Anonymous Player Wins WSOP Europe Main Event for €2.3 Million

The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in Prague drew a record field of 2,617 entries. This event featured three starting flights and a lowered buy-in from €10,000 to €5,300, which helped attract a larger turnout. The final prize pool grew to €13,085,000, amounting to $15,311,740 USD, with the top prize being $2.3 million. This massive sum was ultimately awarded to a player who has requested anonymity.

The final day began with nine players remaining and Hengtao Zhu atop the leaderboard. Notable players included Josh Arieh, Roberto Romanello, Shiina Okamoto, Annette Obrestad, Carl Shaw, Rokas Asipauskas, and Thomas Hall. Thomas Eychenne’s run in this event concluded in seventh place with €281,750. Hengtao Zhu was awarded €368,000 for his strong showing in this event.

Akihiro Konishi called from the button with A♠Q♦ and made trips on a Q♣7♦6♣Q♥J♣ runout to send Antonio Guimaraens packing in fifth place with €488,750. Chris Hunichen was eliminated in third place with €920,000. Anonymous took roughly a 5:3 chip lead into heads-up play with Akihiro Konishi.