🏴‍☠️ Pirates' Poker Treasure 2025 ✍️ LIVE BLOG

Stefano Atzei
Dec 18, 2025
16 min read

Updated: Dec 22, 2025

With barely enough time to unpack our bags, we’re already back at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, bringing you coverage of another major live event, right after the People’s Poker Tour Main Event in Nova Gorica.

This time the spotlight is on the Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty, a €1,000,000 guaranteed tournament with a €480 buy-in, set to take us through an action-packed weekend of bounties, deep runs, and high-stakes moments.

Are you ready to set sail with us on a brand-new adventure?

Report Day1 E - CLICK HERE

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Report Day1 G - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 H - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 I - CLICK HERE

Report Day1 L - CLICK HERE

Report Day2 - CLICK HERE

PAYOUT STRUCTURE

🎥 FINAL TABLE LIVE STREAMING HERE 👇

Mon 22 Dec -18:30 - The final table is set, Phung ahead!

A lot has happened over the last two hours of play, and the field has now been reduced to nine players. The Final Table is officially set.

The last elimination came in 10th place, with Deep Khandra Singh knocking out one of the three remaining Italian players, Giovanni Basta. The hand unfolded at 100,000/200,000 blinds, when Basta opened to 400,000 and Singh moved all-in with Ace-Queen of clubs. Basta snap-called holding Ace-King, but the board ran clean, sending Singh to the Final Table with approximately 10,000,000 chips, right around the tournament average, good for about 40 big blinds.

At the same table, Lulei Hu lost some ground and will start the Final Table with just under 8,000,000 chips.

Meanwhile, all eyes were on the Feature Table, where Helmut Phung (pic above) put on a real show, eliminating multiple opponents and surging into the chip lead with over 20,000,000 chips. Also seated at the Feature Table was Stefan Drusca, who was unable to further increase his stack after the redraw but still holds a solid position with around 10,000,000 chips.

The Final Table is about to begin. Stay tuned for the next updates as the tournament reaches its decisive stage.

The Final Table is set with nine players remaining. Below is the full seat draw with chip counts as play resumes:

Seat 1 – Lulei Hu: 7,650,000
Seat 2 – Helmut Phung: 20,350,000
Seat 3 – Victor Guillaume Alban Pahon: 8,750,000
Seat 4 – Deep Khandra Singh: 11,625,000
Seat 5 – Simon Politoski: 10,200,000
Seat 6 – Stefan Aleksandru Drusca: 13,025,000
Seat 7 – Youssef Ananouk: 6,075,000
Seat 8 – Daniele Sacchi: 9,300,000
Seat 9 – Don Giovanni Casanova: 4,525,000

Helmut Phung starts the Final Table as the clear chip leader, while several stacks sit in the middle range, setting up an open and dynamic battle for the title.

Eliminations – Positions 16 to 10

The run to the Final Table also claimed several notable names. Here are the eliminations from 16th to 10th place, along with their payouts:

16th – Jelka Andelic (Croatia) – €2,550
15th – Salvatore Scirè (Italy) – €3,500
14th – Anthony Piccioli (Italy) – €3,500
13th – Antonio Iannei (Italy) – €3,500
12th – Benno Jobst (Germany) – €3,500
11th – Viktor Rau (Austria) – €4,900
10th – Giovanni Basta (Italy) – €7,900 (including ticket)

With Basta’s elimination in tenth place, the tournament officially reached its nine-handed Final Table, setting the stage for the decisive showdown

Mon 22 Dec -16:30 - New seat redraw, 16 left, Lulei ahead!

New update from King’s Resort in Rozvadov, where the field is now down to 16 players. A seat redraw has just taken place and play resumes on two tables.

Blinds are 80,000/160,000, ante 160,000, with an average stack of 6 million chips.

Out in front is Lulei Hu, now seated at the outer table with approximately 11.5 million chips. Simon Politoski (pic above), who had dropped very short earlier, has regained ground and is now back up to around 7.5 million.

Stefan Drusca has been moved to the Feature Table and is once again commanding the action with a massive stack of about 13.5 million chips, after eliminating Sven Kirchner, winner of a previous EuroRounders event, who exited in 18th place.

Several Italian players remain in contention, including Antonio Iannei, one of the main protagonists of the entire weekend. Also still in the field is Victor Pahon, another EuroRounders winner, currently seated at the outer table.

Among the remaining players we also find Salvatore Scirè, now quite short and playing at the Feature Table. Helmut Phung continues with a strong stack and has also been moved to the Feature Table, alongside Anthony Piccioli. Jelka Andelic, who was very short earlier, has managed to double up and now sits at around 3 million chips at the outer table.

At the same table, Giovanni Basta is among the shorter stacks after losing a key pot with pocket queens, while Daniele Sacchi is also still in action there. Completing the field is “Don Giovanni” Casanova, the French player of Italian origin, who is back in play as action resumes.

Play is now back underway, and we’ll provide another update as the tournament approaches the final table stage.

The list of eliminations from 28th to 17th place, along with the corresponding payouts, can be found below.

Eliminations – Positions 28 to 17

28th – Alireza Panahandeh (Germany) – €1,300
27th – Renaldo Bueschi (Switzerland) – €1,850
26th – Massimo Capurro (Italy) – €1,850
25th – Gennaro Loffredo (Italy) – €1,850
24th – Dirk Francovich (Germany) – €1,850
23rd – Leonhard Jonas Beutlhauser (Germany) – €1,850
22nd – Basim Kalam (Germany) – €1,850
21st – Onur Gizir (Germany) – €1,850
20th – Ismail Kalkan (Germany) – €2,550
19th – Jean-Christoph Roecklin (France) – €2,550
18th – Sven Kirchner (Germany) – €2,550
17th – Martin Willy Eduard Drescher (Germany) – €2,550

Mon 22 Dec -14:45 - Seat redraw, 24 left, Drusca still ahead, Lulei follows!

Day 2 of the 🏴‍☠️ Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event has just come to an end after attracting a massive 1,531 total entries. The field has now been reduced to 28 players, all advancing to the Final Day, scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 22.

The standout performer of the day was Romania’s Stefan Drusca, who closed the session with a commanding 9,710,000 chips, roughly three times the tournament average. Very close behind is Lulei Hu, the Italian-Chinese regular, who bags 9,490,000 chips after being one of the most dominant figures on the tournament floor. While Drusca spent most of the day at the Feature Table, Hu followed a different path — yet the outcome was the same, as the two clearly set the pace throughout Day 2.

Both players were interviewed at the end of the night to share their thoughts after a long and demanding session. We start, naturally, with the Day 2 chip leader, Stefan Drusca.

Looking at the Top 5 stacks, alongside Drusca and Hu, we find Helmut Phung in third place with 6,200,000 chips, another major protagonist of the day. He is followed by Germany’s Lucky Me with 5,000,000, while Anthony Piccioli rounds out the top five on 4,870,000 chips.

Below you’ll find the complete list of all 28 players advancing to the Final Day.

Mon 22 Dec - 02:30 - Stefan Drusca is Day 2 chip leader!

A last-ditch battle, but in the end Stefan Drusca manages to carry the largest stack into the next stage, thanks to a spectacular hand that we detailed in today’s report, available at THIS LINK.

Second place goes to Lulei Hu, the undisputed dominator of the tournament for long stretches of play. The gap between the two protagonists is razor-thin, with only a few hundred thousand chips separating them as the action continues on opposite sides of the room.

Mon 22 Dec - 00:00 - Phung rises atop, new break!

Another break is underway here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. Since the previous update, Michele Tocci, Luigi Pignataro, and Antonio Fragale have all been eliminated, despite holding solid positions just a few hours earlier.

At the top of the chip count, Jelka Andelic and Stefan Drusca both remain above the 3 million mark. A quick walk around the tables shows Lulei Hu still in contention with a slightly reduced stack of around 2.5 million chips.

Over the last two hours, however, the spotlight has shifted to Helmut Phung, who has surged to the top of the provisional chip count with an imposing stack of over 5 million chips. Phung is seated at the same table as Jelka Andelic, and the dynamic between the two big stacks is drawing plenty of attention from the room.

Also still in the field is Christopher Campisano, currently holding approximately 800,000 chips, while Antonio Iannei continues his run with about 2.5 million. At the feature table, former People’s Poker Tour Main Event champion Daniele Trippi is hovering around the tournament average.

Play is currently at 20,000/40,000, ante 40,000. Players will return from the 15-minute break with 57 players remaining, and action will resume at 25,000/50,000, ante 50,000, with an average stack of 1.6 million chips.

As for the Mystery Bounty, there are still no major developments: both the €45,000 top bounty and the €30,000 second top bounty remain unclaimed, while one of the €15,000 bounties has already been taken.

Sun 21 Dec - 21:45 - Stefan Drusca massive chip leader!

As for the Mystery Bounty, there are still no major developments: both the €45,000 top bounty and the €30,000 second top bounty remain in play, while one of the €15,000 bounties has been claimed.

More updates to follow as the tournament pushes deeper into Day 2.

Sun 21 Dec - 21:45 - Stefan Drusca massive chip leader!

Quick update from King’s Resort in Rozvadov, as we approach the second break of the day. There are 100 players still in contention for a seat at the Final Day.

Current blinds are 10,000/20,000, ante 20,000, with an average stack of 918,000 chips.

Out in front once again is Romania’s Stefan Drusca, who continues to dominate the field with an impressive stack of around 4.5 million chips, still hovering between four and five times the tournament average.

A big move up the chip count also comes from Jelka Andelic (pic above), a regular here at King’s Resort, who managed to eliminate two players in a single hand. Andelic called a three-way all-in holding bottom set on an 8-3-2 board, beating one opponent’s overpair and another’s top pair. The massive pot boosts her stack to over 3 million chips.

Also firmly inside the overall Top 5 is Lulei Wu, sitting on a powerful stack of more than 3.5 million chips. Plenty of familiar faces from the EuroRounders circuit are still in the mix, including Stefano Aprile, a frequent finalist, Antonio Iannei with around 1.2 million, and Christopher Campisano on approximately 700,000 chips.

Still alive as well are Antonio Fragale with 900,000, and Luigi Pignataro, currently among the shorter stacks with 400,000 chips. Michele Tocci is very short with just over 10 big blinds, while Paul Adrian Kovaciu has been eliminated, ending his run in this Day 2.

More updates coming as the action continues toward the Final Day.

Sun 21 Dec - 19:00 - Dinner break!

As we write, players in the Day 2 of the 🏴‍☠️ Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event are heading into a 40-minute break here at King’s Resort. The field is now down to 144 players from a final total of 1,531 entries.

The tournament is playing for a first prize of €125,500, plus a €3,000 package for the upcoming King’s Million Main Event.

Current blinds are 5,000/10,000, ante 10,000, with an average stack of 630,000 chips.

Out in front is Stefan Drusca, the only player above the 2.5 million mark, holding a stack worth nearly five times the tournament average.

Play will resume shortly after the break, with several familiar names still in contention. Among the Italians are Michele Tocci, Antonio Fregale, and Christopher Campisano, all regulars at King’s Resort.

Also still in the mix are Szymon Polito2ski, chip leader of one of the turbo flights, Lulei Hu (pic above) and Daniele Trippi, fresh off his win at the People’s Poker Tour Main Event in Nova Gorica, Romania’s Paul Kovaciu, another King’s regular, and many other well-known faces.

Stay tuned on our channels to follow how Day 2 of the 🏴‍☠️ Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event unfolds.

Sun 21 Dec - 16:45 - Szymon Politowski is Day1 L chip leader!

With the second-best stack overall, Poland's Politowski takes the lead on the last available flight! All details on our daily report at THIS LINK.

Sun 21 Dec - 14:45 - 267 entries on Day1 L!

We’re writing during Level 13 here at King’s Resort, where Day 1J, the final flight of the Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event, is underway.

Blinds are currently 3,000/6,000, ante 6,000, with an average stack of 143,000 chips. There are 112 players still in action out of a final total of 267 entries, as late registration officially closed at the end of Level 10.

As per the tournament structure, only 12.5% of the field will advance, meaning 34 players will qualify for Day 2 from this last available flight. Action is expected to continue for another six to seven levels before the day concludes.

Stay tuned to find out who will secure a seat for Day 2 from the final flight of the event.

Sun 21 Dec - 04:15 - DENO BUENO is Day1 I chip leader!

With over 1.3M in chips, Germany's DENO BUENO takes the lead on the last flight of the day. All details on our dialy report at THIS LINK.

Sun 21 Dec - 01:15 - Firat Baltaci is Day1 H chip leader!

Firat Baltaci steals the spotlight on Day 1H at the 🏴‍☠️ Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty!

The Dutch player closes the flight on top with a massive 1,777,000-chip stack, taking over the overall chip lead after Day 1H at King’s Resort.

📌 All the details are available in our Daily Report — THIS LINK

Sat 20 Dec - 23:30 - Bubble time on Day1 H!

Play has reached Level 17 here at King’s Resort for Day 1H of the 🏴‍☠️ Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event. There are 52 players still in contention for a seat into Day 2, as the tournament moves closer to the bubble phase.

Current blinds are 8,000/16,000, ante 16,000, with an average stack of 450,000 chips.

On the left side of the room, action continues in Day 1I, which has attracted 300 entries so far. There are 148 players still at the tables, playing 1,500/3,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante, and an average stack of 120,000 chips.

Play in both flights is set to continue late into the night.

Sat 20 Dec - 20:00 - Break on Day1 I, 397 entries on Day1 H!

We’re writing as Day 1I Speed, the second of today’s two scheduled flights, has just gone on a 40-minute dinner break here at King’s Resort. The Speed flight has recorded 173 entries so far, with 148 players still in action. Play will resume at 400/800 blinds, with the average stack sitting just above the starting stack.

On the opposite side of the room, Day 1H, the first flight of the day, is currently in Level 12. The field has reached its final count of 397 entries, as late registration closed two levels ago. There are 121 players still seated, with blinds at 2,500/5,000, ante 5,000, and an average stack of 196,000 chips.

Action will continue for another 20 minutes before what is expected to be the final 15-minute break of the day.

Sat 20 Dec - 17:00 - Over 350 entries on Day1 H!

First update of the day from King’s Resort in Rozvadov, where play has reached Level 8 of Day 1H, the first of two flights scheduled for today, both featuring 40-minute levels.

The field currently counts 350 entries, with 213 players still in action. Blinds are at 800/1,600, ante 2,600, and the average stack stands at 100,000 chips, up from the 60,000 starting stack.

Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10, meaning three more levels plus a 20-minute break are still available for new entries or re-entries.

As usual, play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains. The same structure will apply to the second flight of the day, Day 1I, which will run in speed format with 30-minute levels and is scheduled to start at 6:00 PM, also in the main poker room at King’s Resort.

Stay tuned for continuous updates throughout this busy pre-holiday Saturday at the Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty Main Event.

Sat 20 Dec - 04:00 - GT90 is Day1 G chip leader!

With 834K in chips, "GT90" takes the lead on Day1 G! All details on our daily report at THIS LINK.

Sat 20 Dec - 02:45 - Bubble time on Day1 G!

Day 1G has reached Level 16 here at King’s Resort, with 17 players still in action and 16 seats available for Day 2. One more elimination is needed to close the flight and proceed to bagging.

Current blinds are 6,000/12,000, ante 12,000, with an average stack of just under 437,000 chips, compared to the 60,000 starting stack.

All eyes are now on the next bustout, which will officially end the second and final flight of the day.

Stay connected on our website to find out who will finish on top of Day 1G, the second of today’s scheduled flights at King’s Resort.

Sat 20 Dec - 00:30 - Jean Christoph Roecklin is Day1 F chip leader!

With over 1.1M in chips, France's Jean Christoph Roecklin takes the lead on Day1 F! All details on our daily report at THIS LINK!

Fri 19 Dec - 23:00 - Bubble time on Day1 F!

We’re reporting from King’s Resort in Rozvadov as Day 1F has reached the money bubble. There are 25 players still at the tables, with only 24 set to qualify for Day 2. The flight has attracted a total of 191 entries.

Current blinds are 6,000/12,000, ante 12,000, with an average stack of 450,000 chips. All eyes are now on the next elimination, which will officially end the day and send the remaining players to bag their chips.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Day 1G is in progress. The evening flight counts 128 players currently in action at Level 5, with blinds at 1,000/2,000, ante 2,000. The average stack stands at 120,000 chips, double the starting stack. Total entries are 128 so far, with late registration still open for two more levels.

Action is also underway in the Friday Night Turbo, which has recorded 75 entries. There are 55 players still competing at Level 5, with a €10,000 guaranteed prize pool. Late registration remains open, and the payout positions have yet to be defined.

More updates coming as the action continues at King’s Resort.

Fri 19 Dec - 18:00 - Day1 G begins!, 183 on Day1 F!

Fri 19 Dec - 16:00 - 133 after the lunch break!

Players have just returned from the 40-minute break here at King’s Resort for Day 1F of the Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty. There are currently 84 players still seated at the tables, with 133 total entries recorded so far.

Late registration remains open for four more levels, and the average stack sits at 95,000 chips. Play will continue until the field is reduced to 12.5%, determining the qualifiers for Day 2.

Action is also underway in the Pot-Limit Omaha Side Event, featuring a €10,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament is now in Level 6, with 34 entries registered and 18 players still in contention. Late registration is open for two more levels.

More updates to follow as the action continues at King’s Resort.

Fri 19 Dec - 03:30 - Deep Kandra Singh is Day1 E chip leader!

Fri 19 Dec - 02:30 - Last bits of Day1 E!

The final moments of the day are underway here at King’s Resort for Day 1E, with 11 players still battling for a seat into Day 2. Only 8 players will qualify.

Play is currently at Level 15, with blinds at 5,000/10,000, ante 10,000. In 10 minutes, the level will increase to 6,000/12,000, ante 12,000.

The last scheduled break of the day is set for the end of the upcoming level, unless the field reaches the required number of qualifiers before then.

Stay tuned for the final update of the day, followed by the full Day 1E report.

Fri 19 Dec - 00:30 - Late reg closed, 23 left!

Quick update from King’s Resort, where play has reached Level 11 and late registration has just closed. The flight ends with 64 total entries, with 23 players still seated at the tables.

Current blinds are 2,000/4,000, ante 4,000.

The average stack stands at 166,000 chips.

The next break is scheduled at the end of Level 12.

When play resumes, blinds will increase to 2,500/5,000, ante 5,000.

Play will continue until the field is reduced to 12.5% of the entries, which in this case means 8 players left, all guaranteed a €600 minimum cash.

Fri 19 Dec - 22:30 - Approaching the second day break

We’re writing from King’s Resort in Rozvadov during Level 8 of play. There are 13 minutes left before the second break of the day, with 33 players currently seated out of 53 total entries so far.

Late registration and re-entries remain open for two more levels.

Play has resumed with blinds at 800/1,600, ante 1,600, and the next level will move up to 1,200/2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

The average stack is now around 100,000 chips, compared to the 60,000 starting stack.

Meanwhile, players in the satellite for Day 1F are currently on break. Level 4 has just ended, with 46 players still in action out of 76 entries. Late registration remains open for eight more levels.

The 18 Dec - 21:15 - 41 entries after the first break!

Fifteen minutes past 9:00 PM here at King’s Resort, where Day 1E of the Pirate’s Poker Treasure – Mystery Bounty is underway. The field currently counts 34 players still in action out of 41 total entries so far.

Play is approaching the end of Level 5. Blinds are about to move from 400/800 with a 800 ante to 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

The average stack sits at 72,000 chips, up from the 60,000 starting stack.

The schedule includes three more levels before the second break of the day. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10.

Action has also just started in the satellite for Day 1F, which will be played tomorrow. The satellite features a €70 buy-in, with 38 entries so far and 37 players still in the field after the first elimination. A total of 10 tickets guaranteed are up for grabs, with several hours of play still ahead.