WSOP Europe Less Than a Month Away

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The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas may be over — or more correctly on hiatus — but the WSOP Europe is right around the corner.

The European version of the WSOP is in its fourth year, and five bracelets will be handed out this year, up one from 2009. The tournament series starts on Sept. 14 and runs through Sept. 28. It will be held at the Casino at the Empire in London.

On the heels of a well-attended World Series of Poker at the Rio in Vegas — and the second-largest main event in history — expectations are up for the event in London. Last year’s main event of the WSOPE saw 334 entrants for a prize pool of £3,340,000. Barry Shulman took down the first prize of £801,603. With the WSOPE becoming more entrenched in the world of poker, the main event will look to attract a record number of players.

New this year is the £10K heads-up event. Interestingly it’s termed a “high-roller” event even though the buy-in is the same as the main event.

After the WSOP Europe concludes, the WSOP main event final table will resume about a month and half later. The November Nine will play down to a winner later in the fall.

Here’s the full schedule:
Event No. 1
Sept. 14-16
Buy-in: £2,500
No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max

Event No. 2
Sept. 16-18
Buy-in: £5,000
Pot-Limit Omaha

Event No. 3
Sept. 17-21
Buy-in: £1,000
No-Limit Hold’em

Event No. 4
Sept. 21-23
Buy-in: £10,000
High-Roller Heads-Up

Event No. 5
Sept. 23-28
Buy-in: £10,000
Main Event

Here are the past bracelet winners from the WSOPE over its first three years:
2007
Annette Obrestad (£10,000 Main Event)
Thomas Bihl (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.)
Dario Alioto (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha)
2008
John Juanda (£10,000 Main Event)
Theo Jorgensen (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha)
Sherkhan Farnood (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.)
Jesper Hougaard (£1500 No Limit)
2009
Barry Shulman (£10,000 Main Event)
Jani Vilmunen (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha)
Eric Cajelais (£2,500 ½ Pot Limit Hold’em/½ Pot Limit Omaha)
J.P. Kelly (£1,000 No Limit Hold’em)

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