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

09-29-2025 21:42 UTC+1

Derkowski Makes Everybody Fold

Maxime Taldir

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

Four-way in a limped pot on A♥9♣4♦, Zdenek Zizka in the hijack bet 120,000, and was called by Renji Mao on the button and Grzegorz Derkowski in the big blind.

All three of them checked the 3♣ turn leading to the 5♦ river, where Derkowski led out for 220,000.

Zizka folded, followed by Mao, who clearly didn't want to give his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grzegorz Derkowski	2,020,000 520,000	520,000
Renji Mao	1,080,000 165,000	165,000

Zdenek Zizka	700,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Grzegorz Derkowski Renji Mao Zdenek Zizka

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

09-29-2025 21:28 UTC+1

Dream River Keeps Zizka Alive

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Zdenek Zizka made it 175,000 on the button and Renji Mao called from the big blind.

Mao bet 225,000 on the 4♠9♥7♥ flop, which was for all of Zizka's stack. ZIzka rechecked his cards and thought for almost a minute, before electing to slide the rest of his chips into the middle and call.

Zdenek Zizka: A♦10♥10♠2♦ All in
Renji Mao: J♦J♥10♣5♦

Both players held overpairs, and it was Mao's pair of jacks that were currently in the lead.

The 5♥ turn gave Zizka some extra outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw. The dealer burned a card and peeled off the case 10♦ on the river, giving Zizka a set of tens. Mao shook his head in disbelief as he had to send some of his stack over to Zizka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	1,245,000 495,000	495,000

Zdenek Zizka	875,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Renji Mao Zdenek Zizka

09-29-2025 21:27 UTC+1

Mao Applies Pressure on Atac

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Renji Mao limped from under the gun to face the blinds on a flop of 3♦3♥6♦ that they all checked.

Salih Atac in the big blind led out for 75,000 on the J♠ turn. He was called by Mao, while Zdenek Zizka, in the small blind, check-folded.

The 8♥ river completed the board, and Atac checked. After using a time bank extension, Mao bet 200,000 and got Atac to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salih Atac	1,985,000 145,000	145,000
Renji Mao	1,740,000 240,000	240,000

Zdenek Zizka	405,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Renji Mao Salih Atac Zdenek Zizka

09-29-2025 21:21 UTC+1

Mustafov Takes One Down on the Flop

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After an orbit of raise and takes, Fahredin Mustafov limped the cutoff. Dario Alioto completed from the small blind, and Zdenek Zizka checked his option from the big blind after burning through one of his time banks.

Alioto and Zizka checked the 10♣2♦10♥ flop, allowing Mustafov to bet the minimum of 50,000. This was enough to earn Mustafov the pot, as both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,100,000 150,000	150,000

Fahredin Mustafov	1,200,000 125,000	125,000
Zdenek Zizka	460,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Fahredin Mustafov Zdenek Zizka

09-29-2025 21:14 UTC+1

Mao and Mustafov Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Salih Atac opened to 125,000 from the button. Renji Mao in the small blind three-bet to 425,000, then Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind moved all in for 975,000. Atac folded, and Mao snap-called.

Fahredin Mustafov: A♣A♥K♦10♣ All in
Renji Mao: A♠A♦K♣6♠

Both players almost had the exact same hand, so they split the pot with two pair on 6♥J♥5♣J♣3♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Salih Atac	2,130,000 170,000	170,000
Renji Mao	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Fahredin Mustafov	1,075,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Fahredin Mustafov Renji Mao Salih Atac

09-29-2025 21:08 UTC+1

Alioto Wins a Small Battle of the Blinds

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Tim Baker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Grzegorz Derkowski completed from the small blind before Dario Alioto made it 150,000 from the big blind. Derkowski continued with a call.

Two checks followed the 9♠6♠4♦ flop, and the K♠ appeared on the turn. Derkowski checked for a second time, and Alioto bet 75,000. Derkowski released his cards, and Alioto dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,250,000 150,000	150,000

Salih Atac	2,300,000 10,000	10,000
Renji Mao	1,600,000 150,000	150,000

Grzegorz Derkowski	1,500,000 330,000	330,000
Fahredin Mustafov	715,000 125,000	125,000
Zdenek Zizka	500,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Grzegorz Derkowski

09-29-2025 21:00 UTC+1

"This Table Is Unlucky"

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The six finalists asked to move to the main feature table after dinner break. From his new seat, Dario Alioto limped from the button. Zdenek Zizka in the small blind limped as well, so Salih Atac only had to check his option to discover a flop of 8♠3♣3♥.

After two checks, Alioto bet 50,000 and was only called by Zizka. They both checked the Q♦ turn and the 5♥ river, and Zizka won the pot with K♥10♥3♠2♠ (trip treys).

In the next hand, Dario Alioto, in the cutoff, raised to 100,000. Renji Mao defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♣6♥3♥ and Alioto continued for 65,000. Mao, however, check-raised to 250,000 and made Alioto fold.

“I changed my mind, this table is unlucky,” Alioto joked as Mao was pulling the pot towards him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,100,000 280,000	280,000

Renji Mao	1,450,000 140,000	140,000

Zdenek Zizka	540,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Renji Mao Salih Atac

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

09-29-2025 20:44 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 22 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	3,380,000 5,000	5,000

Salih Atac	2,290,000 5,000	5,000
Grzegorz Derkowski	1,830,000
Renji Mao	1,310,000 40,000	40,000

Fahredin Mustafov	840,000 260,000	260,000
Zdenek Zizka	350,000 175,000	175,000