The first game of the World Series of Poker Europe will take place on Thursday this week. Since it first started in 2007, the WSOP Europe has become more and more popular and more poker tournaments have been added. In 2007 there were only three poker events and the next two years offered four events each. This year, there are five events.
More events mean more players and a bigger prize pool, which has reached the £15,166,890. Besides the cash prize, the winner will take home a golden WSOP bracelet, a trophy coveted by most poker players in the world. As to the number of players, in 2007 the competition had an average 207.76 players and in 2009 it climbed to an average 313.5 players, with more participants expected this year.
The schedule for this edition includes only one non-hold’em event: the £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Besides, the tournament will include a £2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event and a £10,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up event. The first one is expected to attract a big number of players and the second one is meant for elite poker players.
The two only players who have managed to cash all three years of the WSOP Europe are Chris Ferguson and John Juanda. Ferguson made it to the final table twice but he has not been able to win yet. Juanda was the winner of the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2008 and took home a £868,800 prize. These two great poker players will be back this year to show their game in European poker tables.
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