WSOP Europe: Martin Kabrhel Claims Third Bracelet, First for Darius Neagoe & Zewei Ding

As the 2024 WSOP Europe is ending this week, we see two new additions to the Bracelet winners list. Darius Neagoe and Zewei Ding scored their first bracelet in Event #11 and Event #14, Meanwhile, Martin Kabrhel scored his third bracelet in Event #12. Below is the recap of the 2024 WSOP Europe Events 11, 12, and 14. 

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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