Song, Thiemer Early Winners at WSOP International Circuit Rozvadov
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The 2022 World Series of Poker International Circuit at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic is currently underway and is offering players 12 ring events and €3 million in guaranteed prize money.
The latest WSOP Circuit stop, which began on March 30 and wraps up on April 19, offers buy-ins ranging from €250 to €3,000 and includes poker variants including Pot-Limit Omaha, Big O and Mixed PLO/No-Limit Hold'em.
Action got underway on April 15 with Event #1: €250 NLH Mini Main Event, which attracted 2,002 runners to generate a prize pool of €541,215. Germany's Frederik Thiemer emerged victorious in the opening event to take home €92,250, or $102,743. Thiemer defeated Michal Zimani during heads-up play, who in turn earned €55,900, or $62,258.
Next up was Event #2: €660 No-Limit Hold'em Fifty Stack, a tournament that drew 187 entrants and generated €141,930 in prize money. Daewoong Song of South Korea took it down to earn €39,495, or $43,641, after defeating heads-up opponent Marko Topić, whose runner-up finish brought him a payday of €19,671, or $21,736.
After that, Event #3: €550 PLO Bounty Hunter drew 128 runners with a prize pool of €50,000 and it was Germany's Manfred Bass who took it down for €15,597, or $17,172.
Ring Winners So Far at WSOPC Rozvadov
| TOURNAMENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN EUROS) | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| Event #1: €250 NLH Mini Main Event | 2,002 | €541,215 | Frederik Thiemer | Germany | €92,250 | $102,743 | |
| Event #2: €660 No-Limit Hold'em Fifty Stack | 187 | €141,930 | Daewoong Song | South Korea | €39,495 | $43,641 | |
| Event #3: €550 PLO Bounty Hunter | 128 | €50,000 | Manfred Bass | Germany | €15,597 | $17,172 |
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The International Circuit stop will culminate with Event #11: €1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which kicks off on April 15. The Main Event has a massive guarantee of €1,000,000 and could surpass that as it has in previous years. PokerNews will be live reporting the five-day marquee event, which has two starting flights.
Other highlights of the latest Circuit stop include Event #9: €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max, which begins on April 12, as well as the final event, Event #12: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Hunter, which gets underway on April 17.
The remaining schedule for WSOP International Circuit King's Resort Rozvadov is available in the table below.
Remaining Schedule for WSOPC Rozvadov
| Date | Buy-in | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5-6 | €550 | WSOP Circuit Mixed PLO/NLH - [Ring #4] | €50,000 |
| Apri 6-7 | €777 | WSOP Circuit NLH Lucky 7's - [Ring #5] | €100,000 |
| Apr 7-11 | €550 | WSOP Circuit NLH Monsterstack - [Ring #6] | €500,000 |
| Apr 10 | €1,100 | WSOP Circuit 5-Card PLO - [Ring #7] | €50,000 |
| Apr 11-12 | €440 | WSOP Circuit PLO 6-Max - [Ring #8] | €50,000 |
| Apr 12-13 | €2,000 | WSOP Circuit PLO 2k 8-Max - [Ring #9] | €100,000 |
| Apr 13-14 | €3,000 | WSOP Circuit NLH 3k 8-Max - [Ring #10] | €100,000 |
| Apr 15-19 | €1,700 | WSOP Circuit NLH Main Event - [Ring #11] | €1,000,000 |
| Apr 17 | €1,100 | WSOP Circuit NLH Bounty Hunter - [Ring #12] (€250 Bounty) | €100,000 |
Defending Champions
Turkey's Feyzullah Karaarslan took down the most recent WSOPC Rozvadov Main Event in January for €204,053, defeating Aleksandar Tomovic of Serbia heads-up to send him out for €127,017. The Main Event drew 808 entries to generate a prize pool of €1,189,780.
Last year's King's Resort Rozvadov Main Event attracted 912 runners to generate a prize pool of €1,342,920. Italy's Andrea Ricci came out on top to win his first ring and €236,489 after defeating fellow Italian Simone Lombardo during heads-up play, who in turn earned €146,004. The six-figure score was a career-best for Ricci, who has $1.1 million in live tournament earnings.
Other players who made deep runs in last year's Main Event include Aliaksandr Shylko (4th - €79,943), Uri Gilboa (6th - €49,329) and Mr. Bond (7th - €35,943).
Earlier in the series, Austria's Nemes Silviu took down Event #11: €550 No Limit Hold'em to win €110,350, while Tomasz Wrobel was the winner in Event #16: €3,000 No Limit Hold'em to take home €63,022.
Additionally, Alessio Podda won Event #3: €330 No Limit Hold'em to for €70,350 and Karol Bogusz won Event #7: €660 No Limit Hold'em for €44,850.
Previous WSOPC Rozvadov Main Event Winners
| Date | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Prizepool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 808 | Feyzullah Karaarslan | €204,053 | €1,189,780 |
| Sept 2021 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 912 | Andrea Ricci | €236,489 | €1,342,920 |
| Oct 2019 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 768 | Jakub Oliva | €205,000 | €1,130,880 |
| March 2019 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 650 | Martin Kabrhel | €190,000 | €1,103,500 |
| March 2018 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 796 | Amar Begovic | €220,000 | €1,134,300 |
| Oct 2017 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 672 | Hossein Ensan | €184,812 | €1,000,000 |
| Nov 2016 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 851 | Ivan Banic | €232,241 | €1,212,675 |
| Nov 2015 | WSOPC NLH Main Event | 715 | Mateusz Dziewonski | €206,927 | €1,021,911 |
