Overview
- Frank Koopmann, a German recreational player, captured Event #2 at WSOP Europe for €123,879 and his first bracelet after a heads-up duel with eight-time winner Shaun Deeb.
- The title came on a cooler in the final hand as Deeb flopped a king-high flush, Koopmann held a set of fours, and the turn paired the four to give Koopmann quads.
- Reports detail the exact cards: Koopmann showed A♠4♣4♥3♥ against Deeb’s A♦K♠Q♠3♦ on a 2♠10♠4♠ flop, the 4♦ turn locked it up for Koopmann, and the K♣ river closed the action.
- The €3,300 Mixed PLO event rotated Big O, PLO8, and PLO, drew 181 entries with unlimited re-entries, and built a €543,000 prize pool that paid several well-known pros.
- Deeb earned €81,784 and called the finale “one of the sickest heads-up hands” he has seen, while the early stages featured a disputed Day 1 ruling after Martin Kabrhel received five cards and forfeited only part of his stack.