2015 World Series of Poker Europe explained

The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was held from October 8th to the 24th at the Spielbank Casino in Berlin, Germany. There were 10 bracelet events, including a €550 Oktoberfest No Limit Hold'em event and a €550 Pot Limit Omaha event, the lowest buy-in for an Omaha tournament in WSOP history. The series of events culminated in the €10,450 Main Event beginning on October 18th, and the €25,600 High Roller event on October 21st. This was the first WSOP Europe since 2013, and the first held in Germany.

Event schedule

Source:[1]

EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1€2,200 Six Handed No Limit Hold'em197Makarios Avramidis€105,000Frederic SchwarzerResults
2€550 The Oktoberfest No Limit Hold'em2,144Dietrich Fast€157,749John GaleResults
3€3,250 Eight Handed Pot Limit Omaha161Richard Gryko€126,345Mike LeahResults
4€1,650 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em580Ryan Hefter€176,205Gilbert DiazResults
5€2,200 Mixed Event113Alex Komaromi€65,740Scott ClementsResults
6€3,250 No Limit Hold'em256Pavlos Xanthopoulos€182,510Mario LopezResults
7€550 Pot Limit Omaha503Barny Boatman€54,725Grzegorz GrochulskiResults
8€1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold'em Re-Entry546Georgios Sotiropoulos€112,133Paul TedeschiResults
9€10,450 No Limit Hold'em Main Event313Kevin MacPhee€883,000David LopezResults
10€25,600 High Roller No Limit Hold'em64Jonathan Duhamel€554,395Davidi KitaiResults

Player of the Year

Final standings as of 24 October (end of WSOPE):

Standings[2]
RankNamePointsBracelets
1 Mike Gorodinsky2,251.811
2 Jonathan Duhamel2,174.642
3 Kevin MacPhee2,168.982
4 Brian Hastings2,122.532
5 Shaun Deeb2,056.401
6 Anthony Zinno1,942.721
7 Paul Volpe1,889.460
8 Ismael Bojang1,808.400
9 Stephen Chidwick1,764.680
10 Mike Leah1,710.950

Main Event

The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event began on 18 October and finished on 24 October. The event drew 313 entrants, generating a prize pool of €3,067,400. The top 32 players finished in the money, with the winner earning €883,000.

Final Table

NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)
WSOP
Bracelets
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
5,015,000 (53.4%) 1 30 $1,125,142
2,135,000 (22.7%) 0 29 $2,034,138
J.C. Alvarado 1,070,000 (11.4%) 0 9 $270,361
David Lopez 520,000 (5.5%) 0 0 0
Kilian Kramer 435,000 (4.6%) 0 8 $376,994
Felix Bleiker 215,000 (2.3%) 0 1 $10,385

Final Table results

PlaceNamePrize
1st €883,000
2nd David Lopez €475,000
3rd J.C. Alvarado €315,000
4th €225,000
5th Kilian Kramer €175,000
6th Felix Bleiker €130,000
7th €100,000
8th Mario Sanchez €75,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Schedule. WSOP.com. 24 July 2015.
  2. Web site: World Series of Poker: Mike Gorodinsky Wins Player of the Year Award. calvinayre.com.