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

09-28-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Zaitsev Gets There on the River to Bust Saka

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alain Saka moved all in for 144,000 in middle position and Mikhail Zaitsev reshoved for 330,000 in the cutoff. Mohamed Saeg was on the button and clapped his hands together as he leaned back in his seat to consider the decision. "Good timing," Saka joked with him.

Saeg ended up folding, while small blind Alexey Mishuk also pretended to call before also sending his cards into the muck.

Alain Saka: A♦10♠ All in
Mikhail Zaitsev: 10♣10♥

"Good spot," Saka said once the cards were revealed, and he was proven right when the A♥K♥9♥ flop gave him top pair. The turn was the 5♦, but the 4♥ river improved Zaitsev to a flush.

"Almost," Saka, who finished runner-up in this event in 2023, added as he went off to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikhail Zaitsev	500,000 90,000	90,000
Alexey Mishuk	300,000 241,000	241,000
Mohamed Saeg	120,000 151,000	151,000
Alain Saka	Busted

Tags: Alain Saka Mikhail Zaitsev

09-28-2025 15:05 UTC+1

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

09-28-2025 15:15 UTC+1

WSOP Paradise Returns Dec. 4-18, Features $60M Gtd. Super Main Event

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Elijah Farrow

Level 21 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Get ready for the return of WSOP Paradise from December 4 to 18. Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas will play host to the winter version of poker's most fabled brand for the third year in a row.

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It will be the third iteration of WSOP Paradise with an unparalleled set of high roller and super high roller events, jointly curated and hosted by the WSOP and Triton Poker to ensure a world-class experience for all players.

2025 WSOP Paradise Festival Highlights

Event	Name	Starting Date	Buy-in
Event #1	WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty	Dec. 4	$2,500
Event #3	Triton Pot Limit Omaha Main Event	Dec. 5	$100,000
Event #5	Triton Invitational	Dec. 7	$250,000
Event #9	Triton No Limit Hold’em Main Event	Dec. 9	$100,000
Event #14	GGMillion$	Dec. 15	$25,000

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Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-28-2025 15:33 UTC+1

Flush for Turc

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The action was picked up on a board of 9♥10♥A♠5♥ with Michael Aflalo in the hijack betting 60,000 and Alexandre Turc in the big blind raising all-in for 195,000. Aflalo made the call.

Alexandre Turc: K♥4♥ All in
Michael Aflalo: A♥5♦

Turc hit a flush on the turn, but Aflalo with two pair still had a nut flush draw. The Q♣ river kept Turc in the lead and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Turc	535,000 343,000	343,000
Michael Aflalo	450,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Alexandre Turc Michael Aflalo

09-28-2025 15:33 UTC+1

Dan Hits the Flop, Rymar Smacks the River For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Gabriel Rymar raised to 30,000 in early position and Jakub Sterba three-bet to 90,000 on the button. Adrian Dan then moved all in for 325,000 in the small blind, Rymar reshoved, and Sterba folded.

Adrian Dan: 10♠10♣ All in
Gabriel Rymar: J♣J♠

Rymar had Dan crushed with his jacks, but the K♦10♥9♠ flop gave Dan the lead with a set. The 8♥ turn left him a card away from a double up, but Rymar spiked the J♥ on the river to make a higher set and send Dan to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Rymar	800,000 195,000	195,000

Przemyslaw Szymanski	720,000 80,000	80,000

Felix Seelentag	720,000 285,000	285,000

Jakub Sterba	580,000 170,000	170,000
Fabio Peluso	450,000 86,000	86,000

Patrick White	320,000 295,000	295,000

Frederic Delval	300,000 214,000	214,000
Toni Ravnak	220,000 7,000	7,000
Adrian Dan	Busted

Tags: Adrian Dan Gabriel Rymar Jakub Sterba

09-28-2025 15:37 UTC+1

Matula Finds Tough River Call

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Miroslav Matula limped from early position, and Mateusz Kaniowski completed in the small blind, before Matan Mesika knuckled his option in the big blind.

Action was checked to Matula on the J♠6♣4♣ flop, who fired out a bet of 25,000. Only Mesika called.

The 2♣ turn was checked to the J♥ river, where Mesika led out with a bet of 40,000.

Mitula called after a bit of thought, and saw his 3♦3♠ for two pair, jacks and threes, was good versus Mesika's A♣5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miroslav Matula	750,000 476,000	476,000
Mateusz Kaniowski	725,000 85,000	85,000
Matan Mesika	240,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Matan Mesika Mateusz Kaniowski Miroslav Matula

09-28-2025 15:38 UTC+1

Bahri Spikes a Set to Bust Aouraghe

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Safwane Bahri raised to 35,000 in the hijack, Hicham Aouraghe moved all in for 300,000 in the cutoff, and Bahri called.

Hicham Aouraghe: 5♥5♣ All in
Safwane Bahri: 7♣7♦

Bahri took an even bigger lead when the A♥6♦7♠ flop gave him a set, leaving Aouraghe drawing only to running cards. The Q♥ wasn't what he was looking for, and Aouraghe was already drawing dead by the 8♠ river.

"How could you call 300K?" he asked Bahri on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ducardo Ueberfeldt	850,000 150,000	150,000
Safwane Bahri	800,000 507,000	507,000
Mario Scalia	300,000 30,000	30,000
Hicham Aouraghe	Busted

Tags: Hicham Aouraghe Safwane Bahri

09-28-2025 15:39 UTC+1

Two For the Price of One For Palevic

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Iraklis Manikaros shoved under the gun for around 90,000 and Nadine Rohde shoved the small blind for slightly more. Rifat Palevic was in the big blind and called to both two players at risk.

Iraklis Manikaros: A♥6♥ All in
Nadine Rohde: A♠J♦ All in
Rifat Palevic: A♣K♥

Palevic had the goods and just needed to hold to score a double knockout. A flop of 2♦10♥4♠ was good for him, and it was almost all over by the time the K♠ hit the turn. Only a queen could save Rohde, but the 5♣ river wasn't it, which meant Palevic knocked out two opponents in one swoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rifat Palevic	800,000 120,000	120,000

Iraklis Manikaros	Busted
Nadine Rohde	Busted

Tags: Iraklis Manikaros Nadine Rohde Rifat Palevic

09-28-2025 15:43 UTC+1

Cornea Annihilates Aydin

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Okay Aydin jammed from the button for 350,000, and Sergiu Cornea quickly moved all in from the small blind with the slightly covering stack,. forcing out the big blind.

Okay Aydin: 8♣8♥ All in
Sergiu Cornea: A♥K♥

It was a fair fight, and Aydin looked to be heading for a double-up after the Q♣9♥3♠ flop and 4♣ turn.

However the A♠ hit on the river in cruel fashion to send Aydin to the rail.