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DANIEL PIDUN WINS THE 2025 WSOP EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT
Las Vegas, Nevada (October 8, 2025) - After five days of play that saw two Day One flights and plenty of memorable hands, a new champion has been crowned in the 2025 WSOP Europe €10,350 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event European Championship.
Playing his way through a field of 659 poker players from around the world to reach a talented final table that included 2023 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Max Neugebauer, German poker player Daniel Pidun begins his reign as the defending WSOP Europe Main Event Champion after defeating runner-up Gerald Karlic (€757,000).
Receiving €1,140,000 and his first WSOP bracelet, Pidun joins the esteemed class of poker players to not only secure WSOP gold, but do so in a WSOP Main Event.
Daniel Pidun celebrates winning the final hand of the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event.
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2025 WSOP Europe No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Final Table Results:
1st Place: Daniel Pidun - €1,140,000
2nd Place: Gerald Karlic - €757,000
3rd Place: Murilo Garcia - €525,000
4th Place: Teemu Jaatinen - €370,000
5th Place: Claudio Di Giacomo - €265,000
6th Place: Max Neugebauer - €195,000
7th Place: Catalin Pop - €145,000
8th Place: Matthias Gude - €110,000
9th Place: Robert Ashelm - €84,985
A dramatic end to the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event
After securing a double-up to bring chip stacks nearly even during heads-up play, Austrian poker pro Gerald Karlic seemed to be on his way to achieving the comeback win, or at the very least extending what was already a lengthy heads-up match.
After Daniel Pidun raised preflop, Karlic responded with a three-bet, which was met with a four-bet from Pidun.
Looking down at pocket jacks, Karlic decided to put all of his remaining chips in play, only to be snap called by Pidun, who flipped over pocket aces.
Daniel Pudin showing off his first WSOP bracelet with friends.
(Photos from this article courtesy of PokerNews)
Despite flush opportunities arriving for Karlic on the turn, the river would be no help for the Austrian, as Pidun successfully used his pocket rockets to claim the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event title.
Congratulations to Daniel Pidun for his victory in the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event! We hope to see you and many WSOP bracelet winners at WSOP Super Circuit Cyprus and WSOP Paradise 2025.
