The €10,350 buy-in WSOP Europe Main Event saw an impressive 768 entries, pushing the guaranteed €5,000,000 to €7,219,200. Of the 768 entrants, only the top 116th received a payout. Among those who cashed were several notables, including Fabio Peluso (69th), Jan-Peter Jachtmann (59th), Lukas Pazma (54th), Dietrich Fast (42nd), the six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (34th), and Anson Tsang who elimination on the final table bubble, collecting €74,000 for 10th place finish. 

2024 WSOP Europe Main Event Final Table Recap 

The final table was formed on Day 4, with Simone Andrian leading the final nine with 211 big blinds. Urmo Velvelt held the second-largest chip stack, while Serbia’s Luka Bojovic was the table short stack.

Germany’s Fabian Gumz was the first to fall at the final table. Gumz ran into the pocket aces of Ilani with Kd-Qd and was eliminated in 9th place, collecting €93,900. Andrian scored his first final table elimination by knocking out Luka Bojovic in 8th place (€122,000). Andrian then sent Robin Berggren to the rail in 7th place (€161,000). The remaining final six players battled it out down to a winner on the final day. Simone Andrian started the day with the massive chip lead (168 big blinds), with Estonia’s Urmo Velvelt starting second in chips (78 big blinds). 

Italian player and bracelet winner Enrico Camosci was the first to be eliminated among the remaining six. He was short-stacked and moved all-in with Ad-Jd, and Velvelt called with pocket eights. The flop came Kh-2d-5d, giving Camosci a nut flush draw, but the Ks on the turn and 4c on the river ended Camosci’s run in 6th place. He added €217,000 to his earnings.

Andrian extended his lead even further by eliminating David Hoccheim in 5th place (€297,000). Hoccheim put his last chips in the middle holding Ad-4c, and Andrian called with pocket queens. The queens held, sending Hoccheim to the rail.

Next, Marius Golinski shoved with Ah-Js, and Andrian called with Ac-Qd. Andrian spiked a Qs on the flop and caught an Ad on the river to kick off the three-handed battle. Golinski banked €415,000 for his 4th-place finish.

Ran Ilani’s run came to an end in 3rd place. In a blind versus blind battle, Velvelt four-bet Ilani, and Ilani jammed with Ad-Ks. Velvelt showed pocket queens, and the board ran out Jh-4d-4s-10c-3h. Velvelt’s queens held, sending Ilani to the rail in 3rd place, pocketing €590,000.

Heading into heads-up play, Urmo Velvelt (40,000,000) held a slight chip lead over Andrian (36,000,000). The heads-up battle lasted for over three hours, with both players fighting to take the lead. Although Velvelt extended his lead at one point, Andrian regained ground and evened the stacks.

On the final hand, Urmo Velvelt called Andrian’s all-in with Ah-10s. Andrian showed pocket tens. The board ran out 6d-2s-9s-7c-Kh, and Simone Andrian clinched the Main Event title, earning his third WSOP bracelet and a staggering seven-figure prize of €1,300,000. Velvelt had to settle for €854,000 as the runner-up.

2024 WSOP Europe Main Event Final Table Standings

A Look Back At WSOP Europe Champions Over The Years

The WSOP Europe main event has seen several notables winners over the past years, including poker legend Phil Hellmuth and Spanish super star Adrian Mateos. Here is a quick look at the champions crowned over the years:

WSOPE 2007

After purchasing the rights to the WSOP in 2004, Harrah’s Casino announced that it would be partnering with Betfair to bring the World Series of Poker to the region of Europe. This marked the very first expansion of the WSOP brand. Consequently, the 2007 WSOPE took place at Empire Casino in London.

Because of the legal gambling age in England being 18, for the first time ever players under the age of 21 got a chance to participate in the WSOP. Subsequently, Annette Obrestad became the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet at age 18 years, 364 days. She won the 2007 WSOPE Main Event for £1,000,000.

WSOPE 2008

The inaugural series awarded three bracelets however, looking at the success, the number of bracelets was increased to four the following year. The tournament was once again hosted by the Empire Casino in London. This time it saw several big names again in attendance. It had Phil Ivey final-tabling the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E while 2000 WSOP Main Event winner Chris Ferguson final-tabled the £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.

The coveted 2008 WSOPE Main Event was won by John Juanda, who outlasted a starry final table including Daniel Negreanu,  Ivan Demidov and others.

2009 WSOPE

The 2009 WSOPE Main Event was shipped by Barry Shulman for £801,603. He beat Daniel Negreanu in the heads-up, after ‘KidPoker’ recorded back-to-back WSOPE Main Event final tables.

WSOPE 2010

Although WSOPE was being held at the Empire Casino in London, United Kingdom, it took four editions for an English player to headline the WSOPE festival and win a WSOPE bracelet. This feat was accomplished by James Bord who won the 2010 WSOPE Main Event. He walked away with £830,401. Other notable names to win bracelets at the 2010 WSOPE included Phil Laak, Jeff Lisandro and Gus Hansen.

WSOPE 2011

It was a WSOPE 2011, that the series moved to France. It was held at Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes, France. The schedule at this new venue featured seven bracelet events. The 2011 WSOPE Main Event was won by Elio Fox. He beat 593 players to claim the top prize of €1,400,000. Notably, this was also the largest WSOPE Main Event ever.

Michael Mizrachi grabbed his second career bracelet in the €10,400 NLHE Split Format at the series, just a year after shipping the 2010 Poker Player’s Championship for his first.

WSOPE 2012

The WSOPE made a return to Cannes in 2012 and it witnessed the biggest WSOPE winner’s story in history so far. Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth won the 2012 WSOPE Main Event for a paycheque of over €1m to increase his WSOP bracelet tally to 13. With this win, he also became the first player in the history of WSOP to win both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Event.

Apart from the Main Event, Antonio Esfandiari also grabbed his third bracelet. This marked his second bracelet in a span of three months just after he had won the inaugural €1,000,000 Big One for One Drop event at WSOP.

WSOPE 2013

2013 WSOPE now had eight bracelets that were awarded to champions. This time the series was held at Enghien-les-Bains, France located just outside the capital Paris. Roger Hairabedian became the first French WSOPE bracelet winner by shipping one of the tourneys and also became the first player to have won two WSOPE bracelets.

This season was quite an iconic one which saw Daniel Negreanu succeed in the €25,600 High Roller event and grabbed his sixth WSOP bracelet. Besides he also claimed the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year crown in the process.

The 2013 WSOPE Main Event was taken down by 19-year-old Spanish player Adrian Mateos, who went on to beat the home favorite Fabrice Soulier after a heads-up match that lasted for five hours.

WSOPE 2015

After two editions in France, the WSOPE then repositioned to Spielbank Casino, located in the heart of the German capital Berlin. The 2015 series has ten bracelet events on the schedule for the first time. 2010 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel won his third WSOP bracelet in the €25,600 High Roller.

The Main Event of 2015 WSOPE Main Event was claimed by Kevin MacPhee. The event drew only 313 players in the field marking the smallest WSOPE Main Event in history. MacPhee pocketed €883,000 in prize money.

WSOPE 2017

After an outing in Germany, in October 2016 the WSOPE officials announced they had signed a multi-year deal with King’s Casino, Rozvadov. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart had said, “I have really bought into Leon [Tsoukernik]’s vision for creating a poker-first destination in Central Europe. With King’s backing large guarantees and media coverage, we believe we have found a long term home for WSOPE to replicate the scale we enjoy in Las Vegas.”

2000 WSOP Main Event winner Chris Ferguson was the biggest winner at the 2017 WSOPE. He won a sixth bracelet in the €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. In the process, he was also named 2017 WSOP Player of the Year.

In the same season, Niall Farrell turned out to be the eighth player to win poker’s Triple Crown by taking down the €25,000 High Roller. The 2017 WSOPE Main Event was shipped by Marti Roca de Torres for €1,115,207. He beat Gianluca Speranza heads-up to win the title.

WSOPE 2018

It was initially announced that King’s Casino would host the WSOPE again in 2019. However, in mid-2018, it was announced that the series would return after just one year.

At WSOPE 2018, the schedule once again featured ten bracelet events. Martin Kabrhel won his second bracelet in the €100,000 Super High Roller after winning his first just one year earlier.

The 2018 WSOPE Main Event was taken down by Jack Sinclair. Former WSOP Main Event winner Ryan Riess was also seen making it to the final table, but was busted in fourth place. 

WSOPE 2019

The 2019 WSOPE had 15 bracelets to be won, the most number awarded at a WSOPE in history. This time the schedule included a short deck event and a €100,000 High Roller for the very first time.

Australian player Kahle Burns became the first player to ship two WSOPE bracelets at the same festival, living in the footsteps of the eventual WSOP Player of the Year winner Robert Campbell who had achieved the feat at the 2019 WSOP.

Similarly, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier won his career’s second bracelet in the €550 Colossus event. The 2019 WSOPE Main Event was shipped by Alexandros Kolonias. He outlasted 541 players – the second-largest entrants in WSOPE Main Event in history.

WSOPE 2020

The 2020 WSOPE was cancelled like many live poker festivals that were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSOPE 2021

In 2021 the WSOPE retured to King’s Resort, Rozvadov with 15 bracelets scheduled. Held from Nov. 19 to Dec. 8, the series offered nearly €12m guaranteed across the festival with buy-ins ranging from €350 to €50,000.

Andriy Lyubovetskiy, who headlined the €25,000 Platinum High Roller for €518,430, and Romain Le Dantec, who won the €10,000 NLH 6-Max for €207,267 were some notable wins in the season. Josef Gulas Jr emerged as the 2021 WSOPE Main Event champion and received a cool €1,276,712 for his efforts.

WSOPE 2022

The WSOPE 2022 was held at King’s Resort, Rozvadov, between October 26 and November 16, 2022. Like the previous seasons, this turned out to be another huge success. Andriy Lyubovetski won his second bracelet shipping in the last and final event of the series, the €1,000 NLHE Turbo Freezeout.

Paul Phua won the €25,000 Platinum High Roller bracelet and €482,433, while Turkish player Orpen Kisacikoglu denied Sam Grafton a bracelet in the €50,000 Diamond High Roller, banking an impressive €748,106.

The 202 WSOPE Main Event witnessed 73 entrants and a massive €7,248,500 prize pool. Notably, this was, far more than the promoted €5,000,000 guarantee. Sweden’s Omar Eljach came out on top, taking home €1,380,129. His fellow final tablists included Shaun Deeb (3rd – €607,531), Vladas Tamasauskas (4th – €438,978), Barny Boatman (7th – €180,867), Alexandre Reard (8th – €138,702), and Timothy Adams (9th – €108,024).

WSOPE 2023

The WSOPE 2023 was held at King’s Resort, Rozvadov, between October 25 and November 14. Notable player like Daniel Dvoress won his first live bracelet in the €25,000 GGMillion€, while 2022 WSOPE Main Event champion Omar Eljach claimed his second bracelet in the €550 Pot Limit Omaha.

The WSOPE Main Event of  2023 WSOPE was the largest in history. It was won by former pro basketball player Max Neugebauer who conquered a field of 817 players to win €1,500,000.

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2024 WSOP Europe Event #11: €1,100 NLH Turbo Bounty Hunter

The 2024 WSOP Event #11 attracted 458 players, creating a prize pool of €430,520. As the dust settled, a new bracelet winner was crowned in Darius Neagoe. 

The top 69 players went home with a payout and saw several poker pros as well as bracelet winners. 2024 WPT Montreal Champion David Dongwoo (44th), six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (36th), Or Nezer (26th), Vivian Saliba (19th), Simone Andrian (16th), and Ilija Savevski (11th).

Darius Neagoe led the final table, with the majority of tables chip. As the field was whittled down to six, Neagoe scored his first final table knockout, as his Ad-7h demolished the As-8d of Holger Klock. The German player exits the table with a payout of €8,600. Neagoe then eliminated Aaron Duczak (5th – €11,900), and Michael Wingeyer (3rd – €34,450). 

Heading into the heads-up, we see Neagoe having an 11:1 chip advantage over Nikolay Traskevich. On the first hand of the heads-up, Tradkevich shoved with 9h-7h, and Neagoe called with pocket fives. The board displayed 5s-9c-8h-Qh-6d and gave a set to Neagoe. 

Traskevich settled for €45,750, Meanwhile, Neagoe scored his first career bracelet and banked €63,650. 

Final Table Standings

2024 WSOP Europe Event #12: €50,000 Diamond High Roller Recap

The €50k Diamond High Roller event drew an entry field of 30, building up a total prize pool of €1,395,900, which was shared among the top 5 finishers Several seasoned players battle to make it into the money, including the 2024 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Niklas Astedt, Besim Hot, Leon Tsoulernik, Roman Hrabec, Kristen Foxen, and Stephen Chidwick .

Niklas Astedt busted on the money bubble, kicking off the five-handed play. Viktor Bloom was the first to leave the table in the money and collected €132,900. He shoved with jack-two, and Sirzat Hissou called with K-Q. Hissou ended up scooping the pot with a pair of kings. 

Well-regarded as one of the online legends, Hissou soon sent out Enrico Camosci in 4th place. Enrico Camosci, who was on the verge of elimination early in the tournament, ended up taking €159,000. Martin Kabrhel then used his pocket nines to send off Fahredin Mustafov in 3rd (€222,000). 

The heads-up battle began with Kabrhel having a 2:1 chip advantage. The final hand came when Kabrhel, with pocket fives, put Hissou in an all-in position. Hissou called with As-8c, and the board ran out 5d-8h-10s-3h-Ks, ending the dominating run of Hissou.

While Sirzat Hissou is still in search of a bracelet, Martin Kabrhel captured his third World Series of Poker bracelet. Hissou had to settle for €353,000, and the winner Kabrhel walked away with €529,000. 

Final Table Standings

2024 WSOP Europe Event #14: €1,000 NLH Turbo Freezeout Final Table Recap 

The €1k NLH Turbo event saw 152 entrants, out of which the top 23 players ended up taking a share from the €150,000 prize pool. The action was fast-paced, and in just seven hours, the field was narrowed down to 23. As the rapid elimination continued, in one hour, the final table was formed with Zewei Ding leading the table. 

Zewei Ding scored a double elimination, as he eliminated Maximilian Huber (9th – €2,969), and Erik Van Hulst (8th – €3,508). It was Van Hulst’s second final table finish as he made a runner-up finish in Event #5. Unfortunately, he is still searching for a gold bracelet. 

Fresh off from his 9th place finish in Event #11, De Han Kim ran deep and finished in 4th place (€10,448). He put the last of his stack into the middle with As-5c, and Ding called with Ad-5h. Zewei Ding made a diamond flush to score his second elimination. Gal Naim soon followed, finishing 3rd for €15,134. His Ad-2c was nowhere close to cracking the Ah-Ks of Zewei Ding. 

On the fifth and the final hand of the heads-up, Stepan Khachaturyan, with 5c-3s, moved all-in and Zewei Ding called with pocket kings. The flop Ks-7s-5d gave Ding a set of kings. The 10c-3d sealed the fate of Khachaturyan as runner-up. 

Final Table Standings

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The 2024 WSOP Europe Event #7: €1,650 buy-in NLH drew an entry field of 351 players, creating a total prize pool of €495,910. The event attracted numerous bracelet holders, and some of them also made it into the money, including two-time bracelet winner Wing Po Liu (51st – €3,005), 2023 Event #7 winner Tobias Peters (48th), two-time bracelet winner Ilija Savevski (44th), and two-time bracelet winner Timur Margolin (18th – €4,195). India’s Ankit Ahuja also made a deep run, finishing 21st place for €4,195. Here is a recap of the 2024 WSOP Europe Event #7: €1.6k NLH Final Table.

2024 WSOP Europe Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-Max Final Table Recap 

The final day of Event #7 began with 89 players, with Ermanno Di Nicola leading the chip stack, and he was in second place when reaching the final table. Rachid El Yaacoubi was the chip leader, with Korea’s Dohang Na being the shortest stack.

Dohang Na soon doubled up and knocked out Vincent Meli in 7th place. Meli moved all-in with Ah-3h against the As-Kc of Na. Ermanno Di Nicola then began narrowing down the field. He first eliminated Axel Bayout (6th – €14,600), followed by Amiel Gamliel (5th – €20,400), Traian Stanciu (4th – €29,300), and the final table chip leader Rachid El Yaacoubi in 3rd place for €53,550.

The heads-up play kicked off between Dohang Na and Di Nicola. Di Nicola held a 3:1 chip lead over Na. Despite this, Na fought back, and the heads-up battle lasted for an hour. Unfortunately, Na couldn’t overcome the chip gap and moved all-in with Ac-6h. Di Nicola snap-called with Pocket Kings. The board ran out 9c-5c-6c-Qh-9d to seal a second bracelet for Di Nicola. Di Nicola also locked up a six-figure score of €111,250, bringing his career earnings to nearly $900k.

Dohang Na, who began the final table as the short stack, finished as the runner-up, collecting €75,550 and a seat at the 2024 WSOP Europe Main Event.

2024 WSOP Europe Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-Max Final Table Standings

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With the latest victory, Pichierri became the second Italian player to have earned multiple bracelets. He now has nearly $1.6 million in live tournament earnings, with this win marking his career-best score.

2024 WSOPE Event #8: €25,000 GGMillion€ Quick Recap

This event ran for two days inside Kings Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic and fell just short of surpassing the €1,000,000 guarantee. The top six cashed the event, with the World Poker Tour champion Alex Foxen starting the final table as chip leader and Pichierri being in the middle of the pack.

Orpen Kisacikoglu was the first player to fall from the final table after his pocket fives failed to hold up against the A-Q suited of Salih Atac who hit straight to send Kisacikoglu to the rail in ninth place. He was followed by Viktor Blom and Samuel Ju in eight and seventh places respectively.

Samuel Ju also got the last of his stack with A-K and found himself trailing against the pocket aces of Atac whose pair reigned supreme and Ju was eliminated out on the money bubble.

The first player to finish in the money was Sirzat Hissou, who got all-in with a flush draw trailing the two pair of Leon Tsoukernik. The river brought a heart to complete Hissou’s flush, but it also improved Tsoukernik to a full house. Hissou was eliminated in sixth place, earning €65,000.

A little later, Tom-Aksel Bedell shoved his A-6  and got a call from the pocket rockets of Tsoukernik. Bedell picked up the flush draw on the turn, but a brick on the river ended his run in in fifth place (€75,500).

A few hands later, Tsoukernik got it in with pocket queens and was up against pocket kings for Foxen. The board ran out clean and Tsoukernik had to settle for €98,200 as the fourth-place finisher.

Foxen then eliminated Atac in third place. He three-bet shoved Ah 10c over the button open by Atac with Kh Jd. The board ran out As 4h 3c 6d 3h and Atac’s run ended in third place (€141,500).

Heads-up saw Foxen holding 15,000,000 to 4,000,000 for Pichierri. Pichierri quickly closed the gap. Not long after that, he overtook the lead and then extended his lead further.

In the final hand, Foxen limped from the button for 200,000 total with Qc 10d and called a raise to 800,000 from Pichierri, who had Qs Qh. The flop brought 10h 6c 3c to give Foxen top pair. Pichierri bet 900,000  and Foxen raised to 2,100,000. Pichierri three-bet to 4,000,000 and Foxen jammed for 7,325,000. Pichierri called and was in good shape to close out the win. The 7h on the turn and 7s were no help for Foxen and he was eliminated in second place ($248,529) losing the title to Pichierri.

WSOPE Event #8: €25,000 GGMillion€ Final Table Results

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With the victory, she becomes the third champion of the ongoing series, following earlier victories of Poland’s Przemyslaw Szymanski (WSOPE Event #1: €350 No-Limit Hold’em Opener) and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Kokoulin (WSOPE Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max).

Currently ranked 40th on Brazil’s all-time money list, Saliba’s latest victory in Rozvadov is her second-largest career score and marks her fifth final table appearance in a bracelet event. This win pushes her live tournament earnings past the seven-figure milestone. Her biggest cash to date remains her fourth-place finish in the 2019 WSOP Crazy Eights (Event #64), where she earned a hefty $308,888.

Meanwhile, runner-up Markus Anheier walked away with an impressive €59,700, marking the largest cash of his career. The third-place finisher, Hokyiu Lee—who won this event in 2023—fell short of making history with a back-to-back victory, with Saliba dashing his hopes for the repeat title.

2024 WSOP Europe €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event Quick Recap

This event ran over the course of two days and generated €398,231 prize pool. Day 2 lasted more than 17 hours and Saliba hoist the coveted bracelet in the wee hours of the morning on September 26.

The final day began with 50 players with defending champion Hokyiu Lee in the lead. Saliba was the seventh shortest stack heading into the day, but managed to survive and reach the final table.

Lee further extended his lead by eliminating Milan Skacel (8th). Saliba scored her first knockout at the final table when she hit straight on the turn, which was enough to bust Eran Carmi (7th ).

After Samuel Albeck (6th) and Thomas Hueber (5th ) were the next players to leave the final table. Not long after that, Sabic shoved his stack with a straight draw and a pair of sixes facing a flush draw for Anheier. The river gave Anheier a flush and the knockout, ending Sabic’s run in fourth place.

Meanwhile, Saliba won a couple of crucial all-ins during three-handed play that moved her into the chip lead. Lee was looking in great shape for back-to-back victory bu his run ended in third place after he was left short following a clash against Saliba. His last chips went in with Kc 7h 6s 2c facing the As Ks 10d 5s. The board ran out Js 8d 5c 3h 3c and Lee’s run ended in third place for €40,100.

The heads-up saw Saliba holding 7,400,000 to Anheier’s 4,050,000. The turning point came with a big all-in with Anheier’s As Kd Js 10d beating the Ks Kh Jd 6s of Saliba. Anheier made full house by the river to move into the chip lead.

Saliba secured a double up to nearly even in stacks, and then sntached the lead. On the final hand, Anheier limped with Kc 9c 4h 2s and Saliba raised with As Qd 7d 5s. Anheier called and the flop came 9d 7h 4d. The chip went in with Anheier’s nines and fours facing a pair of sevens and a flush draw for Saliba. The turn brought the Ad, giving Saliba a flush. The 5h on the river sealed victory for Saliba.

2024 WSOPE Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha Final Results

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WSOPE Event #1: €350 No-Limit Hold’em Opener Recap

The kickoff tournament of the 2024 WSOP Europe drew 3,509 entries, generating a total prize pool of €1,039,014. Only the top 359 players received a payout from the million-euro prize pool with the eventual winner Przemyslaw Szymanski claiming the lion’s share.

Twenty players made it to the final day, but it took just 30 minutes to narrow the field to two tables. Przemyslaw Szymanski entered the final day second in chips but had to overcome many obstacles to emerge victorious. He held a middling stack going into the final table.

Josef Dobos was the first player to exit, finishing in 9th place for €19,407. Viorel Gavrila, who entered the final table as the chip leader, quickly lost his stack and ended in 8th place. Gavrila moved all-in holding Qc-6h, only to run into Rostyslav Sabischenko’s Ac-10d. Sabischenko’s hand held up, sending Gavrila out in the 8th place for €22,050.

Antonio Menga followed Gavrila to the rail, finishing in 7th place and adding €25,700 to his career earnings. Daniel Trunk, who extended his chip lead, sent Georg Strebel out in 6th place for €30,650 after Strebel’s Ad-5d failed against Trunk’s ace-king.

The five-handed play lasted for some time until Dmitrij Fadeev bowed out in 5th place, collecting €37,550. During the five-handed action, Szymanski doubled through chip leader Daniel Trunk to increase his stack.

Szymanski then took the chip lead by winning a massive pot against Alberto Speranzoni, sending him to the danger zone. Speranzoni couldn’t recover from that loss and gave his remaining chips to Trunk. Speranzoni earned €47,250 for his 4th-place finish.

Three-handed play lasted for an hour, with short-stacked Rostyslav Sabischenko trying to hang on. He eventually moved all-in with Ac-9s, only to face Trunk’s pocket sixes. The pocket sixes held on a rainbow board, eliminating Sabischenko in 3rd place for €60,850.

Heads-up

Heading into heads-up play, Trunk held the chip lead over Szymanski, but it didn’t last long. Szymanski doubled up with his ace-king against Trunk’s inferior 6c-4s, leaving Trunk with a crumbling stack.

Though Trunk managed a small double-up, it didn’t take long for Szymanski to secure victory. In the final hand, Szymanski shoved with 9c-3c, and Trunk called with Kc-4d. The board ran out Jd-Ks-3s-Ah-9s, and Szymanski won the hand with two pairs. Trunk finished as the runner-up for €80,150, while Szymanski earned his first WSOP bracelet and a six-figure payday of €115,350.

2024 WSOP Europe Event #1: €350 No-Limit Hold’em Opener Final Table Payouts 

*The top 12 players also received a WSOP Europe Main Event seat.

Volodymyr Kokoulin Takes Down WSOP Europe Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha

Event #2 attracted 642 entries at King’s Rozvadov, generating a total prize pool of €301,740, with payouts going to the top 97 players. The final 8 players returned to the final day for the televised final table.

The US poker pro Damjan Radanov was the short stack at the final table and was the first to exit, finishing in 8th place for €5,100. Di Giacomo then secured his second knockout, eliminating Andrei Shpak in 7th place (€6,800).

Austria’s Stefan Kostner got involved in a three-handed battle against Hristiyan Banov and Tomasz Kozub. Unfortunately, his hand didn’t improve, and Banov scooped the pot, sending Kostner out in 6th place for €9,200.

Ivan Nikolov followed shortly after, finishing 5th for €12,600. After his elimination, Volodymyr Kokoulin was on the verge of busting out, but the turn and river saved him with a flush, while Claudio Di Giacomo was left short. Di Giacomo soon busted in 4th place, earning €17,800.

Three-handed play lasted for over an hour until Tomasz Kozub eliminated Hristiyan Banov in 3rd place, setting up heads-up play.

Kokoulin held a massive chip lead going into the heads-up match, and Kozub couldn’t overcome the deficit. In the final hand, Kokoulin three-bet, putting Kozub all-in. Kozub revealed Jh-Jc-8c-5d, while Kokoulin showed Qs-Qh-7d-4s. The board ran out 2d-6s-7c-5h-8d, giving Kokoulin a straight and sealing his victory. Tomasz Kozub finished as the runner-up, earning €37,400, while Volodymyr Kokoulin became the 14th Ukrainian player to win a WSOP gold bracelet.

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Notably, the Wynn Casino Las Vegas is hosting its in-house tournament Wynn Signature Series with a massive $2.3 million in guarantees from Aug 12 – 5, 2024. Here is a look at the all big live poker tournaments happening in the month of September. 

6 Upcoming Poker Tournaments in September 2024

Here is a list of upcoming poker tournaments with massive guarantees all around the world. 

1 – 2024 World Series of Poker Europe – September 8 – October 9

The World Series of Poker is returning just a month after the record-breaking 2024 World Series of Poker. The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe is set to take place in Europe’s prestigious poker room, King’s Resort Rozvadov. The series features a staggering $16 million in guarantees with $1.6 million reserved for the 2024 WSOPE Main Event.

The WSOP Europe will start on September 28 and will conclude on October 9 with a live streaming of the Main Event final table. It features several low-to-high buy-in tournaments for every bankroll, promising something for everyone. 

2 – 2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic – September 27 – October 7

Poker action in the Asia continent is going to be a superlative one as the prestigious Asian Poker Tour is returning to the Chinese Hold’em Poker Club with a $2 million Main Event guarantee. CTP Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League will host the 2024 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taipei Poker Classic from September 29 – October 5, along with the Main Event guarantee it will offer an extra $2.5 million in other events.

Aside from the main event, the series features various poker events, such as APT Super High Roller with $339k GTD, Zodiac Classic event with $613k GTD, and other events with substantial guarantees  

3 – Poker Dream 12 Jeju – September 26 – October 6

After the success of Poker Dream 11 Malaysia, Poker Dream is now going to return to Jeju, with its Poker Dream 12 Jeju with a $2 million in the main event guarantee. In addition to the $2 million guarantee, an extra $1 million will be spent among other events. 

The series will be held at the Landing Entertainment Casino, Jeju, from Sept 26 to October 6. India’s Nishant Sharma won the Poker Dream 11 Malaysia Main Event, collecting over $183,000.

4 – PGT 2024 Poker Masters – September 10 – September 19

PokerGo Tour‘s Poker Masters is returning this year and will be held at the ARIA Las Vegas. Poker Masters is a series of No Limit Hold’em from low to high, which will attract some of the biggest names in poker. 

The main attraction of the series is the $25,000 High Roller Main Event, which will have a $1 million + prize pool. In addition to the cash prize, players will receive PGT Points to receive the purple jacket. Furthermore, the final table will be live-streamed on PokerGo.

5 – Moneymaker Poker Tour – September 17 – September 30

Chris Moneymaker is going to host the Moneymaker Poker Tour, with over $1 million in series guarantees, and half of it will be reserved for the Main Event with a $500,000 Guarantee. Hardrock Casino in Cincinnati will host the tournament from September 17 to 30 September.

6 – EPT Barcelona Main Event – September 1 – September 8 

The €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event is set to begin on September 1 and conclude on September 8. EPT Barcelona is currently underway inside Casino Barcelona, but the main attraction of the series is the €5,300 Main Event, which will feature a massive prize pool. 

Pokerstars hasn’t announced any guaranteed prize pool for the main event, but it is surely going to exceed more than $5 million. The 2023 EPT Main Event attracted approximately 2,294 players, building up a €10.2 million prize pool. As PokerStars celebrates its 20th Anniversary, players can expect to hear some exciting news.

List of ALL Major Live Poker Tournaments Happening In September 2024

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