Oct 13, 2019 2019 World Series of Poker Europe MOST TRUSTED BRAND IN POKER For more than forty years, the World Series of Poker has been the most trusted name in the game. WSOP.com continues this legacy, yet strikes the proper balance between professional-grade and accessible. Here you can find news stories about the World Series of Poker Europe, a three event series debuting in September 2007, played mostly at the Casino at the Empire.
The World Series of Poker Europe is just around the corner on Oct. 9 to Nov. 2 at Europe's biggest poker room King's Casino, located on the border of German in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The series will attract some of the biggest names in poker from around the world with 10 WSOP gold bracelet events.
The series has a long and storied tradition starting with Norwegian online phenom Annette 'Annette_15' Obrestad taking the world by storm winning the first WSOP Europe Main Event in 2007. A decade later, Marti Roca de Torres became the latest winner.
Here is a look back at the history of the WSOP Europe.
WSOPE 2007 (London)
The WSOP Europe all began during the poker boom in 2007 when the WSOP partnered with British gaming giant Betfair for three events at the Casino at the Empire, located in the heart of the British capital in Leicester Square. This marked the first time the WSOP held its festival anywhere outside of the United States.
Germany's Thomas Bihl was the first player to win a WSOP Europe gold bracelet after he navigated through a field of 105 entrants and bested Jennifer Harmen heads-up to win the WSOP Europe £2,650 H.O.R.S.E. event for £70,875 ($142,723). A decade later, this stands as Bihl's biggest win and his only time appearing at a final table in a WSOP event.
Italy's Dario Alioto won his first and only WSOP gold bracelet in the festival's second event after shipping the WSOP Europe £5,250 Pot Limit Omaha Event for £234,390 ($471,999).
However, this festival will be remembered for Norwegian teenager Annette Obrestad, who at age 18 years and 364 days made WSOP history at the time by becoming the youngest player to win a WSOP gold bracelet. Obrestad, who was well-known for dominating opponents online at the time, outlasted a field of 362 entrants to win the seven-figure top prize of £1,000,000 ($2,013,733). While this is Obrestad's only time in the WSOP winner's circle, she has been successful for years and has nearly $4 million in total live cashes to her name.
2007 WSOPE Events and Winners
| Buy-in | Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,650 | H.O.R.S.E | 105 | Thomas Bihl | Germany | £70,875 | $142,723 |
| £5,250 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 156 | Dario Alioto | Italy | £234,390 | $471,999 |
| £10,350 | Main Event | 362 | Annette Obrestad | Norway | £1,000,000 | $2,013,733 |
PokerNews reporting for the 2007 WSOPE.
WSOPE 2008 (London)
The WSOP Europe returned to the Casino at the Empire the following year, and a fourth event was added to the schedule with the WSOP Europe £1,575 No-Limit Hold'em event kicking off the schedule.
Denmark's Jesper Hougaard, who earlier in the year found WSOP gold in Las Vegas, won his second gold bracelet of the year (and poker career) after outlasting a field of 410 players to bank £144,218 ($262,291).
Afghanistan's biggest live tournament winner Sherkhan Farnood shipped the WSOP Europe £2,650 H.O.R.S.E. for £76,999 ($140,039). This was his last cash record by The Hendon Mob before he was put under house arrest a couple of years later. Farnood reportedly died of natural causes this past summer while in prison.
Norwegian poker legend Theo Jørgensen won his only WSOP gold bracelet in his storied poker career after shipping the WSOP Europe £5,250 Pot Limit Omaha Event for £218,626 ($397,617).
The Main Event attracted 362 entrants; the same number as the inaugural event the year before. It was Indonesia's John Juanda, who is 11th on The Hendon Mob All Time Money list with almost $24.1 million in cashes, who was the star of the show after he binked the WSOP Europe £10,350 Main Event for £868,800 ($1,580,096). This was the fourth of five WSOP gold bracelets Juanda has won.
2008 WSOPE Events and Winners
| Buy-in | Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,575 | No-Limit Hold'em | 410 | Jesper Hougaard | Denmark | £144,218 | $262,291 |
| £2,650 | H.O.R.S.E. | 110 | Sherkhan Farnood | Afghanistan | £76,999 | $140,039 |
| £5,250 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 165 | Theo Jorgensen | Denmark | £218,626 | $397,617 |
| £10,350 | Main Event | 362 | John Juanda | Indonesia | £868,800 | $1,580,096 |
PokerNews reporting for the 2008 WSOPE.
WSOPE 2009 (London)
For a third straight year, the WSOP Europe returned to London in 2009. As was the case in 2008, the festival featured four bracelet events.
It was déjà vu all over again. In 2008, Hougaard won the opening event after claiming his first WSOP victory earlier in the year in Sin City. England's JP Kelly repeated the same feat by winning his first WSOP gold bracelet in Las Vegas before winning his second gold bracelet in London, shipping the WSOP Europe £1,075 No-Limit Hold'em event for £136,803 ($225,535). Kelly also became the first winner of a WSOP gold bracelet on home soil in a WSOP held outside of the United States.
Canada's Erik Cajelais became the first player born in North America to win a WSOPE bracelet after he won the WSOP Europe £2,650 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha event for £104,677 ($172,572).
Finland's Jani Vilmunen notched the biggest win in his poker career after winning the £5,250 Pot Limit Omaha event for £204,048 ($336,396).
Meanwhile, CardPlayer CEO Barry Shulman won his second WSOP gold bracelet in a big way after shipping the WSOP Europe £10,350 Main Event for £801,603 ($1,321,534). He defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up (£495,589/$817,035). His son Jeff Shulman finished 5th in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas that year, taking home $1,953,452.
2009 WSOPE Events and Winners
| Buy-in | Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,075 | No-Limit Hold'em | 608 | JP Kelly | United Kingdom | £136,803 | $225,535 |
| £2,650 | Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 158 | Erik Cajelais | Canada | £104,677 | $172,572 |
| £5,250 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 154 | Jani Vilmunen | Finland | £204,048 | $336,396 |
| £10,350 | Main Event | 334 | Barry Shulman | £801,603 | $1,321,534 |
PokerNews reporting for the 2009 WSOPE.
WSOPE 2010 (London)
In 2010, the WSOP Europe returned to London for the final time with an expanded schedule of five gold bracelet events.
Many big names found WSOP gold bracelets in this festival including American Phil Laak, Australia's Jeff Lisandro, England's Scott Shelley, and Denmark's Gus Hansen.
England's James Bord became the first English player to win a WSOP Europe Main Event with his gold bracelet coming with a massive cheque of £830,401 ($1,281,048).
2010 WSOPE Events and Winners
| Buy-in | Event | Entries | Winner | Country | Prize | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,650 | No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed | 244 | Phil Laak | United States | £170,802 | $263,494 |
| £5,250 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 120 | Jeff Lisandro | Australia | £159,000 | $245,287 |
| £1,075 | No-Limit Hold'em | 582 | Scott Shelley | United Kingdom | £133,857 | $206,499 |
| £10,350 | Heads-Up | 103 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | £288,409 | $444,925 |
| £10,350 | Main Event | 346 | James Bord | United Kingdom | £830,401 | $1,281,048 |
PokerNews reporting for the 2010 WSOPE.
Check back soon for History of WSOP Europe: Part II, the years the WSOP moved from London to Cannes and eventually Rozvadov.
PokerNews will cover each and every event at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe, starting with the €550 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold'em on October 9th, and closing with the Main Event running October 27 - November 02.
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One of the entities in the United States gambling market that did well during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 was internet forms of gambling. Sports betting, online casinos, and even online poker did well.
For the World Series of Poker, it hurt the live tournament plans. Both the WSOP summer and WSOP Europe events, and the domestic and international WSOP Circuit stops had to stop in March 2020. And there is no way to know when the virus will subside enough to permit travel and mass tournaments in various locations.
WSOP.com took its online action to a new level, though. For players in New Jersey and Nevada, they had numerous opportunities to play for WSOP Circuit rings and WSOP gold bracelets. And the site offered more promotions and tournament series than ever before.
Between that success and the unpredictability of Covid-19, the WSOP made a decision in late 2020 to put the entire domestic WSOP-C online for 2021. On January 6 – little more than one week before the series began – the World Series of Poker announced a monthly series for the entirety of 2021.
WSOP Online Setup
The WSOP Online Circuit Series offers action to players in New Jersey and Nevada. Though Delaware players compete on the same tables, they are not allowed to benefit from WSOP-branded tournaments.
The plan for 2021 is to offer 13 series, most of them offering 12 tournaments that will award gold rings. There will be four months with series that offer 18 ring-awarding tournaments. Everything will conclude in the third week of December.
You’ll have a chance to win WSOP Gold Circuit Rings each month in 2021, as well as a shot at a season culminating WSOP Gold Bracelet. The series kicks off this Thursday, Jan 14, with our Winter Online Super Circuit Series. NV: https://t.co/va7laHOkmq NJ: https://t.co/ucDKGleBempic.twitter.com/uHz5vq0RIJ
— WSOP.com (@WSOPcom) January 10, 2021
WSOP.com will then host a season finale – the $250K WSOP Online Circuit Championship – on December 28for all 256 ring winners and leaderboard champions throughout the year. That tournament will award an official WSOP gold bracelet.
And the Winners Were…
The first series was officially called the WSOP Circuit Super Series (and the Winter Online Super Circuit). Pick whichever one appeals most to you.
Anyway, the series is now a wrap and produced the following results:
-Event 1: $500 NLHE 8-Max Big 500 Kick-Off (3x reentry) ($75K GTD)
—229 entries, $185,866 prize pool, Toby Lewis won it for $35,686
-Event 2: $215 LO8 or Better 8-Max (3x reentry) ($40K GTD)
—185 entries, $50,200 prize pool, Jordan Deane won it for $9,990
-Event 3: $320 NLHE Double Stack (2x reentry) ($100K GTD)
—420 entries, $180,300 prize pool, Aaron Frei won for $28,740
-Event 4: $215 NLHE Monster Stack (2x reentry) ($125K GTD)
—789 entries, $201,400 prize pool, Romain Lotti won it for $29,203
-Event 5: $250 NLHE Freezeout ($50K GTD)
—463 entries, $107,879 prize pool, Morna Edmunds won it for $26,430
-Event 6: $1K NLHE High Roller 6-Max (2x reentry) ($100K GTD)
—164 entries, $240,660 prize pool, Daniel Jordan won it for $49,047
-Event 7: $500 NLHE PLO Big 500 6-Max (3x reentry) ($50K GTD)
—105 entries, $81,725 prize pool, Mark Liedtke won it for $17,693
-Event 8: $320 NLHE (2x reentry) ($75K GTD)
—314 entries, $142,800 prize pool, Daniel Lupo won it for $24,419
-Event 9: $300 NLHE Knockout Freezeout ($50K GTD)
—406 entries, $114,492 prize pool, Matthew Larkin won it for $19,504
-Event 10: $320 NLHE Double Stack (2x reentry) ($100K GTD)
—380 entries, $160,200 prize pool, Sridhar Sangannagari won it for $27,394
-Event 11: $525 NLHE 8-Max Monster Stack (3x reentry) ($150K GTD)
—326 entries, $215,000 prize pool, Justin Turner won it for $36,765
-Event 12: $215 NLHE Deep Turbo (2x reentry) ($50K GTD)
—378 entries, $105,600 prize pool, Katie Stone-Cappuccio won it for $18,058
-Event 13: $2K NLHE Super High Roller 6-Max (2x reentry) ($100K GTD)
—112 entries, $315,400 prize pool, John Riordan won it for $68,284
-Event 14: $215 NLHE (2x reentry) ($75K GTD)
—410 entries, $122,400 prize pool, Chris Moorman won it for $19,511
-Event 15: $320 NLHE 6-Max (2x reentry) ($75K GTD)
—300 entries, $147,300 prize pool, Naichang Chen won it for $27,368
-Event 16: $250 NLHE Turbo (2x reentry) ($50K GTD)
—285 entries, $101,285 prize pool, Alexander Butcher won it for $18,819
-Event 17: $320 NLHE Double Stack (2x reentry) ($100K GTD)
—539 entries, $161,700 prize pool, Jasthi Kumar won it for $27,651
-Event 18: $525 NLHE 8-Max Main Event (3x reentry) ($250K GTD)
—893 entries, $446,500 prize pool, AJ Basselini-Truisi won it for $67,377
What’s Next
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The next series online at WSOP.com are listed as follows:
-Planet Hollywood Circuit: February 17-28, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Mar 2
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-Silver Legacy Circuit: March 19-30, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Apr 1
-Spring Online Super Circuit: April 10-27, 18 rings, $25K freeroll on Apr 29
-Caesars Atlantic City Super Circuit: May 8-25, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on May 27
Wsop Europe Schedule 2019
-Summer Online Super Circuit: June 10-27, 18 rings, $25K freeroll on Jun 29
-Bally’s Online Circuit: July 16-27, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Jul 29
-Rio Online Circuit: August 20-31, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Sep 2
-Caesars Las Vegas Online Circuit: September 15-26, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Sep 28
-Fall Online Super Circuit: October 9-26, 18 rings, $25K freeroll on Oct 28
-Paris Las Vegas Online Circuit: November 10-21, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Nov 23
-Harrah’s Las Vegas Online Circuit: December 8-19, 12 rings, $25K freeroll on Dec 21