Event #7: €550 No-Limit Hold'em Colossus | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-29-2025 14:59 UTC+1

Velasco Shoves on Matula

David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Juan Velasco raised to 450,000 in the hijack and Jose Gomez Casillas called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♠7♣2♦. Velasco bet 850,000 and Gomez quickly folded as Velasco showed the 10♦ while taking in the pot.

Velasco opened to 680,000 in middle positon the next hand, and this time Miroslav Matula called in the big blind.

Matula led out for 675,000 on the A♥8♦2♦ flop, and he hadn't even finished putting the chips in when Velasco announced all in. Matula folded and Velasco showed A♣K♣ as he took in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	7,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Juan Velasco	6,800,000 900,000	900,000
Miroslav Matula	1,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

09-29-2025 15:00 UTC+1

Daffina, Loeser Play a Classic Flip

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Felix Kretschmann raised to 410,000 in the cutoff before Claudio Daffina moved all in for 1,685,000 in the big blind with K♥J♠. Kretschmann folded Q♦2♦.

Daffina then shoved for 2,395,000 in the small blind with A♥6♠, and Manig Loeser gave up K♦2♠ in the big blind. The next hand, Daffina raised to 400,000 on the button, Loeser moved all in from the small blind, and Daffina called for 2,795,000.

Claudio Daffina: Q♦Q♣ All in
Manig Loeser: A♣K♦

It was a classic flip, and Daffina's queens held on the 9♥8♣4♦5♣4♠ board to earn him a double up while knocking Loeser below 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Kretschmann	25,125,000 90,000	90,000

Claudio Daffina	5,990,000 4,005,000	4,005,000
Manig Loeser	900,000 3,295,000	3,295,000

Tags: Claudio Daffina Felix Kretschmann Manig Loeser

09-29-2025 15:08 UTC+1

Kretschmann Gets Caught by Kordonskiy

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Felix Kretschmann moved all in from the small blind and Villiel Kordonskiy called for 1,790,000 in the big blind.

Villiel Kordonskiy: K♥K♣ All in
Felix Kretschmann: 4♣3♣

Kordonskiy had woken up with kings, while Kretschmann was caught making a move and didn't improve on the 10♥10♣7♥Q♠5♣ board before being forced to hand over the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Kretschmann	23,460,000 1,665,000	1,665,000

Villiel Kordonskiy	3,830,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Tags: Felix Kretschmann Villiel Kordonskiy

09-29-2025 15:10 UTC+1

Velasco Makes a Tight Fold; Fedor Getting Short

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ivan Fedor's stack is slowly bleeding away and he has less than five big blinds to work with.

Marcin Kacprzak just shoved the small blind for 2,255,000 and Juan Velasco tanked from the big blind before folding A♥10♦ face up to the table, which caused him to receive some odd looks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	8,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Juan Velasco	7,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Marcin Kacprzak	2,750,000 450,000	450,000
Josef Obermeier	2,000,000 155,000	155,000
Ivan Fedor	1,150,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Ivan Fedor Juan Velasco Marcin Kacprzak

09-29-2025 15:17 UTC+1

Loeser Stays Alive on the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Felix Kretschmann raised to 500,000 in the hijack as action went on Manig Loeser in the big blind. He tossed a time bank into the middle and turned around to look at the action at the outer table before committing his last 650,000. Kretschmann called for the extra few chips.

Manig Loeser: A♠3♥ All in
Felix Kretschmann: 6♠4♠

Kretschmann took the lead on the Q♦9♣4♣ flop with a pair of fours, but Loeser hit the A♥ on the turn to move back in front. The river was the 7♠ and Loeser doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Kretschmann	24,060,000 600,000	600,000

Manig Loeser	1,675,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Felix Kretschmann Manig Loeser

09-29-2025 15:22 UTC+1

Casillas Continues to Apply Max Pressure

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Ivan Fedor moved all in for 1,065,000 in the hijack and the rest of the table folded. He showed K♦K♥ while taking in the pot.

Jose Gomez Casillas then raised to 2,000,000 on the button. Marcin Kacprzak was in the big blind and paused for a moment before folding. "I had a monster. Not the best hand, but a good flop hand," Casillas said.

"The flop?" Kacprzak asked.

"Yes, very hard to miss the flop with that hand," Casillas replied.

Casillas then raised to 6,000,000 in the cutoff and he and Juan Velasco shared a laugh before Velasco gave up his big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	10,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Marcin Kacprzak	2,100,000 650,000	650,000
Ivan Fedor	1,600,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Ivan Fedor Jose Gomez Casillas Juan Velasco Marcin Kacprzak

09-29-2025 15:29 UTC+1

David Hu Eliminated in 13th Place (€8,480)

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Manig Loeser raised to 1,515,000 under the gun, leaving just 35,000 behind, and David Hu called for his last 855,000 in the hijack.

David Hu: A♥9♥ All in
Manig Loeser: 8♠8♥

The flop came Q♠J♦10♠, while the 9♦ turn gave Hu a pair but improved Loeser to a straight. Hu needed to make his own straight on the river to survive, but he missed the J♠ and was sent to the rail in 13th place.

The remaining 12 players have locked up a €10,350 ticket into the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	3,030,000 1,355,000	1,355,000

David Hu	Busted

Tags: David Hu Manig Loeser

09-29-2025 15:29 UTC+1

Josef Obermeier Eliminated in 12th Place (€18,830)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jose Gomez Casillas made a big raise to 1,100,000 from under the gun and Josef Obermeier shoved the small blind for around 1,500,000. Casillas called.

Josef Obermeier: A♠10♣ All in
Jose Gomez Casillas: K♦7♣

Obermeier was ahead with his ace-high, but had to fade a lot more outs on the 6♥9♣8♣ flop as Casillas picked up an open-ended straight draw. That completed when the 5♠ hit the turn, and the A♥ river meant Obermeier was out in 12th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	13,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Josef Obermeier	Busted

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Josef Obermeier

09-29-2025 15:34 UTC+1

Palevic Hits Trips to Double Off Casillas

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David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Rifat Palevic moved all in for 1,480,000 in the small blind. "No, look at your cards," Jose Gomez Casillas told him.

"I did look," Palevic replied, and Casillas called in the big blind.

Rifat Palevic: K♠5♥ All in
Jose Gomez Casillas: A♥7♠

The K♣4♦2♥ flop gave Palevic the lead with top pair, while the 9♠ fell on the turn. The river was the K♥ and Palevic improved to trips to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Gomez Casillas	11,400,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Rifat Palevic	3,200,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Jose Gomez Casillas Rifat Palevic