The World Series of Poker Europe is in full swing at the beautiful King’s Resort in Rozvadov as Day 1 of Event #7: €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-max is about to begin and is guaranteed for a mammoth €300,000.
It is unlikely that last year’s champion and professional soccer star Max Kruse will be defending his crown. An injury last season allowed the former German international to play in the 2022 WSOPE, but he is currently fit and playing for Paderborn in the Second Bundesliga.
Kruse, who once left his poker winnings in a taxi, navigated a star-studded final table that consisted of Nacho Barbero, Farid Jattin, Orhan Sen, and Leonid Yanovski. The German striker sealed the deal by beating Dorian Melchers to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of €134,152.
2022 WSOPE €1,650 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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| 1 | Max Kruse | Germany | € 134,152 |
| 2 | Dorian Melchers | France | € 87,059 |
| 3 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | € 63,874 |
| 4 | Leonid Yanovski | Israel | € 38,010 |
| 5 | Orhan Sen | Germany | € 27,482 |
| 6 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | € 20,236 |
Play gets underway at 3 p.m. local time and players will start with a stack of 40,000. There will be 14 levels of 40 minutes with a break after every third level. The first level will begin with a 100 small blind, 100 big blind, and a big blind ante of 100.
Late registration is available until the end of Level 12. As well as the guaranteed prize pool of €300,000, the top four will claim a free seat to the WSOP Europe Main Event.
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