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Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max
Day 2 Completed
2025 WSOP Europe
Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€850,000
Total Entries
811
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
123
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 811
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Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Out of a field of 811 entries in Event #3: €1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max, only 16 players remain in the chase for the elusive gold bracelet that is up for grabs during the 2025 World Series of Poker Europe. The biggest slice of the €850,000 prize pool will be up for grabs on the final day at King's Resort in Rozvadov, and three of the finalists aim to double their bracelet tally while all other hopefuls are in the hunt for a maiden triumph.
Toward the end of the evening, it was a two horse race between Salih Atac and Sascha Wilhelm for the top spot on the podium and it was Atac who came on top with a stack of 4,315,000 after he scored the final elimination of the night. Wilhelm had that many chips at his disposal earlier, but lost a chunk of them to bag up 3,360,000, while Italy's Filippo Ragone rounds up the podium with 2,975,000.
One year ago, Wilhelm earned his first WSOP gold bracelet in Las Vegas after taking down Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha and has once again showcased his talents in the four-card variant today. Tobias Peters entered the winner's circle here at King's Resort two years ago and bagged up 830,000 while Rifat Palevic is the only other former winner, with a stack of 690,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts After Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salih Atac | Switzerland | 4,315,000 | 108 |
| 2 | Sascha Wilhelm | Germany | 3,360,000 | 84 |
| 3 | Filippo Ragone | Italy | 2,975,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Vitaliy Kryza | Ukraine | 1,630,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Daniel Bang-Ortmann | Denmark | 1,580,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 1,570,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Ersin Kanik | Turkey | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Patrick Ronacher | Austria | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Pablo Heredia | Austria | 1,095,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 1,055,000 | 26 |
Omaha specialist Javier Francort finds himself in familiar territory as he once again reached the final two tables of a WSOP Europe bracelet event on consecutive days. Earlier on, he bowed out in 13th place in Event #2 €350 No-Limit Hold'em King's Million for €5,800 before returning to his seat in the main arena. The Dutchman advanced with 1,570,000 and has a top ten stack at his disposal for the final day.
Austria-based Spaniard Pablo Heredia is chasing a second final table of the series, albeit with a shorter stack of 1,095,000, and Eran Carmi (1,055,000) would also be a repeat finalist after two Omaha final table appearances at King's Resort in the past.
The penultimate tournament day began with 123 survivors who had made it through the four starting flights, were in the money, and each of them had locked up at least €2,485 for their efforts. Among the early casualties were Antoine Vranken, Marco Di Persio, Michal Mrakes, David Hu, and Alfredo Vega Meister.
Denis Gergoc started Day 2 as the chip leader and was the first to reach seven figures, but the Swiss player ultimately had to settle for 66th place. He lost a big pot to Stanislav Koleno, set under set, when both players also held the connecting flush draw, before hitting the rail soon thereafter. There was no happy end for the Slovakian either, though, as he fell to Tobias Peters.
Francort jumped up on the leaderboard with a fortunate two-outer to bust Manig Loeser and Lucas Lopes, then cruised for the remainder of the evening on a comfortable stack size.
Wilhelm won a massive pot against Konstantin Razinkov to reach the top of the leaderboard and then traded the spotlight back and forth with Atac when both kept up the aggression with their big stacks. Ultimately, the day finished more than two levels early after three eliminations in as many minutes, sending the final 16 players to an early sleep.
There are around 13 minutes left in Level 25 at blinds of 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000, and the final day is scheduled to commence at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The final 16 contenders will move upstairs to the feature table area, and the conclusion of this WSOP Europe bracelet event will potentially be live-streamed on the King's Resort YouTube channel.
All PokerNews updates will follow, in sync with the 30-minute delay if so, until a winner has been crowned. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of this one and updates on all the other bracelet events during the 2025 WSOP Europe!
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | Patrick Ronacher | Austria | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| 38 | 2 | Eran Carmi | Israel | 1,055,000 | 26 |
| 38 | 3 | Georgios Koliofotis | Germany | 225,000 | 6 |
| 38 | 4 | Rifat Palevic | Sweden | 690,000 | 17 |
| 38 | 5 | Filippo Ragone | Italy | 2,975,000 | 74 |
| 38 | 6 | Alexander Hepting | Germany | 680,000 | 17 |
| 38 | 7 | Salih Atac | Switzerland | 4,315,000 | 108 |
| 38 | 8 | Sascha Wilhelm | Germany | 3,360,000 | 84 |
| 39 | 1 | Ersin Kanik | Turkey | 1,285,000 | 32 |
| 39 | 2 | Pablo Heredia | Spain | 1,095,000 | 27 |
| 39 | 3 | Vitaliy Kryza | Ukraine | 1,630,000 | 41 |
| 39 | 4 | Michael Braun | Germany | 810,000 | 20 |
| 39 | 5 | Daniel Bang-Ortmann | Denmark | 1,580,000 | 40 |
| 39 | 6 | Tobias Peters | Netherlands | 830,000 | 21 |
| 39 | 7 | Blaz Zivko | Slovenia | 980,000 | 25 |
| 39 | 8 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 1,570,000 | 39 |
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
With 16 players remaining, Day 2 has concluded with 12:31 remaining on the clock for Level 25. The 16 survivors will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Salih Atac raised to 100,000 on the button and Thomer Pidun defended his big blind to the 9♦7♠3♦ flop, on which Pidun check-called a bet of 105,000. Both players opted to check the 3♠ turn and Pidun then jammed the 2♦ river for 430,000.
Atac asked for a count and made the call after a couple seconds of consideration.
Pidun rolled over the Q♠10♣7♦6♠ for a piece of the board and missed double draw. That was no good, however, as Atac's K♣K♥6♥5♣ for kings and treys secured the final knockout for Day 2 and overnight lead for the Swiss.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Fynn Jakobi was moved tables to balance the field and got all in preflop on the very first hand, with fewer than ten big blinds total, against Filippo Ragone.
Fynn Jakobi: J♥10♠9♣7♣ 
Filippo Ragone: K♥J♦J♠5♦
The Q♠6♣2♥5♠3♦ board delivered no help, and Jakobi departed in 18th place, leaving Day 2 just one elimination away from an early finish.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andria Gogelidze limped the small blind and called a pot-sized raise by Javier Francort. On the 9♣6♣3♣ flop, Gogelidze moved all in with his short stack, and Francort called.
Andria Gogelidze: 8♣7♦6♥4♠
Javier Francort: J♠J♣10♠2♣
Gogelidze had a mountain to climb with his single pair of sixes against the flopped flush of Francort. He found some equity on the 7♥ turn, improving to two pair. However, the river was the 8♦ and Gogelidze departed in 19th place for €5,540.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Filippo Ragone checked from the big blind on a flop of 5♥J♣10♠ and Sascha Wilhelm bet around 80,000 from under the gun. Ragone check-raised the pot to 450,000, and Wilhelm jammed to put Ragone all in. Ragone called for his stack of 900,000, and the cards were revealed.
Filippo Ragone: A♦Q♥J♥J♠
Sascha Wilhelm: 10♥10♣3♠3♣
It was another top set versus a middle set. Ragone improved to quads on the J♦ turn to cement his double-up, as an irrelevant river card came out.
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Three ways to the K♥10♠10♦ flop, Sascha Wilhelm in the hijack and Andria Gogelidze in the cutoff checked. Javier Francort bet 100,000 on the button and Wilhelm flat-called. Gogelidze then check-raised small to 255,000 for Francort to fold while Wilhelm called.
Following the 2♣ turn, Wilhelm check-called for another 180,000 and checked the 7♠ on the river. Gogelidze checked behind and announced a ten, flashing his Q♦Q♣10♥8♦. Wilhelm had that crushed holding the K♣Q♠J♠10♣ for a flopped full house to chip up further.
