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

09-26-2025 17:09 UTC+2

Kings Help Niclot to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alain Niclot got his stack of 365,000 into the middle preflop with Cristobal Ochoa trying to send him home.

Alain Niclot: K♦K♠ All in
Cristobal Ochoa: K♣Q♣

Ochoa needed a lot of assistance from the dealer if he was to crack the cowboys of Niclot.

A board of 5♣10♥7♥4♥4♣ was delivered by the dealer, and Niclot was able to double through Ochoa with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Niclot	810,000 362,000	362,000
Cristobal Ochoa	500,000 646,000	646,000

Tags: Alain Niclot Cristobal Ochoa

09-26-2025 17:07 UTC+2

Xu Sends Out Phillips; Curcu Shoves Into Aouraghe's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pawel Wojciechowski raised to 50,000 in middle position and Mo Xu three-bet to 175,000 on the button. Anthony Phillips then moved all in for 420,000 in the big blind, Wojciechowski folded, while Xu snap-called.

Anthony Phillips: A♦Q♣ All in
Mo Xu: A♠K♠

Phillips found himself dominated as the flop came 2♥2♠5♦. The 8♠ turn also gave Xu a flush draw to take away some of Phillips' outs, while the 10♣ river sealed Phillips' elimination.

At another table, Hicham Aouraghe had a raise of 125,000 in front of him from the small blind before Sebastian Curcu moved all in for 700,000 in the big blind. Aouraghe quickly called.

Sebastian Curcu: 7♦7♠ All in
Hicham Aouraghe: A♣A♠

Aouraghe hit top set on the A♥2♦8♠ flop, and Curcu was already out of his seat and headed to the payout desk as the 4♠ and 3♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hicham Aouraghe	1,700,000 1,103,000	1,103,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	1,100,000

Mo Xu	1,000,000 633,000	633,000
Anthony Phillips	Busted
Sebastian Curcu	Busted

Tags: Anthony Phillips Hicham Aouraghe Mo Xu Pawel Wojciechowski Sebastian Curcu

09-26-2025 17:03 UTC+2

Yang Dents Chiu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Xiaohua Yang was spotted raking in a healthy double through Charlie Chiu with the cards of the latter already mucked. On a board of K♠6♣5♠A♣9♠, the K♥Q♠ of Yang were the best hand beating what appears to have been king-jack for the Taiwanese poker pro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohua Yang	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Charlie Chiu	550,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Xiaohua Yang Charlie Chiu

09-26-2025 17:00 UTC+2

Zappala Eliminates Ilani

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Francesco Zappala opened to 50,000 from middle position and was called by Yves Thalmann in the hijack. Ran Ilani in the small blind three-bet all-in for roughly 350,000, Zappala four-bet to 550,000 and Thalmann folded.

Ran Ilani: 7♣7♠ All in
Francesco Zappala: A♥Q♣

Zappala hit the best two pair on 10♣10♥A♦Q♥J♣ to eliminate Ilani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Zappala	3,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Yves Thalmann	320,000 46,000	46,000
Ran Ilani	Busted

Tags: Francesco Zappala Ran Ilani Yves Thalmann

09-26-2025 16:55 UTC+2

Perren Flips Zhao to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Cheng Zhao moved all in for 200,000 under the gun and Nicolas Perren called in the small blind.

Cheng Zhao: A♣J♥ All in
Nicolas Perren: 10♠10♣

Zhao needed to win the flip to survive, but he couldn't connect with the K♥3♣5♦6♠6♣ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Perren	500,000 150,000	150,000
Cheng Zhao	Busted

Tags: Nicolas Perren Cheng Zhao

09-26-2025 16:54 UTC+2

The Recently Departed

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lukas Benkovic	Busted
Domenico Paparo	Busted
Amir Bonder	Busted
Karlen Aladzjan	Busted
Georgios Kotoumpas	Busted
Dave Stann	Busted
Safwane Bahri	Busted
Alexander Koch	Busted
Matthias Kribben	Busted
Oleg Meir	Busted
Georges Chehade	Busted
Mthfar Al Hamede	Busted
Paul Covaciu	Busted
Uri Reichenstein	Busted
Daniel Feldmann	Busted

09-26-2025 16:52 UTC+2

Covaciu Runs Into Queens

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 5♠3♠9♥, Thodoris Bariampas in early position bet 60,000. Patrik Jaros called from the button, but Paul Covaciu in the big blind raised all-in for 205,000. Bariampas moved all-in, prompting Jaros to fold.

Paul Covaciu: 5♥2♥ All in
Thodoris Bariampas: Q♠Q♥

The J♦8♦ runout changed nothing and Covaciu was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thodoris Bariampas	1,000,000 550,000	550,000
Patrik Jaros	445,000 130,000	130,000
Paul Covaciu	Busted

Tags: Patrik Jaros Paul Covaciu Thodoris Bariampas

09-26-2025 16:50 UTC+2

Winkler Wins a Flip to Bust Sartory

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

From under the gun, Andre Winkler raised to 50,000 and then called the 220,000 shove of Roman Sartory, who was seated in the cutoff.

Roman Sartory: A♥J♠ All in
Andre Winkler: 9♦9♠

Wrinkler's pair of nines managed to win the flip on the 6♠5♣5♦4♠Q♠ runout, and all of Sartory's stack was sent over to Winkler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Winkler	1,100,000 770,000	770,000
Roman Sartory	Busted

Tags: Andre Winkler Roman Sartory

09-26-2025 16:48 UTC+2

Isaienko Rivers Two-Outer to Bust Kordonskiy

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Tim Baker

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Roman Isaienko jammed for around 300,000 from the hijack before Villiel Kordonskiy committed his final 200,000 from the button. Once the the blinds folded, the cards were turned over with Kordonskiy being at risk.

Villiel Kordonskiy: K♣K♥ All in
Roman Isaienko: 8♦8♠

Kordonskiy was in a great spot to double up if he could dodge an eight.

A flop of 3♣9♥5♣ didn't change anything, and neither did the 2♠ turn. But, the brutal 8♣ rolled off on the river to give Isaienko the winning hand with a set of eights, sending Kordonskiy to the rail.