The 14th running of the World Series of Poker Europe came to an end midway through November of 2023. The festival featured 15 gold bracelet events from Oct. 25 – Nov. 15, with over €15 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. More than 13,500 total entries were made throughout the series, resulting in $21,431,194 in total cash paid out.
This marked the sixth time that the WSOPE was held at King’s Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic. Below is a look at the results from three of the latest events to wrap up during the final days of the festival, which was capped off by the record-setting main event.
€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Turbo €300K GTD
Sweden’s Joakim Andersson bested a 570-entry field in the €1,100 turbo bounty hunter event. Andersson walked away with his first bracelet and $85,171 from the main prize pool.
This was the second-largest score yet for Andersson, trailing only the $271,903 he earned as the third-place finisher in a $3,200 buy-in event at the 2020 WPT World Online Championships.
French bracelet winner Jonathan Pastore came within a few spots of securing his second but ended up finishing fourth for $22,552. Place Player Earnings POY Points 1 Joakim Andersson $85,171 840 2 Samantha Algeri $56,339 700 3 Bruno Mota $42,665 560 4 Jonathan Pastore $22,552 420 5 Agostino Scozzari $16,324 350 6 Robert Bickley $11,978 280 7 Jacopo Achille $8,957 210 8 Miguel Abad $6,837 140 9 Stepan Budac $5,300 70 €1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Freezeout €200K GTD
Berndt Gleissner
Next up was another turbo. This time around it was a €1,000 buy-in freezeout. With 182 entries, the prize pool grew to $201,404. The fast-paced affair crowned a champion by the end of a single day’s play. That player was Berndt Gleissner of Germany, who was awarded his first bracelet and $49,502 for the win.
This was Gleissner’s third live tournament title, having previously won two side events at European Poker Tour stops. He now has more than $589,000 in recorded cashes to his name.Italy’s Candido Cappiello was the runner-up, earning $30,528 for his efforts. Place […]
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