2010 World Series of Poker Europe
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The fourth World Series of Poker Europe
(WSOPE) took place from September 14, 2010 to September 28, 2010. There were five bracelet
events, culminating in the £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events were held at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square
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World Series of Poker Europe
The World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker...
(WSOPE) took place from September 14, 2010 to September 28, 2010. There were five bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...
events, culminating in the £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events were held at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
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Key
| * | Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame Poker Hall of Fame The Poker Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional poker playing in the United States. Founded and located in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players and to serve... |
| (#/#) | This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in 2010. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament. |
| Place | What place each player finished |
| Name | The player who made it to the final table |
| Prize (£) | The amount of money, in British Pounds (£), awarded for each finish at the event's final table |
Event 1: £2,650 Six Handed No Limit Hold'em
- 3-Day Event: September 14, 2010 to September 16, 2010
- Number of buy-ins: 244
- Total Prize Pool: £610,000
- Number of Payouts: 24
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Phil Laak Phil Laak Philip "Phil" C. Laak is a professional poker player, now residing in Los Angeles, California. Laak holds a World Poker Tour title, a World Series of Poker bracelet and has appeared on numerous nationally-aired television shows.-Early life:... (1/1) |
£170,802 |
| 2nd | Andrew Pantling | £105,506 |
| 3rd | Chris Bjorin Chris Bjorin Christer "Chris" Björin is a Swedish professional poker player, now based in London, England. Throughout his career, Björin has kept a relatively low profile and avoided many televised poker tournaments and interviews.-Poker:... (0/2) |
£70,473 |
| 4th | David Peters | £48,202 |
| 5th | Ilan Rouah | £33,617 |
| 6th | Willie Tann Willie Tann Willie "The Dice Man" Tann is an English professional poker player.Tann was born in Singapore and came to England to study law in the 1960s.Tann has numerous nicknames on the poker circuit... (0/1) |
£23,900 |
Event 2: £5,250 Pot Limit Omaha
- 3-Day Event: September 16, 2010 to September 18, 2010
- Number of buy-ins: 120
- Total Prize Pool: £600,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Lisandro Jeff Lisandro Jeffrey Lisandro is an Australian professional poker player, now residing in Salerno, Italy. Lisandro is known by many to be a cash game specialist, but is a well-known face on the poker tournament circuit and is regarded as one of the premier Seven Card Stud players in the world... (1/5) |
£159,514 |
| 2nd | Joe Serock | £98,262 |
| 3rd | Willie Tann Willie Tann Willie "The Dice Man" Tann is an English professional poker player.Tann was born in Singapore and came to England to study law in the 1960s.Tann has numerous nicknames on the poker circuit... (0/1) |
£71,184 |
| 4th | Jeff Madsen Jeff Madsen Jeff Madsen is the third-youngest winner of a World Series of Poker event and the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year.... (0/2) |
£52,542 |
| 5th | John Racener John Racener John Racener is an American poker professional from Port Richey, Florida, best known as the runner-up of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker... |
£39,486 |
| 6th | Karl Mahrenholz | £30,192 |
| 7th | Felipe Ramos | £23,478 |
| 8th | Jeff Kimber | £18,564 |
| 9th | Chris Bjorin Chris Bjorin Christer "Chris" Björin is a Swedish professional poker player, now based in London, England. Throughout his career, Björin has kept a relatively low profile and avoided many televised poker tournaments and interviews.-Poker:... (0/2) |
£14,916 |
Event 3: £1,075 No Limit Hold'em
- 5-Day Event: September 17, 2010 to September 21, 2010
- Number of buy-ins: 582
- Total Prize Pool: £582,000
- Number of Payouts: 54
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Shelley (1/1) | £133,857 |
| 2nd | J.P. Kelly J.P. Kelly John-Paul Kelly known as J.P. Kelly is a professional poker player from Aylesbury, England. Kelly is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, having won the 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event in Las Vegas and then later that same year won another bracelet at the 2009... (0/2) |
£82,854 |
| 3rd | Jeppe Bisgaard | £55,063 |
| 4th | Paul Pitchford | £40,862 |
| 5th | Kaveh Payman | £30,666 |
| 6th | Mehdi Senhaji | £23,239 |
| 7th | Jack Lyman | £17,768 |
| 8th | Karim Jomeen | £13,694 |
| 9th | Nicky Katz | £10,633 |
Event 4: £10,350 No Limit Hold'em High Roller Heads-Up
- 3-Day Event: September 21, 2010 to September 23, 2010
- Number of buy-ins: 103
- Total Prize Pool: £1,030,000
- Number of Payouts: 16
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gus Hansen Gus Hansen Gustav "Gus" Hansen is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament... (1/1) |
£288,409 |
| 2nd | Jim Collopy | £178,211 |
| SF | Ram Vaswani Ram Vaswani Ram Vaswani is an English professional snooker player, turned professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob... (0/1) |
£96,212 |
| SF | Andrew Feldman | £96,212 |
| QF | Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big... (0/4) |
£47,045 |
| QF | Kevin Eyster | £47,045 |
| QF | Huck Seed Huck Seed Huckleberry Seed is an American professional poker player best known for winning the main event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.-Early Life:... (0/4) |
£47,045 |
| QF | Neil Channing Neil Channing Neil Andrew Channing is an English professional poker player and author based in Maida Vale, London. He is the 2008 Irish Poker Open champion.... |
£47,045 |
Event 5: £10,350 WSOPE Championship No Limit Hold'em
- 6-Day Event: September 23, 2010 to September 28, 2010
- Number of buy-ins: 346
- Total Prize Pool: £3,460,000
- Number of Payouts: 36
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Bord James Bord James Bord, born 1981, is a professional poker player. Originally from Stanmore, U.K., he now divides his time between London and Las Vegas. His biggest victory was the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe main event, where he won $1,313,611. and became the first British champion of that event... (1/1) |
£830,401 |
| 2nd | Fabrizio Baldassari | £513,049 |
| 3rd | Ronald Lee | £376,829 |
| 4th | Roland de Wolfe Roland De Wolfe Roland De Wolfe is an English professional poker player and a former writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge.After winning first prize in an event at the 2004 Gutshot Poker Festival, he went on to make a money finish in the $1,000 No Limit event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.In July 2005, he... (0/1) |
£278,945 |
| 5th | Nicolas Levi | £208,119 |
| 6th | Daniel Steinberg | £156,530 |
| 7th | Dan Fleyshman | £118,643 |
| 8th | Brian Powell | £90,617 |
| 9th | Marc Inizan | £69,754 |