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

Martin Kabrhel took down the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €50,000 buy-in no-limit maintain’em excessive curler on Friday, besting a subject 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 received 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 high within the €1,100 bounty tremendous turbo match for $63,000. The following 12 months 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 didn’t money on this occasion.

This win additionally conveyed 408 Card Player Player of the Year factors upon Kabrhel. This was his second title of the 12 months, having additionally received a €1,100 occasion on the Italian Poker Sport 1Million Series again in february. With 849 complete factors, he now sits simply outdoors the highest 800 within the 2024 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.

With 30 entries, this occasion surpassed it’s $1 million assure to construct a remaining 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. Plenty of large names ran deep, solely to fall quick of the cash. Among them had 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 fundamental occasion third-place finisher Niklas Astedt was knocked out on the direct bubble, operating 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 going through the Ok-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 match cashes.

Italy’s Enrico Camosci was the following to fall, together with his final handful of blinds moving into with J-4 in tough form towards 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 palms a pair of instances, however Kabrhel was on high when the ultimate hand of the match was dealt. He open-shoved from the button with 55 and Hissou referred to as from the large blind with A8. The board got here down 10853Ok 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.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on this occasion:

Photo credit score: WSOP, Kings Resort / Tomas Stacha.