Andrew Hinrichsen Takes Down WSOP Europe Event #2

Andrew Hinrichsen followed up a strong showing at the World Series of Poker by winning Event #2 at the World Series of Poker Europe. The €1,090 buy-in tournament victory earned Hinrichsen €148,030.

Hinrichsen, a 23-year-old professional poker player from Australia, had an excellent run at the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 23^rd place. He topped that performance by winning his first ever bracelet at the WSOPE, beating out 771 players in Cannes, France.

The field was the largest in the history of the WSOP Europe. Part of the reason the series was moved to Cannes was to gain access to a venue that could accommodate larger fields than its previous home in London could handle. The result, at least so far, has been quite positive, with big increases in participation.

A total of 81 players shared in the prize pool of €740,160. While the final table was mostly devoid of household names, Robert Romanello – who ultimately finished 5^th – might be recognized by some. Romanello has previous won European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour events, and was looking to become poker’s 5^th “Triple Cown” winner by taking down his first WSOP title.

Other notable players who made deep runs and ended in the money included Vanessa Selbst (32^nd), Dan Kelly (39^th), and Joseph Cheong (48^th).

While this was Hinrichsen’s first major tournament victory, it wasn’t his largest cash; that honor still goes to his deep run in this year’s WSOP Main Event, which earned him just over $300,000. Hinrichsen had previously won smaller events in his home country of Australia. In total, Hinrichsen has won over $700,000 in his live tournament career.

The final table earnings were as follows:

1. Andrew Hinrichsen (€148,030)
2. Gianluca Speranza (€91,262)
3. Tarcisio Bruno (€67,281)
4. Bernard Guigon (€50,146)
5. Roberto Romanello (€37,874)
6. Eric Baudry (€28,977)
7. John Eames (€22,449)
8. Nabil Nadjai (€17,608)
9. Gregory Lejolivet (€13,982)