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| Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Official website | [1] |
ThePokerStars Festival was a series of global poker tournaments which began in 2016. The formation of the series was announced in August 2016, whenPokerStars revealed that theEuropean Poker Tour and other poker tours were being rebranded.[1] Thirteen tournament festivals were played in the inaugural season, in theNorth America,Europe,South America andAsia. PokerStars also announced another series of tournaments,PokerStars Championship, which features higher buy-in events. The series was discontinued after the second season.
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 November 2016 |  PSFNew Jersey US$1,100Resorts Casino Hotel,Atlantic City,USA | 208 | $201,760 | Jason Acosta[2] | $38,220 | [2] |
| 25–29 January 2017 |  PSFLondon £990(~US$1,237)PokerStars atThe Hippodrome Casino,London,UK | 944 | £824,112 (~US$1,030,037) | Rehman Kassam[3] | £89,320 (~US$111,638) | [3] |
| 9–13 March 2017 |  PSFRozvadov €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 |  PSFChile US$1,650Viña del Mar Casino,Viña del Mar,Chile | 329 | US$500,000 | Christopher Franco[5] | US$97,360 | [5] |
| 21–25 June 2017 |  PSFMarbella €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 |  PSFLille €1,100(~US$1,268)Hotel Casino Barrière deLille,France | 800 | €768,000 (~US$885,343) | Philippe Le-Touche[7] | €143,000 (~US$164,849) | [7] |
| 20–24 July 2017 |  PSFKorea ₩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 |  PSFBucharest €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 |  PSFManila ₱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 |  PSFUruguay US$1,650Enjoy Punta del Este,Punta del Este,Uruguay | 261 | US$379,755 |  Julio Belluscio[11] | US$66,748 | [11] |
| 28 September–1 October 2017 |  PSFDublin €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 |  PSFSochi ₽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 |  PSFHamburg €1,100(~US$1,291)Spielbank Schenefeld,Hamburg,Germany | 567 | €549,990 (~US$645,445) | Ulrich Pauls[14] | €105,850 (~US$124,221) | [14] |
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–28 January 2018 | PSFLondon £990(~US$1,384) PokerStars atThe Hippodrome Casino,London,UK | 852 | £743,796 (~US$1,039,576) | Kalidou Sow[15] | £121,803 (~US$170,239) | [15] |
| 6–10 June 2018 | PSFMarbella €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 | PSFLille €1,100(~US$1,280) Hotel Casino Barrière deLille,France | 859 | €824,640 (~US$959,799) | Alexandre de Zutter[17] | €143,000 (~US$164,849) | [17] |
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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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| 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) |
PSF London| 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| 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| 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) |
On December 15, 2017, PokerStars announced that it will bring back regional tour brands in 2018. These include theEuropean Poker Tour,Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), andLatin American Poker Tour (LAPT).[18] Therefore, the PokerStars Festival label will no longer be used.