The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe is underway at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, and it has been notable in that new names have appeared on the medal stand. In the first four tournaments, players who aren’t household names have been taking the gold bracelets. This isn’t to say they aren’t successful… Read more »
It wasn’t exactly a wire-to-wire victory, but it was a victory all the same. Omar Eljach began the eight-handed final table of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event on Wednesday as the chip leader, and in the wee hours of Thursday morning, he held all the chips, giving him his first-ever WSOP… Read more »
The final table of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is set and it is Sweden’s Omar Eljach who enters Wednesday with the chip lead. Eight players remain, battling for the bracelet and the €1,380,129 first prize. Anything can happen at a final table – and anything usually does – but at… Read more »
The money bubble popped at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) on Monday as just 42 players remain from the original 763 entries. France’s Alexandre Reard is the chip leader heading into Tuesday’s Day 4 with 5.100 million chips, the only player over the 5 million mark. After Reard, just two players have… Read more »
Lubos Laska had a significant chip lead entering the final day of the World Series of Poker Europe €550 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Colossus event and though it was not a smooth ride on Monday, he arrived at his destination safely, winning the tournament and €170,568. This was the first WSOP gold bracelet of Laska’s poker… Read more »
The Opener is now closed The first event of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, the €350 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em “The Opener,” may have started Monday’s Day 3 with more players than originally planned, but it still ended up in the same spot, crowning the first champion of the Series. Emerging from the field… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe is down to the final stretch, as just seven players remain out of 688 total entries. The original intent going into Tuesday’s Day 4 was to call it a night when only six players still had chips, and they had time to get there, but in the end,… Read more »
The record-breaking 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is nearing the end, as just 32 players remain of the original 688 entries. Bulgaria’s Dimitar Yosifov is the chip leader at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, with 5.880 million chips in his stack. After Yosifov, it is a virtual tie for second place… Read more »
Dodging the restrictions imposed by the Czech government, the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe’s Main Event has wrapped up action on their first Day One of action. The number of players that have come to felt will ensure that it will be one of the most well-attended WSOP-E Main Event’s in the history of… Read more »
Everyone has been excited by the 2021 World Series of Poker. The schedule has run without incident, even being able to shift on the fly with the announcement of two new Day Ones for the Championship Event due to international restrictions for COVID being eased. But poker players always have to be looking for that… Read more »
2020 has seen many special events either postponed or canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The British Open golf tournament, the New York City and Boston Marathons, and Wimbledon were all canceled this year while other events such as the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball saw significant… Read more »
With the majority of the sporting world either postponing their marquee events or canceling them altogether – the All-England Tennis Club’s cancelation of the 2020 Wimbledon tennis tournament is the most recent occurrence – due to the COVID-19 (or coronavirus) outbreak, there are few events that haven’t been touched. One of the events that hasn’t… Read more »
In one of the most colossal mistakes in the history of the World Series of Poker, a tabulation error in the race for the WSOP Player of the Year has resulted in a change atop the standings. Instead of Daniel Negreanu winning his third POY title (no one else has won more than one), Australia’s… Read more »
It has all come down to one dramatic final day at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe. 11 men will return to the King’s Casino in Rozvadov on Monday to determine the champion of the Colossus. Also important is the race for the WSOP Player of the Year, with one contender left with a… Read more »
The final event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, the €550 Colossus, has wrapped up its multiple Day Ones and been able to exceed the guarantee that was placed on the tournament. As Day 2 action begins today, there’s a big prize pool out there to carve up and four men will be… Read more »
There’s been a champion crowned in the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, but the festivities haven’t ended quite yet. After battling through two of the toughest pros in the game today in Anthony Zinno and Dario Sammartino, Alexandros Kolonias defeated Claas Segebrecht to earn one of the most prestigious prizes in poker.… Read more »
The second-largest World Series of Poker Europe (WSOP Europe) Main Event of all time moves into Day 4 as just 42 of the original 541 entries remain in the field. Julien Martini is the chip leader after three days with nearly 6 million chips. Martini is well ahead of the pack; Dario Sammartino is more… Read more »
They haven’t quite reached the money at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event but, after the completion of Day 2, that target is within sight. Only 129 players remain, with 82 of them being paid from the €5.1 million-plus prize pool, and Lithuania’s Paulius Vaitiekunas leading the way. On another front, Daniel… Read more »
We’re coming into the home stretch of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe and the action is beginning to heat up. Not only was the championship of the €100,000 Diamond High Roller determined, many of the denizens at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov took their first shots at glory in the €10,000 Main Event.… Read more »
The final few preliminary events are playing out at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, that is if you can call a €100,000 poker tournament a “preliminary” event. Day 2 of the €100,000 Diamond High Roller has completed action, with Russia’s Anatoly Filatov holding the lead over €250,000 Super High Roller runner up Chin… Read more »
The most decorated World Series of Poker player of all time and the most recent WSOP Main Event champion came close to adding to their legacies this week, but close will have to satisfy them, as both fell just short of titles. Phil Hellmuth finished second in the €25,500 Mixed Games Championship and Hossein Ensan… Read more »
We said it was possible and Shaun Deeb is getting it done. Deeb, currently in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, for the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe festivities, has passed the man who led at the end of the WSOP in Las Vegas, Robert Campbell, to take over the lead in the race for WSOP Player… Read more »
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe is running full bore at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. While the early action has been dominated by the European pros, the event that many wanted to see – the €250,000 Super High Roller – did not fail to bring the star power. In fact, that… Read more »
We are three days into the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe and if you have been wondering if you will be able to watch any of the competition, the answer is yes, you will. Today, Poker Central announced its streaming schedule for the WSOP Europe. The first broadcast is tomorrow on PokerGO and episodes… Read more »
In 2019, the World Series of Poker has provided us with some great moments. From record-setting events like the Millionaire Maker and the “Big 50” to the stirring moment that Hossein Ensan captured poker’s World Championship, the WSOP has made history. That history, at least for 2019, will come to a close over the next… Read more »
