In an oddly quiet announcement, the World Series of Poker released the schedule for the 2024 WSOP Europe last week. Slated for September 18 to October 9, the Series will once again be played at its long-term home of King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. 2024 WSOP consists of 15 gold bracelet events, culminating with… Read more »
15 more bracelets up for grabs The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe is underway at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, setting off on a three week festival during which 15 gold bracelets will be awarded. The Main event for the 14th running of WSOP Europe is slated to begin November 10. When the… 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 »
Paul Phua had $26 million in live tournament earnings in his career, but had never won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Until Wednesday morning. After two days of action, Phua emerged triumphant in the €25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Platinum High Roller event at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, winning €482,433. “It’s… 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 King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, was a gracious host for the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, so it was only natural that one of their “native sons” would take home the biggest prize. Czech native Josef Gulas was able to outlast the seven-man final table and, in particular, France’s Johan Guilbert to… 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 »
Pencil in March 2022 PokerStars has announced new dates for the recently postponed European Poker Tour Prague festival. Originally scheduled to start this week, EPT Prague has officially been moved to next year, March 5-16, 2022, at Hilton Hotel Prague in the Czech Republic. “We know that there is a huge demand from the PokerStars… 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 »
The World Series of Poker has announced the schedule for the 2021 WSOP Europe, set to run from November 19 to December 8. As has been the case for several years and will almost certainly be the case for many more, the festivities will be held at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, on the… Read more »
While the status of the 2020 World Series of Poker is up in the air, Daniel Negreanu is ready to draw some attention to it. In a Tweet on Friday, the Poker Hall of Famer put a challenge out that he would win a bracelet in 2020. He also stated that it didn’t matter if… Read more »
It is one of the great things to discuss around the bar or during a home game when the drinks and chips are flying. “Who is the greatest poker player of all-time? Who is the G.O.A.T. in poker?” There have been plenty of people who have tried to quantify that answer but, in all honesty,… Read more »
King’s Resort, home of the World Series of Poker Europe, reopened its poker room on Monday. The 160-table poker room, the largest in Europe, was closed for nearly two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sister casinos Admiral Casino and King’s Prague also opened. In addition to poker, King’s Resort has also made casino games… Read more »
Daniel Negreanu clinched the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title on Monday after Shaun Deeb was eliminated from the €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em at WSOP Europe. This is the third time Negreanu has won the POY award. He previously won in 2004 and 2013; the first was before the WSOP Europe… 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 final table of the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event has been determined and it is Anthony Zinno sitting in the top spot with 16.845 million chips. Just six players remain from the original 541 entries to compete for the €1,133,678 first prize. Just one person is within realistic striking distance… 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 »
