Martin Kabrhel Wins World Series of Poker Europe €50,000 High Roller

Martin Kabrhel took down the 2024 World Sequence of Poker Europe €50,000 buy-in no-limit maintain’em excessive curler on Friday, besting a discipline of 30 entries to safe his third profession bracelet and the highest prize of $587,190. The Czech participant grew to become simply the 145th participant in WSOP historical past to have gained three or extra bracelets.

All three of Kabrhel’s WSOP victories have now come on the WSOP Europe in his residence nation of the Czech Republic. His first got here again at Kings Resort Rozvadov in 2017, when he got here out on prime within the €1,100 bounty tremendous turbo event for $63,000. The next yr he triumphed within the prestigious €100,000 buy-in occasion on the similar venue, securing career-best rating of $3 million.

Kabrhel now has greater than $12.8 million in profession earnings after securing this newest title, extending his benefit on the Czech all-time cash record. He now sits roughly $2.8 million forward of second-ranked Roman Hrabec, who ran deep however did not money on this occasion.

This win additionally conveyed 408 Card Participant Participant of the Yr factors upon Kabrhel. This was his second title of the yr, having additionally gained a €1,100 occasion on the Italian Poker Sport 1Million Sequence again in february. With 849 whole factors, he now sits simply exterior the highest 800 within the 2024 POY standings introduced by World Poker.

With 30 entries, this occasion surpassed it’s $1 million assure to construct a ultimate prize pool of €1,395,900 ($1,549,449), with solely the highest 5 finishers incomes a share.

Day 2 started with late registration and re-entry nonetheless out there. Loads of large names ran deep, solely to fall wanting the cash. Amongst them have been bracelet winner and World Poker Tour champion Alex Foxen, bracelet winner Orpen Kisacikoglu, two-time POY award winner and bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick, four-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen, and two-time bracelet winner Daniel Dvoress.

2024 WSOP essential occasion third-place finisher Niklas Astedt was knocked out on the direct bubble, working A-J into the pocket kings of Fahredin Mustafov. Neither participant linked with the board and Astedt was the ultimate participant despatched residence empty-handed.

Viktor Blom was the primary to be eradicated inside the cash, getting his previous couple of large blinds in with J-2 suited dealing with the Okay-Q suited of Sirzat Hissou. Blom picked up each flush and straight attracts on the flip, however Hissou ended up successful the hand with a pair of kings by the top. Blom earned $147,519 because the fifth-place finisher. The Swedish high-stakes star, recognized to many as ‘Isildur1’, now has greater than $6.1 million in recorded event cashes.

Italy’s Enrico Camosci was the following to fall, together with his final handful of blinds entering into with J-4 in tough form in opposition to pocket kings for Hissou. Camosci flopped a pair of jacks, however was unable to enhance any additional and was eradicated in fourth place ($176,490). The bracelet winner now has greater than $4.5 million in profession cashes after this rating.

Kabrhel secured his first knockout inside the cash when his 99 outraced the A10 of Mustafov. An ace-high flop gave Mustafov a giant lead within the hand, however a 9 on the river despatched him residence in third place ($246,420).

Heads-up play started with Kabrhel holding higher than a 2:1 chip lead over Hissou. The lead modified arms a few occasions, however Kabrhel was on prime when the ultimate hand of the event was dealt. He open-shoved from the button with 55 and Hissou referred to as from the massive blind with A8. The board got here down 10853Okay and Kabrhel’s set of fives locked up the win. Hissou walked away with $391,830 because the runner-up, the second-largest rating but for the German.