| 2023 World Series of Poker Europe | |
|---|---|
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| Location | King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic |
| Dates | October 25-November 15 |
| Champion | |
 Max Neugebauer | |
The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe was the 14th edition of the World Series of Poker Europe. It was held between October 25-November 15 at King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic and featured 15 bracelet events.[1]
Omar Eljach, the reigning WSOP Europe champion, won his second bracelet in Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha and had another second-place finish.[2]
The Main Event attracted a record field of 817 entries and was won by Max Neugebauer of Austria.[3]
Event Schedule
Source: [4]
| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €350 No-Limit Hold'em Opener | 3,503 |  Lukas Pazma (1/1) |
€110,000 |  Andras Balogh |
| 2 | €550 Pot-Limit Omaha | 719 |  Omar Eljach (1/2) |
€65,900 |  Diana Volcovschi |
| 3 | €1,350 Mini Main Event | 1,729 |  Sokratis Linaras (1/1) |
€310,350 |  Daniel Lehmann |
| 4 | €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 206 |  Hokyiu Lee (1/1) |
€91,183 |  Dario Alioto (0/1) |
| 5 | €550 No-Limit Hold'em Colossus | 3,436 | Ermanno Di Nicola (1/1) |
€210,350 |  Alain Saka |
| 6 | €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 202 | Wing Po Liu (1/1) |
€230,000 | Omar Eljach (1/2) |
| 7 | €1,650 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max | 495 |  Tobias Peters (1/1) |
€143,100 |  Barny Boatman (0/2) |
| 8 | €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em GGMillion€ | 89 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Dvoress (1/2) |
€600,000 |  Michael Rocco |
| 9 | €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty | 803 | Tobias Garp (1/1) |
€92,300 | Adi Rajkovic |
| 10 | €2,000 8-Game Mix | 97 |  Dainius Antanaitis (1/1) |
€47,770 | Ian Bradley |
| 11 | €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter | 570 | Joakim Andersson (1/1) |
€70,000 | Samantha Algeri |
| 12 | €50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Diamond High Roller | 34 |  Santhosh Suvarna (1/1) |
€650,000 |  Ren Lin |
| 13 | €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 817 | Max Neugebauer (1/1) |
€1,500,000 |  Eric Tsai |
| 14 | €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Freezeout | 182 |  Bernd Gleissner (1/1) |
€46,700 | Candido Cappiello |
| 15 | €550 No-Limit Hold'em Closer | 628 | Maurice Nass (1/1) |
€60,000 |  Traian Stanciu |
Main Event
The €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event began on November 10 with the first of two starting flights. The event attracted 817 total entries, the most in WSOP Europe history, generating a prize pool of €7,761,500. The champion was crowned on November 15 and earned €1,500,000.[5]
Max Neugebauer, a former professional basketball player from Austria, defeated Taiwan's Eric Tsai heads-up to win the title and his first WSOP bracelet.[3]
Final Table
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) |
WSOP Bracelets |
WSOP Cashes* |
WSOP Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Tsai | 23,650,000 (29.0%) | 0 | 24 | $327,247 |
| Kasparas Klezys | 13,950,000 (17.1%) | 0 | 50 | $349,406 |
| Max Neugebauer | 10,325,000 (12.7%) | 0 | 3 | $10,049 |
| Nils Pudel | 9,875,000 (12.1%) | 0 | 26 | $100,867 |
| Michael Rocco | 8,000,000 (9.8%) | 0 | 36 | $1,376,692 |
| Michele Tocci | 6,525,000 (8.0%) | 0 | 3 | $19,160 |
 Ruslan Volkov | 6,000,000 (7.4%) | 0 | 8 | $23,274 |
| Alf Martinsson | 3,150,000 (3.9%) | 0 | 1 | $3,037 |
Final Table results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Neugebauer | €1,500,000 |
| 2nd | Eric Tsai | €891,000 |
| 3rd | Michele Tocci | €639,000 |
| 4th | Kasparas Klezys | €464,000 |
| 5th | Michael Rocco | €341,000 |
| 6th | Nils Pudel | €255,000 |
| 7th | Ruslan Volkov | €193,000 |
| 8th | Alf Martinsson | €148,000 |
References
- ↑ Sofen, Jon (July 28, 2023). "The Schedules are Out for the 2023 WSOP Europe and International Circuit Tour". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ O'Hair, Dan (November 1, 2023). "WSOP Europe Main Event Champ Omar Eljach Wins Second Bracelet in Rozvadov". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- 1 2 Salituro, David (November 16, 2023). "The Giant of Rozvadov: Former Pro Basketball Player Max Neugebauer Wins the WSOP Europe Main Event". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ "WSOP Europe schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ Grant, Calum (November 13, 2023). "Record-Breaking WSOP Europe Main Event to Award €1,500,000 to the Winner". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.