In recent days, **WSOP Europe** has been awarding bracelets in Prague, Czech Republic. Among the competitors are well-known figures in the scene, such as the American **Shaun Deeb**, owner of eight World Series jewels. In this early part of the festival alone, he has already reached **two heads-ups**, but in both, **he finished as runner-up** after running into quads.
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The first experience was in Event 2 (€ 3.300 Mixed PLO/PLO8/Big O), where the German **Frank Koopmann** was crowned champion. He took the bracelet and **€ 123.879** by beating a field of 181 entries, with Shaun Deeb being the final opponent in his path. For the runner-up finish, **the American took home € 81.784**.
In the final hand, **Koopmann had A443, while Deeb held AKQ3** in a PL Omaha hand. The flop was T42 all spades, the same suit as the KQ Deeb was holding. The **set versus flush** generated action, and on the turn, the 4 of diamonds appeared, **giving the German quads**. After the K of clubs on the river, the outcome could be nothing other than all the chips in the middle, and Deeb saw the bad beat.
Repeat performance: quads punishing Shaun Deeb
What he didn’t imagine was that this would be only the first one he would suffer. Also facing quads, he fell in the heads-up of Event 3 (€ 565 COLOSSUS NLH) to the Frenchman **Gilles Silbernagel**. Among 2.662 entries, the champion secured **€ 165 thousand and the bracelet**, and Shaun Deeb suffered another runner-up finish, pocketing **€ 110 thousand**.
On this occasion, Deeb went into a long tank after **being put against the wall on the river**, while the board showed QT666. After spending a few time banks, the American called with everything he had, and as soon as he made the move, Silbernagel celebrated. **The Frenchman revealed Q6s, beating Deeb’s Q3o**.
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More champions at WSOP Europe
Putting Shaun Deeb’s drama aside for a moment, other players celebrated at the Czech tables of WSOP Europe. In Event 1 (€ 1.100 The Opener Mystery Bounty), **Corel Theuma**, from the USA, secured his bracelet by beating a massive field of 2.195 entries for **€ 150 thousand** plus rewards.
In Event 4 (€ 545 PLOSSUS Bounty), the field recorded 1.120 entries, crowning the German **Jihad Ayoub** with the gold bracelet and **€ 50.780**. In this tournament, **the runner-up was also a well-known name: Daniel Rezaei**, an Austrian who is a frequent figure in high-stakes competitions on the world stage. This time, he took home € 33.100 plus bounties.
Finally, the most recent bracelets went to **Anca Eggenberger**, a player from Switzerland who won the € 1.000 Ladies Championship for **€ 40.298**; and to the Bulgarian **Fahredin Mustafov**, champion of Event 7 (€ 2.200 Turbo Bounty NLH) for a score of **€ 142.420**.
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