Event #6: €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-25-2025 13:43 UTC+1

River Ace Not Enough For Busch as Karakitukov Shows the Goods

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ricardo Busch three-bet to 50,000 on the button and was called by Anh Do in the big blind and Veselin Karakitukov in the cutoff.

The flop came 9♥9♦4♦ and Busch bet 25,000. Only Karakitukov called to see the 8♦ turn, where Busch moved all in. Karakitukov snap-called for 131,000, and Busch flung his arms in the air in frustration as he already suspected what was coming.

He showed A♦A♣K♦J♦, but his suspicions proved correct as Karakitukov turned over Q♠J♠9♣9♠ for quads. The A♠ river was a cruel tease for Busch as he handed over all but one chip.

"Thank you for the ace," he joked with the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veselin Karakitukov	470,000 299,000	299,000
Anh Do	270,000 205,000	205,000
Ricardo Busch	1,000 262,000	262,000

Tags: Anh Do Ricardo Busch Veselin Karakitukov

09-25-2025 13:38 UTC+1

Plum Gets a Big Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a preflop raising war, Markus Schweiger splashed in his stack and was snap-called by Mikkel Plum to create a pot of more than half a million in chips.

Mikkel Plum: A♣A♦K♦6♣ All in
Markus Schweiger: A♥K♣Q♥5♣

The J♦8♣3♣8♠Q♣ board gave both players a flush and Plum had the best of it. Both stacks were counted and Plum doubled for 308,000, which Schweiger had covered by only two big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikkel Plum	625,000 392,000	392,000
Markus Schweiger	20,000 154,000	154,000

Tags: Markus Schweiger Mikkel Plum

09-25-2025 13:36 UTC+1

Scarano Straightens Out Ying, Weiss Left Short Again

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dennis Weiss raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Jose Scarano called on the button. Kan Ying then moved all in for 62,000 in the small blind, and both Weiss and Scarano called.

Weiss and Scarano checked the 7♦6♦6♥ flop. Scarano then bet 50,000 from the button on the 9♥ turn, and Weiss, with only around 30,000 remaining, tossed his cards away.

Ying showed K♠K♦4♣2♦, but Scarano had turned a straight with A♣10♠8♠2♣. The river was the Q♠ and Ying was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Scarano	360,000 150,000	150,000
Dennis Weiss	30,000 50,000	50,000

Kan Ying	Busted

Tags: Dennis Weiss Jose Scarano Kan Ying

09-25-2025 13:35 UTC+1

Early Casualties on the Final Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The field is already down to 50 players in a hurry and among those to depart were Zdenek Zizka, Michael Magalashvili and Ryan Kett. Nicolas Decru lost his stack to Volodymyr Kokoulin who rivered a set of aces with the A♦A♣J♣6♣ on a board of 7♣3♣2♥K♠A♥.

"What did he have? You raised preflop?" Alkiviadis Stamatis asked and Kokoulin replied "I don't remember" with a big smirk on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Volodymyr Kokoulin	450,000 218,000	218,000

Ryan Kett	Busted
Michael Magalashvili	Busted
Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Dimitrios Gkatzas	Busted
Nicolas Decru	Busted

Tags: Alkiviadis Stamatis Michael Magalashvili Nicolas Decru Ryan Kett Volodymyr Kokoulin Zdenek Zizka

09-25-2025 13:29 UTC+1

Loeser Falls to Despotovic

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Manig Loeser and Dusan Despotovic saw a flop of J♦4♣9♥ when Loeser moved all in for 36,000 from the hijack. Despotovic put him at risk in the small blind.

Manig Loeser: K♣Q♠10♣9♠ All in
Dusan Despotovic: Q♣Q♦8♦7♥

Loeser had a pair and straight draw, but he needed to improve against Despotovic's two queens. The turn was the J♠, while the A♠ river was no help to Loeser as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dusan Despotovic	700,000 370,000	370,000

Manig Loeser	Busted

Tags: Dusan Despotovic Manig Loeser

09-25-2025 13:25 UTC+1

Weiss Stays Alive

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dennis Weiss was all in for 35,000 from the big blind and up against Jose Scarano under the gun.

Dennis Weiss: A♣A♦6♣3♣ All in
Jose Scarano: K♣K♥10♣5♥

Weiss had found a good time to wake up with aces, and he held on through the Q♥Q♣2♣4♣2♦ board to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Scarano	210,000 52,000	52,000
Dennis Weiss	80,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Dennis Weiss Jose Scarano

09-25-2025 13:22 UTC+1

Kareloglu Smacks the Flop to Crack Shuts' Aces

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ali Kareloglu and Maksim Shuts built a pot of 150,000 as they went to a flop of 6♠Q♦2♥. Kareloglu then moved all in for 83,000 from early position, and Shuts called in the hijack.

Ali Kareloglu: Q♠Q♣J♦J♠ All in
Maksim Shuts: A♦A♣7♣3♣

Shuts showed two aces, but Kareloglu had flopped top set to take the lead. The rest of the board came 6♥10♠ and Kareloglu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Shuts	500,000 26,000	26,000
Ali Kareloglu	350,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Ali Kareloglu Maksim Shuts

09-25-2025 13:18 UTC+1

Triple Knockout Vaults Schamaun Up the Leaderboard

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Over on table four, a preflop raising war broke out in which three players were all-in and at risk against Martin Schamaun. Simeon Tsonev was the last one to call all-in when Schamaun had repotted already and the cards were then flipped over, as the excitement grew on the table.

Marek Pigula: Q♠Q♦5♣5♦ All in
Simeon Tsonev: 7♠6♣5♠4♣ All in
Tomasz Kozub: A♠K♠Q♣8♣ All in
Martin Schamaun: A♣A♦J♠10♠

Tsonev asked for low cards and was happy to see the 4♠ in the window, but it was followed by the A♥9♥ to give Schamaun the top set. On the J♦ turn, Kozub picked up three outs for a broadway straight while Pigula and Tsonev were already drawing dead. The 4♦ river paired the board to send three players to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Schamaun	1,125,000 427,000	427,000
Simeon Tsonev	Busted
Marek Pigula	Busted
Tomasz Kozub	Busted

Tags: Marek Pigula Martin Schamaun Simeon Tsonev Tomasz Kozub

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

09-25-2025 13:17 UTC+1

Uharcek Snaps Off Sklenicka With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Sklenicka raised to 28,000 in the cutoff, Marek Uharcek reraised to 96,000 on the button, and Sklenicka called.

Sklenicka moved all in for 55,000 on the 7♠3♣2♣ flop, and Uharcek snap-called.

Michael Sklenicka: A♠K♣8♣8♠ All in
Marek Uharcek: A♦A♥Q♠J♦

Uharcek showed a pair of aces, while Sklenicka had a flush draw with a pair of eights. The K♦ came on the turn, while the river was the Q♦ and Sklenicka was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marek Uharcek	750,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Sklenicka	Busted

Tags: Marek Uharcek Michael Sklenicka