2024 WSOP Europe

Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 WSOP Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
€1,300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,350
Prize Pool
€7,219,200
Entries
768
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
507
Players Left
331

Deeb Doubles Through Achille

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

With two players seeing a final board of 8?6?7?3?8? and around 15,000 in the middle, Jacopo Achille had moved all in from the big blind, covering Shaun Deeb who had around 30,000 behind on the button. Deeb made the call.

Achille was bluffing with A?5? for straight and flush blockers while Deeb had two pair with 7?6? and earned a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jacopo Achille
94,500
-16,500
-16,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Shaun Deeb
80,000
35,000
35,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Jacopo AchilleShaun Deeb

Tsouloftas Finds a Chop Against Hu's Aces

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Georgios Tsouloftas
Georgios Tsouloftas

David Hu raised the button to 1,000 and Marek Soukup called from the small blind before Georgios Tsouloftas made it 4,500 in the big blind. Hu then four-bet to 10,100, Soukup folded, and Tsouloftas called.

They saw a flop of 7?10?J? where Tsouloftas checked, Hu bet 12,000, and Tsouloftas shoved for around 65,000. Hu snap-called.

Georgios Tsouloftas: K?J? All in
David Hu: A?A?

Tsouloftas was in big trouble and needed to find some help on either the turn or the river in order to survive. The turn brought an 8?, which gave Tsouloftas some chop outs, then the 9? river put a straight on board and they chopped up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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David Hu
135,000
15,000
15,000
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Marek Soukup
90,000
90,000
90,000
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Georgios Tsouloftas
75,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: David HuGeorgios TsouloftasMarek Soukup

Teusl Wins at Showdown Without Revealing Cards

Level 2 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jessica Teusl
Jessica Teusl

Baktasch Safi opened to 1,000 from under the gun and got called by Zdenek Svoboda in the hijack, Jessica Teusl on the button, & Martin Surovec in the small blind.

All four checked the 10?K?10? flop to the J? turn where it checked to Svoboda, who fired 2,900. Teusl call, then both Surovec and Safi folded.

A 7? dropped on the river and Svoboda put in a bet of 5,600, and Teusl beat him into the pot.

Svoboda didn't feel like revealing his cards and mucked, so Teusl was pushed the pot without having to show her cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Surovec
100,000
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Jessica Teusl
100,000
200
200
WSOP 1X Winner
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Zdenek Svoboda
95,000
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Baktasch Safi
75,000

Tags: Baktasch SafiJessica TeuslMartin SurovecZdenek Svoboda

Neugebauer Fires at Cimbolas

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Max Neugebauer
Max Neugebauer

Max Neugebauer raised to 800 in the hijack, Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 2,800 in the cutoff, and Neugebauer called.

The flop came J?6?3? and Cimbolas bet 2,000. Neugebauer then raised to 8,000 and Cimbolas called.

The 10? fell on the turn and Neugebauer bet another 13,000. Cimbolas folded this time as the defending champion took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Max Neugebauer
105,000
5,000
5,000
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Matas Cimbolas
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Matas CimbolasMax Neugebauer

Moolhuizen Scoops Early Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Mateusz Moolhuizen
Mateusz Moolhuizen

With the board showing 8?Q?A?K?9? and around 31,000 already in the pot, Aliaksandr Shylko, first to act in the small blind, led out with a bet of 26,000.

Mateusz Moolhuizen took his time before deciding to shove all in. The pressure was back on Shylko, who had to choose whether to risk his tournament life. After a brief tank, Shylko folded, allowing Moolhuizen to scoop a solid pot early in the event.

Player Chips Progress
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Mateusz Moolhuizen
143,000
43,000
43,000
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Aliaksandr Shylko
60,400
-39,600
-39,600

Tags: Aliaksandr ShylkoMateusz Moolhuizen

Eljach Doubles Through Kaplan Early On

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Omar Eljach
Omar Eljach

With around 2,500 chips in the pot on a flop of J?2?5?, Omar Eljach checked it over to Paco Kaplan, who fired a bet of 1,100. Eljach then check-raised to 5,000, and Kaplan called.

A J? dropped on the turn and Eljach made an overbet by placing a chip worth 25,000 into the pot. Kaplan called.

When the 8? landed on the river, Eljach took a while before he shoved for a little under 70,000. Kaplan removed his sunglasses and stared at Eljach, then after around thirty seconds he made the call.

Eljach tabled 2?2? for a full house, and Kaplan's Q?J? went down in flames, which left him with just one percent of the starting stack. A few hands later, Kaplan hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Omar Eljach
200,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Paco Kaplan
Busted

Tags: Omar EljachPaco Kaplan

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 1 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jack Effel did a speech and announced the "Shuffle Up and Deal!" Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

There are currently 207 players registered.

Jack Effel
Jack Effel

Ready, Set, Go — Quest for the 2024 WSOPE Main Event Bracelet Begins

WSOPE bracelets
WSOPE bracelets

The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has been in full swing for over two thrilling weeks at King's Resort in Rozvadov, and now the moment everybody has been waiting for is finally here as Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship kicks off at noon today.

Since the inception of the WSOPE in 2007, players have flocked to the Old Continent every year seeking one of the most elusive prizes in the poker world — a WSOP Main Event bracelet. Every year, the competition gets fiercer, and the dream of becoming part of poker history drives players to leave it all on the felt in a true test of poker skill and endurance.

Last year, Max Neugebauer battled his way through the record-setting field of 817 entries to claim his first bracelet and the €1,500,000 top prize. Neugebauer made an unforgettable hero call against Taiwan's Eric Tsai which sealed victory and carved his name into the history books. Now, with the Main Event about to begin, the question on everyone’s mind is — who will rise to claim the next crown?

2023 WSOPE Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize (EUR)Prize (USD)
1Max NeugebauerAustria€1,500,000$1,631,588
2Eric TsaiTaiwan€891,000$969,163
3Michele TocciItaly€639,000$695,056
4Kasparas KlezysLithuania€464,000$504,704
5Michael RoccoUnited States€341,000$370,914
6Nils PudelGermany€255,000$277,370
7Ruslan VolkovUkraine€193,000$209,931
8Alf MartinssonSweden€148,000$160,983
Max Neugebauer winner WSOPE main event
Max Neugebauer winner WSOPE main event

Neugebauer joined an exclusive list of WSOPE Main Event winners which include Annette Obrestad, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Adrian Mateos, and Jack Sinclair.

Although the number of entries can't be confirmed just yet, the prognosticators out there may look at the previous years and realize that since 2015, the prize pool and number of entries has increased on every occasion that the Main Event has ran. Only time will tell if the 2024 edition of the Main Event can keep the trend going and produce another record-breaking tournament.

Past WSOPE Main Event Champions

YearChampionEntriesPrizeRunner-Up
2007Annette Obrestad362£1,000,000John Tabatabai
2008John Juanda362£868,800Stanislav Alekhin
2009Barry Shulman334£801,603Daniel Negreanu
2010James Bord346£830,401Fabrizio Baldassari
2011Elio Fox593€1,400,000Chris Moorman
2012Phil Hellmuth420€1,022,376Sergii Baranov
2013Adrian Mateos375€1,000,000Fabrice Soulier
2015Kevin MacPhee313€883,000David Lopez
2017Marti Roca529€1,115,207Gianluca Speranza
2018Jack Sinclair534€1,122,239Laszlo Bujtas
2019Alexandros Kolonias541€1,133,678Claas Segebrecht
2021Josef Gulas688€1,276,712Johan Guilbert
2022Omar Eljach763€1,380,129Jonathan Pastore
2023Max Neugebauer817€1,500,000Eric Tsai

Day 1a of the Main event kicks off at 12 p.m. today. It is one of two opening flights scheduled to play seven 90-minute levels. Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2, which plays out on Sunday, October 6.

Each player will start with a stack of 100,000 chips, equivalent to 333 big blinds, when play begins at Level 1 (100/300 with a 300 big blind ante). Buying in at the start of Day 2 will give a stack of 63 big blinds at Level 8 (800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante), and max late registration during the break after the end of Level 12 will leave players with 20 big blinds at the start of Level 13 (3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante).

As always, PokerNews will be on hand to provide updates throughout the Main Event until a new champion is crowned.

Tags: Adrian MateosAlexandros KoloniasAlf MartinssonAnnette ObrestadBarry ShulmanChris MoormanClaas SegebrechtDaniel NegreanuJack SinclairJonathan PastoreMax NeugebauerMichael RoccoPhil HellmuthStanislav Alekhin