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

09-28-2025 15:07 UTC+2

Criscio Spikes the River to Double

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rocco Criscio in the hijack was all-in and at risk for 93,000 against Mouaad Alwatik in the big blind.

Rocco Criscio: Q♣9♠ All in
Mouaad Alwatik: A♠7♣

Criscio was on the edge of elimination on 10♣8♥5♣5♦, but the Q♥ river saved him and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rocco Criscio	201,000 63,000	63,000
Mouaad Alwatik	53,000 166,000	166,000

Tags: Mouaad Alwatik Rocco Criscio

09-28-2025 15:03 UTC+2

Melchers Dispatches Ramos

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Luc Ramos shoved 84,000 from early position and when it got round to Dorian Melchers, he peeked at one of his cards and shrugged. When he looked at his second, he smiled and made the call.

Luc Ramos: A♣8♣ All in
Dorian Melchers: 7♦7♣

Ramos was in a flip, but couldn't find any help from the 9♠K♦4♥K♣K♠ runout, which meant he was sent to the rail as Melchers chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dorian Melchers	400,000 217,000	217,000
Luc Ramos	Busted

Tags: Dorian Melchers Luc Ramos

09-28-2025 14:58 UTC+2

Fedor Finds an Ace to Bust Two

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Michele Lawson raised to 25,000 in early position and Ivan Fedor three-bet to 90,000 in middle position. Luigi Soldati then moved all in for 115,000 in the cutoff, Lawson shoved for 120,000, and Fedor called to put both opponents at risk.

Luigi Soldati: 10♠10♥ All in
Michele Lawson: A♥3♥ All in
Ivan Fedor: A♣K♦

The flop came A♦4♠5♣ to give Fedor the lead with his ace, king-kicker, while Lawson also hit an ace with a straight draw. The turn was the 5♥, and Fedor's king-kicker continued to play after the 8♦ river to send both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Fedor	500,000 200,000	200,000
Michele Lawson	Busted

Luigi Soldati	Busted

Tags: Ivan Fedor Luigi Soldati Michele Lawson

09-28-2025 14:56 UTC+2

Ghezala Gets Thin Value

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A chunky pot of at least 210,000 had developed by the river on a board of Q♣10♦10♥9♦7♠, in a hand between Julien Ghezala and Valerio Parodo, both in middle position.

Ghezala slid out a bet of 115,000, and Parodo called relatively quickly.

Ghezala tabled 8♦8♥ for two pair, tens and eights, and that was good enough to force Parodo to muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Ghezala	705,000 210,000	210,000
Valerio Parodo	130,000 267,000	267,000

Tags: Julien Ghezala Valerio Parodo

09-28-2025 14:56 UTC+2

Aghaie Cracks Peukert's Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Armin Aghaie opened to 20,000 from under the gun. Christian Peukert on the button three-bet to 73,000, Aghaie moved all-in and Peukert snap-called.

Christian Peukert: A♣A♦ All in
Armin Aghaie: A♥Q♥

Peukert was obviously in the lead with aces, and even more on 2♥9♠2♠. However the 3♥8♥ runout changed everything by completing Aghaie's flush. With a 103,000-chip stack, Peukert was covered and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armin Aghaie	448,000 147,000	147,000
Christian Peukert	Busted

Tags: Christian Peukert Armin Aghaie

09-28-2025 14:54 UTC+2

Iannei Goes Out the Backdoor

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Abedel Douair shoved from early position for 118,000 and Antonio Iannei called in the hijack for his stack of 40,000.

Antonio Iannei: A♦K♥ All in
Abedel Douair: A♥10♣

Iannei was in a great spot to effectively triple up with his big slick, and his chances got better as the 8♠9♣5♠ flop missed both players. A J♠ on the turn did give Douair a straight draw, which he completed on the Q♦ river, ending Iannei's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aiguo Xu	440,000 10,000	10,000
Abedel Douair	200,000 32,000	32,000
Antonio Iannei	Busted

Tags: Abedel Douair Antonio Iannei

09-28-2025 14:53 UTC+2

Alimoradpour Cracks Bovy's Rockets

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Majid Alimoradpour opened to 20,000 from the hijack, and received a call from Frank Niermann in the small blind, before Samuel Bovy produced a three-bet to 103,000 from the big blind, leaving himself only 5,000 behind.

Alimoradpour took quite a bit of time to think things over, before he four-bet jammed, forcing out Niermann. Bovy quickly flicked in his remaining chip.

Samuel Bovy: A♠A♣ All in
Majid Alimoradpour: K♦10♣

Bovy had woken up with the goods, but the K♣J♠4♥ flop gave him cause for concern.

The 7♥ turn was a brick, but the 10♦ hit on the river to send Alimoradpour the pot with two pair, who gave the table a thump in celebration when the river landed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Alimoradpour	1,050,000 563,000	563,000
Frank Niermann	255,000 143,000	143,000
Samuel Bovy	Busted

Tags: Frank Niermann Majid Alimoradpour Samuel Bovy

09-28-2025 14:52 UTC+2

Sanz to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Adrien Sanz in the small blind jammed for 70,000 and Maor Zaharagi called from the big blind.

Adrien Sanz: 9♦8♣ All in
Maor Zaharagi: 2♠2♦

Sanz was hoping for a straight after the K♠10♦J♠ flop, but the 6♦J♦ runout didn't help him and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maor Zaharagi	405,000 209,000	209,000
Adrien Sanz	Busted

Tags: Maor Zaharagi Adrien Sanz

09-28-2025 14:49 UTC+2

Xu Coolers Iannei For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Iannei raised to 22,000 on the button before Aiguo Xu three-bet to 55,000 in the small blind. Iannei then moved all in, and Xu called for 214,000.

Aiguo Xu: A♠A♦ All in
Antonio Iannei: A♣K♣

Xu was on the right side of the preflop cooler, and the 2♠J♥5♥J♦8♣ board offered no help to Iannei as Xu doubled up, leaving Iannei nursing an extreme short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aiguo Xu	430,000 177,000	177,000
Antonio Iannei	35,000 173,000	173,000

Tags: Aiguo Xu Antonio Iannei

09-28-2025 14:46 UTC+2

Hitting the Rail

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eyal Hecht	Busted
Alexander Bernhardt	Busted
Oleg Reyant	Busted
Vasilis Nikolas	Busted
Giovanni Martinelli	Busted
Rene Majed	Busted
Robert Bunn	Busted
Renato Minicuci	Busted
Marcel Grubinger	Busted
Dimitrios Angelopoulos	Busted
Salvatore Lavolpe	Busted
Adrian Iacob	Busted
Bouwe Claushuis	Busted
Yannick Jobin	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted

Lukas Timko	Busted

Andrei Birgaoanu	Busted
Majid Noubarian	Busted
Teodor Tchakov	Busted
Pavel Svach	Busted
Robert Vizi	Busted
Marin Beslic	Busted
Stefan Necsanu	Busted
Andrei Spataru	Busted
Bogdan Roman	Busted

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