Vito Branciforte wins WSOP Super Circuit main event for $410,700
The online qualifier won a gold ring at King's Resort Rozvadov, where the main event fell €485,000 short of its guarantee.
Key points
- Vito Branciforte won $410,700 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring after qualifying online.
- The €3,000 main event drew 505 entries against a €2 million guarantee.
- PokerNews reported a €485,000 main event overlay before staffing costs were deducted from the buy-in.
- Of 13 ring events with guarantees at the festival, 12 had overlays.
- Stanislaw Miadzel finished second, earning $271,950.
Vito Branciforte won the 2026 World Series of Poker Super Circuit main event at King's Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic, collecting $410,700 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring after qualifying online.
The €3,000 no-limit hold'em tournament drew 505 entries and fell €485,000 short of its €2 million guarantee before staffing costs were deducted from the buy-in, PokerNews reported. It was one of 12 ring events with overlays among the 13 that carried guarantees at the festival.
Card Player reported that the top 76 finishers shared a prize pool worth $2.2 million when converted to US dollars. Branciforte's prize was €370,000, according to PokerNews, which said the Italian player lives in Germany and won his seat through a GGPoker satellite.
The victory was Branciforte's largest career cash and took his career tournament earnings above $833,000, according to Card Player. He defeated Poland's Stanislaw Miadzel heads-up; Miadzel received $271,950, or €245,000.
Branciforte entered the final table as chip leader and eliminated Santiago Romero in seventh place and Ilya Krupin in fifth, Card Player reported. He also knocked out Aleksandrs Zenkovs in fourth and Mohsen Borhani in third.
Branciforte held a 5-to-1 chip lead when heads-up play began. Miadzel recovered some ground before the decisive hand, in which both players made flushes and Branciforte held the stronger hand.
The Rozvadov festival overlapped with the inaugural WSOP Super Circuit Madrid and the WSOP Super Circuit UK at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, PokerNews reported. The UK event was still underway.
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