Negreanu just needed to make the final table of the High Roller Event to claim his 2013 POY title and managed to win the tournament and his 2nd WSOP bracelet for 2013.
This is Negreanu’s second WSOP player of the Year title, his previous title was won in 2004 a decade ago.
Negreanu started out on the final table with the lowest chip stack and found himself head-ups verses Brazilian player, Nicolau Villa-Lobos.
The WSOP Europe includes a Main Event and High Roller event which with both be broadcast on ESPN and Eurosport.
The biggest live poker tournament series in Europe is expected to generate more than $4 million in prize pools throughout the series.
Qualify for free online and win a 2013 WSOPE Paris prize package for the Main Event.
888Poker offer a daily WSOP Europe Freeroll that guarantees a tournament ticket worth $525 to the WSOP Europe Main Event 2013 Qualifier.
The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe takes place in Paris, France and features 7 bracelet events in the series including the Main Event. Phil Hellmuth won the WSOPE 2012 Main Event and his 13th bracelet.
Win a seat to the 2013 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, the final satellite takes place on 23 June on 888Poker.
