Another year, another victory at the World Series of Poker Europe for Ermanno Di Nicola.
Just 11 months after claiming the 2023 WSOP Europe €550 Colossus event for $222,971, the Italian pro triumphed again, this time in the 2024 €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max event. Ermanno Di Nicola topped a field of 351 entries to capture his second career gold bracelet, securing the first-place prize of $123,488. This win pushed his career earnings past the $813,000 mark.
Di Nicola’s victory places him in elite company, as only the third Italian in poker history to win multiple bracelets, joining four-time WSOP champion Max Pescatori and Alessandro Pichierri, who coincidentally won his second bracelet on the same day as Di Nicola.
This marked Di Nicola’s first final table of 2024, and the 600 Card Player Player of the Year points he earned moved him into the top 1,400 of the overall standings presented by Global Poker.
The two-day event at King’s Resort Rozvadov, Czech Republic, saw 89 players return for Day 2 with Di Nicola leading the charge. The top 53 finishers made the money, including notable bracelet winners like Or Nezer (53rd), Wing Liu (51st), Ran Koller (49th), Tobias Peters (48th), Ilija Savevski (44th), Lukas Pazma (35th), Fabio Peluso (23rd), Timur Margolin (18th), and 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event champion Maria Lampropulos (10th).
As the final table formed, Rachid El Yaacoubi took the chip lead. Axel Bayout was the first to fall, finishing sixth for $16,206 when his A-8 couldn’t outrun Traian Stanciu’s pocket queens. Amiel Gamliel followed in fifth place, earning $22,644 when his A-8 was dominated by Di Nicola’s A-Q.
Next, Di Nicola found pocket queens once more, this time busting Stanciu, who held pocket jacks. Stanciu took home $32,523 for his fourth-place finish.
In a pivotal hand, Di Nicola made a flush on the turn against El Yaacoubi’s top pair, sending El Yaacoubi out in third place for $59,441.
Heads-up play began with Di Nicola holding a commanding 11 million to Dohang Na’s 3 million. The gap only widened until the final hand, where Na shoved with A♣6♥ and Di Nicola snapped him off with pocket kings. Na flopped a pair and a flush draw, but Di Nicola’s kings held, sealing the victory. Na settled for the runner-up prize of $83,861, while Di Nicola claimed his second WSOP bracelet and the title of champion.
WSOPE €1,650 NLH 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | $12488* |
| 2 | Dohang Na | South Korea | $83861* |
| 3 | Rachid El Yaacoubi | France | $59441* |
| 4 | Traian Stanciu | Romania | $32523 |
| 5 | Amiel Gamliel | Switzerland | $22644 |
