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The World Series of Poker Europe, WSOPE will be contested in Cannes, France from October 7-20, 2011 with seven gold bracelets on the line. Recognised as the leading poker tournament in Europe, the WSOPE sees players from all around the world qualifying and competing for the $1 million prize pool. Join us for updates, chip counts and WSOPE 2011 news as professionals and qualifiers attempt to emulate previous winners James Bord, Annette Obrestad, John Juanda and Barry Shulman. Join Betfair Poker

Top Poker Stories of 2011

Despite Black Friday, a record number of players stepped up to play at the 2011 WSOP.

Has it already been a year? On the one hand, the last 12 months felt like they rushed by at the speed of a turbo sit-n-go. Then again, so much transpired in 2011 in the...

Ben Lamb, Eugene Katchalov Leading 2011 Player of Year Races at Year's End

Ben Lamb (left) and Eugene Katchalov (right) lead poker's POY races as 2011 comes to a close (Photos: PokerNews)

The calendar year is coming to a close, which means Player of the Year races to determine the best tournament poker player of 2011 have all but been decided. In Card Player's tally, Ben Lamb...

Americans Shine at 2011 World Series of Poker Europe

The always humble Phil Hellmuth celebrates with the rest of Team Americas after winning the 2011 Caesars Cup (Photo: PokerNews)

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has finally wound down, with Elio Fox claiming the last of the seven bracelets in the Main Event after outlasting Chris Moorman heads-up. One could say the New...

Elio Fox Claims WSOP Europe Main Event title; Moorman 2nd

Elio Fox, 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion (Photo: PokerNews)

After four hard-fought days of poker, then a Day 5 lasting another 201 hands, Elio Fox emerged on Thursday as the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion. The leader to start the...

Elio Fox Leads WSOPE ME Final Table; Cody, Moorman, Silver Among Final Eight

Elio Fox stacked up the most chips among the final eight players at the end of Day 4 of the 2011 WSOP Main Event (Photo: PokerNews)

Just eight are left from the record-setting starting field of 593 at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in Cannes, France. Elio Fox of the U.S. ended Day 4 bagging the most...

Max Silver, Chris Moorman Lead with 25 Left at WSOPE Main Event

Max Silver leads with 25 left at the 2011 WSOPE Main Event (Photo: PokerNews)

An exciting Day 3 at Cannes saw the field for the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event trimmed to just 25 players. Two U.K. players sit atop the counts overnight, with Max Silver...

Tony G Bets Big On Himself At The WSOPE

Tony G: Stands to win an additional $100,000 if he makes it to the money in the WSOPE Main Event

Poker players rarely shy away from any opportunity to make bets or swap percentage with each other but the infamous Antanas Guoga, better known as Tony G, has taken it one step further and essentially...

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Matthew Pitt

18 Oct 2011

Michael Mizrachi Grabs WSOPE Event #5 (€10,400 Split Format); Philippe Boucher Takes Event #6 (€1,620 PLO)

The latest bracelet winners at the 2011 WSOPE: Michael Mizrachi (left) and Philippe Boucher (right) (Photos: PokerNews)

Two more bracelets were awarded in Cannes, France on Saturday as both Events #5 and #6 were concluded. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi topped a tough field of 125 to win the unique €10,400 "split format"...

We Cannes Do This, Says WSOP Europe

Outside the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette (Photo credit: PokerNews)

If you think about it, the World Series of Poker has always been kind of clever with the naming thing. Going back to 1970 when Jack and Benny Binion decided to name their humble gathering...

Tristan Wade Wins WSOPE Event #4 €3,200 Shootout

Tristan Wade, 2011 WSOPE Event #4 Champion (Photo credit: PokerNews)

In one of the more unusually-structured bracelet events in World Series of Poker history, Tristan Wade of the United States took bracelet #4 at this year's WSOPE in the €3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Wade won...

Steve Billirakis Wins WSOPE Event #3

Photo credit: PokerNews.com / WSOP.com

Back in 2007 Steve Billirakis won the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em Championship at the World Series of Poker and in doing so he became the youngest-ever winner of a WSOP bracelet (until Annette Obrestad won the...

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Matthew Pitt

13 Oct 2011

Brits Prepare For WSOPE Final Table

Dempsey winning his first bracelet. Will we be witnessing similar scenes come Thursday night?

The €3,200 No Limit Hold'em Shootout final table kicks off at 1500CET on Thursday at the World Series of Poker Europe after the 258 players who entered were whittled down to just ten survivors. Amongst...

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Matthew Pitt

12 Oct 2011

Guillaume Humbert, Andrew Hinrichsen Grab First Two Bracelets at 2011 WSOPE

Guillaume Humbert (left) and Andrew Hinrichsen (right) show off their shiny new bracelets at Cannes (Photo credit: PokerNews)

After five days of poker in Cannes, France, the first two bracelets have been claimed at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe. In Event #1, a €2,680 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event, Guillaume Humbert...

Hellmuth Has To Wait For Bracelet #12

Phil Hellmuth: The 12th bracelet eludes him

Phil Hellmuth came frustratingly close to winning his 12th World Series of Poker bracelet not once but twice at this summer's WSOP, finishing as a runner-up in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low, the $10,000...

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