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Official Media Guide

2018 World Series of Poker Europe

October 9 - November 2, 2018

King’s Casino

Rozvadov, Czech Republic

Main Event: October 27—November 2, 2018

World Series of Poker @WSOP @WSOP WSOP

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2018 World Series of Poker Europe

Media Information

3 WSOP Communications Team

4 Quick Reference URL’s

5 History of WSOP

6 About WSOP Europe

7 WSOPE Bracelet Winners

9 WSOPE Fact Sheet

10 King’s Casino Fact Sheet

11 WSOPE Records

Event Schedule

12 Bracelet Schedule

13 Daily Schedule

Statistics

18 Participation & Prizepool

19 WSOPE Main Event Winners

20 WSOPE Bracelets by Nation

21 Gold Bracelet Leaders

22 Cashes & Earnings Leaders

23 2018 Millionaires

Structure Sheets

24 Event #1: The Colossus - €550 NLHE

25 Event #2: €1,650 NLHE 6-Handed

26 Event #3: €550 PLO 8-Handed

27 Event #4: €1,100 NLHE Turbo Bounty

28 Event #5: 1,100 Monster Stack

29 Event #6: €1,650 Mix NLHE/PLO

30 Event #7: €2,200 PLO 8-Handed

31 Event #8: €25,500 NLHE High Roller

32 Event #9: €100,000 NLHE Super High Roller

33 Event #10: €10,350 MAIN EVENT

Miscellaneous

35 Player of the Year

36 Live Streaming Schedule

37 Live Coverage

38 2018 Gold Bracelet Winners

39 Circuit Schedule (Sept. 20 - Oct. 8)

40 International Circuit

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2018 WSOP Europe | Media Information

www.wsop.com/

WSOP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

SETH PALANSKY

Vice President, Corporate Communications, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE)

& Editor-In-Chief, WSOP.com

[email protected]

(702) 407-6344

ROB KIRSCHEN

Managing Editor, WSOP.com

[email protected]

(702) 407-6560

ISAAC HANSON

Manager, Media Relations & Content, WSOP

[email protected]

(651) 361-0535

WARREN LUSH

King’s Casino

[email protected]

http://www.wsop.com/

mailto:[email protected]




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QUICK REFERENCE URL’s – 2018 WSOPE

Link to the WSOPE schedule and structure sheets: http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=1496

Link to 2018 WSOPE main information page: http://www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/

Link to stats from 2018 WSOP (and historical): http://www.wsop.com/players/stats/byyear/?y=2018

Researching information on players and their WSOP results: http://www.wsop.com/players/

Link to WSOP live streaming of final tables: http://www.wsop.com/live

Link to King’s hotel room reservations: https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/hotel-packages-en.html

Link to Daily Schedule: https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/tournaments-en.html

Link to real time cash games: https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/cash-game-en.html

Link to King’s Casino news: https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/news-en.html

Suggested Twitter account follows:

@WSOP

@PokerroomKings

@Kevmath


http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=1496

http://www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/

http://www.wsop.com/players/stats/byyear/?y=2018

http://www.wsop.com/players/

http://www.wsop.com/live/

https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/hotel-packages-en.html

https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/tournaments-en.html

https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/cash-game-en.html

https://pokerroomkings.com/index.php/news-en.html

http://twitter.com/WSOP

https://twitter.com/PokerroomKings

https://twitter.com/Kevmath

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER

Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe Casino's annual tournament was

actually conceived more than two decades earlier.

In the summer of 1949, as the story goes, inveterate gambler Nicholas “Nick the Greek” Dandolos approached Benny Binion

with an unusual request – to challenge the best in a high-stakes poker marathon. Binion agreed to set up a match between

Dandolos and the legendary Johnny Moss, with the stipulation the game be viewed in public.

During the course of the marathon, which lasted five months with breaks only for sleep, the two men played every form of

poker imaginable. Moss ultimately won “the biggest game in town” and an estimated $2 million. When the Greek lost his last

pot, he arose from his chair, bowed slightly, and uttered the now-famous words, “Mr. Moss, I have to let you go.” Dandolos

then went upstairs to bed.

Though significant in its own way as a chapter in poker history, the five-month marathon took on added importance to Benny

Binion. He noted that the public had gathered outside the casino each day to watch the game with the fervor of dedicated

sports fans, and he was amazed at the attention the event had attracted. But it wasn't until 1970 that Binion decided to re-create

this excitement and stage a battle of poker giants – dubbed the “World Series of Poker” – to determine who would be worthy

of the title World Champion. Some of the best players in the country were assembled, and Johnny Moss came out on top. The

decision was democratic in that the champion was decided by popular vote.

The following year, the winner was determined by a freeze-out competition, with players being systematically eliminated until

one player had all the chips. Moss again became the World Champion. In 1972, when Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston won

the title and went on the talk show circuit, the WSOP began to gain a wider following.

It was a year later that Binion participated in the Oral History Project at the University of Nevada-Reno and discussed the

World Series of Poker (WSOP) with interviewer Mary Ellen Glass. “This poker game here gets us a lot of attention,” he told

Glass. “We had seven players last year, and this year we had 13. I look to have better than 20 next year. It's even liable to get up

to be 50, might get up to be more than that.” Binion then paused, and as if gazing into the future, prophesied, “It will

eventually.”

In the early 1980s, with the introduction of preliminary satellite competitions with lower buy-ins, Binion's prophecy came to

fruition and the popularity of the World Series of Poker soared. (A satellite is a tournament whose prize is an entry into

another higher buy-in tournament).

But even Benny Binion, who passed away on Christmas Day of 1989, would have had difficulty foreseeing the enormous

growth the annual tournament has experienced since.

In 1982, nine years after Mr. Binion participated in UNR's Oral History Project, the tournament drew a total of 1,253 entrants

across all its events. Two decades later, there were 7,593 entries and the 2018’s WSOP attracted a record 123,865 entrants from

an astonishing 104 different nations. The prize money has increased exponentially as well. In 1982, a total of $2,607,700 was

awarded, while in 2018 a staggering $266,889,193 was won. Whereas only 12 events, mostly Texas Hold'em and Seven-Card

Stud, were scheduled as recently as 1988, the 2018 series offered 78 competitions that featured a wide variety of games.

The WSOP is now a global phenomenon, with the WSOP Circuit, a WSOP International Circuit, WSOP Europe and WSOP

Asia-Pacific all regular live events on the poker calendar. Plus, with a leading WSOP Social Game and real-money online poker

in New Jersey and Nevada, the brand reaches every corner of the globe with digital or live iterations.

The legacy Benny Binion left the poker community ranks as the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming

competition in the world, and, no doubt, it holds the promise of an even brighter future. But equally important, the World

Series of Poker has touched thousands of lives over the years, affording talented players the opportunity to follow their dreams,

reach for the stars and perhaps one day achieve greatness in their chosen endeavor.

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ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was established in 2007 by Caesars Interactive Entertainment to bring the excitement and entertainment of the World Series of Poker to destinations around the globe.

WSOPE was the first live tournament brand extension internationally of the world’s longest-running, richest and most prestigious gaming event. During the first nine years of the WSOPE, a total of 23,292 entrants have competed for 59 gold bracelets and been awarded more than $108 million in prize money.

In the first four years, the event was held in London, England at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square. For the next two years, the WSOPE was held in Cannes, France at the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette and the Hotel Majestic Barrière. In 2013, the event took place in Paris, France at Enghien Les Biens and Casino Barrière. In 2015 the series moved west and was held in Berlin, Germany at the Speilbank Casino.

World Series of Poker Europe moved to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in 2017. This years’ series will return to Rozvadov and contested from October 9 – November 2, 2018. This is the first time the WSOPE will be held in the same location for two consecutive years since Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette in Cannes, France held the event in 2011 and 2012.

Twenty-one different nations have captured a WSOP Gold Bracelet on European soil: USA (14), UK (6), France (5), Canada (4), Germany (4), Czech Republic (3), Denmark (3), Greece (3), Australia (2), Italy (2), Portugal (2), Spain (2) and Afghanistan, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and Uruguay.

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2007: (London, UK)

Annette Obrestad (£10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Thomas Bihl (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.)

Dario Alioto (£5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha)

2008: (London, UK)

John Juanda (£10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Theo Jorgensen (£5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Sherkhan Farnood (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.)

Jesper Hougaard (£1500 No-Limit Hold’em)

2009: (London, UK)

Barry Shulman (£10,000 Main Event No-limit Hold’em)

Jani Vilmunen (£5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Eric Cajelais (£2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha

J.P. Kelly (£1,000 No-Limit Hold’em)

2010: (London, UK)

James Bord (£10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Gus Hansen (£10,350 Heads Up NLHE High Roller)

Scott Shelley (£3,000 No-Limit Hold’em)

Jeffrey Lisandro (£5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Phil Laak (£2,650 No-Limit Hold’em) Six-Handed

World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Winners

2011: (Cannes France)

Elio Fox (€10,400 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Philippe Boucher (€1,620 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed)

Michael Mizrachi (€10,400 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold’em)

Tristan Wade (€3,200 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout)

Steve Billirakis (€5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Andrew Hinrichsen (€1,090 No-Limit Hold’em)

Guillaume Humbert (€2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em)

2012: (Cannes France)

Phil Hellmuth (€10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Francisco Da Costa Santos (€1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed)

Jonathan Aguiar (€10,450 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold’em)

Giovanni Rosadoni (€3,250 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout)

Roger Hairabedian (€5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Antonio Esfandiari (€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em)

Imed Ben Mahmoud (€2,700 No-limit Hold’em Six-Handed)

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2013: (Paris, France)

Daniel Negreanu (€25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em)

Adrian Mateos (€10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Noah Schwartz (€3,250 Mix-Max Pot-Limit Omaha)

Roger Hairabedian (€2,200 No-Limit Hold’em)

Jeremy Ausmus (€1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed)

Darko Stojanovic (€5,300 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold’em)

Henrik Johansson (€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry)

Jackie Glazier (€1,100 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em)

2015: (Berlin, Germany)

Jonathan Duhamel (€25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em)

Kevin MacPhee (€10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Georgios Sotiropoulos (€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo)

Barny Boatman (€550 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Pavlos Xanthopoulos (€3,250 No-Limit Hold’em)

Alex Komaromi (€2,200 8-Game Mix Six-Handed

Ryan Hefter (€1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack)

Richard Gryko (€3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed)

Dietrich Fast (The Oktoberfest - €550 No-Limit Hold’em)

Makarios Avramidis (€2,200 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed)

World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Winners

2017: (Rozvadov, Czech Republic)

Marti Roca de Torres (€10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em)

Dominik Nitsche (€111,111 High Roller for One Drop)

Niall Farrell (€25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller)

Albert Hoekendijk (€1,111 Little One for One Drop)

Chris Ferguson (€1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better)

Lukas Zaskodny (€2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Matous Skorepa (The Colossus - €550 No-Limit Hold’em)

Theodore McQuilkin (€1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed)

Martin Kabrhel (€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty)

Andreas Klatt (€550 Pot-Limit Omaha)

Oleksandr Shcherbak (€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack)

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WSOP Europe Fact Sheet

www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/

WHEN: October 9, 2018 - November 2, 2018

WHERE: King’s Casino - Rozvadov, Czech Republic (2017 - 2018)

London, UK (2007- 2010)

Cannes, France (2011 - 2012)

Paris, France (2013)

Berlin, Germany (2015)

NUMBER OF EVENTS: 10 official WSOP gold bracelet events

GUARANTEES: €13,400,000 (€5 Million Main Event)

BUY IN AMOUNTS: €550 - €100,000

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY

AWARDED IN 2017: €25,371,585

NUMBER OF

ENTRANTS IN 2017: 7,689 529 (Main Event)

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Federico Brunato / Jack Effel

WSOPE FIRST YEAR: 2007

OWNERSHIP: Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE)

DEFENDING MAIN EVENT

CHAMPION: Marti Roca de Torres - Spain (€1,115,207)

DEFENDING €111,111

HIGH ROLLER CHAMPION: Dominik Nitsche - Minden, Germany (€3,487,463)

DEFENDING €25,000

HIGH ROLLER CHAMPION: Niall Farrell - Glasgow, UK (€745,287)

https://www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/

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King’s Casino Fact Sheet


ESTABLISHED: 2003

WHERE: Rozvadov 7,

34806 Rozvadov, Czech Republic

145 km west of Prague, Czech Republic

185 km northeast of Munich, Germany

110 km east of Nuremberg, Germany

CONTACT: 420 374 616 050

[email protected]

HOTEL: 250 rooms

POKER TABLES: 160

WSOPE FIRST YEAR: 2017

OWNER: Leon Tsoukernik

WSOP INTL CIRCUITS: October 29 - November 9, 2015

- Main Event Winner: Dziewonski Mateusz (€206,927)

October 27 - November 14, 2016

- Main Event Winner: Ivan Banic (€232,241)

March 23 - April 10, 2017

- Main Event Winner: Marcin Chmielewski (€183,350)

September 28 - October 18, 2017

- Main Event Winner Hossein Ensan (€184,812)

March 1 - March 19, 2018

- Main Event Winner: Amar Begovic (€220,000)

September 20, 2018 - October 8, 2018


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2017 WSOP EUROPE RECORDS


MOST EVENTS: 11

MOST GUARANTEES: € 18,000,000

TOTAL ENTRIES: 7,689

TOTAL PRIZEPOOL: € 25,371,585

HIGHEST AVERAGE ENTRIES/EVENT: 699

MOST ENTRIES (SINGLE EVENT): 4,115 (Colossus)

LARGEST PRIZEPOOL (SINGLE EVENT): € 12,980,000 (High Roller for One Drop)

LARGEST 1ST PLACE PRIZE: € 3,487,463 (High Roller for One Drop)

MOST CASHES BY SINGLE PLAYER: 6 (Chris Ferguson)

MOST €1,000,000+ PAYOUTS: 5

The 2017 World Series of Poker was the largest poker series ever held on the continent of Europe. The series

broke attendance and prizepool records along with several more. Below lists some of the WSOPE records

last year’s King’s Casino series set.


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2018 WSOP Europe | Bracelet Schedule

WSOPE Bracelet Schedule

www.wsop.com/

*Guarantees are calculated prior to 5% government fee withheld from prizepool

https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=1496

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2018 WSOP Europe | Daily Schedule

Start Time Tournament Guarantee Buy-In

13:00 King's Noon Turbo € 160

15:00 Satellite to Colossus - 1A 10 Seats € 80

18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A € 1,000,000 € 550

20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily - € 110

12:00 Noon Turbo € 220

15:00 Satellite to Colossus - 1B 10 Seats € 80

18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B € 1,000,000 € 550


10:00 Satellite to Colossus - 1C 10 Seats € 80

12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C € 1,000,000 € 550

15:00 Big Omaha € 8,000 € 160

18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1D € 1,000,000 € 550


10:00 Satellite to Colossus - 1E 10 Seats € 80

12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1E € 1,000,000 € 550

15:00 Deepstack Turbo Knockout - € 550

18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1F € 1,000,000 € 550

20:00 King's Local Championship € 10,000 € 110

10:00 Satellite to Colossus - 1G 10 Seats € 80

12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1G € 1,000,000 € 550

18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1H € 1,000,000 € 550


11:00 Satellite to Event #2: NLHE 6-Handed Deepstack 10 Seats € 275

13:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 1,000,000 Day 2

15:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack € 200,000 € 1,650

17:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 10 Seats € 800

18:00 King's Omaha Knockout - € 330

20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110

Daily Time Schedule - 2018 World Series of Poker Europe*start times are subject to change

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Friday, October 12, 2018

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

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TBA Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) - Final Day

12:00 Satellite to Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 5 Seats € 80

14:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack € 200,000 Day 2

15:00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed - Day 1A € 100,000 € 550

16:00 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em - € 550



12:00 Satellite to Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 5 Seats € 80

14:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack € 200,000 Final Day

15:00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed - Day 1B € 100,000 € 550

18:00 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - € 1,100

20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo - € 110

14:00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed € 100,000 Day 2

15:00 King's Turbo Freezeout - € 275

17:00 Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter € 200,000 € 1,100



TBA Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) - Final Day

12:00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1A 5 Seats € 220

15:00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1A € 500,000 € 1,100

16:00 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix - € 550


12:00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1B 5 Seats € 220

15:00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1B € 500,000 € 1,100

18:00 Knock Out Bounty - € 550


12:00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1C 5 Seats € 220

15:00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1C € 500,000 € 1,100


18:00 King's 8-Handed Turbo - € 350


14:00 Event #5: Monster Stack (Restart) € 500,000 Day 2

15:00 Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix € 200,000 € 1,650

18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats € 800


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TBA Event #5: Monster Stack (Restart) € 500,000 Final Day

13:00 Turbo Satellite to King's Trophy Event - Day 1A 10 Seats € 300

14:00 Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix (Restart) € 200,000 Day 2

15:00 Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed € 200,000 € 2,200

16:00 King's Trophy Event - Day 1A € 1,000,000 € 2,500



TBA Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix (Restart) € 200,000 Final Day

12:00 Turbo Satellite to King's Trophy Event - Day 1B 10 Seats € 300

14:00 Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) € 200,000 Day 2

14:00 King's Trophy Event - Day 1B € 1,000,000 € 2,500



TBA Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) € 200,000 Final Day

14:00 King's Trophy Event (Restart) € 1,000,000 Day 2

15:00 Event #8: High Roller € 1,000,000 € 25,500



12:00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A 10 Seats € 60

13:00 King's Trophy Event (Restart) € 1,000,000 Final Day

14:00 Event #8: High Roller (Restart) € 1,000,000 Final Day

15:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A € 200,000 € 275

16:00 H.O.R.S.E. - € 2,200

16:00 €10K Turbo Highroller (1-Day) - € 10,500


20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Tournament - € 110

12:00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B 10 Seats € 60

13:00 H.O.R.S.E. (Restart) - Final Day

14:00 Event #9: Super High Roller € 5,000,000 € 100,000

15:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B € 200,000 € 275








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10:00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C 10 Seats € 60

12:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C € 200,000 € 275

12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A € 5,000,000 € 10,350

13:00 Event #9: Super High Roller (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 2

15:00 Seven Card Stud - € 1,650

17:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1D € 200,000 € 275



12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B € 5,000,000 € 10,350

13:00 Event #9: Super High Roller (Restart) € 5,000,000 Final Day

14:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 200,000 Final Day

16:00 Turbo 6-Handed - € 1,100


20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 1,100

9:00 Last Chance Satellite to WSOPE Main Event - € 1,100

12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 2

13:00 Turbo Satellite to 8-Handed KO - € 550

15:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1A 20 Seats € 50

16:00 8-Handed KO - € 2,200

17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1A € 500,000 € 220

18:00 Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo - € 550



14:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1B 20 Seats € 50

16:00 WSOPE Highroller - € 25,500

17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1B € 500,000 € 220

18:00 WSOPE 2k Turbo - € 2,200







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14:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1C 20 Seats € 50

16:00 WSOPE Highroller (Restart) - Final Day

16:00 Pot-Limit Omaha KO - € 2,200

17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1C € 500,000 € 220


10:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1D 20 Seats € 50


13:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1D € 500,000 € 220

16:00 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix - € 825

18:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1E € 500,000 € 220


10:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1F 20 Seats € 50


13:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1F € 500,000 € 220

16:00 King's Omaha € 10,000 € 220

18:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1G € 500,000 € 220



Thursday, November 01, 2018

Friday, November 02, 2018


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2018 WSOP Europe | Statistics

www.wsop.com/

PARTICIPATION & PRIZEPOOL

WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE

The King’s Casino series will feature 10 Gold Bracelet events in 2018, including the return of the

€5,000,000 Guaranteed €10,350 Main Event. Last year’s WSOPE Main Event drew 529 entries,

which was the second largest WSOPE Main Event ever. The 2017 series in Rozvadov broke the

record for the most total entries for any WSOPE series and the highest average number of entries

per event.

All ten bracelet events at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe will feature

guarantees, including three events (Colossus, €25k Super High Roller, and the

Main Event) with seven-figure guarantees.


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WSOPE Main Event Winners

The 2018 World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov will be the 10th edition of the series.

Below are the winners of the first nine WSOPE Main Events. The inaugural WSOP

Europe Main Event was won by Annette Obrestad. She is the only female player and the

youngest player to ever win a WSOP Main Event bracelet (including Vegas and APAC).

Last year’s winner, Marti Roca de Torres became the second Spaniard to win a WSOP

Europe Main Event after Adrian Mateos became the first in 2013.

www.wsop.com/


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http://www.wsop.com/players/stats/

WSOPE Bracelets By Nation

The United States have won the most WSOP Europe gold bracelets with 14 of the 59. Last

year’s series featured winners from eight different countries (Czech Republic (3), Germany (2),

France, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States). Host country

Czech Republic took home the most gold bracelets of any country at the 2017 WSOPE series

by winning three of the 11.


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WSOP GOLD BRACELETS

Phil Hellmuth holds the record for the most career WSOP gold bracelets with 15. He extended his bracelet

lead at the 2018 WSOP in Las Vegas when he won his 15th career gold bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit

Hold’em Turbo event. It was Hellmuth’s 13th career bracelet in hold’em; his other two were earned in Razz

events.. John Hennigan cracked the top 25 in the summer of 2018 after winning his 5th career bracelet by

winning the $10k HORSE event.

* Through 2018 WSOP

* Includes Europe and APAC



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* Through 2018 WSOP

* Includes Europe and APAC


WSOP CASHES WSOP Earnings


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2018 WSOP Millionaires

This year has already seen the record for the most WSOP millionaires in a single year. There are 28 players

with $1 million in WSOP tournament earnings or more in 2018 alone. WSOP Europe still remains, and is

likely to produce a few more WSOP millionaires before the year is up. There are 10 bracelet events on the

schedule, including the €5 million guaranteed €100,000 King’s Super High Roller and €5 million

guaranteed €10,350 Main Event, both of which are expected to have €1 million+ top prizes.

www.wsop.com

http://www.wsop.com/players/stats/byyear/?y=2018

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2018 WSOP Europe | Player of the Year

Previous WSOP Player of the Year Winners

The World Series of Poker instituted a Player of the Year system in 2004, after Caesars acquired the

brand. The system awards points based on finish for all open bracelet events. Anyone who cashes in an

open WSOP gold bracelet event is awarded points. The player with the most overall points is the winner

of the WSOP Player of the Year.

The 2018 Player of the Year will be the person who accumulates the most points this year in open bracelet

events contested in Las Vegas and Rozvadov for WSOP Europe. Ladies, Casino, Seniors, Super Seniors,

Tag Team, Big One for One Drop and Global Casino Championship do not count in Player of the Year

standings.

Shaun Deeb (4,334 points) currently leads after winning two bracelets, reaching three final tables and

cashing 16 times at the summer series in Las Vegas. Behind Deeb is Ben Yu (3,746) currently in second

and Joe Cada (3,531) in third.

WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR

http://www.wsop.com/2018/poy/

http://www.wsop.com/2018/poy/

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2018 WSOP Europe | Live Coverage

LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE

Both King’s Casino and the WSOP will offer free live streaming coverage for all of the bracelet event final tables this year. Coverage begins when the official final tables are reached and all are on a 30-minute delay with hole cards. The live streaming schedule is as follows:


* Times Subject to change

* Daylight Saving Time ends October 28 in Europe


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WSOPE LIVE COVERAGE

www.wsop.com/

Live Reporting

Twitter

PokerNews and the World Series of Poker have partnered up to bring all the WSOP Europe

action straight to the fans at home. PokerNews will be live reporting every bracelet event from

start to finish.

Chip counts of notable players will be updated regularly throughout the tournament. At the end of

each night both sites will have the entire remaining field chip counts posted. Players that want to

share their tournament progress are encouraged to download the PokerNews “My Stack” app. The

app allows users to post their current chip count straight to the website.

The best place for news, important tournament information and tournament updates is

Twitter. The one and only Keven Mathers will be on-site in Rozvadov for the entire series

to run the @WSOP Twitter account and the @PokerroomKings account.


http://twitter.com/WSOP

https://twitter.com/PokerroomKings

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2018 WSOP Europe | International Circuit

WSOP Circuit Schedule

www.wsop.com/

*Guarantees are calculated prior to 5% government fee withheld from prizepool

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=1583&db=1

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2018 WSOP Europe | International Circuit

http://www.wsop.com/2018/circuit/international/

*2019 International Circuit stops coming soon

The 2018/2019 campaign is the fourth season of the WSOP International Circuit. Each stop will award two

seats to the 2019 $1 Million Guaranteed Global Casino Championship - one to the Main Event winner and

one to the Casino Championship winner.

Playground Poker in Montreal, Canada kicked off this season with a record breaking Main Event. The Main

Event drew 2,401 entries to become the largest Circuit Main Event ever (domestic or international).

http://www.wsop.com/2018/circuit/international/

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