The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe was the 12th edition of the series of poker tournaments. It took place from 19 November – 8 December at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic and featured 15 WSOP bracelet events.[1]
On 25 November, the Czech government declared a state of emergency as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in the country. The WSOP Europe proceeded as planned, but all events had to conclude by 10 p.m. local time to comply with curfew restrictions.[2]
Event schedule
Source: [3]
| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €350 No-Limit Hold'em Opener | 1,789 |  Antonello Ferraiuolo (1/1)
|
€87,920 |  Levent Efe
|
Results |
| 2 | €550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max | 623 |  Bjorn Verbakel (1/1)
|
€60,253 |  Feng Zhao
|
Results |
| 3 | €1,350 Mini Main Event | 1,397 |  Emil Bise (1/1)
|
€260,525 |  Marius Gicovanu
|
Results |
| 4 | €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 241 |  Samuel Stranak (1/1)
|
€101,764 | Alan Sabo
|
Results |
| 5 | €550 No-Limit Hold'em Colossus | 2,478 |  Edmond Jahjaga (1/1)
|
€158,125 |  Riadh Farhat
|
Results |
| 6 | €1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed | 339 | Antoine Vranken (1/1)
|
€113,000 |  Moncef Karoui
|
Results |
| 7 | €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 184 |  Maximilian Klostermeier (1/2)
|
€204,010 |  Joni Jouhkimainen
|
Results |
| 8 | €2,500 Short Deck | 98 | Julien Martini (1/2)
|
€60,009 | Philipp Schwab
|
Results |
| 9 | €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter | 604 | Sergiu Covrig (1/1)
|
€79,282 | Michael Strauch
|
Results |
| 10 | €25,000 Platinum High Roller | 72 |  Andriy Lyubovetskiy (1/1)
|
€518,430 | Joni Jouhkimainen
|
Results |
| 11 | €1,650 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max | 535 | Simone Andrian (1/1)
|
€158,616 |  Josef Snejberg
|
Results |
| 12 | €2,000 8-Game Mix | 61 | Julien Martini (2/3)
|
€33,910 | Ole Schemion (1/1)
|
Results |
| 13 | €10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max | 73 | Romain Le Dantec (1/1)
|
€207,267 | Sonny Franco
|
Results |
| 14 | €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 688 | Josef Gulas (1/1)
|
€1,276,712 | Johan Guilbert
|
Results |
| 15 | €3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Closer | 228 | Alessandro Pichierri (1/1)
|
€148,008 | Timo Kamphues
|
Results |
Main Event
The €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event began on 3 December with the first of two starting flights. The event drew 688 entries, the largest Main Event field in WSOP Europe history. The final table was played on 8 December, with the winner earning €1,276,712.[4]
Final Table
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) |
WSOP Bracelets |
WSOP Cashes* |
WSOP Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Gulas |
20,200,000 (29.4%) | 0 | 2 | $6,842 |
| Alexander Tkatschew |
17,375,000 (25.3%) | 0 | 10 | $57,494 |
| Johan Guilbert |
13,025,000 (18.9%) | 0 | 22 | $431,567 |
 Athanasios Kidas |
6,025,000 (8.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Denie |
5,500,000 (8.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislav Koleno |
3,400,000 (4.9%) | 0 | 5 | $48,833 |
 Aleksandar Trajkovski |
3,250,000 (4.7%) | 0 | 4 | $8,600 |
*-Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2021 WSOPE Main Event
Final Table results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josef Gulas (1/1) | €1,276,712 |
| 2nd | Johan Guilbert | €789,031 |
| 3rd | Alexander Tkatschew | €558,505 |
| 4th | Athanasios Kidas | €401,344 |
| 5th | Stanislav Koleno | €292,862 |
| 6th | Aleksandar Trajkovski | €217,854 |
| 7th | Thomas Denie | €163,434 |
| 8th | Ilija Savevski | €125,052 |
References
- ^ Glatzer, Jason (12 July 2021). "WSOP Europe Schedule Released; Nearly €12M Guaranteed Across 15 Bracelets". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Smyth, Daniel (26 November 2021). "Czech Republic Calls COVID State of Emergency, WSOPE Continues". CardsChat. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "WSOP Europe schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (9 December 2021). "Josef Gulas Jr Wins the 2021 WSOP Europe Main Event (€1,276,712)". PokerNews. Retrieved 12 November 2024.