Event #8: €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2025 WSOP Europe

09-29-2025 22:43 UTC+1

Mao with a Full House

Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a limped pot, Dario Alioto in the small blind and Renji Mao in the big blind checked a flop of 2♠J♣J♠.

On the 6♦ turn, Alioto bet 80,000, but Mao didn't back down and called.

Alioto checked the 8♥ river, so Mao seized this opportunity to bet 200,000. Alioto snap-called, but mucked his cards after Mao revealed Q♦J♥8♣3♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,980,000 720,000	720,000

Renji Mao	3,950,000 350,000	350,000

Grzegorz Derkowski	2,070,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Renji Mao

09-29-2025 22:36 UTC+1

Derkowski Constantly in the Action

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Grzegorz Derkowski limped the button before Dario Alioto potted it to 320,000 out of the small blind. Derkowski called.

Alioto announced a bet of 800,000 on the 5♦7♠10♣ flop, and Derkowski snap-folded.

On the next hand, Renji Mao completed from the small blind and Derkowski checked out of the big blind.

Both players checked the 5♠A♥4♠ flop to see the 2♦ hit the turn. Mao bet 100,000 and was met by a raise to around 350,000 by Derkowski. Mao immediately folded and surrendered the pot to Derkowski.

A few hands later, Derkowski raised the button to 280,000, and Mao defended his big blind.

Mao went for a check-fold on the 10♥3♠2♥ flop after Derkowski bet 450,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	4,700,000 600,000	600,000

Renji Mao	3,600,000 350,000	350,000

Grzegorz Derkowski	1,700,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Grzegorz Derkowski Renji Mao

09-29-2025 22:29 UTC+1

Fahredin Mustafov Eliminated in 4th Place (€64,000)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Fahredin Mustafov limped from the button, and so did Grzegorz Derkowski in the small blind. Dario Alioto, in the big blind, however, raised to 320,000, and Mustafov was the only one to call.

Alioto announced a bet on a flop of 10♥J♠7♠, but he didn't have time to push chips forward because Mustafov was moving all in for 595,000. Alioto snap-called.

Fahredin Mustafov: K♠Q♠9♥5♦ All in
Dario Alioto: A♠A♦10♣3♠

Mustafov had a combo draw, but Alioto had higher spades in his flush draw. The 5♠ turn completed Alioto's nut flush, so Mustafov was already eliminated before the 8♥ river was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	4,100,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto Fahredin Mustafov Grzegorz Derkowski

09-29-2025 22:21 UTC+1

Zdenek Zizka Eliminated in 5th Place (€45,600)

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dario Alioto raised from the small blind and Zdenek Zizka jammed for 420,000 out of the big blind. Alioto called, and the players went to a showdown.

Zdenek Zizka: A♣A♠A♦6♦ All in
Dario Alioto: A♥Q♦10♠5♠

Zizka had three aces in his hand and needed a clean runout to double again. The dealer spread out a flop of 9♠2♠J♠, giving Alioto a flush. Zizka was drawing dead after the 4♠ turn rolled off as the 10♥ completed the board.

Zizka headed to the rail in fifth and Alioto was back up to over three million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,025,000 375,000	375,000

Zdenek Zizka	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto Zdenek Zizka

09-29-2025 22:16 UTC+1

Salih Atac Eliminated in 6th Place (€33,500)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Salih Atac opened to 210,000 from the cutoff. Renji Mao on the button three-bet to 720,000. Atac raised, and they ended up moving all their chips in for a massive 4,000,000-chip pot.

Salih Atac: A♦A♥4♥3♦ All in
Renji Mao: A♠A♣3♣2♠

With aces on both sides, Atac and Mao were about to split on Q♣5♦4♣K♥, but the 6♥ river completed a straight for Mao, who won the pot. With 1,815,000, Atac was very slightly covered and eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	3,950,000 2,015,000	2,015,000

Salih Atac	Busted

Tags: Renji Mao Salih Atac

09-29-2025 22:09 UTC+1

Zizka Survives Again

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Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Grzegorz Derkowski raised to 185,000 from under the gun and Zdenek Zizka jammed for 190,000 from the cutoff. Derkowski called when the action folded back to him.

Zdenek Zizka: Q♥Q♦9♦5♥ All in
Grzegorz Derkowski: K♣K♥J♠5♠

Zizka picked up a straight draw on the 10♣8♣7♣ flop. A 8♦ turn meant Zizka needed to hit the river to best Derkowski's cowboys. A J♣ completed the board, and Zizka had spiked a straight to survive.

Fahredin Mustafov commented after the hand, "He has nine lives."

One of Zizka's fans, Martin Kabrhel, who was on the rail, replied with, "Yes, he has nine wives."

Zdenek Zizka rivers a straight to survive

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Derkowski	1,970,000 30,000	30,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,600,000 50,000	50,000
Zdenek Zizka	505,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Grzegorz Derkowski Zdenek Zizka

Level: 25

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

09-29-2025 21:59 UTC+1

Zizka in a Tough Spot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After winning a pot from Fahredin Mustafov, Renji Mao defended his big blind against Zdenek Zizka, who opened to 210,000 from the hijack.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♦Q♣Q♠ that Zizka checked. Mao looked at Zizka's stack and bet 300,000.

Zizka went deep into the tank for almost three minutes, using four of his six time bank extensions. He eventually chose to fold to keep six big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	1,935,000 735,000	735,000

Zdenek Zizka	335,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Renji Mao Zdenek Zizka

09-29-2025 21:50 UTC+1

Mao Chips Up Through Atac

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Salih Atac completed from the small blind, and Renji Mao checked his option from the big blind.

They both checked the 10♥5♦3♠ flop and the J♠ hit the turn. Atac bet 125,000, which Mao called.

Another two checks came after the K♦ river, and Mao took down the pot with J♣7♣7♦4♠ for just a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salih Atac	1,900,000 200,000	200,000
Renji Mao	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Renji Mao Salih Atac

09-29-2025 21:48 UTC+1

Atac Gets Something Out of Alioto

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Dario Alioto limped the button and Salih Atac checked from the big blind.

A runout of 3♠2♥2♦A♠10♦ was checked all the way to the river before Atac led out for 125,000. Alioto quickly called and was forced to muck after Atac revealed 9♣7♣5♠4♦ for a wheel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	2,650,000 450,000	450,000

Salih Atac	2,100,000 115,000	115,000
Grzegorz Derkowski	2,000,000 20,000	20,000
Fahredin Mustafov	1,550,000 350,000	350,000
Renji Mao	1,000,000 80,000	80,000

Zdenek Zizka	520,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Salih Atac