WSOP Europe October 2019: Bracelet Wins and Re-Entry Controversy

The WSOP Europe in October 2019 was a significant event in the poker world, held in Rózvadov. The main tournament event in October was the WSOP Europe in Rózvadov.

The decision to allow re-entries in bracelet tournaments affected the race for the WSOP Player of the Year title, with Daniel Negreanu overtaking Robert Campbell. Renal Bogdanov won the first tournament of the series, a €350 no-limit hold'em event, earning $59,228 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Phil Hellmuth came close to breaking his own bracelet record but finished third in two events. Phil Ivey had strong performances in high roller non-bracelet tournaments, earning over $1.35 million in prize money. Kyle Burns won two tournaments and earned nearly $800,000 in prize money. Hossein Ensan finished third in one of the tournaments won by Kyle Burns, earning $281,436. The main event of the series attracted 541 entries, with Alexandros Kolonias winning the top prize. Nikolai Kostyrko was the furthest advancing Ukrainian player, finishing in 14th place. Maxim Lykov was the best-performing Russian player, finishing in 65th place. Anatoly Filatov had the most significant result among Russian players, finishing third in the €100,000 event and earning $1,009,279.