Official Media Guide 2018 World Series of Poker Europe

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1 Official Media Guide 2018 World Series of Poker Europe October 9 - November 2, 2018 King s Casino Rozvadov, Czech Republic Main Event: October 27 November 2, 2018 World Series WSOP 1

2 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Media Information 3 WSOP Communications Team 4 Quick Reference URL s 5 History of WSOP 6 About WSOP Europe 7 WSOPE Bracelet Winners 9 WSOPE Fact Sheet 10 King s Casino Fact Sheet 11 WSOPE Records Event Schedule 12 Bracelet Schedule 13 Daily Schedule Statistics 18 Participation & Prizepool 19 WSOPE Main Event Winners 20 WSOPE Bracelets by Nation 21 Gold Bracelet Leaders 22 Cashes & Earnings Leaders Millionaires Structure Sheets 24 Event #1: The Colossus NLHE 25 Event #2: 1,650 NLHE 6-Handed 26 Event #3: 550 PLO 8-Handed 27 Event #4: 1,100 NLHE Turbo Bounty 28 Event #5: 1,100 Monster Stack 29 Event #6: 1,650 Mix NLHE/PLO 30 Event #7: 2,200 PLO 8-Handed 31 Event #8: 25,500 NLHE High Roller 32 Event #9: 100,000 NLHE Super High Roller 33 Event #10: 10,350 MAIN EVENT Miscellaneous 35 Player of the Year 36 Live Streaming Schedule 37 Live Coverage Gold Bracelet Winners 39 Circuit Schedule (Sept Oct. 8) 40 International Circuit 2

3 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information WSOP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SETH PALANSKY Vice President, Corporate Communications, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE) & Editor-In-Chief, WSOP.com (702) ROB KIRSCHEN Managing Editor, WSOP.com (702) ISAAC HANSON Manager, Media Relations & Content, WSOP (651) WARREN LUSH King s Casino warren.lush@kingscasino.eu 3

4 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information QUICK REFERENCE URL s 2018 WSOPE Link to the WSOPE schedule and structure sheets: Link to 2018 WSOPE main information page: Link to stats from 2018 WSOP (and historical): Researching information on players and their WSOP results: Link to WSOP live streaming of final tables: Link to King s hotel room reservations: Link to Daily Schedule: Link to real time cash games: Link to King s Casino news: Suggested Twitter @Kevmath 4

5 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe Casino's annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades earlier. In the summer of 1949, as the story goes, inveterate gambler Nicholas Nick the Greek Dandolos approached Benny Binion with an unusual request to challenge the best in a high-stakes poker marathon. Binion agreed to set up a match between Dandolos and the legendary Johnny Moss, with the stipulation the game be viewed in public. During the course of the marathon, which lasted five months with breaks only for sleep, the two men played every form of poker imaginable. Moss ultimately won the biggest game in town and an estimated $2 million. When the Greek lost his last pot, he arose from his chair, bowed slightly, and uttered the now-famous words, Mr. Moss, I have to let you go. Dandolos then went upstairs to bed. Though significant in its own way as a chapter in poker history, the five-month marathon took on added importance to Benny Binion. He noted that the public had gathered outside the casino each day to watch the game with the fervor of dedicated sports fans, and he was amazed at the attention the event had attracted. But it wasn't until 1970 that Binion decided to re-create this excitement and stage a battle of poker giants dubbed the World Series of Poker to determine who would be worthy of the title World Champion. Some of the best players in the country were assembled, and Johnny Moss came out on top. The decision was democratic in that the champion was decided by popular vote. The following year, the winner was determined by a freeze-out competition, with players being systematically eliminated until one player had all the chips. Moss again became the World Champion. In 1972, when Thomas Amarillo Slim Preston won the title and went on the talk show circuit, the WSOP began to gain a wider following. It was a year later that Binion participated in the Oral History Project at the University of Nevada-Reno and discussed the World Series of Poker (WSOP) with interviewer Mary Ellen Glass. This poker game here gets us a lot of attention, he told Glass. We had seven players last year, and this year we had 13. I look to have better than 20 next year. It's even liable to get up to be 50, might get up to be more than that. Binion then paused, and as if gazing into the future, prophesied, It will eventually. In the early 1980s, with the introduction of preliminary satellite competitions with lower buy-ins, Binion's prophecy came to fruition and the popularity of the World Series of Poker soared. (A satellite is a tournament whose prize is an entry into another higher buy-in tournament). But even Benny Binion, who passed away on Christmas Day of 1989, would have had difficulty foreseeing the enormous growth the annual tournament has experienced since. In 1982, nine years after Mr. Binion participated in UNR's Oral History Project, the tournament drew a total of 1,253 entrants across all its events. Two decades later, there were 7,593 entries and the 2018 s WSOP attracted a record 123,865 entrants from an astonishing 104 different nations. The prize money has increased exponentially as well. In 1982, a total of $2,607,700 was awarded, while in 2018 a staggering $266,889,193 was won. Whereas only 12 events, mostly Texas Hold'em and Seven-Card Stud, were scheduled as recently as 1988, the 2018 series offered 78 competitions that featured a wide variety of games. The WSOP is now a global phenomenon, with the WSOP Circuit, a WSOP International Circuit, WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia-Pacific all regular live events on the poker calendar. Plus, with a leading WSOP Social Game and real-money online poker in New Jersey and Nevada, the brand reaches every corner of the globe with digital or live iterations. The legacy Benny Binion left the poker community ranks as the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world, and, no doubt, it holds the promise of an even brighter future. But equally important, the World Series of Poker has touched thousands of lives over the years, affording talented players the opportunity to follow their dreams, reach for the stars and perhaps one day achieve greatness in their chosen endeavor. 5

6 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was established in 2007 by Caesars Interactive Entertainment to bring the excitement and entertainment of the World Series of Poker to destinations around the globe. WSOPE was the first live tournament brand extension internationally of the world s longest-running, richest and most prestigious gaming event. During the first nine years of the WSOPE, a total of 23,292 entrants have competed for 59 gold bracelets and been awarded more than $108 million in prize money. In the first four years, the event was held in London, England at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square. For the next two years, the WSOPE was held in Cannes, France at the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette and the Hotel Majestic Barrière. In 2013, the event took place in Paris, France at Enghien Les Biens and Casino Barrière. In 2015 the series moved west and was held in Berlin, Germany at the Speilbank Casino. World Series of Poker Europe moved to King s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in This years series will return to Rozvadov and contested from October 9 November 2, This is the first time the WSOPE will be held in the same location for two consecutive years since Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette in Cannes, France held the event in 2011 and Twenty-one different nations have captured a WSOP Gold Bracelet on European soil: USA (14), UK (6), France (5), Canada (4), Germany (4), Czech Republic (3), Denmark (3), Greece (3), Australia (2), Italy (2), Portugal (2), Spain (2) and Afghanistan, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and Uruguay. 6

7 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Winners 2007: (London, UK) Annette Obrestad ( 10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Thomas Bihl ( 2,500 H.O.R.S.E.) Dario Alioto ( 5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) 2008: (London, UK) John Juanda ( 10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Theo Jorgensen ( 5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) Sherkhan Farnood ( 2,500 H.O.R.S.E.) Jesper Hougaard ( 1500 No-Limit Hold em) 2009: (London, UK) Barry Shulman ( 10,000 Main Event No-limit Hold em) Jani Vilmunen ( 5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) Eric Cajelais ( 2,500 Pot-Limit Hold em/pot-limit Omaha J.P. Kelly ( 1,000 No-Limit Hold em) 2010: (London, UK) James Bord ( 10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Gus Hansen ( 10,350 Heads Up NLHE High Roller) Scott Shelley ( 3,000 No-Limit Hold em) Jeffrey Lisandro ( 5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha) Phil Laak ( 2,650 No-Limit Hold em) Six-Handed 2011: (Cannes France) Elio Fox ( 10,400 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Philippe Boucher ( 1,620 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed) Michael Mizrachi ( 10,400 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold em) Tristan Wade ( 3,200 No-Limit Hold em Shootout) Steve Billirakis ( 5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha) Andrew Hinrichsen ( 1,090 No-Limit Hold em) Guillaume Humbert ( 2,680 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold em) 2012: (Cannes France) Phil Hellmuth ( 10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Francisco Da Costa Santos ( 1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed) Jonathan Aguiar ( 10,450 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold em) Giovanni Rosadoni ( 3,250 No-Limit Hold em Shootout) Roger Hairabedian ( 5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha) Antonio Esfandiari ( 1,100 No-Limit Hold em) Imed Ben Mahmoud ( 2,700 No-limit Hold em Six-Handed) 7

8 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Winners 2013: (Paris, France) Daniel Negreanu ( 25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold em) Adrian Mateos ( 10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Noah Schwartz ( 3,250 Mix-Max Pot-Limit Omaha) Roger Hairabedian ( 2,200 No-Limit Hold em) Jeremy Ausmus ( 1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed) Darko Stojanovic ( 5,300 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold em) Henrik Johansson ( 1,100 No-Limit Hold em Re-Entry) Jackie Glazier ( 1,100 Ladies No-Limit Hold em) 2017: (Rozvadov, Czech Republic) Marti Roca de Torres ( 10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Dominik Nitsche ( 111,111 High Roller for One Drop) Niall Farrell ( 25,000 No-Limit Hold em High Roller) Albert Hoekendijk ( 1,111 Little One for One Drop) Chris Ferguson ( 1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better) Lukas Zaskodny ( 2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha) Matous Skorepa (The Colossus No-Limit Hold em) Theodore McQuilkin ( 1,650 No-Limit Hold em 6-Handed) Martin Kabrhel ( 1,100 No-Limit Hold em Super Turbo Bounty) 2015: (Berlin, Germany) Jonathan Duhamel ( 25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold em) Kevin MacPhee ( 10,450 Main Event No-Limit Hold em) Andreas Klatt ( 550 Pot-Limit Omaha) Oleksandr Shcherbak ( 1,100 No-Limit Hold em Monster Stack) Georgios Sotiropoulos ( 1,100 No-Limit Hold em Turbo) Barny Boatman ( 550 Pot-Limit Omaha) Pavlos Xanthopoulos ( 3,250 No-Limit Hold em) Alex Komaromi ( 2,200 8-Game Mix Six-Handed Ryan Hefter ( 1,650 No-Limit Hold em Monster Stack) Richard Gryko ( 3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed) Dietrich Fast (The Oktoberfest No-Limit Hold em) Makarios Avramidis ( 2,200 No-Limit Hold em Six-Handed) 8

9 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information WSOP Europe Fact Sheet WHEN: October 9, November 2, 2018 WHERE: King s Casino - Rozvadov, Czech Republic ( ) London, UK ( ) Cannes, France ( ) Paris, France (2013) Berlin, Germany (2015) NUMBER OF EVENTS: GUARANTEES: 10 official WSOP gold bracelet events 13,400,000 ( 5 Million Main Event) BUY IN AMOUNTS: ,000 TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AWARDED IN 2017: 25,371,585 NUMBER OF ENTRANTS IN 2017: TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: 7, (Main Event) Federico Brunato / Jack Effel WSOPE FIRST YEAR: 2007 OWNERSHIP: Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE) DEFENDING MAIN EVENT CHAMPION: Marti Roca de Torres - Spain ( 1,115,207) DEFENDING 111,111 HIGH ROLLER CHAMPION: Dominik Nitsche - Minden, Germany ( 3,487,463) DEFENDING 25,000 HIGH ROLLER CHAMPION: Niall Farrell - Glasgow, UK ( 745,287) 9

10 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information King s Casino Fact Sheet ESTABLISHED: 2003 WHERE: Rozvadov 7, Rozvadov, Czech Republic 145 km west of Prague, Czech Republic 185 km northeast of Munich, Germany 110 km east of Nuremberg, Germany CONTACT: info@pokerroomkings.com HOTEL: 250 rooms POKER TABLES: 160 WSOPE FIRST YEAR: 2017 OWNER: Leon Tsoukernik WSOP INTL CIRCUITS: October 29 - November 9, Main Event Winner: Dziewonski Mateusz ( 206,927) October 27 - November 14, Main Event Winner: Ivan Banic ( 232,241) March 23 - April 10, Main Event Winner: Marcin Chmielewski ( 183,350) September 28 - October 18, Main Event Winner Hossein Ensan ( 184,812) March 1 - March 19, Main Event Winner: Amar Begovic ( 220,000) September 20, October 8,

11 2018 WSOP Europe Media Information 2017 WSOP EUROPE RECORDS The 2017 World Series of Poker was the largest poker series ever held on the continent of Europe. The series broke attendance and prizepool records along with several more. Below lists some of the WSOPE records last year s King s Casino series set. MOST EVENTS: 11 MOST GUARANTEES: 18,000,000 TOTAL ENTRIES: 7,689 TOTAL PRIZEPOOL: 25,371,585 HIGHEST AVERAGE ENTRIES/EVENT: 699 MOST ENTRIES (SINGLE EVENT): LARGEST PRIZEPOOL (SINGLE EVENT): 4,115 (Colossus) 12,980,000 (High Roller for One Drop) LARGEST 1ST PLACE PRIZE: 3,487,463 (High Roller for One Drop) MOST CASHES BY SINGLE PLAYER: 6 (Chris Ferguson) MOST 1,000,000+ PAYOUTS:

12 2018 WSOP Europe Bracelet Schedule WSOPE Bracelet Schedule *Guarantees are calculated prior to 5% government fee withheld from prizepool 12

13 2018 WSOP Europe Daily Schedule Daily Time Schedule World Series of Poker Europe *start times are subject to change Start Time Tournament Guarantee Buy-In Tuesday, October 09, :00 King's Noon Turbo :00 Satellite to Colossus - 1A 10 Seats 80 18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A 1,000, :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Wednesday, October 10, :00 Noon Turbo :00 Satellite to Colossus - 1B 10 Seats 80 18:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B 1,000, :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Thursday, October 11, :00 Satellite to Colossus - 1C 10 Seats 80 12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C 1,000, :00 Big Omaha 8, :00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1D 1,000, :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Friday, October 12, :00 Satellite to Colossus - 1E 10 Seats 80 12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1E 1,000, :00 Deepstack Turbo Knockout :00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1F 1,000, :00 King's Local Championship 10, Saturday, October 13, :00 Satellite to Colossus - 1G 10 Seats 80 12:00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1G 1,000, :00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1H 1,000, :00 King's Local Championship 15, Sunday, October 14, :00 Satellite to Event #2: NLHE 6-Handed Deepstack 10 Seats :00 Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 1,000,000 Day 2 15:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack 200,000 1,650 17:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 10 Seats :00 King's Omaha Knockout :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo

14 2018 WSOP Europe Daily Schedule Monday, October 15, 2018 TBA Event #1: The Colossus - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) - Final Day 12:00 Satellite to Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 5 Seats 80 14:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack 200,000 Day 2 15:00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed - Day 1A 100, :00 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em :00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Tuesday, October 16, :00 Satellite to Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 5 Seats 80 14:00 Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack 200,000 Final Day 15:00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed - Day 1B 100, :00 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - 1,100 20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Wednesday, October 17, :00 Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 100,000 Day 2 15:00 King's Turbo Freezeout :00 Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter 200,000 1,100 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Thursday, October 18, 2018 TBA Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) - Final Day 12:00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1A 5 Seats :00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1A 500,000 1,100 16:00 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Friday, October 19, :00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1B 5 Seats :00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1B 500,000 1,100 18:00 Knock Out Bounty :00 King's Local Championship 15, Saturday, October 20, :00 Turbo Satellite to Monster Stack - Day 1C 5 Seats :00 Event #5: Monster Stack - Day 1C 500,000 1,100 16:00 WSOPE Main Event Satellite 2 Seats :00 King's 8-Handed Turbo :00 King's Local Championship 20, Sunday, October 21, :00 Event #5: Monster Stack (Restart) 500,000 Day 2 15:00 Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix 200,000 1,650 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo

15 2018 WSOP Europe Daily Schedule Monday, October 22, 2018 TBA Event #5: Monster Stack (Restart) 500,000 Final Day 13:00 Turbo Satellite to King's Trophy Event - Day 1A 10 Seats :00 Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix (Restart) 200,000 Day 2 15:00 Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed 200,000 2,200 16:00 King's Trophy Event - Day 1A 1,000,000 2,500 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Tuesday, October 23, 2018 TBA Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix (Restart) 200,000 Final Day 12:00 Turbo Satellite to King's Trophy Event - Day 1B 10 Seats :00 Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) 200,000 Day 2 14:00 King's Trophy Event - Day 1B 1,000,000 2,500 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Wednesday, October 24, 2018 TBA Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed (Restart) 200,000 Final Day 14:00 King's Trophy Event (Restart) 1,000,000 Day 2 15:00 Event #8: High Roller 1,000,000 25,500 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Thursday, October 25, :00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A 10 Seats 60 13:00 King's Trophy Event (Restart) 1,000,000 Final Day 14:00 Event #8: High Roller (Restart) 1,000,000 Final Day 15:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A 200, :00 H.O.R.S.E. - 2,200 16:00 10K Turbo Highroller (1-Day) - 10,500 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Tournament Friday, October 26, :00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B 10 Seats 60 13:00 H.O.R.S.E. (Restart) - Final Day 14:00 Event #9: Super High Roller 5,000, ,000 15:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B 200, :00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 10 Seats :00 King's Local Championship 15,

16 2018 WSOP Europe Daily Schedule Saturday, October 27, :00 Turbo Satellite to Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C 10 Seats 60 12:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1C 200, :00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1A 5,000,000 10,350 13:00 Event #9: Super High Roller (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 2 15:00 Seven Card Stud - 1,650 17:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1D 200, :00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats :00 King's Local Championship 20, Sunday, October 28, :00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em - Day 1B 5,000,000 10,350 13:00 Event #9: Super High Roller (Restart) 5,000,000 Final Day 14:00 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 200,000 Final Day 16:00 Turbo 6-Handed - 1,100 18:00 WSOPE Main Event Mega Satellite 5 Seats :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo - 1,100 Monday, October 29, :00 Last Chance Satellite to WSOPE Main Event - 1,100 12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 2 13:00 Turbo Satellite to 8-Handed KO :00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1A 20 Seats 50 16:00 8-Handed KO - 2,200 17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1A 500, :00 Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Tuesday, October 30, :00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 3 14:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1B 20 Seats 50 16:00 WSOPE Highroller - 25,500 17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1B 500, :00 WSOPE 2k Turbo - 2,200 20:00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo

17 2018 WSOP Europe Daily Schedule Wednesday, October 31, :00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 4 14:00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1C 20 Seats 50 16:00 WSOPE Highroller (Restart) - Final Day 16:00 Pot-Limit Omaha KO - 2,200 17:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1C 500, :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Thursday, November 01, :00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1D 20 Seats 50 12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 5 13:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1D 500, :00 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix :00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1E 500, :00 No-Limit Hold'em Daily Turbo Friday, November 02, :00 Satellite to King's Celebration Cup - Day 1F 20 Seats 50 12:00 Event #10: WSOPE MAIN EVENT - No-Limit Hold'em (Restart) 5,000,000 Day 6 13:00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1F 500, :00 King's Omaha 10, :00 King's Celebration Cup - Day 1G 500, :00 King's Local Championship 15,

18 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics PARTICIPATION & PRIZEPOOL WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE The King s Casino series will feature 10 Gold Bracelet events in 2018, including the return of the 5,000,000 Guaranteed 10,350 Main Event. Last year s WSOPE Main Event drew 529 entries, which was the second largest WSOPE Main Event ever. The 2017 series in Rozvadov broke the record for the most total entries for any WSOPE series and the highest average number of entries per event. All ten bracelet events at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe will feature guarantees, including three events (Colossus, 25k Super High Roller, and the Main Event) with seven-figure guarantees. 18

19 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics WSOPE Main Event Winners The 2018 World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov will be the 10th edition of the series. Below are the winners of the first nine WSOPE Main Events. The inaugural WSOP Europe Main Event was won by Annette Obrestad. She is the only female player and the youngest player to ever win a WSOP Main Event bracelet (including Vegas and APAC). Last year s winner, Marti Roca de Torres became the second Spaniard to win a WSOP Europe Main Event after Adrian Mateos became the first in

20 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics WSOPE Bracelets By Nation The United States have won the most WSOP Europe gold bracelets with 14 of the 59. Last year s series featured winners from eight different countries (Czech Republic (3), Germany (2), France, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States). Host country Czech Republic took home the most gold bracelets of any country at the 2017 WSOPE series by winning three of the

21 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics WSOP GOLD BRACELETS Phil Hellmuth holds the record for the most career WSOP gold bracelets with 15. He extended his bracelet lead at the 2018 WSOP in Las Vegas when he won his 15th career gold bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold em Turbo event. It was Hellmuth s 13th career bracelet in hold em; his other two were earned in Razz events.. John Hennigan cracked the top 25 in the summer of 2018 after winning his 5th career bracelet by winning the $10k HORSE event. * Through 2018 WSOP * Includes Europe and APAC 21

22 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics WSOP CASHES WSOP Earnings * Through 2018 WSOP * Includes Europe and APAC 22

23 2018 WSOP Europe Statistics 2018 WSOP Millionaires This year has already seen the record for the most WSOP millionaires in a single year. There are 28 players with $1 million in WSOP tournament earnings or more in 2018 alone. WSOP Europe still remains, and is likely to produce a few more WSOP millionaires before the year is up. There are 10 bracelet events on the schedule, including the 5 million guaranteed 100,000 King s Super High Roller and 5 million guaranteed 10,350 Main Event, both of which are expected to have 1 million+ top prizes. 23

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35 2018 WSOP Europe Player of the Year WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR The World Series of Poker instituted a Player of the Year system in 2004, after Caesars acquired the brand. The system awards points based on finish for all open bracelet events. Anyone who cashes in an open WSOP gold bracelet event is awarded points. The player with the most overall points is the winner of the WSOP Player of the Year. The 2018 Player of the Year will be the person who accumulates the most points this year in open bracelet events contested in Las Vegas and Rozvadov for WSOP Europe. Ladies, Casino, Seniors, Super Seniors, Tag Team, Big One for One Drop and Global Casino Championship do not count in Player of the Year standings. Shaun Deeb (4,334 points) currently leads after winning two bracelets, reaching three final tables and cashing 16 times at the summer series in Las Vegas. Behind Deeb is Ben Yu (3,746) currently in second and Joe Cada (3,531) in third. Previous WSOP Player of the Year Winners 35

36 2018 WSOP Europe Live Coverage LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE Both King s Casino and the WSOP will offer free live streaming coverage for all of the bracelet event final tables this year. Coverage begins when the official final tables are reached and all are on a 30-minute delay with hole cards. The live streaming schedule is as follows: * Times Subject to change * Daylight Saving Time ends October 28 in Europe 36

37 2018 WSOP Europe Live Coverage WSOPE LIVE COVERAGE Live Reporting PokerNews and the World Series of Poker have partnered up to bring all the WSOP Europe action straight to the fans at home. PokerNews will be live reporting every bracelet event from start to finish. Chip counts of notable players will be updated regularly throughout the tournament. At the end of each night both sites will have the entire remaining field chip counts posted. Players that want to share their tournament progress are encouraged to download the PokerNews My Stack app. The app allows users to post their current chip count straight to the website. Twitter The best place for news, important tournament information and tournament updates is Twitter. The one and only Keven Mathers will be on-site in Rozvadov for the entire series to run Twitter account and account. 37

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40 2018 WSOP Europe International Circuit *2019 International Circuit stops coming soon The 2018/2019 campaign is the fourth season of the WSOP International Circuit. Each stop will award two seats to the 2019 $1 Million Guaranteed Global Casino Championship - one to the Main Event winner and one to the Casino Championship winner. Playground Poker in Montreal, Canada kicked off this season with a record breaking Main Event. The Main Event drew 2,401 entries to become the largest Circuit Main Event ever (domestic or international). 40