PokerStars Festival

PokerStars Festival
SportTexas Hold 'em
Founded2016
Ceased2018
Official website[1]

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.

PSF Main Event winners

Season 1

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

Season 2

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

Season 1 Results

United States PSF New Jersey

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

England PSF London

  • Venue: PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino, London, UK
  • Buy-in: £990 (~US$1,237)
  • 5-Day Event: 25–29 January 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 944
  • Total Prize Pool: £824,112 (~US$1,030,037)
  • Number of Payouts: 183
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st England Rehman Kassam £89,320* (~US$111,638)
2nd England Daniel Harwood £95,000* (~US$$118,738)
3rd Australia Eric Cech £70,000* (~US$87,491)
4th Republic of Ireland Yuriy Boyko £43,370 (~US$54,207)
5th France Clément Tripodi £31,510 (~US$31,510)
6th Scotland Ludovic Geilich £22,950 (~US$28,684)
7th France Alexis Fleur £16,702 (~US$20,875)
8th England Lam Van Trinh £12,150 (~US$15,185)

* Deal between the final three players.

Czech Republic PSF Rozvadov

  • Venue: King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,161)
  • 5-Day Event: 9–13 March 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 1,126
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: €500,000 (~US$527,894)
  • Total Prize Pool: €1,089,310 (~US$1,150,080)
  • Number of Payouts: 215
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Czech Republic Petr Svoboda €124,346 (~US$131,283)
2nd Poland Michal Lubas €91,000 (~US$96,077)
3rd Slovakia Stanislav Koleno €87,444 (~US$92,322)
4th Germany Michael Rohde €78,966 (~US$83,371)
5th Belgium Cenk Oguz €39,078 (~US$41,258)
6th Slovakia Marian Flesar €28,086 (~US$29,653)
7th Hungary Péter Kamarás €20,186 (~US$21,312)
8th Czech Republic Jan Stariat €14,508 (~US$15,317)

Chile PSF Chile

  • Venue: Viña del Mar Casino, Viña del Mar, Chile
  • Buy-in: $1,650
  • 5-Day Event: 23–27 May 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 329
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: $500,000
  • Total Prize Pool: $500,000
  • Number of Payouts: 47
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Chile Christopher Franco $97,360
2nd Colombia Juan Giraldo $61,900
3rd Argentina Sergio Tello $46,400
4th Chile Andrés Vega $37,560
5th Chile Amos Ben Haim $29,600
6th Chile Rodrigo Zambra $22,600
7th Argentina Oscar Tolosa $16,600
8th Chile Diego Lizana $12,200

Spain PSF Marbella

  • Venue: Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,226)
  • 5-Day Event: 21–25 June 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 949
  • Total Prize Pool: €911,040 (~US$1,015,358)
  • Number of Payouts: 135
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Spain Ignacio De Maturana €152.000* (~US$169,404)
2nd Spain Íñigo Naveiro €95.500* (~US$106,434)
3rd Spain Leo Margets €95.500* (~US$106,434)
4th Spain Fernando Gonzalez €54,100 (~US$60,295)
5th Spain Ignacio Barcenas Romera €42,100 (~US$46,921)
6th Spain Jose Fibla €31,200 (~US$34,773)
7th England Fabrizio Privitera €22,300 (~US$24,853)
8th Switzerland Marco Lander €15,900 (~US$17,721)

* Deal between the final three players.

France PSF Lille

  • Venue: Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,268)
  • 4-Day Event: 20–23 July 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 800
  • Total Prize Pool: €768,000 (~US$885,343)
  • Number of Payouts: 119
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st France Philippe Le-Touche €143,000 (~US$164,849)
2nd France Kim Amanton €88,000 (~US$101,445)
3rd France Jonathan Amasse €62,200 (~US$71,703)
4th France Jean-Marie Piette €46,390 (~US$53,477)
5th England Paul Bahbout €36,590 (~US$42,180)
6th Norway Oystein Nordli €27,460 (~US$31,655)
7th Belgium Fabrice Halleux €19,550 (~US$22,537)
8th France Florent Lusardi €13,600 (~US$15,677)

South Korea PSF Korea

  • Venue: Paradise Hotel & Resort, Incheon, South Korea
  • Buy-in: ₩1,650,000 (~US$1,468)
  • 5-Day Event: 20–24 July 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 285
  • Total Prize Pool: ₩414,675,000 (~US$368,902)
  • Number of Payouts: 39
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st South Korea Tae Hoon Han ₩83,130,000 (~US$73,954)
2nd Japan Yuki Ko ₩55,280,000 (~US$49,178)
3rd Taiwan Wei Kuo Hsiao ₩40,430,000 (~US$35,967)
4th Japan Sano Mitsuru ₩32,635,000 (~US$29,033)
5th Japan Kojima Harunobu ₩25,600,000 (~US$22,774)
6th United States Scott Janik ₩19,400,000 (~US$17,259)
7th China Jwah Kim ₩14,220,000 (~US$12,650)
8th Japan Dmitrii Kovalevskii ₩10,450,000 (~US$9,296)

Romania PSF Bucharest

  • Venue: JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,299)
  • 5-Day Event: 2–6 August 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 736
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: €500,000 (~US$590,723)
  • Total Prize Pool: €706,560 (~US$834,763)
  • Number of Payouts: 111
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st England Sam Grafton €117,707 (~US$139,050)
2nd Turkey Anil Ozdemir €96,993 (~US$114,592)
3rd Poland Daniel Nietrzebka €57,600 (~US$68,051)
4th Bulgaria Fahredin Mustafov €43,500 (~US$51,392)
5th France Patrick Bueno €34,400 (~US$40,641)
6th France Johann Eclapier €26,091 (~US$30,825)
7th Romania Traian Bostan €18,720 (~US$22,116)
8th Ukraine Yuri Kudrinsky €12,790 (~US$15,110)

Philippines PSF Manila

  • Venue: City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines
  • Buy-in: ₱55,000 (~US$1,090)
  • 5-Day Event: 3–7 August 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 594
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: ₱20,000,000 (~US$396,695)
  • Total Prize Pool: ₱28,809,000 (~US$571,420)
  • Number of Payouts: 87
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st India Uday Bansal ₱4,676,000 (~US$92,747)
2nd Finland Antti Halme ₱4,273,000 (~US$84,753)
3rd Denmark Michael Falcon ₱2,456,000 (~US$48,714)
4th Philippines Mike Takayama ₱1,900,000 (~US$37,686)
5th South Korea Jaehyun Lim ₱1,500,000 (~US$29,752)
6th England Sam Razavi ₱1,170,000 (~US$23,206)
7th Australia Kenneth Buck ₱870,000 (~US$17,256)
8th Vietnam Hoa Nguyen ₱596,000 (~US$11,821)

Uruguay PSF Uruguay

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

* Deal between the final two players.

Republic of Ireland PSF Dublin

  • Venue: Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,293)
  • 5-Day Event: 28 September – 1 October 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 544
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: €700,000 (~US$822,890)
  • Total Prize Pool: €679,000 (~US$798,204)
  • Number of Payouts: 79
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Republic of Ireland Gary McGinty €91,808* (~US$107,925)
2nd Republic of Ireland James O'Callaghan €74,797* (~US$87,928)
3rd Italy Antonio Merone €78,554* (~US$92,344)
4th Republic of Ireland Sean Prendiville €71,161* (~US$83,653)
5th Italy Ivan Tononi €35,780 (~US$42,061)
6th Republic of Ireland Declan Connolly €28,110 (~US$33,044)
7th Republic of Ireland Michael Graydon €20,980 (~US$24,663)
8th England Alexander Bretherton €14,530 (~US$17,080)

* Deal between the final four players.

Russia PSF Sochi

  • Venue: Sochi Casino and Resort, Sochi, Russia
  • Buy-in: ₽66,000 (~US$1,150)
  • 5-Day Event: 19–22 October 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 699
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: ₽30,000,000 (~US$522,714)
  • Total Prize Pool: ₽40,681,800 (~US$708,831)
  • Number of Payouts: 103
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Russia Aleksandr Merzhvinskii ₽7,700,000 (~US$134,163)
2nd Russia Alexander Denisov ₽4,700,000 (~US$81,892)
3rd Belarus Nikita Myshkin ₽3,350,000 (~US$58,370)
4th Russia Alexander Shlyakhov ₽2,600,000 (~US$45,302)
5th Russia Valentin Zolotilov ₽2,000,000 (~US$34,848)
6th Russia Andrey Kotelnikov ₽1,560,000 (~US$27,181)
7th Russia Mikhail Zamyatin ₽1,101,800 (~US$19,198)
8th Belarus Kirill Denisenko ₽770,000 (~US$13,416)

Germany PSF Hamburg

  • Venue: Spielbank Schenefeld, Hamburg, Germany
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,291)
  • 5-Day Event: 22–26 November 2017
  • Number of buy-ins: 567
  • Guaranteed Prize Pool: €500,000 (~US$586,779)
  • Total Prize Pool: €549,990 (~US$645,445)
  • Number of Payouts: 79
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Germany Ulrich Pauls €105,850 (~US$124,221)
2nd Poland Michal Lubas €66,220 (~US$77,713)
3rd Germany Jan Sigel €47,410 (~US$55,638)
4th Germany Behzad Zarnegar €36,960 (~US$43,375)
5th Sweden Stefan Rundstrom €28,980 (~US$34,010)
6th Romania Andrei Nodea €22,770 (~US$26,722)
7th Lithuania Karolis Domarkas €16,990 (~US$19,939)
8th Poland Marcin Horecki €11,770 (~US$13,813)

Season 2 Results

England PSF London

  • Venue: PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino, London, UK
  • Buy-in: £990 (~US$1,384)
  • 5-Day Event: 24–28 January 2018
  • Number of buy-ins: 852
  • Total Prize Pool: £743,796 (~US$1,039,576)
  • Number of Payouts: 127
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st France Kalidou Sow £121,803* (~US$170,239)
2nd England Paul Dando £103,197* (~US$$144,234)
3rd England David Mander £60,000 (~US$83,859)
4th England Tom Winstone £45,000 (~US$62,894)
5th England Waheed Ashraf £35,500 (~US$49,617)
6th England Attila Farkas £26,600 (~US$37,177)
7th England Thomas Harbrecht-Parker £18,500 (~US$25,856)
8th England Tsz Ho £13,000 (~US$18,169)

* Deal between the final two players.

Spain PSF Marbella

  • Venue: Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,286)
  • 5-Day Event: 6–10 June 2018
  • Number of buy-ins: 1,047
  • Total Prize Pool: €985,920 (~US$1,153,204)
  • Number of Payouts: 154
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st Spain Cesar Omar Del Pino Hanouadi €179,000 (~US$209,371)
2nd Spain Romain Feriolo €107,500 (~US$125,739)
3rd Norway Ole Hansen €76,000 (~US$88,895)
4th Spain Iñigo Naveiro €57,000 (~US$66,671)
5th Lithuania Thomas Saltonas €44,000 (~US$51,465)
6th Netherlands Zhong Chen €32,000 (~US$37,429)
7th Netherlands Teunis Kooij €23,500 (~US$27,487)
8th Netherlands Paul van Oort €17,000 (~US$19,884)

France PSF Lille

  • Venue: Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France
  • Buy-in: €1,100 (~US$1,280)
  • 4-Day Event: 19–22 July 2018
  • Number of buy-ins: 859
  • Total Prize Pool: €824,640 (~US$959,799)
  • Number of Payouts: 127
Final table
Place Name Prize
1st France Alexandre de Zutter €154,000 (~US$179,240)
2nd Belgium Yannick Ansenne €93,480 (~US$108,801)
3rd France Ugo Faggioli €65,950 (~US$76,759)
4th Singapore Alex Peck €49,440 (~US$57,543)
5th France Tom De Boom €38,980 (~US$45,368)
6th Belgium Samir Akhoullou €29,160 (~US$33,939)
7th France Gino Cardenia €20,540 (~US$23,906)
8th France 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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