Lee Davy brings you his weekly round up of poker news: including highlights from the World Series of Poker Europe, a new sponsorship deal for World Poker Tour and more.

We start in Berlin.

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has returned to European shores, after their newly biennial jauninserted t Down Under. There are 10-bracelets up for grabs, and a Player of the Year race to sort out.

Five bracelets have been handed out at the time of writing. The first event saw Makarios Avramidis pull off a shock. Born in Greece, but now living in Germany, the restaurateur beat a final table that included the likes of Paul Michaelis, Stephen Chidwick and Marvin Rettenmaier on his way to victory in Event #1: Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE).