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

09-28-2025 14:28 UTC+2

River Splits the Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marin Beslic in the hijack saw his 175,000-chip stack being called by Zoltan Vrancsik in the big blind.

Marin Beslic: A♦K♣ All in
Zoltan Vrancsik: A♠J♦

Beslic was on his way to double up, but he saw two pair appear on a board of 7♠7♥3♦10♣3♠ to make him split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Vrancsik	195,000 56,000	56,000
Marin Beslic	180,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Marin Beslic Zoltan Vrancsik

09-28-2025 14:24 UTC+2

Vranken Slays Pichler's Kings

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dieter Pichler opened from early position and Antoine Vranken shoved from middle position for around 130,000. When it got back to Pichler, he called.

Antoine Vranken: 9♠9♦ All in
Dieter Pichler: K♠K♥

It was bad news for Vranken, who had run head first into the cowboys of Pichler. However, it looked like he would be bailed out as the J♣A♣9♥ flop gave him a set of nines. No kings were in sight on the 2♥6♣ runout, and Vranken doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Vranken	290,000 128,000	128,000

Dieter Pichler	140,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Antoine Vranken Dieter Pichler

09-28-2025 14:22 UTC+2

Fluegel Scores a Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Petru Tarlev moved all in for 125,000 in the hijack, Kevin Fluegel reshoved on the button, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Petru Tarlev: Q♥J♦ All in
Kevin Fluegel: A♥Q♠

Tarlev found himself dominated and was already up from his seat as the flop came K♠7♠3♣. The rest of the board ran out 6♠K♥ and Fluegel's ace earned him the pot and sent Tarlev to the long payout line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Fluegel	500,000 42,000	42,000
Petru Tarlev	Busted

Tags: Kevin Fluegel Petru Tarlev

09-28-2025 14:20 UTC+2

Bunn Doubles Through Katidis

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Akin Sarigoez opened from the hijack. Fotios Katidis in the cutoff three-bet to 100,000, Robert Bunn in the big blind moved all-in for 73,000 and Sarigoez folded.

Robert Bunn: A♦Q♥ All in
Fotios Katidis: A♠K♥

Katidis was in the lead, but Bunn was lucky enough to hit two pair on 5♣A♥7♦Q♦7♠ to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Akin Sarigoez	195,000 13,000	13,000
Robert Bunn	165,000 74,000	74,000
Fotios Katidis	25,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Fotios Katidis Robert Bunn Akin Sarigoez

09-28-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Alt Busts to a Straight Flush; Pflock Also Eliminated

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dinesh Alt committed the majority of his 59,000-chip stack preflop, and then called off his last chips when Felix Kretschmann shoved the button.

Dinesh Alt: Q♦10♠ All in
Felix Kretschmann: 8♥8♣

Alt was flipping, but didn't find much to work with on the 5♣A♦4♣ flop. A 7♣ on the turn removed some of his outs as Kretschmann picked up a straight flush draw, which he connected with on the 6♣ river!

Elsewhere, Pascal Pflock had his stack of 27,000 in preflop from middle position against Andrei Spataru, who was in the cutoff.

Pascal Pflock: A♦4♣ All in
Andrei Spataru: Q♦J♦

Spataru turned a jack on the 9♣6♠K♥J♥7♣ runout, which was enough to send Pflock to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Kretschmann	310,000 80,000	80,000

Andrei Spataru	170,000 41,000	41,000
Pascal Pflock	Busted
Dinesh Alt	Busted

Tags: Andrei Spataru Dinesh Alt Felix Kretschmann Pascal Pflock

09-28-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Double for Benkovic

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Eiselt opened to 16,000 from the button, and was met with a three-bet jam from Lukas Benkovic in the small blind to 54,000.

The big blind got out of the way, and Eiselt flicked in a calling chip.

Lukas Benkovic: A♥J♠ All in
David Eiselt: A♣4♦

Benkovic had Eiselt crushed, and he made two pair across the K♠Q♠J♣8♣A♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Eiselt	255,000 78,000	78,000
Lukas Benkovic	128,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: David Eiselt Lukas Benkovic

09-28-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Kordonskiy Survives on the River; Szilveszter Holds On With Kings

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Petre Anghel raised to 16,000 in the hijack before Villiel Kordonskiy moved all in for 40,000 from the cutoff. Andreas Rauh reshoved for 153,000 in the small blind, and Anghel folded.

Villiel Kordonskiy: A♠9♥ All in
Andreas Rauh: J♣J♦

Rauh had picked up jacks and was poised for the knockout as the board came 7♥4♦2♣8♣, but Kordonskiy caught the A♥ on the river to double up.

At another table, Gena Szilveszter was all in for 105,000 from the big blind and up against Jaroslav Peter in middle position.

Gena Szilveszter: K♦K♠ All in
Jaroslav Peter: A♣J♣

The flop came 9♥6♥7♣, while the 4♣ turn gave Peter additional outs with a flush draw. The 3♠ fell on the river and Szilveszter's kings held up to keep her tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petre Anghel	360,000 62,000	62,000
Gena Szilveszter	220,000 109,000	109,000
Jaroslav Peter	120,000 33,000	33,000
Andreas Rauh	110,000 35,000	35,000
Villiel Kordonskiy	100,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Andreas Rauh Gena Szilveszter Jaroslav Peter Petre Anghel Villiel Kordonskiy

09-28-2025 14:13 UTC+2

Giudice Gets Langer

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sylvia Langer was all-in for 55,000 and at risk against Giovanni Giudice.

Sylvia Langer: A♠10♠ All in
Giovanni Giudice: J♦10♦

Langer had Giudice dominated, but Giudice flopped top two on the J♣10♥7♣ flop.

The K♠ turn gave Langer some further outs to the straight, but the 3♣ river was a brick to send her to the rail early in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giovanni Giudice	445,000 90,000	90,000
Sylvia Langer	Busted

Tags: Giovanni Giudice Sylvia Langer

09-28-2025 14:09 UTC+2

Zidek Dispatches Zappala Early

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Kai Cocklin

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Francesco Zappala shoved for 54,000 from early position and Patrik Zidek also moved all in from middle position for around 150,000.

Francesco Zappala: A♣7♥ All in
Patrik Zidek: 8♠8♥

Zappala finished fifth in the Mini Main event yesterday, but wasn't going to go any better in the Colossus as the K♣K♥10♥7♠3♥ runout wasn't enough to keep him alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Zidek	230,000 80,000	80,000
Francesco Zappala	Busted

Tags: Francesco Zappala Patrik Zidek

09-28-2025 14:08 UTC+2

Ben Hamu Hits the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rafael Ben Hamu moved all-in for 8,000 from under the gun and faced Henry Dupont in the cutoff.

Rafael Ben Hamu: J♦6♦ All in
Henry Dupont: K♠Q♠

Dupont flopped top pair on 9♥2♣K♣, but Ben Hamu still had hopes of doubling up thanks to the 6♣ turn. The 9♣ river however sealed his fate and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Dupont	150,000 40,000	40,000
Rafael Ben Hamu	Busted

Tags: Henry Dupont Rafael Ben Hamu