Over the coming week, the Czech-German border town of Rozvadov is all about the World Series of Poker. The largest cardroom in Europe, King’s Casino, is the home of poker for 15 bracelet events over the coming days and weeks, and with over 3,500 entries, the Opening Event proved to be hugely popular with the crowds. Seventh WSOP Europe Opens in Style
It is the seventh time in poker history that the World Series of Poker Europe festival has arrived in Rozvadov, a small nondescript border town that exists almost as its own province between Czech Republic and Germany. There’s almost nothing to do in Rozvadov other than play poker, but that didn’t bother any of the 3,509 entries in Event #1 of the 2024 WSOP Europe at King’s Casino.
A total of 359 players made the money places and with three days of at-the-felt combat, the start of the third and final day saw 20 players still in seats. When the final table was reached, Daniel Trunk was the chip leader with 16.9m chips, with the Hungarian player Jozsef Dobos the short stack. It was Dobos who left first, as he won $21,610 in ninth place after his ace-five lost to Alberto Speranzoni’s pocket jacks. A clean board was just reward for the better hand and the Italian moved up the leaderboard while Dobos went home.
Soon, eight were reduced to just seven as Romanian player Viorel Gavrila busted for a score of $24,550. All-in with queen-six offsuit, Gavrila lost to Ukrainian player Rostyslav Sabishchenko’s ace-ten, as an ace came in the window and while Gavrila hit one six, it wasn’t enough to help him survive. Trunk Heads to Broadway
Daniel Trunk had come into the final table with the chip lead and had the aggression to match his chip stack. Italian player Antonio Menga shoved with ace-eight and while Trunk was behind when he called with king-nine of clubs, it didn’t stay that way. A flop of J-T-9 put Trunk into the lead and Menga needed help. He got it on the turn of an ace, but a queen […]
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