World Series of Poker: European Stage Recap and Major Announcements

The European stage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) took place in Rozvadov in October. This year, all tournaments featured re-entries, with the main event allowing only one re-entry. In the €1,100 NLHE Monster Stack tournament, Alexander Shcherbak emerged victorious, securing €117,708. Other Russian-speaking players who made it to the prize money included Max Lykov, Alexander Pantyukhin, Andrey Gerz, and Arseny Karmatsky.

The €550 PLO tournament saw 553 entries, with Andreas Klatte from Germany emerging as the winner, taking home €56,400. Notable finishes included Alexander Lahov at 20th place and Nursultan Abilkassym from Kazakhstan at 31st.

In the €1,100 Super Turbo Bounty tournament, Martin Kabrhel took the top prize. Other notable players included Vyacheslav Stoyanov, Konstantin Tupalo, and Elena Litvinyuk. The €1,650 6-Max NLHE tournament was won by Theodor McKillin, who earned €88,043. Max Shulga finished in 6th place, followed by Yuri Kudrinsky at 10th, Andrey Lyubovetsky at 12th, and Dmitry Devyatov at 16th.