Simone Andrian Wins WSOP Europe Main Event For $1.4 Million

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The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe €10,350 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship attracted an impressive 768 entries, surpassing the event’s €5 million guarantee and generating a prize pool worth over $8 million USD.

Simone Andrian claimed the largest portion of the prize, winning his third WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $1,443,000 after a hard-fought heads-up battle. This marked the Italian player’s first seven-figure payout, eclipsing his previous best of $177,650 from winning the 2021 WSOP Europe €1,650 six-max no-limit hold’em event—his first bracelet win. He secured his second bracelet just over a month ago in the 2024 WSOP Online International $800 deepstack event, adding $156,230 to his earnings. With this latest victory, Andrian’s career winnings now exceed $2.9 million, nearly half of which comes from this triumph.

The tournament featured two starting flights and four additional days of combined action at Kings Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The top 116 players made the money, with notable deep runs from prominent players like 2024 WSOP main event third-place finisher Niklas Astedt (98th), Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom (48th), WPT champion David Dongwoo Ko (44th), bracelet and WPT champion Dietrich Fast (42nd), six-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb (34th), Sirzat Hissou (26th), and three-time bracelet winner Anson Tsang (10th).

The final day saw Simone Andrian leading with six players left. Enrico Camosci, a bracelet winner and high-stakes regular, was the first to be eliminated. Short-stacked, Camosci moved all-in with A♦J♦ but lost to Urmo Velvelt’s pocket eights, finishing in sixth place for $240,870, bringing his career earnings to nearly $4.8 million.

David Hochheim exited in fifth place ($329,670) after his A-4 was dominated by Andrian’s pocket queens, which held on a king-high board. Mariusz Golinski’s run ended in fourth place ($460,650) when his A♦J♠ lost to Andrian’s A♣Q♦.

Three-handed play began with Ran Ilani as the shortest stack, but he managed several double-ups before losing a critical preflop race with A-K against Velvelt’s pocket queens, exiting in third place with $654,900—his biggest score to date.

Velvelt took a slight lead into heads-up play with 40,375,000 chips to Andrian’s 36,425,000. The two exchanged the lead multiple times during a grueling three-hour showdown. Andrian regained control after winning a key pot with top pair, eventually building a 4:1 chip advantage. In the final hand, Andrian’s pocket tens held up against Velvelt’s A♥10♠, securing the title when the board ran out 9♠6♦2♠7♣K♥. Velvelt took home $947,940 as the runner-up, marking his largest career score.

Final Table Results

Place Player Country Prize (EUR) Prize (USD)
1 Simone Andrian Italy € 1,300,000 $1,423,827
2 Urmo Velvelt Estonia € 854,000 $935,378
3 Ran Ilani Israel € 590,000 $646,221
4 Mariusz Golinski Poland € 415,000 $454,545
5 David Hochheim Germany € 297,000 $325,301