WSOP Europe 2026 is in the books and was, by all measures, an incredible success. Following years of relative obscurity, lowering the Main Event price point from €10,300 to €5,300, adding a €10,000,000 guarantee, and making WSOP Europe events a part of the World Series of Poker Player of the Year have seen entry numbers soar through the roof in virtually every event. It’s also worth mentioning that the move from Rozvadov, a quiet border town virtually in the middle of nowhere, to Prague has also helped dramatically.
A total of 15 bracelets were awarded, including the crown jewel that was the Main Event bracelet, with Marius Kudzmanas taking home €2,000,000 for his victory.
Germany reigned supreme at WSOP Europe, winning five of the 15 bracelets awarded.
2026 WSOP Europe bracelet events
Event #1: €1,100 Opener Mystery Bounty
- Champion: Corel Theuma, Malta, €150,000
- Entries: 2,195
- Prize Pool: €1,009,700
- Notable finishes: Benny Glaser (5th), Alex Keating (23rd), Jason Wheeler (25th)
- Note: €500 of the €1,100 entry fee went towards the mystery bounty pool. Bounties are not counted in official scores.
Event #2: €3,300 Mixed Omaha
- Champion: Frank Koopmann, Germany, €123,879
- Entries: 181
- Prize Pool: €521,280
- Notable finishes: Shaun Deeb (2nd), Blaz Zerjav (3rd), Dario Sammartino (6th)
Event #3: €565 Colossus
- Champion: Gilles Silbernagel, France, €165,000
- Entries: 2,662
- Prize Pool: €1,264,450
- Notable finishes: Shaun Deeb (2nd), Jerry Odeen (7th), Esther Taylor (10th), Blaz Zerjav (13th)
Event #4: €565 PLOssus Bounty
- Champion: Jules Ayoub, Germany, €50,780
- Entries: 1,120
- Prize Pool: €308,000
- Notable finishes: Daniel Rezaei (2nd), Josh Arieh (22nd), Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek (28th)
- Note: €200 of the €565 entry fee went towards the bounty pool. Bounties are not counted in official scores.
Event #5: €5,300 Main Event
- Champion: Marius Kudzmanas, Lithuania, €2,000,000
- Entries: 2,617
- Prize Pool: €12,561,600
- Notable finishes: Chris Hunichen (3rd), Thomas Eychenne (7th), Brandon Sheils (8th), Tom Hall (10th), Steven Jones (24th)
- Note: Read our WSOP Europe Main Event recap
Event #6: €1,000 Ladies Championship
- Champion: Anca Eggenberger, Switzerland, €40,298
- Entries: 197
- Prize Pool: €172,178
- Notable finishes: Esther Taylor (6th), Aylar Lie (8th), Paulina “Poker Bunny” Loeliger (10th)
Event #7: €2,200 Turbo Bounty
- Champion: Fahredin Mustafov, Bulgaria, €142,420
- Entries: 904
- Prize Pool: €831,680
- Notable finishes: Matthew Wantman (6th), Erick Lindgren (11th), Leo Rizzo (19th)
- Note: Note: €1,000 of the €2,200 entry fee went towards the bounty pool. Bounties are not counted in official scores.
Event #8: €1,650 Monster Stack
- Champion: Pedro Faustino, Portugal, €221,770
- Entries: 902
- Prize Pool: €1,298,880
- Notable finishes: Jinho “Yell0w” Hong (2nd), Lukas Pazma (20th), Jon Kyte (28th)
Event #9: €5,300 PLO European Championship
- Champion: Ole Schemion, Germany, €395,000
- Entries: 379
- Prize Pool: €1,819,200
- Notable finishes: Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek (3rd), David Coleman (11th), Punnat Punsri (16th)
Event #10: €2,750 Rounder Cup (EU v Rest of World)
- Champion: Mike Leah, Canada, €292,000
- Entries: 647
- Prize Pool: €1,552,800
- Notable finishes: James Obst (3rd), Mehdi Chaoui (6th), Shaun Deeb (9th)
Event #11: €20,800 Super High Roller
- Champion: Christophen Nguyen, Germany, €1,100,000
- Entries: 242
- Prize Pool: €4,694,800
- Notable finishes: Ren Lin (2nd), Niklas Astedt (5th),
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic(8th)
Event #12: €1,500 European Circuit Championship
- Champion: Nikolai Ogoltsov, Russia, €455,000
- Entries: 2,628
- Prize Pool: €3,408,888
- Notable finishes: Tobias Peters (4th), Yueqi Zhu (24th), TJ Reid (25th)
- Note: €1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool
Event #13: €8,400 GGMillion$ High Roller
- Champion: Christian Frimodt Pedersen, Denmark, €600,000
- Entries: 359
- Prize Pool: €2,757,120
- Notable finishes: Punnat Punsri (2nd), Michael Watson (7th), Boris Kolev (11th)
Event #14: €1,100 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot
- Champion: Adam Geyer, United States, €60,000
- Entries: 280
- Prize Pool: €268,800
- Notable finishes: Benny Glaser (3rd), Ari Engel (7th), Tom Hall (8th)
Event #15: €2,750 Closer Turbo Bounty
- Champion: David Wintersberger, Germany, €140,000
- Entries: 466
- Prize Pool: €652,400
- Notable finishes: Manig Loeser (12th), Michael Mizrachi (19th), Mike Leah (24th)
- Note: Note: Note: €1,000 of the €2,750 entry fee went towards the bounty pool. Bounties are not counted in official scores.
2026 WSOP Player of the Year standings
Thanks to the new WSOP Player of the Year scoring system, WSOP Europe Main Event winner Marius Kudzmanas has the clubhouse lead.
It’s worth remembering that there were only 15 bracelet events in Prague, and there’s expected to be a similar number of bracelets awarded at WSOP Paradise. Conversely, there are 100 live bracelet events at the WSOP flagship series in Las Vegas, meaning that results from Prague should only make up a small percentage of a player’s overall score.
Only the player’s top 15 scores will count toward the leaderboard, and the new scoring system is extremely top-heavy. Players will mostly benefit from extremely deep runs in large-field events, receiving a 4x multiplier for making the final table and a 6x multiplier for winning the event.
This is evidenced by the fact that every single player in the top 10 of the WSOP Player of the Year standings, outside of Shaun Deeb, won a bracelet in Prague.
Deeb had a herculean effort in Prague, finishing second in two events, including the 2,662-entry Colossus, and three final tables overall. He cashed six of the 15 events and is already positioning himself to make a serious run at his third-career WSOP Player of the Year win.
From the $1,000,000 prize pool, the top three players will win a $100,000 WSOP Paradise package. 4th to 15th place will receive a $30,000 Super Main Event Package, while 16th to 50th receive a $5,000 Circuit Championship package. One of those players will be upgraded to the $30,000 package via random draw.
From there, 51st to 100th place on the leaderboard will receive a $2,500 Circuit Championship ticket, though six of those players will receive an upgrade to the $5,000 package via random draw.
2026 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard: Top 10 and notables
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize | Points |
| 1st | Marius Kudzmanas | Lithuania | $100K Paradise Package + 2026 WSOP POY Title | 1386.84 |
| 2nd | Shaun Deeb | United States | $100K Paradise Package | 1340.25 |
| 3rd | Michael Leah | Canada | $100K Paradise Package | 1075.95 |
| 4th | Pedro Faustino | Portugal | $30K Super Main Event Package | 1072.30 |
| 5th | Nikolai Ogoltsov | Russia | $30K Super Main Event Package | 1048.65 |
| 6th | Christopher Nguyen | Germany | $30K Super Main Event Package | 1018.54 |
| 7th | Corel Theuma | Malta | $30K Super Main Event Package | 994.88 |
| 8th | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | $30K Super Main Event Package | 994.54 |
| 9th | Christian Frimodt Pedersen | Denmark | $30K Super Main Event Package | 980.18 |
| 10th | Gilles Silbernagel | France | $30K Super Main Event Package | 942.76 |
| 13th | Ole Schemion | Germany | $30K Super Main Event Package | 859.06 |
| 14th | Chris Hunichen | United States | $30K Super Main Event Package | 846.67 |
| 18th | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $5K Circuit Championship Package | 769.55 |
| 21st | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $5K Circuit Championship Package | 701.18 |
| 34th | Ren Lin | China | $5K Circuit Championship Package | 604.87 |
| 56th | Josh Arieh | United States | $2.5K Circuit Championship Ticket | 529.38 |
| 74th | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | $2.5K Circuit Championship Ticket | 458.69 |
| 92nd | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | $2.5K Circuit Championship Ticket | 396.02 |
| 96th | Esther Taylor | United States | $2.5K Circuit Championship Ticket | 385.19 |
