Event #7: €550 No-Limit Hold'em Colossus Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-28-2025 17:23 UTC+1

Melchers Picks Up a Pair to Double

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Aviel Yehieli moved all in for 250,000 from the hijack and Dorian Melchers called for 350,000 in the small blind.

Dorian Melchers: 9♥9♠ All in
Aviel Yehieli: A♥7♠

Yehieli was looking for an ace to score the knockout, but instead Melchers hit a set on the J♣2♣9♣ flop. The board ran out 5♦5♠ and Melchers improved to a full house to earn the double up right before the dinner break

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Melchers	700,000 275,000	275,000
Aviel Yehieli	150,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Dorian Melchers Aviel Yehieli

09-28-2025 17:23 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The players have been sent on a 40-minute dinner break, with play due to get back underway at approximately 7:02 p.m. local time.

09-28-2025 17:38 UTC+1

Life Outside Poker: Sam Abernathy's Journey from Poker Stardom to Motherhood

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Elijah Farrow

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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Abernathy also talks about first getting into poker through the WSOP Play app before becoming an ambassador years later, motherhood and being married to fellow poker player Lautaro Guerra, who finished 15th in this year's WSOP Main Event for $450,000.

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09-28-2025 18:02 UTC+1

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Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

09-28-2025 18:12 UTC+1

Douair Doubles with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Manig Loeser opened to 60,000 from early position. Abedel Douair in the small blind three-bet all-in for 240,000 and Loeser called.

Abedel Douair: A♣A♥ All in
Manig Loeser: Q♣J♦

The dealer fanned a board of 2♥7♥K♥4♦9♥ and Douair doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	1,600,000 20,000	20,000

Abedel Douair	540,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Abedel Douair Manig Loeser

09-28-2025 18:13 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marian Kubis	2,700,000 110,000	110,000
Jose Gomez Casillas	1,975,000 375,000	375,000

Manig Loeser	1,900,000 300,000	300,000

Yakiv Syzghanov	1,675,000 375,000	375,000
Milan Aloric	1,610,000 40,000	40,000
Antonello Ferraiuolo	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Alexandru Izuric	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Lukasz Adamczewski	1,550,000 850,000	850,000
Alexander Dick	1,475,000 75,000	75,000
Lulei Hu	1,400,000 200,000	200,000
Michael Jaeggi	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Hueseyin Selcuk	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Tudor Zapsa	1,000,000
Jakub Sterba	1,000,000 420,000	420,000
Armin Aghaie	960,000 512,000	512,000
Andreas Loesche	950,000 325,000	325,000
Ivan Fedor	950,000 200,000	200,000
Fabio Peluso	950,000 250,000	250,000

Safwane Bahri	930,000 370,000	370,000
Przemyslaw Szymanski	850,000 130,000	130,000

Paul Seysses	850,000 200,000	200,000
Tomas Chrobak	800,000 300,000	300,000
Marcin Kacprzak	750,000 250,000	250,000
Fernando Banda	700,000 150,000	150,000
Kevin Fluegel	700,000 300,000	300,000

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09-28-2025 18:15 UTC+1

Zizka on Fumes After Tangling With Seelen

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Kai Cocklin

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka opened to 60,000 on the button and Robert Seelen called in the big blind.

They went to a flop of 4♦8♣5♥, where both checked to the 10♣ turn. Seelen checked, Zizka bet 115,000, and Seelen called.

On the 3♣ river, both checked to showdown, where Seelen showed 6♠5♠ for a pair of fives. Zizka rechecked his cards and they didn't look any better, which meant Seelen took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Vrancsik	1,500,000 100,000	100,000
Luka Bojovic	1,200,000 250,000	250,000
Viorel Gavrila	1,100,000 950,000	950,000
Robert Seelen	750,000 460,000	460,000
Kai Vater	600,000 350,000	350,000
Juan Velasco	550,000 170,000	170,000
Claudio Daffina	450,000 66,000	66,000
Zdenek Zizka	230,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Robert Seelen Zdenek Zizka

09-28-2025 18:19 UTC+1

Palevic Has the Goods Against Ferraiuolo

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Around 500,000 was in the pot as Rifat Palevic and Antonello Ferraiuolo went heads-up to a flop of K♣7♠2♥. Palevic then bet 75,000 from the hijack and Ferraiuolo called on the button.

Palevic bet another 210,000 on the 6♥ turn and Ferraiuolo again called. The river was the 5♦ and Palevic moved all in for 200,000. Ferraiuolo snap-called and turned over K♦Q♣, but Palevic had K♠K♥ for top set to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Antonello Ferraiuolo	800,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Antonello Ferraiuolo Rifat Palevic

09-28-2025 18:24 UTC+1

Ilies Spikes River to Survive in Domination Rotation

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Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andreas Loesche opened to 70,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Bogdan Ilies and Miroslav Matula in the blinds.

Action was checked to Loesche on the 9♥9♣6♣ flop, who fired out a bet of 100,000.

Ilies responded with a check-jam to 540,000, and after a bit of thought, Loesche made the call.

Bogdan Ilies: 10♠9♠ All in
Andreas Loesche: A♣Q♣

Ilies had two pair, nines and sixes, versus Loesche's flush draw.

The 3♣ hit on the turn to put Loesche in front, but it was followed by the 10♦ river to improve Ilies to a full house, much to his delight, who gave the table a whack in celebration and pumped his fist as he was shipped the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Ilies	1,500,000 900,000	900,000
Andreas Loesche	505,000 445,000	445,000
Miroslav Matula	500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Andreas Loesche Bogdan Ilies Miroslav Matula