World Series of Poker Europe Begins TomorrowThree Preliminary Events Lead Up to the Main Event in London |
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The World Series of Poker begins its second voyage into European waters on Friday, Sept. 19, when the first preliminary event at the 2008 WSOP Europe shuffles up at 1 p.m. GMT at the London Clubs International. The first event is a £1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament that lasts four days. The event will run through Oct. 2, when the second WSOP Europe champion is crowned at the conclusion of the European main event. Here is a look at the full schedule for the 2008 WSOP Europe:
Event No. 1 — £1,500 no-limit hold’em this is a new event for 2008):
Friday, Sept. 19, 1 p.m.: Day 1A — 10 60-minute levels
Saturday, Sept. 20, 1 p.m.: Day 1B — 10 60-minute levels
Sunday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m.: Day 2 — play down to final table
Monday, Sept. 22 1 p.m.: Final table
Event No. 2 — £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.:
Monday, Sept. 22, 2 p.m.: Day 1 — six 90-minute levels
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.: Day 2 — play down to final table
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2 p.m.: Final table
Event No. 3 — £5,000 pot-limit Omaha:
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 3 p.m.: Day 1 — eight 60-minute levels
Thursday, Sept. 25, 3 p.m.: Day 2 — play down to final table
Friday, Sept. 26, 3 p.m.: Final table
Event No. 4 — £10,000 no-limit hold’em European main event:
Saturday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m.: Day 1A — five 120-minute levels
Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m.: Day 1B — five 120-minute levels
Monday, Sept. 29, 1 p.m.: Day 2 — five 120-minute levels
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.: Day 3 — play down to 27 players
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m.: Day 4 — play down to nine players
Thursday, Oct. 2, 1 p.m.: Final Table
2007 WSOP Europe Results
Event No. 1 — £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Entrants: 105
Prize pool: £262,500
Winner: Thomas Bihl (£70,875)
Event No. 2 — £5,000 pot-limit Omaha
Entrants: 156
Prize pool: £779,400
Winner: Dario Alioto (£234,390)
Event No. 3 — £10,000 no-limit hold’em European main event
Entrants: 362
Prize pool: £3,620,000
WSOP Europe Main Event Final-Table Results:
Annette Obrestad made history in 2007 when she won the first WSOP Europe main event. She became the first woman to win a WSOP main event, the first person to win the WSOP Europe main event, and the youngest WSOP champion in history. Other professionals who finished in the money in the 2007 European main event included Gus Hansen (10th), Steven Van Zadelhoff (11th), Kenny Tran (16th), Annie Duke (21st), Marco Traniello (22nd), Erick Lindgren (26th), Patrik Antonius (29th), and Jamie Gold (35th).
Card Player Europe’s news team will be providing stories and news from the event all next week on CardPlayer.com.
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