The World Series of Poker is going to excite poker players in Europe with the next big poker festival which is scheduled to begin on the 19th October. The 2017 edition is going to continue until 10th November and the location where the pros will have the chance to demonstrate their skills is already known – the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. For everyone participating in the wide variety of events, there will be €20,000,000 worth of guaranteed prize pool, which is expected to be exceeded due to the high interest towards the festival.
It has been two years since the WSOPE has made its appearance in the poker world, and since the last edition of the poker festival took place back in 2015, a lot of people are eager to participate in it. This will also be the first time in the decade-long history of the festival, that it will take place in the Czech Republic and the people responsible for the organization have made sure the 84 events give chance to everyone to enjoy the world of poker. There will be 11 events featuring a gold bracelet as a first pace prize and the prize pools of those events make up €17 million of the guaranteed prize pools. The events in the festival are going to range from such with affordable buy-ins starting from €550 to such dedicated to the high rollers in the poker world, giving the chance to everyone to show their potential.
The Main Event of this year’s WSOPE is the highlight of the poker festival since it is a €10,300 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament which features a €4 million guaranteed prize pool. It is going to commence on the 4th November and run all the way to the 9th. Another tournament which is guaranteed to attract serious attention is the €111,111 buy-in High Roller for One Drop event, which will feature a whopping €10 million guaranteed prize pool. It is going to begin on the 3rd of November and according to the schedule, it is going to continue over the span of three days. For the first time ever there will be a €550 European Colossus No-Limit Hold’em event which is going to feature a €2 million guaranteed prize pool. It is scheduled to commence on 27th October and it will continue until the 31st.
WSOPE throughout the Years
Ever since its inaugural edition back in 2007, the WSOPE has been striving to replicate the feeling it is able to give the players in Las Vegas. In 2007 the first-ever winner of WSOPE gold bracelet was Thomas Bihl from Germany. The festival has taken place in various locations around Europe. The 2008 edition of the festival was in the Empire in Leicester Square, London and this was where the festival was held for the next two years.
In 2011 the location was changed and poker enthusiasts competed in the the Majestic Barrière Cannes. The latest WSOPE was located in the very heart of Europe – Berlin, Germany. The winner in the Main Event then was Kevin MacPhee from the United States and he defeated 313 players in order to lay his hands on the gold bracelet and the €883,000 coming with it.
