The Big Wrap Has Lived Up to its Billing as the Largest PLO Event in Europe
Adon Ursu won the second-ever The Big Wrap, a €2,350 PLO tournament at King's Resort, for €200,000 ($220,643). The tournament was part of a bigger Omaha festival featuring five different PLO tournaments.
The Big Wrap's Huge Success
The Big Wrap was launched this year at King's Resort, the largest poker room in Europe, as the biggest PLO tournament outside of Vegas and has lived up to its billing.
The first festival back in April featured two PLO tournaments including a €1 million guaranteed Main Event and a €200,000 guaranteed Warmup. Lautaro Cabrerizo outlasted a field of 412 entrants to win the inaugural The Big Wrap for €209,221 ($234,837), while Alessio Pillon hoisted the trophy, while banking €43,495 ($48,823) in The Big Wrap Warmup.
The Big Wrap 2019 added three new tournaments for its second festival while still featuring a €1 million guaranteed Main Event and a €200,000 guaranteed Warmup. The Main Event won by Ursu drew 61 more entrants than the first version for a total of 473, proving this concept has legs.
Richard Toth, who chopped the Warmup with Pillon the first time around, walked away with the trophy and a prize of €33,395 ($36,841) last week in the second version of this event.
Other winners in last week's The Big Wrap included Didier Rabl winning the €25,000 guaranteed €550 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for €8,236 ($9,086), Mark Berente shipping the €100,000 guaranteed €1,100 5 Card Pot-Limit Omaha for €24,583 ($27,236), and Daniel Haywood winning the €8,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Mix for €1,253 ($1,383).
Winners of The Big Wrap
| Year | Month | Buy-in | Event | Guarantee | Winner | Country | Prize | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | April | € 550 | The Big Wrap Warmup | € 200,000 | Alessio Pillon | Italy | € 43,495 | $48,823 |
| 2019 | April | € 2,350 | The Big Wrap | € 1,000,000 | Lautaro Cabrerizo | Spain | € 209,221 | $234,837 |
| 2019 | September | € 550 | The Big Wrap Warmup | € 200,000 | Richard Toth | Hungary | € 33,395 | $36,841 |
| 2019 | September | € 550 | Pot Limit Omaha h/l | € 25,000 | Didier Rabl | Switzerland | € 8,236 | $9,036 |
| 2019 | September | € 2,350 | The Big Wrap | € 1,000,000 | Adon Ursu | Turkey | € 200,000 | $220,643 |
| 2019 | September | € 1,100 | 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha | € 100,000 | Mark Berente | Hungary | € 24,583 | $27,236 |
| 2019 | September | € 115 | No Limit Hold'em / Pot Limit Omaha Mix | € 8,000 | Daniel Haywood | United Kingdom | € 1,253 | $1,383 |
What's Next at King's Resort
The excitement didn't end at King's Resort as big events are planned in the coming weeks and months. The Dutch Classics is already underway. The highlight of the festival is the €195 Dutch Classics Main Event on Sept. 19-23.
The Main Event features five opening flights on Sept. 19-22. The first four opening flights feature 40-minute blind levels while the final one is a turbo affair with 20-minute blind levels. Surviving players compete for two more days with 40-minute blind levels on Sept. 22-23 until a winner is crowned.
The action builds from there with the WSOP Circuit returning to King's Resort Sept. 26 to Oct. 14. The festival will award 15 WSOP Circuit gold rings and at least €16 million guaranteed. The highlight of the festival is the €1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event, boasting a €1,103,500 guarantee, on Oct. 11-14.
Players will then come in even more significant numbers for the return of the WSOP Europe on Oct. 14 to Nov. 1. The highlight of the festival is the €10,350 WSOP Europe Main Event featuring a mouth-watering €5,000,000 guarantee on Oct. 25-31.
