2007 World Series of Poker Europe

Series of poker tournaments March 2024 right|thumb|175px|Five time bracelet winner, Chris Ferguson, finished in fourth place in the first event The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 Harrah's Set to Launch World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Gaming Business 25 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614061448/http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 14 June 2009 live In 2004, Harrah's Casinos purchased the rights to the WSOP label. Harrah's later purchased London Clubs International (LCI). LCI operates three casinos in the London area: Fifty, Leicester Square, and The Sportsman. After the purchase of these casinos, Harrah's decided to expand its WSOP label into Europe.http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe Stay classy, London: Jeffrey Pollack on the World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Pokerlistings.com Poker Listings Warner Eric 27 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530084554/http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe 30 May 2009 dead European casinos typically have a different environment than those in the U.S. Jeffrey Pollack, the WSOP Commissioner, indicated that the WSOPE would have a "style and flair that is both unique and appropriate to the setting. So don't be surprised if we require participants to wear blazers at the tables. If James Bond were hosting a poker tournament it may look like the World Series of Poker Europe." In marketing the WSOPE, Harrah's Casino did not rely upon the reputation of Harrah's or the WSOP alone. On 5 July 2007, Harrah's announced its alliance with England-based Betfair, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. The agreement builds on Betfair's European reputation in advertising the WSOPE while creating the largest agreement between a web-based and brick-and-mortar casinos.http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm Harrah's Selects Betfair.com as 'Presenting Sponsor' of World Series of Poker Europe PRweb.com PRweb 5 July 2007 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064807/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm 19 June 2008 dead Due to changes in U.S. laws, effective in 2007, the WSOP could no longer accept money from online gambling companies. This prevented the WSOP from acknowledging WSOP qualifiers from online events. The WSOPE is not bound by this limitation. The United Kingdom Gambling Act of 2005 allows for legal regulated online poker sites.World Series of Poker (WSOP) Comes to Europe This Fall https://web.archive.org/web/20090219220207/http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/world-series-of-poker-wsop-comes-to-europe-this-fall-29565.htm 19 February 2009 27 February 2007. Pokerpages.com. Accessed 25 July 2007 Furthermore, as the laws that govern the age of gambling differ in England than the U.S., the WSOPE admits younger players. In 2007, four of the five finalists at the first event of the WSOPE had won bracelets. Thomas Bihl, however, outlasted each of them to claim the first-ever WSOPE bracelet. No previous bracelet winners played at the second final table; Dario Alioto won the bracelet. Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad, became the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet event at 18 years and 364 days old in the final event of the tournament.Hartness John September 17, 2007 £10,000 NLHE, Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20090530144034/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm 30 May 2009 9 May 2009 Pokernews.com As of 2016, Obrestad's record still stands. Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame (#/#)This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in 2007. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament. Place What place each player at the final table finished Name The player who made it to the final table Prize (£) The amount of money, in British Pounds (£), awarded for each finish at the event's final table Results Event 1: £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. right|thumb|175px|Jennifer Harman almost became the first player to win both a WSOP and WSOPE bracelet 3-day event: Thursday, 6 September 2007, to Saturday, 8 September 2007 Number of buy-ins: 105 Total Prize Pool: £262500 Number of Payouts: 16 Winning Hand: 8s 9c Reference:http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=3570&grid=316 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 1) World Series of Poker Europe 14 May 2009 29 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629070302/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?grid=316&tid=3570 dead + Final Table Place Name Prize1st Thomas Bihl (1/1) £708752nd Jennifer Harman (0/2) £406883rd Kirk Morrison (0/1) £26,250 4th Chris Ferguson (0/5) £217005th Alex Kravchenko (0/1) £17850 6th Yuval Bronshtein £14,4387th Joe Beevers £118128th Gary Jones £9188 Event 2: £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha right|thumb|175px|Tony G finished third in the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event 2-day event: Saturday, 8 September 2007, to Sunday, 9 September 2007 Number of buy-ins: 165 Total Prize Pool: £825000 Number of Payouts: 18 Winning Hand: Ad Ks 7c 5c Reference:http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=3571&grid=316 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 2) World Series of Poker Europe 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090607031208/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?grid=316&tid=3571 7 June 2009 live + Final Table Place Name Prize1st Dario Alioto (1/1) £2343902nd Istvan Novak £1372803rd Tony G £94380 4th David Callaghan £655205th Antoine Arnault £495306th Sherkhan Farnood £38220 7th Sampo Löppönen £30420 8th Andy Bloch £22020 9th M.H. Razaghi £16380 Event 3: £10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event right|thumb|175px|Annette Obrestadt became the youngest person to ever win a WSOP bracelet 7-day event: Monday, 10 September 2007, to Sunday, 16 September 2007 Number of buy-ins: 362 Total Prize Pool: £3676990 Number of Payouts: 36 Winning Hand: 7h 7s Reference:http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=3572&grid=316 WSOP Europe Main Event No-Limit Texas Hold'em World Series of Poker Europe 14 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090709115851/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?grid=316&tid=3572 9 July 2009 live + Final Table Place Name Prize1st Annette Obrestad (1/1) £10000002nd John Tabatabai £5701503rd Matthew McCullough £3819104th Oyvind Riisem £2570205th Johannes Korsar £1918606th Dominic Kay £1520407th Magnus Persson £1140308th Theo Jørgensen £850709th James Keys £61540 References 30em External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker Europe Category:2007 in poker Category:Gambling in the United Kingdom