Event #5: €1,350 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-26-2025 18:20 UTC+2

Isaienko Hits a Straight to Take from Jalba; Baranek Busts

Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Rene Baranek shoved 50,000 under the gun, and Roman Isaienko raised over the top to 125,000, which Roman Isaienko called out of the big blind.

With Baranek all-in, Isaienko and Jalba checked the J♦9♠K♣ flop to see the 6♠ appear on the turn. Isaienko bet 160,000 and Jalba called.

A 10♣ completed the board and both players checked. Isaienko tabled K♦Q♣ for a straight to scoop the entire pot, eliminating Baranek, who tabled A♣2♥ for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Isaienko	1,700,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Eusebiu Jalba	1,200,000 700,000	700,000
Rene Baranek	Busted

Tags: Rene Baranek Roman Isaienko

09-26-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Stamatis Gets There on the River; Kritharis Celebrates too Early Against Giudice

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Around 500,000 was already in the pot as Andras Halasi and Alkiviadis Stamatis went to a flop of 5♥6♠J♠. Stamatis then bet 125,000 from the button and Halasi called in middle position.

Both players checked the J♥ turn before Halasi then led out for 275,000 on the 7♥ river. Stamatis announced a raise of 800,000, and Halasi called even before Stamatis had time to put the chips in.

Stamatis turned over A♥4♥ for a rivered flush and Halasi mucked, later admitting he had a jack.

At another table, Nikolaos Kritharis had opened to 120,000 in early position, Giovanni Giudice shoved for 630,000 in the hijack, and Kritharis called.

Giovanni Giudice: J♥J♦ All in
Nikolaos Kritharis: A♦Q♥

Kritharis hit a queen on the 9♠Q♣7♥ flop to take the lead as he began pumping his fist in the air. The turn was the 8♦, but Giudice spiked the J♣ on the river as he then raised his arm in the air in celebration.

"You celebrated too early," a tablemate told Kritharis, who laughed off the beat and sent the chips over to Giudice.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alkiviadis Stamatis	2,800,000 400,000	400,000
Giovanni Giudice	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
Andras Halasi	950,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Nikolaos Kritharis	400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Andras Halasi Giovanni Giudice Nikolaos Kritharis Alkiviadis Stamatis

09-26-2025 18:16 UTC+2

Do Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Anh Do in middle position opened to 575,000, almost all of his entire stack. Mo Xu called from the button and made the blinds fold.

Do checked a flop of A♠9♥10♦, Xu bet and Do immediately called off his last 5,000.

Anh Do: 6♠6♦ All in
Mo Xu: J♦J♥

The 8♣3♠ runout kept Xu in the lead and Do was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Xu	1,325,000 325,000	325,000
Anh Do	Busted

Tags: Anh Do Mo Xu

09-26-2025 18:15 UTC+2

Riska Avoids Novotny's Flush to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a flop of 5♠3♥10♠, Jakub Riska checked from the small blind and Tomas Novotny bet 75,000 from early position. Riska check-jammed for around 520,000, and Novotny stuck in the call.

Jakub Riska: A♥10♦ All in
Tomas Novotny: A♠K♠

Riska held top pair against the flush draw of Novotny. The remainder of the board came 7♥6♦ which didn't help Novotny, and Riska doubled to over a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Riska	1,250,000 65,000	65,000
Tomas Novotny	800,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jakub Riska Tomas Novotny

09-26-2025 18:08 UTC+2

Melchers Wakes Up With a Monster to Bust Tian

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dorian Melchers raised to 80,000 in middle position and Jakub Koleckar three-bet to 250,000 in the cutoff. Mengshi Tian then moved all in for 455,000 in the big blind and Melchers reshoved for around 900,000, chasing away Koleckar.

Mengshi Tian: Q♦J♦ All in
Dorian Melchers: K♠K♣

Tian had run into Melchers' kings and found no help on the 5♣4♣2♦ flop, but the 6♦ turn gave him a flush draw going to the river. He couldn't connect with the 9♠ river and Melchers took the pot to send Tian to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Koleckar	2,100,000 200,000	200,000
Dorian Melchers	1,700,000 800,000	800,000
Mengshi Tian	Busted

Tags: Dorian Melchers Jakub Koleckar Mengshi Tian

09-26-2025 18:02 UTC+2

Salaj Runs Into Tens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jakub Koleckar opened to 60,000 from under the gun. Miroslav Salaj in the small blind raised all-in for 490,000 and Koleckar called.

Miroslav Salaj: A♦K♣ All in
Jakub Koleckar: 10♠10♦

Koleckar's tens held on 2♠6♦6♠8♥3♣ and Salaj was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Koleckar	2,300,000 900,000	900,000
Miroslav Salaj	Busted

Tags: Jakub Koleckar Miroslav Salaj

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

09-26-2025 18:02 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Emad Zarghami	2,400,000 350,000	350,000

Alkiviadis Stamatis	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	2,200,000 120,000	120,000

Sebastian Kotowicz	2,100,000 645,000	645,000
Andras Halasi	2,100,000 600,000	600,000

Josef Gulas	2,000,000 1,260,000	1,260,000
Darius Neagoe	1,800,000 700,000	700,000

Pedro Schulz	1,800,000 100,000	100,000
Martial Lavezzi	1,600,000 935,000	935,000
Bogdan Roman	1,300,000 515,000	515,000
Michel Karim	1,200,000 300,000	300,000
Dorian Melchers	900,000 406,000	406,000
Martin Qvist	750,000 150,000	150,000
Salih Atac	700,000 400,000	400,000
Andrei Spataru	700,000 376,000	376,000
Anh Do	700,000 210,000	210,000
Zdenek Zizka	650,000 630,000	630,000

Jakub Sterba	600,000 100,000	100,000
Giovanni Giudice	600,000 212,000	212,000
Eusebiu Jalba	500,000 150,000	150,000
Charlie Chiu	450,000 100,000	100,000

09-26-2025 17:55 UTC+2

New Additions the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Gomoła	Busted
Ivan Banovic	Busted
Lukas Zaskodny	Busted

Mario Colavita	Busted
Cosmin Nica	Busted
Adrian Cazacu	Busted
Victor Vozian	Busted
Petru Tarlev	Busted
Ivo Donev	Busted

Ercan Atmaca	Busted
Christian Schneider	Busted
Marc Camphausen	Busted
Matthias Kuehl	Busted
Luc Ramos	Busted
Naum Barulia	Busted
Claudio Daffina	Busted

09-26-2025 17:52 UTC+2

Tsvetanov Stays Alive by Winning a Flip

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

From middle position, Presiyan Tsvetanov stuck his stack of 240,000 across the betting line, and was called by Mariusz Gomoła, who was seated on the button.

Presiyan Tsvetanov: A♣K♦ All in
Mariusz Gomoła: 9♣10♠

Tsvetanov required his big slick to connect with the board to beat the two nines of Gomola.

Gomola's pair stayed ahead on the 8♥2♠2♥ flop, but the A♦ turn catapulted Tsvetanov into the lead with a pair of aces. The 4♥ river changed nothing, and Tsvetanov doubled through Gomola.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mariusz Gomoła	575,000 240,000	240,000
Presiyan Tsvetanov	560,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Mariusz Gomoła Presiyan Tsvetanov