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

09-23-2025 15:55 UTC+1

Spoddig Finishes Off Stefanelli

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Bruno Stefanelli put in the rest of his 20,000 from under the gun as Scott Reynolds and Jan Spoddig came along from the blinds.

Reynolds and Spoddig checked down the 5♦8♥2♠J♥9♠ board. Reynolds showed K♦Q♣, Stefanelli had A♥6♠, but Spoddig turned over A♣7♦ and won the pot with his seven-kicker to send Stefanelli to the rail two spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Reynolds	740,000 90,000	90,000
Carlos Spoddig	600,000 50,000	50,000
Bruno Stefanelli	Busted

Tags: Bruno Stefanelli Jan Spoddig Scott Reynolds

09-23-2025 15:50 UTC+1

Big Double on the Bubble For Vrancsik

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Giovanni Giudice from early position and Zoltan Vrancsik in middle position had got to the river on a board of 10♠4♥2♣2♠K♥ with around 450,000 in the pot.

Giudice took some time before he shoved, and Vrancsik snap-called for his stack of 725,000, before revealing K♠K♦ for a rivered full house. Giudice couldn't beat that and his cards went into the muck, then he counted out the chips and shipped them over to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Vrancsik	1,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Giovanni Giudice	1,350,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Giovanni Giudice Zoltan Vrancsik

09-23-2025 15:44 UTC+1

Play Going Hand-For-Hand

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With the field two spots from the money, play has ground to a halt since returning from break, with nearly every hand at all the tables taking several minutes.

Due to the excessive stalling, tournament officials announced that action is going hand-for-hand until there are two more eliminations.

09-23-2025 15:35 UTC+1

Stefanelli Left With Crumbs

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jan Spoddig shoved for 260,000 from the small blind and Bruno Stefanelli called from the big blind with a slightly covering stack.

Jan Spoddig: 10♣8♦ All in
Bruno Stefanelli: A♥K♣

Spoddig was caught red-handed, but did have live cards to fall back on. One of those appeared on the 8♠Q♦J♦ flop, and his situation improved on the 5♦ turn as he picked up a flush draw, which removed some of Stefanelli's outs.

A 6♦ on the river gave Spoddig a flush and the double-up, leaving Stefanelli with just 20,000 after he folded the small blind in the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Spoddig	550,000 148,000	148,000
Bruno Stefanelli	20,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Bruno Stefanelli Jan Spoddig

09-23-2025 15:33 UTC+1

Table #103 Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Giudice	2,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Zoltan Vrancsik	900,000 70,000	70,000
Manfred Mueller	710,000 120,000	120,000
Wissam Ouertani	600,000 200,000	200,000
Kevin Fluegel	250,000 70,000	70,000
Ioannis Chorianopoulos	175,000 140,000	140,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	150,000 415,000	415,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

09-23-2025 15:14 UTC+1

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Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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09-23-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 65 players are going on a 15-minute break just two spots off the money.

09-23-2025 14:59 UTC+1

Sklenicka Doesn't Get His Wish

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 40,000 in middle position and Michael Sklenicka three-bet to 235,000 on the button. Tsouloftas then moved all in, and Sklenicka quickly called for around 200,000 more.

Michael Sklenicka: K♠Q♣ All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♥K♦

"Queen of diamonds," Sklenicka told the dealer, pointing to his own queen. He instead got A♠5♦2♣ as Tsouloftas hit top pair. Sklenicka was left drawing dead after the 2♥ turn, while the river was the K♣ and he was sent to the rail a few spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Michael Sklenicka	Busted

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Michael Sklenicka

09-23-2025 14:56 UTC+1

Jobin Falls Short of the Money

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Kai Cocklin

Level 17 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Yannick Jobin opened from under the gun to 40,000 and Aaron Duczak shoved 420,000 from the button. When it got back to Jobin, he counted out his stack and with around 350,000, he called.

Yannick Jobin: J♠J♥ All in
Aaron Duczak: K♥K♣

Jobin had run into an overpair, and with no help from the 3♦A♥10♦7♣2♣ board, he was sent to the rail just a few spots from the money.