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The World Series of Poker Europe came to a close this week at King’s Casino Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Despite the pandemic, the property reported attendance records for the Main Event.

Three more bracelets were awarded this week with Josef Gulas Jr. (pictured above)winning the €10,350 Main Event on Dec. 8. Here’s a look at some of the big winners in the final few events.

Event 13: €10,000 NLHE Six-Max (Dec. 2)

It came down to an epic battle between Germany and France in this event. Players from these two countries made up all six seats at the final table.

France proved victorious as fellow countrymen went heads-up to fight for the bracelet.

Romain Le Dantec topped Sonny Franco heads up to grab €207,267 and his first bracelet.

The event drew in 73 runners and created a prize pool of €672,295. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier was among those final table, but ended up finishing fourth. 

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Our congratulations go to Romain Le Dantec, 🇫🇷 from France 🇫🇷 who has won the 2021 WSOP Europe NLH €10K 6-Max event and took home a WSOPE Gold Bracelet and €207,267! 💰👏🎊🎉

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Event 14: €10,350 Main Event (Dec. 3)

Josef Gulas Jr., of the Czech Republic, rose to the top in this event that came with a €5 million guarantee. He won his first bracelet and snagged over €1.2 million for his efforts.

The win adds his name among other WSOPE Main Event winners like Annette Obrestad, John Juanda, Barry Shulman, Elio Fox, Phil Hellmuth, and Adrian Mateos.

Gulas topped France’s Johan’s Guilbert in heads-up play to take the title.

Guilbert scored  €789,031 for his runner-up finish. The event attracted 688 players and created a prize pool of more than €6.5 million.

“It’s an incredible feeling. I am truly thankful and happy,” Gulas said afterward. “It was a perfect tournament with a very nice structure in the best casino in Europe. Just incredible!”

Event 15: €3,000 Closer (Dec. 6)

Italian poker player Alessandro Pichierri closed out the series by grabbing the gold. In total, Pichierri overcame 228 entries to defeat Germany’s Timo Kamphues heads up.

Pichierri won a first place prize of €148,008 and also made a final table earlier in the series in event 3.

Looking ahead

The end of the WSOPE closes out a busy few months for the WSOP. There have been WSOP Online series at both WSOP.com and GGPoker. That was then followed by live series in Las Vegas and in Europe.

Players now have to wait just a bit over five months before the bracelet-hunting action heads back to Las Vegas. Players will find some changes as the series heads to the Vegas Strip for the first time.

Bally’s and Paris casinos will co-host events in 2022. In the meantime, players can also check out Online Circuit events with championship rings up for grabs at both sites.

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The World Series of PokerEurope continues at King’s Casino Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Many new bracelet winners have emerged as European vie for some hardware.

The standout over the last week was France’s Julien Martini, who grabbed two bracelets.

The festival runs through Dec. 8  with more than €11.5 million guaranteed. The €10,350 Main Event is also now underway and is set for Dec. 3-8 with a €5 million guarantee. Here’s a look at some of the winners over the last week of action.

Event 5: €550 Colossus (Nov. 24)

It took multiple days but Kosovo’s Edmond Jahjaga won his first bracelet after taking down the Colossus event.

Jahjaga defeated France’s Riadh Farhart in heads-up play for the title. The event featured 2,478 entrants and Jahjaga won €147,775 for his victory. 

“It means a lot to me,” Jahjaga told WSOP.com. “I don’t know how to describe it because it comes so unexpected. The whole experience feels like a movie and it just happened.”

Event 6: €1,650 NLHE/ PLO Mixed (Nov. 25)

The mixed event drew in 339 players to create a €483,075 prize pool. Antoine Vranken of the Netherlands scored his first bracelet after defeating Moncef Karoui of Tunisia.

Originally this event was scheduled to be a two-day event but the tournament went into a third day. Ten players returned to Day 3 to chase the gold including a short stacked Vranken. However, he stayed patient and was able to make a run to score the win.

Event 7: €5,000 PLO (Nov. 27)

Denmark’s Maximilian Klostermeier crushed the competition in the €5,000 PLO event. This was the second bracelet win for Klostermeier. His first bracelet was won in 2019 in a PLO event as well.

Klostermeier defeated 184 players to score a payday of €204,010. The total prize pool for this event was €830,300.

Bulgaria had a heavy presence at the final table as Nikola Minkov, Vasil Medarov, and Veselin Karakitukov all made an appearance. 

Event 8: €2,500 Short Deck (Nov. 28)

Frenchman Julien Martini (pictured above in lead image) won his second bracelet on Tuesday after winning the Short Deck event. The event drew in 98 players and created a prize pool of €214,130. 

Martini won €60,009 for first place. For those new to Short Deck, the game  uses a 36-card deck with all the twos, threes, fours, and fives taken out. This changes the odyssey for a couple hands:

• A flush beats a full house
• Three of a kind beats a straight

Event 9: €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter (Nov. 29)

Romania’s Sergiu Covrig showed to be the top bounty hunter last week after defeating Germany’s Michael Strauch. 

Covrig grabbed his first bracelet and €79,282 for the victory. This event also needed an extra day of play as 604 entries jumped into the field. The prize pool was a total of €214,130. 

Besides Strauch, Tim Novotny and Pierre Trauer also represented Germany at the final table. 

Event 10: €25,000 Platinum High Roller (Nov. 29)

Ukraine’s Andriy Lyubovetskiy won €518,430 after defeating Joni Jouhkimainen heads up in this high stakes affair. This was the second time in a week Jouhkimainen scored a runner-up for a finish.

The total prize pool reached €1.7 million and included 72 players. 

Event 11: €1,650 NLHE Six-Handed (Nov. 30)

Italian player Simone Andrian netted his first bracelet and €158,616 after topping the Czech Republic’s Josef Snejberg in heads-up play. 

Andrian defeated a field of 535 entries to capture the gold. The Czech Republic also claimed the fifth-place spot as Jan Bednar scored €31,320.

Event 12: €2,000 Eight-Game Mixed (Dec. 1)

Most players are lucky enough to win one bracelet in a lifetime, but for Julien Martini he grabbed two in a week.

On Thursday, Martini won €33,910 and his second piece of hardware. He defeated 61 entries and took his piece of the €107,207 prize pool. 

On the final day, 10 players were left including Max Pescatori of Italy. However, Pescatory, Borja Gross, and Roland Israelashvili all busted out in the first few minutes when action restarted

Upcoming WSOP bracelet events

The WSOP Europe is wrapping up over the next few days. A few final events remain including the Main Event. Here’s a look at this week’s action:

• €10,350 Main Event  (Event 14, Dec. 3-8)
• €3,000 Closer (Event 15, Dec. 6)

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After successful online and live series in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker headed to Europe last week for the next live bracelet series. 

The WSOP Europe runs Nov. 19 – Dec. 8 at King’s Casino Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic with €11.5 million guaranteed. This includes 15 WSOP gold bracelets with the €10,350 Main Event running Dec 3-8 with a €5 million guarantee.

After some speculation regarding COVID-19, the casino announced last week that the series will continue. King’s announced on Twitter the WSOP will complete the series as planned. With four bracelets already won, here’s a look at the action so far.

Event 1: €350 NLHE Opener (Nov. 19)

A massive 1,789-player field showed up for The Opener. At the end of the day, Italy’s Antonello Ferraiuolo (pictured above) won the first bracelet of the series. 

On top of the €77,750 payday for first. Ferraioulo also won a Main Event seat. 

Ferraiuolo was the latest Italian WSOP bracelet winner since 2015, when Max Pescatori scored two bracelets. The event was streamed live on Youtube for poker fans to check out the action. 

Event 2: €550 PLO Eight-Handed (Nov. 20)

Bjorn Verbakel, of the Netherlands, captured his first bracelet in this Pot Limit Omaha event. The tournament crushed the $200,000 guarantee with the prize pool swelling to €295,925. 

Verbakel won €59,250 after defeating Zhao Feng of Singapore heads up. Feng scored €36,7617 for second place.

Event 3: €1,350 NLH Mini Main (Nov. 22)

The Mini Main Event attracted 1,397 players with Switzerland’s Emil Bise coming out victorious. Bise overcame Romania’s Marius Gicovanu heads up to win €250,175.

The Swiss player has a gold bracelet to go with two WSOP Circuit rings under his belt.

The event saw 1,397 entries for a €1.6 million prize pool, more than double the €600,000 guarantee.

Event 4: €2,000 PLO (Nov 23)

Slovakians went head to head for this PLO bracelet last week. Samuel Stranak battled his countryman Alan Sabo for the title. Stranek came out on top for €101,764. 

The tournament produced 241 entries for a prize pool of €423,557. That again more than doubled the $200,000 guarantee.

Some other standout final table opponents included Ian Bradley, Amir Mozaffarian, and Krasimir Yankov.

Players from around the world have jumped in the WSOP Europe action. Many are eager for the return of live poker in Europe.

Upcoming WSOP bracelet events

WSOP Europe will offer a full range of games over the next few days. That includes the final table of Event 5: €550 Colossus. Also players will see a high roller, Pot Limit Omaha, turbo, and a Short Deck event. 

Here’s a look at this week’s action:

• €1,100 NLHE Turbo Bounty (Event 9, Nov. 29)
• €25,000 NLHE High Roller (Event 10, Nov. 29)
• €1,650 NLHE Six-Handed (Event 11, Nov. 30)
• €2,000 8-Game Mix (Event 12, Dec. 1)

Here’s a look at the complete schedule.

2021 WSOP Europe

Event	Dates	Tournament	Buy-in	Guarantee	Chip Stack
1	Nov. 19 -22	“Opener” NLHE	€350	€300,000	20,000
2	Nov. 20 - 23	8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	€550	€200,000	25,000
3	Nov. 21 - 25	Mini Main Event NLHE	€1,350	€600,000	100,000
4	Nov. 24 & 25	2K Pot Limit Omaha	€2,000	€200,000	50,000
5	Nov. 24 - 30	NLH Colossus	€550	€1,000,000	25,000
6	Nov. 25	NLH Classic Freezeout	€1,000	€150,000	30,000
7	Nov. 25 & 26	PLO/NLH Mixed	€1,650	€200,000	40,000
8	Nov. 26 & 27	Short Deck	€2,500	€200,000	50,000
9	Nov. 27 & 28	5K Pot Limit Omaha	€5,000	€150,000	100,000
10	Nov. 29	NLH Bounty Hunter	€1,100	€200,000	30,000
11	Nov. 29 & 30	25K NLH Platinum High Roller	€25,000	€1,000,000	500,000
12	Nov. 30 & Dec. 1	NLH 6-max	€1,650	€200,000	40,000
13	Dec. 1 & 2	8-Game Mix	€2,000	€150,000	50,000
14	Dec. 2 & 3	50K NLH Diamond High Roller	€50,000	€2,000,000	1,000,000
15	Dec. 3 - 8	WSOP Europe Main Event	€10,350	€5,000,000	100,000

 

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