Simone Andrian secures his second bracelet
The final of the main event took place on October 9th, 2024 World Series of Poker Europe [Link to English] (WSOPE) in King's Resort took place in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Simone Andrian (Italy) lived up to his previously established role as favorite and, in addition to the prize money of 1.3 million euros, also took home the second bracelet of his young career. In addition to Andrian, Urmo Velvet (Estonia), Ran Ilani (Israel), Enrico Camosci (Italy), Mariusz Golinski (Poland) and the German David Hochheim also took a place at the final table Texas Hold'em to play.
Hochheim was the only German in the final, as Dietrich Fast, Frederik Tiemer, Oliver Schönhals and Birger Öhl had already been eliminated. They didn't go home empty-handed and were each able to look forward to more than 30,000 euros in prize money.
Previous winners of the WSOPE Main Event
The WSOPE Main Event has been held 15 times since 2017. The previous winners are the following:
- 2007 – London: Annette Obrestad, 1,000,000 British pounds
- 2008 – London: John Juanda, 868,800 British pounds
- 2009 – London: Barry Shulman, 801,603 British pounds
- 2010 – London: James Bord, 830,401 British pounds
- 2011 – Cannes: Elio Fox, 1,400,000 euros
- 2012 – Cannes: Phil Hellmuth, 1 AUD
- 2013 – Enghien-les-Bains: Adrián Mateos, 1,000,000 euros
- 2015 – Berlin: Kevin MacPhee, 883,000 euros
- 2017 – Rozvadov: Martí Roca de Torres, 1 AUD
- 2018 – Rozvadov: Jack Sinclair, 1 AUD
- 2019 – Rozvadov: Alexandros Kolonias, 1 AUD
- 2021 – Rozvadov: Josef Guláš, 1 AUD
- 2022 – Rozvadov: Omar Eljach, 1 AUD100
- 2023 – Rozvadov: Max Neugebauer, 1,500,000 euros
Simone Andrian was still an unknown quantity in the poker world until 2021. At that time he was also able to secure victory in the 1 AUD 600 NLH 6-Max tournament in Rozvadov - and with it his first bracelet. Things continued to go well for the poker player afterwards. Even before his current victory at the WSOPE, he wrote four tournament victories and prize money totaling over one million euros on his CV.
Exciting game with a clear chip lead
Andrian, who was the favorite on the final day due to his clear chip lead (almost 40%), had anything but an easy game against some of his competitors, who were lined up as follows at the beginning of the game:
| name | nationality | Chip count | BBs | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Andrian | Italy | 33,500,000 | 168 | 3 |
| Urmo Velvet | Estonia | 15,600,000 | 78 | 1 |
| Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 13,525,000 | 68 | 6 |
| Ran Ilani | Israel | 6,425,000 | 32 | 2 |
| David Hochheim | Australia | 4,525,000 | 23 | 5 |
| Enrico Camosci | Italy | 3,675,000 | 18 | 4 |
Above all, the Estonian Urno Velvet made life difficult for him. But first the second Italian in the group, Enrico Camosci, who had to start with the fewest chips, said goodbye. He went all-in before the flop with A diamonds and J diamonds, but unfortunately lost to Velvet's hand of 8 hearts and 8 diamonds. While the flop of K hearts, 2 diamonds and 5 diamonds gave Camosci hope for a flush, K spades and 4 clubs ultimately ensured his exit.
Then the only German in the group had to pack his belongings. After the eventual winner Andrian raised to 550,000 chips with Q spades and Q clubs, Hochheim went all-in. However, the board of 8 diamonds, K spades, 2 clubs, K diamonds and 9 hearts no longer turned things around.
Fourth went to the Pole Mariusz Golinski, who also went all-in with A hearts and J spades after an opening raise from Andrian (A clubs, Q diamonds). Same game here too: The board with Q spades, 7 diamonds, 9 spades, 8 diamonds and A diamonds lifted the Italian one step further towards victory.
Andrian and Velvet went into the top 3 as clear favorites. With 39,375,000 and 31,425,000 chips respectively, they left the Israeli Ran Ilani starting in third place. And it happened as it almost had to happen: Ilani was eliminated first. After he initially won a round and was able to increase his chip count to 12,000,000, his strong hand of A diamonds and K spades ultimately no longer helped him. It was against Velvet again with Q diamonds and Q clubs. The latter initially increased to 850,000. Ilani didn't hesitate and responded with a 3-bet for 2,550,000. Found something to eat for Velvet, who in turn increased it to 4,000,000. Ilani saw his chance and moved all-in with his remaining 11,500,000. His courage was ultimately not rewarded by the board: thanks to J hearts, 4 diamonds, 4 spades, 10 clubs and 3 hearts, Urmo Velvet moved into the showdown against Simone Andrian.
Spectacular showdown with twists and turns
At the start of the showdown, things were looking pretty good for Andrian. Although he was no longer the chip leader with 36,425,000 Chios against Velvet's 40,375,000 chips, he wasn't too far behind either. That changed quickly. In the meantime, the Italian's chip count fell to 11,275,000. But three rounds ultimately turned the entire game on its head.
With two comparatively weak hands (Andrian: J diamonds and 5 clubs; Velvelt: 7 clubs and 2 diamonds), the two opponents initially waited for the flop. Thanks to 4 diamonds, 6 hearts and 5 diamonds, Velvet suddenly found herself in a promising starting position for a strait and bet 600,000 chips, with Andrian calling. The turn revealed an A heart. Velvet continued to play aggressively and raised to 3,500,000. Andrian called here too. Although the river didn't change the outcome, Velvet tried to force Andrian out of the game and raised again to 11,475,000. However, the Italian smelled the roast and finally called after much deliberation.
Now that Andrian had moved close enough to Velvet again, he was able to play more freely again. He immediately put this into action and opened with J diamonds and 7 diamonds to 800,000 chips. With Q clubs and 2 clubs, Velvet responded with a 3-bet for 3,600,000. On the flop with J spades, 2 hearts and 9 clubs they both checked. The turn with 8 hearts shifted the probability of victory further towards Andrian, which is why he reacted aggressively to Velvet's check and threw 3,800,000 chips into the middle, driving Urmo all-in. The Italian was able to make the hero call again and was quickly rewarded with a 7 spades on the river.
Andrian's chip lead was now clear. With 10 hearts and 10 clubs (Andrian) as well as A hearts and 10 spades, the opponents pushed Urmo Velvet all-in in the last round with several raises before the flop. The board then ruled in Andrian's favor: 6 diamonds, 2 spades, 9 spades, 7 clubs and K hearts were all unhelpful for Velvet.
The final placings and prize money looked like this:
| placement | name | nationality | Prize money (Euro) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simone Andrian | Italy | 1,300,000 |
| 2 | Urmo Velvet | Estonia | 854,000 |
| 3 | Ran Ilani | Israel | 590,000 |
| 4 | Mariusz Golinski | Poland | 415,000 |
| 5 | David Hochheim | Australia | 297,000 |
| 6 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 217,000 |
Last year, the Austrian Max Neugebauer prevailed in the main event of the WSOPE and won 1,500,000 euros.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand, which includes the WSOPE, was recently sold by Caesars Entertainment to NSUS Group for over $500 million. Caesars Entertainment wanted to reduce its high liabilities through the sale. The NSUS Group now wants to expand the brand's online presence and thus reach an even larger audience.
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