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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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WSOP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
SETH PALANSKY
Vice President, Corporate Communications, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE)
& Editor-In-Chief, WSOP.com
(702) 407-6344
ROB KIRSCHEN
Managing Editor, WSOP.com
(702) 407-6560
ISAAC HANSON
Manager, Media Relations & Content, WSOP
(651) 361-0535
WARREN LUSH
King’s Casino
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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
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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)
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King’s Casino Fact Sheet
www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/
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
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
www.wsop.com/2018/wsope/
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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WSOPE Bracelet Schedule
www.wsop.com/
*Guarantees are calculated prior to 5% government fee withheld from prizepool
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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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily - € 110
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily - € 110
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
20:00 King's Local Championship € 15,000 € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats € 550
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats € 550
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
20:00 King's Local Championship € 15,000 € 110
12:00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1C 5 Seats € 220
15:00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1C € 500,000 € 1,100
16:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats € 550
18:00 King's 8-Handed Turbo - € 350
20:00 King's Local Championship € 20,000 € 110
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
Monday, October 15, 2018
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Sunday, October 21, 2018
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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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats € 800
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats € 800
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats € 800
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats € 800
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats € 800
20:00 King's Local Championship € 15,000 € 110
Friday, October 26, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats € 800
20:00 King's Local Championship € 20,000 € 110
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
18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats € 550
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 3
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
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12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 4
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
10:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1D 20 Seats € 50
12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 5
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
20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - € 110
10:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1F 20 Seats € 50
12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) € 5,000,000 Day 6
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
20:00 King's Local Championship € 15,000 € 110
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Friday, November 02, 2018
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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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2018 WSOP Europe | Statistics
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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2018 WSOP Europe | Statistics
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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2018 WSOP Europe | Statistics
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
http://www.wsop.com/players/
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* Through 2018 WSOP
* Includes Europe and APAC
http://www.wsop.com/players/stats/
WSOP CASHES WSOP Earnings
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2018 WSOP Europe | Statistics
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
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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/
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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:
http://www.wsop.com/live/
* Times Subject to change
* Daylight Saving Time ends October 28 in Europe
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WSOPE LIVE COVERAGE
www.wsop.com/
Live Reporting
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.
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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
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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).