel, Przemyslaw Szymanski, and Darius Neagoe, who lost the majority of his chips in a race before exiting a few hands later with an unimproved king-queen.
Other notables hitting the rail today included Andrei Spataru, Asish Ghosh, and Jan Bendik, who was chasing his second final table of the series after finishing as runner-up in Event #1 €1,200 NLH Bounty Hunter Opener just a few days ago.
Sascha Hausner
Still in contention for the title and set to return tomorrow is Sascha Hausner (4,670,000), whose pocket aces delivered a double knockout late in the day. Stepan Budac (4,555,000), Javier Francort (3,700,000), Tudor Zapsa (3,480,000), and Cheng Zhao (2,170,000) also advanced, while Amiel Gamliel (825,000) comes back as the shortest stack with just seven big blinds to work with.
The final day of this three-day affair kicks off at 1 p.m. local time on Monday, September 22. Players will return with 17 minutes and 31 seconds left of Level 31, with blinds at 60,000/120,000 and a big blind ante of 120,000. Each of the remaining contenders has locked up at least €4,600 for their efforts, however, all eyes are on the €113,350 top prize and the coveted gold bracelet that awaits the winner.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€113,350*
2
€79,350*
3
€60,850*
4
€47,750*
5
€38,250*
6
€31,350*
7
€26,250*
8
€22,550*
9
€19,782*
10
€17,700*
11
€7,350
12-15
€5,800
16
€4,600
* Includes €10,350 ticket into WSOPE Main Event
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