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

09-26-2025 21:29 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break (full)

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Majed	7,900,000 400,000	400,000
Hicham Aouraghe	5,785,000 415,000	415,000
Roberto Manfredi	5,300,000 200,000	200,000
Emad Zarghami	4,960,000 5,000	5,000

Alkiviadis Stamatis	4,900,000 920,000	920,000
Dimitrios Michailidis	4,875,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Eusebiu Jalba	4,700,000 400,000	400,000
Vlastimil Pustina	4,550,000 3,826,000	3,826,000

Gal Naim	4,200,000 300,000	300,000
Michel Karim	3,900,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Besnik Aruqi	3,700,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Daniel Elhaiany	3,700,000 2,725,000	2,725,000
Luca Marchetti	3,600,000 500,000	500,000
Stanislav Koleno	3,600,000 10,000	10,000
Pawel Wojciechowski	3,150,000 700,000	700,000

Giovanni Giudice	3,050,000 950,000	950,000
Miguel Angel Alvarez	2,940,000 1,840,000	1,840,000
Lasse Frost	2,825,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Sebastian Kotowicz	2,600,000 2,425,000	2,425,000
Patrick White	2,400,000
Fabio Peluso	2,400,000 700,000	700,000

Michael Gehrmann	2,300,000 1,575,000	1,575,000
Asish Ghosh	2,150,000 150,000	150,000
Pedro Schulz	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Iraklis Manikaros	1,980,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

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09-26-2025 21:20 UTC+2

Do Poker Cheaters Deserve a Second Chance? | PokerNews Podcast #918

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Chad Holloway

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the 918th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, the 100th of the revamped in-studio show, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Ben Ludlow to talk about the latest stories from the poker world, including a discussion about GGPoker’s Olive Branch Initiative. Do banned players and poker cheaters deserve a second chance?

The trio then discusses Monarch's recent seven-figure heads-up matches that saw $11 million and $12.7 million pots, recent tournament winners from the latest Triton Poker stop, including Isaac Haxton and Christoph Vogelsang, and Kristen Foxen taking over the top spot from Vanessa Selbst on the Women's All-Time Money List on The Hendon Mob.

Plus, Chadd Beatty wins RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania Main Event, and it's your last chance to qualify for a FREE seat in the World Tournament of Slots (WTOS).

Finally, Chad reveals another code word for this year's NAPT Gold Pass giveaway valued at $10,000! There are not many up for grabs this year, so you won't want to miss out on this limited opportunity to win one just by listening to the PokerNews Podcast and MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews.

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09-26-2025 21:20 UTC+2

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.

09-26-2025 21:20 UTC+2

Naim Snaps Off White

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The rest of the field had already gone on break while Gal Naim and Patrick White continued to tangle in a pot.

Naim bet 125,000 from middle position on a board of K♠8♣7♥K♣ and White raised to 425,000 in the big blind. Naim called and the J♣ fell on the river.

White then bet 725,000, and Naim snap-called. White showed K♦3♠ for trips, but Naim had Q♣2♣ for a rivered flush to win the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gal Naim	4,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Patrick White	2,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Gal Naim Patrick White

09-26-2025 21:19 UTC+2

Jakutis Eliminated by Manfredi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roberto Manfredi raised to 160,000, and Laurynas Jakutis then jammed for around 2.4 million, which the Italian called after brief consideration.

Laurynas Jakutis: J♣J♠ All in
Roberto Manfredi: A♥K♠

The Italian leaped ahead with the K♣8♠6♥ flop and retained it thanks to the 8♣ turn and Q♠ river, sending Jakutis to the payout desk right before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Manfredi	5,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Laurynas Jakutis	Busted

Tags: Laurynas Jakutis Roberto Manfredi

09-26-2025 21:15 UTC+2

Yang Shoves Light Against Jalba

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Xiaohua Yang moved all in for 800,000 from the button and Eusebiu Jalba called in the big blind.

Xiaohua Yang: 6♠2♠ All in
Eusebiu Jalba: A♥7♦

Yang had been caught making a move, and the K♠Q♥Q♠8♦J♣ board kept Jalba in the lead with his ace to send Yang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eusebiu Jalba	4,300,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Xiaohua Yang	Busted

Tags: Eusebiu Jalba Xiaohua Yang

09-26-2025 21:13 UTC+2

Brutal Bad Beat Sends Him Ott of Here

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Andre Ott made it 160,000 under the gun, and Xiaohua Yang called from middle position. Hicham Aouraghe squeezed it to 500,000 from the hijack, and the action folded back around to Ott. Ott, who started the hand with just over two million, opted to four-bet to 1,160,000. Yang folded, and Aouraghe went into the tank.

After Aouraghe thought for quite some time, he five-bet ripped it with the covering stack. Ott instantly called.

Andre Ott: A♠A♣ All in
Hicham Aouraghe: A♥Q♠

Upon seeing Ott's pocket aces, Aouraghe said, "I thought you had kings."

Just before the flop was dealt, Ott's neighbor said he had folded a queen, at which point the dealer burned a card and fanned a flop of Q♣Q♥5♣ to give Aouraghe trip queens, and left Ott needing an ace or running clubs to survive.

The 4♦ turn left Ott had one out, which didn't come as the 9♣ completed the board. Ott headed to the rail in disgust, and Aouraghe said, "Finally, I get lucky."

Player	Chips	Progress
Hicham Aouraghe	6,200,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Xiaohua Yang	900,000 100,000	100,000
Andre Ott	Busted

Tags: Andre Ott Hicham Aouraghe

09-26-2025 21:08 UTC+2

Vater Survives a Flip Against Xu

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kai Vater moved all in for 450,000 in middle position and only Mo Xu called in the hijack.

Kai Vater: 5♣5♦ All in
Mo Xu: A♣J♠

The K♦Q♣4♦ flop gave Xu a straight draw to go with his overcards, but Vater's two fives held on through the 8♥ turn and 2♦ river to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Vater	1,100,000 650,000	650,000
Mo Xu	1,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Kai Vater Mo Xu

09-26-2025 21:05 UTC+2

Zarghami Flops a Set to Take a Big Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Kai Vater opened to 275,000 from middle position. He was called by Mo Xu in the hijack and by Emad Zarghami in the cutoff.

All three of them checked a flop of 6♦Q♠4♣, leading to the K♥ turn, where both Vater and Xu checked again.

Zarghami bet 280,000, then Vater check-raised to 560,000. Xu folded while Zarghami went into the tank. He eventually three-bet to 1,280,000. Vater jammed, and Zarghami called, finding himself at risk for 1,970,000.

Kai Vater: A♦K♦ All in
Emad Zarghami: 6♥6♣

Vater moved all in with top pair, but ran into Zarghami's flopped set. The 3♥ river completed the board, and Zarghami doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emad Zarghami	4,965,000 2,565,000	2,565,000

Mo Xu	1,500,000 600,000	600,000
Kai Vater	450,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Tags: Emad Zarghami Kai Vater Mo Xu

09-26-2025 21:04 UTC+2

Majed Gets Creative Against Zappala

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Rene Majed and Francesco Zappala went heads-up to a flop of 8♣6♠3♠ when Zappala bet 135,000 from early position. Majed called in the big blind.

The turn was the 7♣, and Majed led out for 300,000. Zappala spent a few minutes in the tank before raising to 1,000,000, and Majed quickly moved all in. Zappala snap-folded.

Majed showed A♥9♣ as he took the pot.

"Wow. You're great, really. I'm committed to call, and you can do this," Zappala told him as he reached across the table to shake Majed's hand.