It was so close to happening. PokerStars and poker players around the world were looking forward to heading to Prague for the first major European Poker Tour stop since the pandemic forced so many EPT cancellations. There had been an EPT Sochi, one that just wrapped in October, and PokerStars
As we noted yesterday, the 2021 WSOP Europe is filled with schedule changes and uncertainty. The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the Czech Republic, combined with worry of a new variant making its way from South Africa, is causing problems. There is also talk of a staffing shortage. Altogether,
I’ll admit it. I skipped yesterday’s recap. One reason was the American Thanksgiving holiday, for which I was cooking and spending time with family. The other reason was that Day 6 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe was confusing. Ch-ch-ch-changes The WSOPE Colossus was supposed to offer its
Many poker players have been traveling in the past few months. There was the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and all of the corresponding tournament series around Sin City. Other cardrooms around the country hosted tournaments and incentives to visit. But many more players were unable to travel
That’s it. After 55 days, 88 live tournaments, nearly 200 daily tournaments, and countless cash games, the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is over. The WSOP Europe continues over in the Czech Republic, but the live and online events in the United States wrapped late into the
Action at King’s Casino has been increasing daily as more players arrive for the 2021 WSOP Europe tournaments. On Day 5, three tournaments ran, with one of them awarding a bracelet. One of the others set its prize pool, and the Mini Main Event only completed its second of three
Monday was the second-last day of the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Employees at the Rio Convention Center were clearing ballrooms, folding poker tables, and stacking chairs. Only two bracelet events played out on Monday in the Amazon Room, one being the $100K buy-in High Roller and
The first tournament of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe live series at King’s Casino is in the books. Antonello Ferraiuolo of Italy took it down and claimed the first bracelet at a live WSOP Europe event since 2019. International players are turning out in force at King’s in
With only a couple days left of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, one might think Sunday was a slow day. There might have been some movement of tables to storage, but there was some exciting action taking place at the tables still standing in the ballrooms. The
The third day of the 2021 WSOP Europe was a busy one but only a precursor of what is to come. The Mini Main Event starts one of several flights today (Monday) and will deliver many more players to the tournament area. Meanwhile, the Opener played down to a manageable
Day 52 of the 2021 World Series of Poker was a day of high-stakes poker. Two of the tournaments playing out were dubbed High Roller events. One required a $50K buy-in (a regular High Roller) and the other a $250K buy-in (a Super High Roller). Both of those tournaments played
The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe was quickly getting into full swing at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The players were piling in to participate in the initial tournaments, which offered relatively low buy-ins and big prize pool guarantees. The first event already set its prize pool and
