PokerStars Festival

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PokerStars Festival
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Sport Texas Hold 'em
Founded2016
Ceased2018
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The PokerStars Festival was a series of global poker tournaments which began in 2016. The formation of the series was announced in August 2016, when PokerStars revealed that the European Poker Tour and other poker tours were being rebranded. [1] Thirteen tournament festivals were played in the inaugural season, in the North America, Europe, South America and Asia. PokerStars also announced another series of tournaments, PokerStars Championship, which features higher buy-in events. The series was discontinued after the second season.

Contents

PSF Main Event winners

Season 1

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
1–5 November 2016 Flag of the United States.svg PSF New Jersey US$1,100
Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, USA
208
$201,760 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Acosta [2] $38,220
25–29 January 2017 Flag of England.svg PSF London £990 (~US$1,237)
PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino, London, UK
944
£824,112
(~US$1,030,037)
Flag of England.svg Rehman Kassam [3] £89,320
(~US$111,638)
9–13 March 2017 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg PSF Rozvadov €1,100 (~US$1,161)
King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic
1,126
€1,089,310
(~US$1,150,080)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Svoboda [4] €124,346
(~US$131,283)
23–27 May 2017 Flag of Chile.svg PSF Chile US$1,650
Viña del Mar Casino, Viña del Mar, Chile
329
US$500,000 Flag of Chile.svg Christopher Franco [5] US$97,360
21–25 June 2017 Flag of Spain.svg PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,226)
Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain
949
€911,040
(~US$1,015,358)
Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio De Maturana [6] €152,000
(~US$169,404)
20–23 July 2017 Flag of France.svg PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,268)
Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France
800
€768,000
(~US$885,343)
Flag of France.svg Philippe Le-Touche [7] €143,000
(~US$164,849)
20–24 July 2017 Flag of South Korea.svg PSF Korea ₩1,650,000 (~US$1,468)
Paradise Hotel & Resort, Incheon, South Korea
285
₩414,675,000
(~US$368,902)
Flag of South Korea.svg Tae Hoon Han [8] ₩83,130,000
(~US$73,954)
2–6 August 2017 Flag of Romania.svg PSF Bucharest €1,100 (~US$1,299)
JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
736
€706,560
(~US$834,763)
Flag of England.svg Sam Grafton [9] €117,707
(~US$139,050)
3–7 August 2017 Flag of the Philippines.svg PSF Manila ₱55,000 (~US$1,090)
City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines
594
₱28,809,000
(~US$571,420)
Flag of India.svg Uday Bansal [10] ₱4,676,000
(~US$92,747)
19–23 September 2017 Flag of Uruguay.svg PSF Uruguay US$1,650
Enjoy Punta del Este, Punta del Este, Uruguay
261
US$379,755 Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Belluscio [11] US$66,748
28 September - 1 October 2017 Flag of Ireland.svg PSF Dublin €1,100 (~US$1,293)
Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
544
€679,000
(~US$798,204)
Flag of Ireland.svg Gary McGinty [12] €91,808
(~US$107,925)
19–22 October 2017 Flag of Russia.svg PSF Sochi ₽66,000 (~US$1,150)
Sochi Casino and Resort, Sochi, Russia
699
₽40,681,800
(~US$798,204)
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Merzhvinskii [13] ₽7,700,000
(~US$134,163)
22–26 November 2017 Flag of Germany.svg PSF Hamburg €1,100 (~US$1,291)
Spielbank Schenefeld, Hamburg, Germany
567
€549,990
(~US$645,445)
Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Pauls [14] €105,850
(~US$124,221)

Season 2

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
24–28 January 2018 Flag of England.svg PSF London £990 (~US$1,384)
PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino, London, UK
852
£743,796
(~US$1,039,576)
Flag of France.svg Kalidou Sow [15] £121,803
(~US$170,239)
6–10 June 2018 Flag of Spain.svg PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,286)
Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain
1,047
€985,920
(~US$1,153,204)
Flag of Spain.svg Omar Del Pino [16] €179,000
(~US$209,371)
19–22 July 2018 Flag of France.svg PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,280)
Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France
859
€824,640
(~US$959,799)
Flag of France.svg Alexandre de Zutter [17] €143,000
(~US$164,849)

Season 1 Results

Flag of the United States.svg PSF New Jersey

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the United States.svg Jason Acosta$38,220
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Michael Gagliano$28,116
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Eli Kim$20,683
4th Flag of the United States.svg David Johnston$15,215
5th Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Affleck$11,193
6th Flag of the United States.svg Sridhar Sangannagari$8,234
7th Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Dicondina$6,057
8th Flag of England.svg Peter Smyth$4,455

Flag of England.svg PSF London

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of England.svg Rehman Kassam£89,320* (~US$111,638)
2nd Flag of England.svg Daniel Harwood£95,000* (~US$$118,738)
3rd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric Cech£70,000* (~US$87,491)
4th Flag of Ireland.svg Yuriy Boyko£43,370 (~US$54,207)
5th Flag of France.svg Clément Tripodi£31,510 (~US$31,510)
6th Flag of Scotland.svg Ludovic Geilich£22,950 (~US$28,684)
7th Flag of France.svg Alexis Fleur£16,702 (~US$20,875)
8th Flag of England.svg Lam Van Trinh£12,150 (~US$15,185)

* Deal between the final three players.

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg PSF Rozvadov

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Svoboda€124,346 (~US$131,283)
2nd Flag of Poland.svg Michal Lubas€91,000 (~US$96,077)
3rd Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislav Koleno€87,444 (~US$92,322)
4th Flag of Germany.svg Michael Rohde€78,966 (~US$83,371)
5th Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cenk Oguz€39,078 (~US$41,258)
6th Flag of Slovakia.svg Marian Flesar€28,086 (~US$29,653)
7th Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Kamarás€20,186 (~US$21,312)
8th Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Stariat€14,508 (~US$15,317)

Flag of Chile.svg PSF Chile

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Chile.svg Christopher Franco$97,360
2nd Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Giraldo$61,900
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Tello$46,400
4th Flag of Chile.svg Andrés Vega$37,560
5th Flag of Chile.svg Amos Ben Haim$29,600
6th Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Zambra$22,600
7th Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Tolosa$16,600
8th Flag of Chile.svg Diego Lizana$12,200

Flag of Spain.svg PSF Marbella

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio De Maturana€152.000* (~US$169,404)
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Íñigo Naveiro€95.500* (~US$106,434)
3rd Flag of Spain.svg Leo Margets€95.500* (~US$106,434)
4th Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Gonzalez€54,100 (~US$60,295)
5th Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Barcenas Romera€42,100 (~US$46,921)
6th Flag of Spain.svg Jose Fibla€31,200 (~US$34,773)
7th Flag of England.svg Fabrizio Privitera€22,300 (~US$24,853)
8th Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Lander€15,900 (~US$17,721)

* Deal between the final three players.

Flag of France.svg PSF Lille

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of France.svg Philippe Le-Touche€143,000 (~US$164,849)
2nd Flag of France.svg Kim Amanton€88,000 (~US$101,445)
3rd Flag of France.svg Jonathan Amasse€62,200 (~US$71,703)
4th Flag of France.svg Jean-Marie Piette€46,390 (~US$53,477)
5th Flag of England.svg Paul Bahbout€36,590 (~US$42,180)
6th Flag of Norway.svg Oystein Nordli€27,460 (~US$31,655)
7th Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fabrice Halleux€19,550 (~US$22,537)
8th Flag of France.svg Florent Lusardi€13,600 (~US$15,677)

Flag of South Korea.svg PSF Korea

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of South Korea.svg Tae Hoon Han₩83,130,000 (~US$73,954)
2nd Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Ko₩55,280,000 (~US$49,178)
3rd Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wei Kuo Hsiao₩40,430,000 (~US$35,967)
4th Flag of Japan.svg Sano Mitsuru₩32,635,000 (~US$29,033)
5th Flag of Japan.svg Kojima Harunobu₩25,600,000 (~US$22,774)
6th Flag of the United States.svg Scott Janik₩19,400,000 (~US$17,259)
7th Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jwah Kim₩14,220,000 (~US$12,650)
8th Flag of Japan.svg Dmitrii Kovalevskii₩10,450,000 (~US$9,296)

Flag of Romania.svg PSF Bucharest

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of England.svg Sam Grafton€117,707 (~US$139,050)
2nd Flag of Turkey.svg Anil Ozdemir€96,993 (~US$114,592)
3rd Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Nietrzebka€57,600 (~US$68,051)
4th Flag of Bulgaria.svg Fahredin Mustafov€43,500 (~US$51,392)
5th Flag of France.svg Patrick Bueno€34,400 (~US$40,641)
6th Flag of France.svg Johann Eclapier€26,091 (~US$30,825)
7th Flag of Romania.svg Traian Bostan€18,720 (~US$22,116)
8th Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuri Kudrinsky€12,790 (~US$15,110)

Flag of the Philippines.svg PSF Manila

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of India.svg Uday Bansal₱4,676,000 (~US$92,747)
2nd Flag of Finland.svg Antti Halme₱4,273,000 (~US$84,753)
3rd Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Falcon₱2,456,000 (~US$48,714)
4th Flag of the Philippines.svg Mike Takayama₱1,900,000 (~US$37,686)
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Jaehyun Lim₱1,500,000 (~US$29,752)
6th Flag of England.svg Sam Razavi ₱1,170,000 (~US$23,206)
7th Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth Buck₱870,000 (~US$17,256)
8th Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoa Nguyen₱596,000 (~US$11,821)

Flag of Uruguay.svg PSF Uruguay

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Belluscio$66,748*
2nd Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Arocena$60,027*
3rd Flag of Argentina.svg Hector Barua$37,020
4th Flag of Argentina.svg Ernesto Panno$29,880
5th Flag of Brazil.svg Osvaldo Naves$23,440
6th Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Perez$17,740
7th Flag of Uruguay.svg Alejandro García$13,020
8th Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Toniolo$9,560

* Deal between the final two players.

Flag of Ireland.svg PSF Dublin

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Ireland.svg Gary McGinty€91,808* (~US$107,925)
2nd Flag of Ireland.svg James O'Callaghan€74,797* (~US$87,928)
3rd Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Merone€78,554* (~US$92,344)
4th Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Prendiville€71,161* (~US$83,653)
5th Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Tononi€35,780 (~US$42,061)
6th Flag of Ireland.svg Declan Connolly€28,110 (~US$33,044)
7th Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Graydon€20,980 (~US$24,663)
8th Flag of England.svg Alexander Bretherton€14,530 (~US$17,080)

* Deal between the final four players.

Flag of Russia.svg PSF Sochi

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Merzhvinskii₽7,700,000 (~US$134,163)
2nd Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Denisov₽4,700,000 (~US$81,892)
3rd Flag of Belarus.svg Nikita Myshkin₽3,350,000 (~US$58,370)
4th Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Shlyakhov₽2,600,000 (~US$45,302)
5th Flag of Russia.svg Valentin Zolotilov₽2,000,000 (~US$34,848)
6th Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kotelnikov₽1,560,000 (~US$27,181)
7th Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Zamyatin₽1,101,800 (~US$19,198)
8th Flag of Belarus.svg Kirill Denisenko₽770,000 (~US$13,416)

Flag of Germany.svg PSF Hamburg

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Pauls€105,850 (~US$124,221)
2nd Flag of Poland.svg Michal Lubas€66,220 (~US$77,713)
3rd Flag of Germany.svg Jan Sigel€47,410 (~US$55,638)
4th Flag of Germany.svg Behzad Zarnegar€36,960 (~US$43,375)
5th Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Rundstrom€28,980 (~US$34,010)
6th Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Nodea€22,770 (~US$26,722)
7th Flag of Lithuania.svg Karolis Domarkas€16,990 (~US$19,939)
8th Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Horecki€11,770 (~US$13,813)

Season 2 Results

Flag of England.svg PSF London

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of France.svg Kalidou Sow£121,803* (~US$170,239)
2nd Flag of England.svg Paul Dando£103,197* (~US$$144,234)
3rd Flag of England.svg David Mander£60,000 (~US$83,859)
4th Flag of England.svg Tom Winstone£45,000 (~US$62,894)
5th Flag of England.svg Waheed Ashraf£35,500 (~US$49,617)
6th Flag of England.svg Attila Farkas£26,600 (~US$37,177)
7th Flag of England.svg Thomas Harbrecht-Parker£18,500 (~US$25,856)
8th Flag of England.svg Tsz Ho£13,000 (~US$18,169)

* Deal between the final two players.

Flag of Spain.svg PSF Marbella

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of Spain.svg Cesar Omar Del Pino Hanouadi€179,000 (~US$209,371)
2nd Flag of Spain.svg Romain Feriolo€107,500 (~US$125,739)
3rd Flag of Norway.svg Ole Hansen€76,000 (~US$88,895)
4th Flag of Spain.svg Iñigo Naveiro€57,000 (~US$66,671)
5th Flag of Lithuania.svg Thomas Saltonas€44,000 (~US$51,465)
6th Flag of the Netherlands.svg Zhong Chen€32,000 (~US$37,429)
7th Flag of the Netherlands.svg Teunis Kooij€23,500 (~US$27,487)
8th Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul van Oort€17,000 (~US$19,884)

Flag of France.svg PSF Lille

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Flag of France.svg Alexandre de Zutter€154,000 (~US$179,240)
2nd Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Ansenne€93,480 (~US$108,801)
3rd Flag of France.svg Ugo Faggioli€65,950 (~US$76,759)
4th Flag of Singapore.svg Alex Peck€49,440 (~US$57,543)
5th Flag of France.svg Tom De Boom€38,980 (~US$45,368)
6th Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Samir Akhoullou€29,160 (~US$33,939)
7th Flag of France.svg Gino Cardenia€20,540 (~US$23,906)
8th Flag of France.svg Pierre Antona€14,430 (~US$16,795)

Future

On December 15, 2017, PokerStars announced that it will bring back regional tour brands in 2018. These include the European Poker Tour, Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), and Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). [18] Therefore, the PokerStars Festival label will no longer be used.

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