Event #5: €1,350 Mini Main Event | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-27-2025 16:29 UTC+1

Aruqi Doubles With Bullets

Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Stanislav Koleno opened from under the gun to 1,200,000 and Besnik Aruqi shoved the big blind for 5,425,000. Koleno took some time and called.

Besnik Aruqi: A♦A♣ All in
Stanislav Koleno: Q♣8♣

Aruqi had the bullets and was looking to shoot up the counts, which he managed to do as the 10♦A♥7♥7♦8♥ runout gave him top boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	40,575,000 5,425,000	5,425,000
Besnik Aruqi	11,750,000 5,725,000	5,725,000

Tags: Besnik Aruqi Stanislav Koleno

09-27-2025 16:27 UTC+1

Dan Sfarlea Eliminated in 7th Place (€39,900)

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Dan Sfarlea jammed for 6,425,000 from the cutoff and Christophe Vincent made the call to try and bust him from the small blind.

Dan Sfarlea: A♦Q♥ All in
Christophe Vincent: 10♥10♣

It was a flip that Sfarlea needed to win to stay alive in the tournament. The 4♥5♦9♦ flop was great for Vincent's pocket tens. A 7♣ appeared on the turn, and Sfarlea was one card away from elimination. The 4♦ completed the board, meaning Sfarlea was out in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Vincent	19,375,000 7,625,000	7,625,000
Dan Sfarlea	Busted

Tags: Christophe Vincent Dan Sfarlea

09-27-2025 16:24 UTC+1

Vincent Makes a Huge Flop Raise

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Besnik Aruqi raised to 1,200,000 from early position with K♠Q♠ and Christophe Vincent defended 10♦9♠ in the big blind.

The 10♣5♠4♥ flop hit the table and after Vincent checked, Aruqi bet 700,000. Vincent thought for a while and made a big raise to 3,500,000 with his pair of tens, which got Aruqi to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Vincent	11,750,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Besnik Aruqi	6,025,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Besnik Aruqi Christophe Vincent

09-27-2025 16:22 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	46,000,000
Gal Naim	37,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Francesco Zappala	12,225,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Yuhan Wang	9,825,000 950,000	950,000

Christophe Vincent	8,350,000 200,000	200,000
Besnik Aruqi	7,925,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Dan Sfarlea	6,425,000 250,000	250,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

09-27-2025 16:15 UTC+1

Salih Atac Eliminated in 8th Place (€32,850)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Stanislav Koleno limped in from the small blind and Salih Atac raised to 2,000,000 from the big blind. Koleno then shoved, and Atac called off his stack of around 18,500,000.

Salih Atac: A♠Q♦ All in
Stanislav Koleno: 4♠4♥

A huge pot of 37,000,000 was on the line, and Koleno stayed in front through the 5♦3♣3♥ flop. A 10♠ on the turn changed nothing, and neither the did 7♦ river, which meant Atac was out in eighth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Koleno	46,000,000 17,950,000	17,950,000
Salih Atac	Busted

Tags: Salih Atac Stanislav Koleno

09-27-2025 16:13 UTC+1

Naim Gets Away With Massive Error

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

With K♥10♣, Stanislav Koleno made it 1,000,000 under the gun. The action folded to Gal Naim in the small blind, who looked down at 8♥4♥ before announcing all in for 33,250,000.

After the big blind folded, Naim pushed his cards into the middle to muck, having not seen Koleno's open. Naim then pulled his cards back and sat stoically. Koleno, who had 28,000,000 in his stack and was second in chips behind Naim, went into the tank. After around a minute, Koleno folded.

Naim admitted his error, then said to Koleno, "If I win this tournament, you get €2,000."

Player	Chips	Progress
Gal Naim	35,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stanislav Koleno	28,050,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Gal Naim Stanislav Koleno

09-27-2025 16:04 UTC+1

Vincent Doubles Through Wang

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Kai Cocklin

Level 33 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Yuhan Wang opened to 1,000,000 on the button and Christophe Vincent shoved the big blind for 4,025,000. After some consideration, Wang called.

Christophe Vincent: K♣10♦ All in
Yuhan Wang: Q♠9♥

Wang was looking to thin down the field and earn everybody a pay jump, but that didn't happen as the 4♠4♥10♠5♥4♦ board gave Vincent a full house and the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhan Wang	8,875,000 5,275,000	5,275,000

Christophe Vincent	8,550,000 4,025,000	4,025,000

Tags: Christophe Vincent Yuhan Wang

09-27-2025 16:00 UTC+1

Roman Isaienko Eliminated in 9th Place (€27,750)

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Tim Baker

Level 33 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Gal Naim raised from early position to 1,000,000 and only Roman Isaienko defended out of the big blind.

Isaienko checked the 6♥8♣2♥ flop, and Naim bet 700,000. Isaienko did some inventory of his stack and then made the call.

The 2♠ rolled off on the turn, prompting Isaienko to check again. Naim fired a second barrel of 1,650,000, which Isaienko called.

With 3,975,000 remaining in his stack, Isaienko checked for the last time upon seeing the 4♣ river. Naim thought for a while, then put Isaienko all in.

Isaienko went deep into the tank, burning through almost all of his time banks. In the end, Isaienko settled on a call.

Naim revealed A♠A♦ for a pair of aces, which won him the pot and eliminated Isaienko, who revealed 6♦5♣ for just a pair of sixes.

Isaienko headed to the rail in ninth, while Naim moved up to 34,500,000.