Daniel Pidun Closes Book on Rozvadov With 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event Title

Summary

Daniel Pidun won the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event at King’s Resort, Rozvadov, outlasting a 659-entry field to claim his first WSOP bracelet and the €1,140,000 top prize. The title came in dramatic fashion when Pidun’s pocket aces beat Gerald Karlic’s jacks in a preflop cooler to end the tournament.

Pidun — an EPT Berlin Main Event champion from 2013 who has rarely played since — only returns to events sporadically while running a family cell-phone parts business. His victory also made him and his brother Thomer the seventh pair of siblings to each win WSOP bracelets. The series announced that WSOP Europe will move from King’s Resort to the Hilton Prague next year.

Key Points

Daniel Pidun won the 2025 WSOP Europe Main Event, taking home €1,140,000 from a €6,138,585 prize pool.
The final hand was a preflop cooler: Pidun’s pocket aces defeated Gerald Karlic’s pocket jacks to secure the title.
This is Pidun’s first WSOP bracelet; his previous big result was winning the EPT Berlin Main Event in 2013.
Pidun is a rare live player now — he plays only occasionally while running a business with his brother Thomer, who already has a WSOP bracelet.
The heads-up match with Gerald Karlic featured major chip swings, several double-ups and lengthy tactical battles before the decisive cooler.
Final table payouts ranged from €110,000 for eighth place to €1,140,000 for first; full final table results are listed in the original report.
WSOP Europe will relocate from Rozvadov’s King’s Resort to the Hilton Prague for the next festival, marking the end of an era in Rozvadov.

Why should I read this?

Short version: brilliant poker drama and an end-of-era moment. If you like under-the-radar champions, huge live swings and a tidy narrative — ex-champion who barely plays comes back to snatch the biggest prize in Europe while Rozvadov closes its chapter — this one’s for you. Also, if you follow WSOP venue moves or sibling storylines in poker, don’t miss it.