PokerStars Festival
Global poker tournament
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
PSF New Jersey US$1,100 Resorts Casino Hotel , Atlantic City , USA
208
$201,760
Jason Acosta [ 2]
$38,220
[2]
25–29 January 2017
PSF London £990 (~US$1,237) PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino , London , UK
944
£824,112(~US$1,030,037)
Rehman Kassam [ 3]
£89,320(~US$111,638)
[3]
9–13 March 2017
PSF Rozvadov €1,100 (~US$1,161) King's Casino , Rozvadov , Czech Republic
1,126
€1,089,310(~US$1,150,080)
Petr Svoboda [ 4]
€124,346(~US$131,283)
[4]
23–27 May 2017
PSF Chile US$1,650 Viña del Mar Casino, Viña del Mar , Chile
329
US$500,000
Christopher Franco [ 5]
US$97,360
[5]
21–25 June 2017
PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,226) Casino Marbella, Marbella , Spain
949
€911,040(~US$1,015,358)
Ignacio De Maturana [ 6]
€152,000(~US$169,404)
[6]
20–23 July 2017
PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,268) Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille , France
800
€768,000(~US$885,343)
Philippe Le-Touche [ 7]
€143,000(~US$164,849)
[7]
20–24 July 2017
PSF Korea ₩1,650,000 (~US$1,468) Paradise Hotel & Resort, Incheon , South Korea
285
₩414,675,000(~US$368,902)
Tae Hoon Han [ 8]
₩83,130,000(~US$73,954)
[8]
2–6 August 2017
PSF Bucharest €1,100 (~US$1,299) JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest , Romania
736
€706,560(~US$834,763)
Sam Grafton [ 9]
€117,707(~US$139,050)
[9]
3–7 August 2017
PSF Manila ₱55,000 (~US$1,090) City of Dreams , Manila , Philippines
594
₱28,809,000(~US$571,420)
Uday Bansal [ 10]
₱4,676,000(~US$92,747)
[10]
19–23 September 2017
PSF Uruguay US$1,650 Enjoy Punta del Este , Punta del Este , Uruguay
261
US$379,755
Julio Belluscio [ 11]
US$66,748
[11]
28 September–1 October 2017
PSF Dublin €1,100 (~US$1,293) Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin , Ireland
544
€679,000(~US$798,204)
Gary McGinty [ 12]
€91,808(~US$107,925)
[12]
19–22 October 2017
PSF Sochi ₽66,000 (~US$1,150) Sochi Casino and Resort, Sochi , Russia
699
₽40,681,800(~US$798,204)
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii [ 13]
₽7,700,000(~US$134,163)
[13]
22–26 November 2017
PSF Hamburg €1,100 (~US$1,291) Spielbank Schenefeld, Hamburg , Germany
567
€549,990(~US$645,445)
Ulrich Pauls [ 14]
€105,850(~US$124,221)
[14]
Season 2
Date
Event / City
Players
Prize Pool
Winner
Prize
Results
24–28 January 2018
PSF London £990 (~US$1,384) PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino , London , UK
852
£743,796(~US$1,039,576)
Kalidou Sow [ 15]
£121,803(~US$170,239)
[15]
6–10 June 2018
PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,286) Casino Marbella, Marbella , Spain
1,047
€985,920(~US$1,153,204)
Omar Del Pino [ 16]
€179,000(~US$209,371)
[16]
19–22 July 2018
PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,280) Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille , France
859
€824,640(~US$959,799)
Alexandre de Zutter [ 17]
€143,000(~US$164,849)
[17]
Season 1 Results
PSF New Jersey
Final table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jason Acosta
$38,220
2nd
Michael Gagliano
$28,116
3rd
Eli Kim
$20,683
4th
David Johnston
$15,215
5th
Matthew Affleck
$11,193
6th
Sridhar Sangannagari
$8,234
7th
Rocco Dicondina
$6,057
8th
Peter Smyth
$4,455
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
Rehman Kassam
£89,320* (~US$111,638)
2nd
Daniel Harwood
£95,000* (~US$$118,738)
3rd
Eric Cech
£70,000* (~US$87,491)
4th
Yuriy Boyko
£43,370 (~US$54,207)
5th
Clément Tripodi
£31,510 (~US$31,510)
6th
Ludovic Geilich
£22,950 (~US$28,684)
7th
Alexis Fleur
£16,702 (~US$20,875)
8th
Lam Van Trinh
£12,150 (~US$15,185)
* Deal between the final three players.
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
Petr Svoboda
€124,346 (~US$131,283)
2nd
Michal Lubas
€91,000 (~US$96,077)
3rd
Stanislav Koleno
€87,444 (~US$92,322)
4th
Michael Rohde
€78,966 (~US$83,371)
5th
Cenk Oguz
€39,078 (~US$41,258)
6th
Marian Flesar
€28,086 (~US$29,653)
7th
Péter Kamarás
€20,186 (~US$21,312)
8th
Jan Stariat
€14,508 (~US$15,317)
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
Christopher Franco
$97,360
2nd
Juan Giraldo
$61,900
3rd
Sergio Tello
$46,400
4th
Andrés Vega
$37,560
5th
Amos Ben Haim
$29,600
6th
Rodrigo Zambra
$22,600
7th
Oscar Tolosa
$16,600
8th
Diego Lizana
$12,200
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
Ignacio De Maturana
€152.000* (~US$169,404)
2nd
Íñigo Naveiro
€95.500* (~US$106,434)
3rd
Leo Margets
€95.500* (~US$106,434)
4th
Fernando Gonzalez
€54,100 (~US$60,295)
5th
Ignacio Barcenas Romera
€42,100 (~US$46,921)
6th
Jose Fibla
€31,200 (~US$34,773)
7th
Fabrizio Privitera
€22,300 (~US$24,853)
8th
Marco Lander
€15,900 (~US$17,721)
* Deal between the final three players.
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
Philippe Le-Touche
€143,000 (~US$164,849)
2nd
Kim Amanton
€88,000 (~US$101,445)
3rd
Jonathan Amasse
€62,200 (~US$71,703)
4th
Jean-Marie Piette
€46,390 (~US$53,477)
5th
Paul Bahbout
€36,590 (~US$42,180)
6th
Oystein Nordli
€27,460 (~US$31,655)
7th
Fabrice Halleux
€19,550 (~US$22,537)
8th
Florent Lusardi
€13,600 (~US$15,677)
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
Tae Hoon Han
₩83,130,000 (~US$73,954)
2nd
Yuki Ko
₩55,280,000 (~US$49,178)
3rd
Wei Kuo Hsiao
₩40,430,000 (~US$35,967)
4th
Sano Mitsuru
₩32,635,000 (~US$29,033)
5th
Kojima Harunobu
₩25,600,000 (~US$22,774)
6th
Scott Janik
₩19,400,000 (~US$17,259)
7th
Jwah Kim
₩14,220,000 (~US$12,650)
8th
Dmitrii Kovalevskii
₩10,450,000 (~US$9,296)
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
Sam Grafton
€117,707 (~US$139,050)
2nd
Anil Ozdemir
€96,993 (~US$114,592)
3rd
Daniel Nietrzebka
€57,600 (~US$68,051)
4th
Fahredin Mustafov
€43,500 (~US$51,392)
5th
Patrick Bueno
€34,400 (~US$40,641)
6th
Johann Eclapier
€26,091 (~US$30,825)
7th
Traian Bostan
€18,720 (~US$22,116)
8th
Yuri Kudrinsky
€12,790 (~US$15,110)
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
Uday Bansal
₱4,676,000 (~US$92,747)
2nd
Antti Halme
₱4,273,000 (~US$84,753)
3rd
Michael Falcon
₱2,456,000 (~US$48,714)
4th
Mike Takayama
₱1,900,000 (~US$37,686)
5th
Jaehyun Lim
₱1,500,000 (~US$29,752)
6th
Sam Razavi
₱1,170,000 (~US$23,206)
7th
Kenneth Buck
₱870,000 (~US$17,256)
8th
Hoa Nguyen
₱596,000 (~US$11,821)
PSF Uruguay
Final table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Julio Belluscio
$66,748*
2nd
Julio Arocena
$60,027*
3rd
Hector Barua
$37,020
4th
Ernesto Panno
$29,880
5th
Osvaldo Naves
$23,440
6th
Juan Perez
$17,740
7th
Alejandro García
$13,020
8th
Renan Toniolo
$9,560
* Deal between the final two players.
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
Gary McGinty
€91,808* (~US$107,925)
2nd
James O'Callaghan
€74,797* (~US$87,928)
3rd
Antonio Merone
€78,554* (~US$92,344)
4th
Sean Prendiville
€71,161* (~US$83,653)
5th
Ivan Tononi
€35,780 (~US$42,061)
6th
Declan Connolly
€28,110 (~US$33,044)
7th
Michael Graydon
€20,980 (~US$24,663)
8th
Alexander Bretherton
€14,530 (~US$17,080)
* Deal between the final four players.
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
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii
₽7,700,000 (~US$134,163)
2nd
Alexander Denisov
₽4,700,000 (~US$81,892)
3rd
Nikita Myshkin
₽3,350,000 (~US$58,370)
4th
Alexander Shlyakhov
₽2,600,000 (~US$45,302)
5th
Valentin Zolotilov
₽2,000,000 (~US$34,848)
6th
Andrey Kotelnikov
₽1,560,000 (~US$27,181)
7th
Mikhail Zamyatin
₽1,101,800 (~US$19,198)
8th
Kirill Denisenko
₽770,000 (~US$13,416)
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
Ulrich Pauls
€105,850 (~US$124,221)
2nd
Michal Lubas
€66,220 (~US$77,713)
3rd
Jan Sigel
€47,410 (~US$55,638)
4th
Behzad Zarnegar
€36,960 (~US$43,375)
5th
Stefan Rundstrom
€28,980 (~US$34,010)
6th
Andrei Nodea
€22,770 (~US$26,722)
7th
Karolis Domarkas
€16,990 (~US$19,939)
8th
Marcin Horecki
€11,770 (~US$13,813)
Season 2 Results
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
Kalidou Sow
£121,803* (~US$170,239)
2nd
Paul Dando
£103,197* (~US$$144,234)
3rd
David Mander
£60,000 (~US$83,859)
4th
Tom Winstone
£45,000 (~US$62,894)
5th
Waheed Ashraf
£35,500 (~US$49,617)
6th
Attila Farkas
£26,600 (~US$37,177)
7th
Thomas Harbrecht-Parker
£18,500 (~US$25,856)
8th
Tsz Ho
£13,000 (~US$18,169)
* Deal between the final two players.
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
Cesar Omar Del Pino Hanouadi
€179,000 (~US$209,371)
2nd
Romain Feriolo
€107,500 (~US$125,739)
3rd
Ole Hansen
€76,000 (~US$88,895)
4th
Iñigo Naveiro
€57,000 (~US$66,671)
5th
Thomas Saltonas
€44,000 (~US$51,465)
6th
Zhong Chen
€32,000 (~US$37,429)
7th
Teunis Kooij
€23,500 (~US$27,487)
8th
Paul van Oort
€17,000 (~US$19,884)
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
Alexandre de Zutter
€154,000 (~US$179,240)
2nd
Yannick Ansenne
€93,480 (~US$108,801)
3rd
Ugo Faggioli
€65,950 (~US$76,759)
4th
Alex Peck
€49,440 (~US$57,543)
5th
Tom De Boom
€38,980 (~US$45,368)
6th
Samir Akhoullou
€29,160 (~US$33,939)
7th
Gino Cardenia
€20,540 (~US$23,906)
8th
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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