2025 WSOP Europe

Event #4: €2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 2K Monsterstack
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Europe
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
€169,850
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,000
Prize Pool
€870,000
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
95
Players Left
1
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Final Two Tables

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
371Daniel KnuthGermany1,680,00017
372Jose GaonaMexico2,350,00024
373Pascal VosNetherlands1,125,00011
374Giuliano BendinelliItaly3,300,00033
375Antonios OnoufriouCyprus1,450,00015
376Yehonatan BehorIsrael1,200,00012
377Ioannis ChorianopoulosGreece1,100,00011
378Alessio La FrancescaItaly4,450,00045
      
381Ratmir KesidisGreece1,800,00018
382Giovanni GiudiceItaly2,800,00028
383Stephan KlamGermany1,000,00010
384Michel KarimSweden2,900,00029
385Silviu BaltateanuRomania5,000,00050
386Oleh OkhotskyiUkraine4,500,00045
387Zdenek ZizkaCzechia4,200,00042
388Karsten KnoebelGermany2,300,00023
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Silviu Baltateanu ro
Silviu Baltateanu
5,000,000
Profile photo of Oleh Okhotskyi ua
Oleh Okhotskyi
4,500,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Alessio La Francesca it
Alessio La Francesca
4,450,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Zdenek Zizka cz
Zdenek Zizka
4,200,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
3,300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michel Karim se
Michel Karim
2,900,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Giovanni Giudice it
Giovanni Giudice
2,800,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Jose Gaona mx
Jose Gaona
2,350,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Karsten Knoebel de
Karsten Knoebel
2,300,000
800,000
800,000
Profile photo of Ratmir Kesidis gr
Ratmir Kesidis
1,800,000
Profile photo of Daniel Knuth de
Daniel Knuth
1,680,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Antonios Onoufriou cy
Antonios Onoufriou
1,450,000
420,000
420,000
Profile photo of Yehonatan Behor il
Yehonatan Behor
1,200,000
350,000
350,000
Profile photo of Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
1,125,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ioannis Chorianopoulos gr
Ioannis Chorianopoulos
1,100,000
540,000
540,000
Profile photo of Stephan Klam de
Stephan Klam
1,000,000
390,000
390,000

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Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

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Marco Bognanni Eliminated in 17th Place (€6,000)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Marco Bognanni
Marco Bognanni

Giuliano Bendinelli made it 250,000 to go from the cutoff and Marco Bognanni used a time bank before he moved all in for 300,000 on the button. Daniel Knuth was in the big blind and shoved 1,075,000, and Bendinelli folded.

Marco Bognanni: A9 All in
Daniel Knuth: KK

Bognanni was behind, but did find a few more outs on the 598 flop as he paired his nine. However, none of those outs appeared as the J4 runout meant he was out in 17th.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
3,000,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Knuth de
Daniel Knuth
1,600,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Marco Bognanni it
Marco Bognanni
Busted

Tags: Daniel KnuthGiuliano BendinelliMarco Bognanni

Zizka, Karim Play a Massive Flip

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Zdenek Zizka
Zdenek Zizka

Michel Karim raised to 200,000 in the hijack and Zdenek Zizka moved all in for 2,090,000 in the big blind. Karim used a few time banks and tanked for a minute before calling.

Zdenek Zizka: AK All in
Michel Karim: 66

The two opponents were racing for the more than 4,000,000-chip pot, and Zizka took the lead on the A109 flop with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 32 and Zizka doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zdenek Zizka cz
Zdenek Zizka
4,330,000
2,090,000
2,090,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michel Karim se
Michel Karim
2,990,000
940,000
940,000

Tags: Michel KarimZdenek Zizka

Gaona Hits the River to Double

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jose Gaona
Jose Gaona

Giovanni Giudice raised to 200,000 in the cutoff before Jose Gaona moved all in for 1,000,000 in the small blind.

"Can I have a count, because I'm pretty sure I'm calling?" Giudice asked the dealer, and he eventually called to put Gaona at risk.

Jose Gaona: A10 All in
Giovanni Giudice: 66

Giudice remained in the lead with his sixes as the board came J843, but Gaona spiked the 10 on the river and let out a big fist pump while his rail erupted in celebration. He apologized to Giudice for the reaction after the hand, while the chips were pushed over to him.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giovanni Giudice it
Giovanni Giudice
2,500,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
Profile photo of Jose Gaona mx
Jose Gaona
2,000,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Giovanni GiudiceJose Gaona

Zoltan Vrancsik Eliminated in 18th Place (€6,000)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Zoltan Vrancsik
Zoltan Vrancsik

Action folded to Oleh Okhotskyi, who raised to 280,000 in the small blind. Zoltan Vrancsik then moved all in for 1,300,000 in the big blind, and Okhotskyi nearly beat him into the pot.

Zoltan Vrancsik: AJ. All in
Oleh Okhotskyi: KK

Okhotskyi had picked up kings and left Vrancsik looking for an ace to survive. The J76 flop gave Vrancsik top pair, but he missed the 9 turn and 9 river and was eliminated in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oleh Okhotskyi ua
Oleh Okhotskyi
4,000,000
Profile photo of Zoltan Vrancsik hu
Zoltan Vrancsik
Busted

Tags: Oleh OkhotskyiZoltan Vrancsik

Okhotskyi's Jack Good at Showdown

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Giuliano Bendinelli made it 200,000 from the hijack and Oleh Okhotskyi called from the big blind.

The flop came 54J where both checked to the 7 turn. Okhotskyi bet 150,000 and Bendinelli called.

Both checked the 6 river and Okhotskyi took it down with a pair of jacks holding J10.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Giuliano Bendinelli it
Giuliano Bendinelli
3,500,000
350,000
350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oleh Okhotskyi ua
Oleh Okhotskyi
2,900,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Zoltan Vrancsik hu
Zoltan Vrancsik
1,700,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Giuliano BendinelliOleh Okhotskyi

Roman Sahin Eliminated in 19th Place (€6,000)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Roman Sahin
Roman Sahin

Roman Sahin shoved from the cutoff for his last 165,000 and Stephan Klam called in the big blind.

Roman Sahin: Q9 All in
Stephan Klam: K4

Sahin was behind, and couldn't catch up as the 3476J runout meant he was out in 19th.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephan Klam de
Stephan Klam
1,390,000
260,000
260,000
Profile photo of Roman Sahin ch
Roman Sahin
Busted

Tags: Roman SahinStephan Klam

Paul Knebel Eliminated in 20th Place (€6,000)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Paul Knebel
Paul Knebel

Paul Knebel moved all in for 175,000 on the button and Pascal Vos called in the big blind without looking at his cards.

Paul Knebel: Q2 All in
Pascal Vos: QQ

"Not a bad hand, to be honest," tablemate Giovanni Guidice said to Vos, who happened to wake up with two queens. The board came AK8K and Knebel was already making his exit before his tablemates told him he could still catch an ace to chop the pot. The river was the 2 and Knebel finally made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pascal Vos nl
Pascal Vos
1,100,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Paul Knebel de
Paul Knebel
Busted

Tags: Pascal VosPaul Knebel

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