Event #4: €2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 2K Monsterstack | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-23-2025 17:04 UTC+1

Vrancsik Lying in Wait

David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mateusz Sikora moved all in for 180,000 under the gun and Zoltan Vrancsik called in the cutoff. Scott Reynolds then reshoved for 500,000 on the button, and Vrancsik couldn't wait to commit the extra chips.

Mateusz Sikora: A♠J♠ All in
Scott Reynolds: A♣Q♥ All in
Zoltan Vrancsik: A♦A♥

The reasons for Vrancsik's optimism soon became apparent when he turned over two aces, having both opponents well covered. The K♣6♠4♥5♥4♦ board offered no miracles to either Sikora or Reynolds, and Vrancsik scored the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Vrancsik	2,700,000 500,000	500,000
Scott Reynolds	Busted
Mateusz Sikora	Busted

Tags: Mateusz Sikora Scott Reynolds Zoltan Vrancsik

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

09-23-2025 16:56 UTC+1

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gehrmann	Busted
Axel Bayout	Busted

Fotios Ntamaris	Busted
Dan Sfarlea	Busted
Briant Alavez	Busted
Jan Verner	Busted

09-23-2025 16:55 UTC+1

La Francesca Fires at Karim; Kesidis on Right Side of Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alessio La Francesca raised to 60,000 under the gun and Michel Karim three-bet to 150,000 in the hijack. La Francesca then four-bet to 330,000, and Karim called.

The flop came J♥6♣6♥ and La Francesca bet 75,000. Karim called and the 5♥ fell on the turn, where La Francesca bet another 210,000. Karim gave up his hand this time, and La Francesca took the pot.

At the same time at another table, Karsten Knoebel had bet 250,000 from the hijack on a board of J♣J♠A♠2♦3♥ before Ratmir Kesidis moved all in for 665,000 from the cutoff. Knoebel called with K♥J♥ for trips, but Kesidis showed A♦A♥ for a flopped full house to win the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Karim	2,100,000 200,000	200,000
Ratmir Kesidis	1,800,000 850,000	850,000
Alessio La Francesca	1,400,000 925,000	925,000
Karsten Knoebel	350,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Alessio La Francesca Karsten Knoebel Michel Karim Ratmir Kesidis

09-23-2025 16:55 UTC+1

Wojciechowski Calls Down Sanz

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David Salituro

Level 19 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adrien Sanz raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Pawel Wojciechowski called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥K♠K♥ and Sanz continued for 40,000. Wojciechowski called and the 9♦ fell on the turn. Sanz then bet 140,000 and Wojciechowski again called.

The 4♥ river was checked down, and Wojciechowski showed A♥6♦. Sanz mucked 3♦3♣ and Wojciechowski took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,315,000 495,000	495,000

Adrien Sanz	465,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Adrien Sanz Pawel Wojciechowski

09-23-2025 16:51 UTC+1

Bognanni's Aces Dodge Hearts to Double

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marco Bognanni opened from under the gun and Georgios Tsouloftas called from the big blind.

The flop came J♠3♥9♥ and after Tsouloftas checked, Bognanni bet 60,000. Tsouloftas then shoved, and Bognanni called off his stack of 310,000.

Marco Bognanni: A♠A♣ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♥2♥

Tsouloftas had a flush draw and needed to find a heart to eliminate Bognanni. There was no love for Tsouloftas, though, as the K♦3♠ runout was heartless, which meant Bognanni doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
Marco Bognanni	800,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Marco Bognanni

09-23-2025 16:47 UTC+1

Giudice Sets Up Ouertani For a Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of J♦A♠10♠, Wissam Ouertani bet 100,000 from the hijack and Giovanni Giudice called in the cutoff, while Scott Reynolds folded the big blind.

The turn was the 5♣ and Ouertani moved all in for 510,000, sending Giudice deep into the tank. He agonized over the decision for more than a minute until calling, telling Ouertani he had a set even before the cards were revealed.

Ouertani lowered his head in dejection and tossed A♦K♣ onto the felt, while Giudice showed his J♠J♣. Ouertani needed a queen to make a straight, but it didn't arrive on the 7♣ river as Giudice took the massive pot to send Ouertani to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Giudice	2,500,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Zoltan Vrancsik	2,200,000 200,000	200,000
Cristian Veres	1,400,000 50,000	50,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	900,000 725,000	725,000
Scott Reynolds	650,000 90,000	90,000
Carlos Spoddig	400,000 200,000	200,000
Wissam Ouertani	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Giudice Wissam Ouertani

09-23-2025 16:37 UTC+1

Kasper Turns Into a Ghost Against Sahin

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ruslan Kasper moved all in for 160,000 in middle position, Roman Sahin reraised to 325,000 in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Ruslan Kasper: A♥9♥ All in
Roman Sahin: A♣Q♣

Both players hit an ace on the A♠8♥4♣ flop, but Sahin's queen-kicker stayed in the lead through the 5♣ turn and K♠ river to send Kasper to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Sahin	2,200,000 450,000	450,000
Ruslan Kasper	Busted

Tags: Roman Sahin Ruslan Kasper

09-23-2025 16:34 UTC+1

Chip Counts at Tables #202 & #203

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuliano Bendinelli	2,250,000 810,000	810,000

Georgios Tsouloftas	2,200,000 100,000	100,000
Roman Sahin	1,750,000 150,000	150,000
Marco Di Persio	1,200,000 300,000	300,000
Antonios Onoufriou	900,000 200,000	200,000
Tamazi Skhirtladze	700,000 165,000	165,000
Stanislav Koleno	650,000 300,000	300,000
Yehonatan Behor	500,000 234,000	234,000
Maksym Filipovskyi	350,000 150,000	150,000
Pascal Vos	350,000 160,000	160,000
Marco Bognanni	300,000 521,000	521,000
Mateusz Sikora	300,000 100,000	100,000
Ruslan Kasper	175,000 15,000	15,000
Vitalii Shcherba	150,000 200,000	200,000

09-23-2025 16:34 UTC+1

Pazma Smacks the Flop to Double Off Ntamaris

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Lukas Pazma moved all in for 460,000 in the hijack before Fotios Ntamaris reshoved for 800,000 in the cutoff. Ratmir Kesidis took his time on the button but eventually folded as action went on Daniel Knuth in the big blind, who shook his cards hoping for a big hand. "That didn't work," he said with a laugh as he didn't like what he saw and tossed them away.

Lukas Pazma: 9♠9♣ All in
Fotios Ntamaris: A♥J♥

Pazma didn't have to sweat the race for long, as the Q♣Q♠9♥ flop gave him a full house. "I'll take it," he said, and the rest of the board ran out 8♣10♣ to earn. him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zdenek Zizka	2,200,000 500,000	500,000

Daniel Knuth	1,200,000 180,000	180,000
Lukas Pazma	950,000 350,000	350,000

Ratmir Kesidis	950,000 300,000	300,000
Paul Knebel	520,000 220,000	220,000
Axel Bayout	420,000 86,000	86,000

Fotios Ntamaris	320,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Lukas Pazma Fotios Ntamaris