King��s Casino to Host WSOP Europe Events
The World Series of Poker will hold WSOP Europe events at King��s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the first time Oct. 19 through Nov. 10.
��I��m so proud that that the WSOP Europe is coming to King��s,�� said Leon Tsoukernik, owner of King��s Casino. ��I started off with a dream and my dream has come true and I hope poker players have their dreams come true too when they see the sheer size and facilities of King's. With the awarding of WSOP gold bracelets, we have brought a huge piece of Las Vegas to Europe and we aim to deliver Vegas standards with this event too.��
King��s Casino features 160 poker tables and will soon have a 250 room five-star hotel.
With �17,000,000 in prize pool guarantees for WSOP Europe, players are ensured to have many opportunities to cash in this 11-bracelet event festival. Never has a poker festival featured so many guarantees, a release from the WSOP stated.
��WSOP Europe has struggled to find a permanent home since debuting in 2007 because we could never really find the venue or partner to replicate what we have in Las Vegas,�� said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. ��But I truly believe in Leon��s vision, his passion and King��s Casino to execute the best WSOP Europe to date.��
And, moving into it, the goal remains the same.
��We are bullish in this becoming the European equivalent of the WSOP in Las Vegas, something we have always dreamed of doing when we first began our foray into Europe a decade ago,�� Stewart said.
The first official bracelet event is the �1,100 buy-in Monster Stack No-Limit Hold��em event on Oct. 19, which will feature three starting flights and a $500,000 prize pool guarantee. The tournament will culminate in the �10,300 Main Event final table Nov. 10. This final event boasts a �4,000,000 prize pool guarantee.
Another guarantee, the �2,000,000 guarantee associated with the WSOP version of Colossus, set a record. The �550 buy-in No Limit Hold��em tournament spans five days, Oct. 27-31, with 10 starting flights. Anticipated with this low buy-in is a 4,000 entrant-strong field size, what could be the largest field size in live poker history in Europe.
Here��s the schedule for the WSOP Europe bracelet events:
| Event Number | Starting Dates | Event Name | Info | Chip Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 19- 21 | �1,100 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold��em | �500,000 Guarantee, three starting flights, re-entry next flight | 20,000 |
| 2 | Oct. 23-24 | �550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max | two starting flights, re-entry | 10,000 |
| 3 | Oct. 25 | �1,100 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold��em | 1-day event, every player has a �500 bounty, re-entry | 20,000 |
| 4 | Oct. 26 | �1,650 No-Limit Hold��em Six-Handed | single re-entry | 30,000 |
| 5 | Oct. 27- 31 | �550 Colossus No-Limit Hold��em | �2,000,000 Guarantee, 10 starting flights, one re-entry per flight | 10,000 |
| 6 | Oct. 28 | �2,200 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed | unlimited re-entry | 40,000 |
| 7 | Oct. 31 | �1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | re-entry | 30,000 |
| 8 | Nov. 1-2 | �1,100 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold��em | �500,000 Guarantee, two starting flights, re-entry | 20,000 |
| 9 | Nov. 1 | �25,000 No-Limit Hold��em High Roller | re-entry | 500,000 |
| 10 | Nov. 3 | �111,111 High Roller for One Drop | �10,000,000 Guarantee, re-entry, 111 player cap | 2,000,000 |
| 11 | Nov. 4-5 | �10,300 WSOP Europe Main Event | �4,000,000 Guarantee, two starting flights, single re-entry | 50,000 |
A WSOP Circuit event will precede the festivities at WSOP Europe Sept. 28 through Oct. 19.
