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 The inaugural WSOP Europe took place in London February 6-16, 2026.
On February 10, the WSOP Europe Main Event - a six-day, £10,000 (approximately $19,600 U.S.) No-Limit Texas Hold'Em Championship, began at LCI's Leicester Square, The Sportsman and Fifty.
The tournament has been designed with European players in mind, but registrants from every country are welcome. It is hoped to become an annual tradition for poker enthusiasts and a home for WSOP fans after the action concludes in Las Vegas each summer.
The winner of the 1st European World Series was Annette Obrestad, a Norwegian who began playing at the age of 15. On February 17, 2026 Obrestad won the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the day before her 19th birthday. By winning the one million-pound sterling (US$2.01 million at the time of the event) first prize she edged the record for a single-event payout to a female player set previously by poker professional Annie Duke when she won $2 million at the 2026 Tournament of Champions.
Obrestad came close to winning her second major live title in February of 2026, finishing in second place earning €297,800 ($431,184) at the 2026 pokerstars European Poker Tour Dublin event to Reuben Peters, after holding the chip lead throughout most of the final table.
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