[1] The first four WSOPEs were held at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, London, making 2011 the first WSOPE not held in London and the first whose buy-ins and prize funds were fixed in euros instead of British pounds.
[3] 2011 marks the first time that the WSOP Player of the Year Award included all open bracelet events at both the WSOP and the WSOPE, meaning that the results of the 2011 WSOPE and those of the 2011 World Series of Poker are being combined to determine the player of the year.
[5] The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event ran from 15–20 October.
The event drew 593 entrants, creating a prize pool of €5,692,800.
The top 64 players made the money, with the winner earning €1,400,000.