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2011 WSOPE Breaks Records
10-21-2011, Emilis Pakenas
With the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes, France done and the question of who's going to win the Main Event – answered, we can now look back at the past two weeks and see if Caesars Interactive Entertainment's decision to move the...
Elio fox Wins 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event
10-21-2011, PokerWorks Staff
The €10,400 Main Event Championship of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe finished off the amazing series when Elio Fox took down the victory and a first place prize of €1,400,000. It all started on Saturday, October 15th, when 310 players...
WSOPE Main Event Day 3: Max Silver Leads
10-19-2011, PokerWorks Staff
The dust has settled on Day 3 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and 25 players turned in for the night with dreams of a gold bracelet and prize money drifting - if not pounding - through their head. The goal of the tournament...
Tristan Wade Wins 2011 WSOPE Event #4, Brian Powell Leads Event #5, Nicolas Fierro Leads Event #6
10-19-2011, Emilis Pakenas
Events #4: €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, #5: €10,300 Split-Format No-Limit Hold'em and #6: €1,090 Pot-Limit Hold'em continued the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe marathon on Thursday, October 13th with one of the events announcing the...
WSOPE Main Event Day 1a: Rosen Leads
10-17-2011, Emilis Pakenas
The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe €10,400 Main Event Championship Day 1a started with 301 players. This year's Main Event is set to be a record-breaking tournament with Day 1b just ahead and the previous record of 362 players (2007 and 2008...
2011 WSOPE Event 5: Winner Michael Mizrachi; Event 6: Winner Philippe Boucher
10-16-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Michael "the grinder" Mizrachi took down a new gold bracelet in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe in Event #5; Philippe Boucher ran over the final table of Event #6 and claimed his gold bracelet; the Main Event kicked off on Saturday. Event...
Hinrichsen Wins WSOPE Event#2, Billirakis Scores Event #3 Honors
10-13-2011, Emilis Pakenas
Day 2 of Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em of the The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes, France took off on Monday with Roberto Romanello in hopes of scoring poker's Triple Crown. Before the final table the Brit was in a good position...
WSOPE 2011 Event 1 - Day 3: Humbert Wins; Event 2 Breaks WSOPE Record
10-11-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Sunday, the 9th of October, 2011, found the first bracelet of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) going to the winner of Event 1 and Day 1b of Event 2 sent the event into the history books as it became the biggest event in WSOPE...
WSOPE 2011 Event 1 - Day 2: Hellmuth in Final 12; Event 2 Day 1a Kicks Off
10-09-2011, PokerWorks Staff
Cannes, France is the new location of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe and poker is running in full swing. Event #1 Day 2 started with 80 players but 10 levels of play left only 12 remaining. Event #2 began with the first of two flights and...
2011 WSOPE Event 1 - Day 1; Flavien Guenan Slides into Chip Lead
10-08-2011, PokerWorks Staff
The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe is off and running with Event #1, €2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 completed. Play began at the Hotel Majestic Barriere and the 360-player field dwarfed the 244 players who entered the competition...
Scott Shelley Takes First Bracelet, Denies JP Kelly Another in WSOPE Event 3
09-21-2010, Jennifer Newell
The World Series of Poker Europe was speeding through its events as of September 17. Not only was Event 1 in the books, but Event 2 was into its second day of action. That prompted the launch of Event 3, which looked to be the most popular of them...
Jeff Lisandro Grabs Fifth Gold with WSOPE Event 2 Victory
09-18-2010, Jennifer Newell
As Event 1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe was coming to a close with Phil Laak as its champion, Event 2 was underway at the Casino at the Empire in London’s Leicester Square. It was a £5,000 + £250 pot-limit Omaha tournament, and players...
Phil Laak Grabs First Bracelet with WSOPE Event 1 Win
09-16-2010, Jennifer Newell
The month of September had been filled with tournaments in London, but many players descended upon the English city specifically for the World Series of Poker Europe. The fourth year of the extension of the WSOP was prepared to offer five events in...
ESPN’s Coverage of the World Series of Poker- Europe: 2/28/10
03-03-2010, ClearSpine
One of the most stacked final tables in history, including 6 former WSOP bracelet winners, prepared to do battle as ESPN presented its coverage of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe. Jason Mercier held a dominating chip lead over...
ESPN’s Coverage of the World Series of Poker Europe: 2/14/10
02-17-2010, ClearSpine
Tonight’s coverage of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe featured play on days three and four, with the first hour focusing on reducing the field to the 36-player money bubble, and the final two hours taking us down to the final...
ESPN’s Coverage of WSOP Europe Caesar’s Cup - 2/1/10
02-05-2010, ClearSpine
ESPN kicked off coverage of last year’s World Series of Poker Europe, hosted by Lon McEachern, Norman Chad, and, as a sideline reporter, Kara Scott, with a telecast of a brand-new event, the Caesar’s Cup. Just as golf and tennis, which are largely...
Barry Shulman Defeats Daniel Negreanu for WSOPE Main Event Title
10-02-2009, Jennifer Newell
The elite of the poker world descended upon the Casino at the Empire in London’s Leicester Square. Some of them played the preliminary events, others played cash games, and many took in the sights and sounds of London, England. But they were all...
The WSOP Europe Main Event Championship Final Table is Set
10-01-2009, PokerWorks Staff
The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Championship event began on September 26th with 156 players. The event has reached the final table of nine. Final table play starts at noon on Thursday and play resumes with 10,000-20,000 blinds and a...
Matt Hawrilenko Carries Chip Lead WSOPE Main Event
09-30-2009, PokerWorks Staff
Matt Hawrilenko from Boston, MA, won more than $1,000,000 when he claimed the gold bracelet and first place in event #56 , Six-handed No Limit Holdem $5,000 buy-in, at this year’s WSOP. Hawrilenko has a slight chip lead as the WSOPE Main Event...
WSOP Europe Main Event Championship Day Two
09-29-2009, PokerWorks Staff
The end of Day Two in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Championship finds 92 players still fighting for the gold bracelet and a championship title. Poker great Doyle Brunson is currently in sixth place in chips – this could be a true...