In the last two days, WSOP Europe has awarded three more bracelets in Prague, Czech Republic. And two of the champions are familiar faces in the series’ hall of winners. German Ole Schemion and Canadian Mike Leah won their second bracelets, becoming two-time champions in World Series events.
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The biggest score went to Ole Schemion, who won Event 9 (€ 5.300 PLO European Championship), putting on a show with the four cards. By overcoming a field of 379 entries, he earned € 395 thousand, in addition to the jewelry. His final opponent was Finn Santtu Leinonen, who took home € 260 thousand, and American Michael Moncek completed the podium.
Check out the final standings of Event 9:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | € 395.000 |
| 2 | Santtu Leinonen | Finland | € 260.000 |
| 3 | Michael Moncek | USA | € 175.000 |
| 4 | Rasmus Larsen | Denmark | € 121.000 |
| 5 | Andreas Freund | Austria | € 86.000 |
| 6 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | € 62.000 |
| 7 | Dimitrios Michailidis | Greece | € 46.000 |
| 8 | Arunas Sapitavicius | Lithuania | € 35.000 |
| 9 | Sarsdor Shagulyamov | Switzerland | € 27.000 |
Meanwhile, Mike Leah won Event 10 (€ 2.750 Rounder Cup NLH), which featured a different format. In a Europe versus World matchup, there were two Day 1s, with the first restricted to Europeans and the second for players from other parts of the planet. Representing Canada, Leah secured the title for Team World.
In short, Event 10 received 647 entries, and in addition to the jewelry, Leah earned € 292 thousand. The Europe vs. World duel extended to heads-up, as to be crowned champion, the Canadian had to defeat Tornike Tchkonia, representing Georgia. The runner-up took home € 192 thousand, while completing the podium was another World Series champion, Australian James Obst, with € 132 thousand.
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See how Event 10 ended:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Mike Leah | Canada | € 292.000 |
| 2 | Tornike Tchkonia | Georgia | € 192.000 |
| 3 | James Obst | Australia | € 132.000 |
| 4 | Paul Hong | New Zealand | € 92.500 |
| 5 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | € 66.100 |
| 6 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | € 48.100 |
| 7 | Ryan Leng | USA | € 35.700 |
| 8 | Yong-jae Lee | South Korea | € 27.000 |
| 9 | Shaun Deeb | USA | € 20.800 |
This title for Leah meant breaking a 12-year drought. This is because his first bracelet had been won in 2014, at the defunct WSOP Asia-Pacific. In Australia, he won the A$ 25.000 High Roller. Meanwhile, Ole Schemion returned to winning in the World Series after just under five years, as his first win was in the 2021 Vegas edition, where he earned the US$ 1.979 Hall of Fame Bounty.
There was also a Portuguese celebration at WSOP Europe
Just before Schemion and Leah were crowned WSOP Europe champions, Portuguese player Pedro Faustino had already tasted the title. He won Event 8 (€ 1.650 Monster Stack NLH), beating 902 entries to collect his first career bracelet and a prize of € 221.770. Jin-ho Hong and Stig Borg completed the podium.
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Check out the final numbers for Event 8:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Pedro Faustino | Portugal | € 221.770 |
| 2 | Jin-ho Hong | South Korea | € 147.440 |
| 3 | Stig Borg | Sweden | € 102.570 |
| 4 | Andreas Goeller | Italy | € 72.540 |
| 5 | Benjamin Stiefel | Germany | € 52.170 |
| 6 | Lukas Timko | Czech Republic | € 38.160 |
| 7 | Valentino Konakchiev | Bulgaria | € 28.400 |
| 8 | Lukas Zaskodny | Czech Republic | € 21.510 |
| 9 | Edgaras Kausinis | Lithuania | € 16.590 |
