The 14th running of the World Series of Poker Europe came to an end midway through November of 2023. The festival featured 15 gold bracelet events from Oct. 25 – Nov. 15, with over €15 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. More than 13,500 total entries were made throughout the series, resulting in $21,431,194 in total cash paid out.
This marked the sixth time that the WSOPE was held at King’s Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic. Below is a look at the results from three of the latest events to wrap up during the final days of the festival, which was capped off by the record-setting main event.
€1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Turbo €300K GTD
Sweden’s Joakim Andersson bested a 570-entry field in the €1,100 turbo bounty hunter event. Andersson walked away with his first bracelet and $85,171 from the main prize pool.
This was the second-largest score yet for Andersson, trailing only the $271,903 he earned as the third-place finisher in a $3,200 buy-in event at the 2020 WPT World Online Championships.
French bracelet winner Jonathan Pastore came within a few spots of securing his second but ended up finishing fourth for $22,552.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Joakim Andersson | $85,171 | 840 |
| 2 | Samantha Algeri | $56,339 | 700 |
| 3 | Bruno Mota | $42,665 | 560 |
| 4 | Jonathan Pastore | $22,552 | 420 |
| 5 | Agostino Scozzari | $16,324 | 350 |
| 6 | Robert Bickley | $11,978 | 280 |
| 7 | Jacopo Achille | $8,957 | 210 |
| 8 | Miguel Abad | $6,837 | 140 |
| 9 | Stepan Budac | $5,300 | 70 |
€1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Freezeout €200K GTD
Next up was another turbo. This time around it was a €1,000 buy-in freezeout. With 182 entries, the prize pool grew to $201,404. The fast-paced affair crowned a champion by the end of a single day’s play. That player was Berndt Gleissner of Germany, who was awarded his first bracelet and $49,502 for the win.
This was Gleissner’s third live tournament title, having previously won two side events at European Poker Tour stops. He now has more than $589,000 in recorded cashes to his name.
Italy’s Candido Cappiello was the runner-up, earning $30,528 for his efforts.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Berndt Gleissner | $49,502 | 336 |
| 2 | Candido Cappiello | $30,528 | 280 |
| 3 | Moritz Dietrich | $21,889 | 224 |
| 4 | Simone Piazzini | $15,953 | 168 |
| 5 | Alessandro Predaroli | $11,872 | 140 |
| 6 | Veronica Tuscano | $8,968 | 112 |
| 7 | Angelos Michael | $6,890 | 84 |
| 8 | En Ning Chen | $5,406 | 56 |
| 9 | Jan Bogas | $4,320 | 28 |
The last event on the schedule was appropriately dubbed the ‘Closer’. The €550 buy-in tournament had drawn 628 entries by the end of registration, good for a $319,002 prize pool. The largest share of that money was paid out to another German player: Maurice Nass.
This was only the third recorded score for Nass, with his two previous cashes being for just shy of $6,000 total. This win was good for $63,600 and his first gold bracelet.
Roland Israelashvili finished eighth for $7,000. This was the 675th recorded tournament cash of his career, with 226 coming in WSOP events.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Maurice Nass | $63,600 | 420 |
| 2 | Traian Stanciu | $39,927 | 350 |
| 3 | Duc Tuan Tuan | $27,454 | 280 |
| 4 | Sefora Emanuela Pop | $19,716 | 210 |
| 5 | Anthony Mahaut | $14,416 | 175 |
| 6 | Bogdan Alexandru Tilica | $10,653 | 140 |
| 7 | Theodoor Woolschot | $8,003 | 105 |
| 8 | Roland Israelashvili | $7,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Andrzej Jedryczka | $4,742 | 35 |
Photo credits: WSOP / Tomas Stacha.
