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.CardPlayer – 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$1,100Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, USA $201,760 Jason AcostaPokerNews – $38,220 25–29 January 2017 PSF London £990 (~US$1,237)PokerStars at The Hippodrome Casino, London, UK £824,112(~US$1,030,037) Rehman KassamPokerNews – £89,320(~US$111,638) 9–13 March 2017 PSF Rozvadov €1,100 (~US$1,161)King's Casino, Rozvadov, Czech Republic €1,089,310(~US$1,150,080) Petr SvobodaPokerNews – €124,346(~US$131,283) 23–27 May 2017 PSF Chile US$1,650 Viña del Mar Casino, Viña del Mar, Chile US$500,000 Christopher FrancoPoker Guru – US$97,360 21–25 June 2017 PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,226)Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain €911,040(~US$1,015,358) Ignacio De MaturanaPoker-Red – €152,000(~US$169,404) 20–23 July 2017 PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,268)Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France €768,000(~US$885,343) Philippe Le-ToucheClubPoker – €143,000(~US$164,849) 20–24 July 2017 PSF Korea ₩1,650,000 (~US$1,468)Paradise Hotel & Resort, Incheon, South Korea ₩414,675,000(~US$368,902) Tae Hoon HanPokerNews – ₩83,130,000(~US$73,954) 2–6 August 2017 PSF Bucharest €1,100 (~US$1,299)JW Marriott Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania €706,560(~US$834,763) Sam GraftonPokerNews – €117,707(~US$139,050) 3–7 August 2017 PSF Manila ₱55,000 (~US$1,090)City of Dreams, Manila, Philippines ₱28,809,000(~US$571,420) Uday BansalPokerNews – ₱4,676,000(~US$92,747) 19–23 September 2017 PSF Uruguay US$1,650 Enjoy Punta del Este, Punta del Este, Uruguay US$379,755 Julio BelluscioPokerNews – US$66,748 28 September–1 October 2017 PSF Dublin €1,100 (~US$1,293)Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin, Ireland €679,000(~US$798,204) Gary McGintyPokerNews – €91,808(~US$107,925) 19–22 October 2017 PSF Sochi ₽66,000 (~US$1,150)Sochi Casino and Resort, Sochi, Russia ₽40,681,800(~US$798,204) Aleksandr MerzhvinskiiCardsChat – ₽7,700,000(~US$134,163) 22–26 November 2017 PSF Hamburg €1,100 (~US$1,291)Spielbank Schenefeld, Hamburg, Germany €549,990(~US$645,445) Ulrich PaulsPokerNews – €105,850(~US$124,221)
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 £743,796(~US$1,039,576) Kalidou SowPokerNews – £121,803(~US$170,239) 6–10 June 2018 PSF Marbella €1,100 (~US$1,286)Casino Marbella, Marbella, Spain €985,920(~US$1,153,204) Omar Del PinoPokerStars – €179,000(~US$209,371) 19–22 July 2018 PSF Lille €1,100 (~US$1,280)Hotel Casino Barrière de Lille, France €824,640(~US$959,799) Alexandre de ZutterPokerNews France – €143,000(~US$164,849)
Season 1 Results PSF New Jersey Venue: Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, USA Buy-in: $1,100 5-Day Event: 1–5 November 2016 Number of buy-ins: 208 Total Prize Pool: $201,760 Number of Payouts: 39
Final tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 Venue: Enjoy Punta del Este, Punta del Este, Uruguay Buy-in: $1,650 5-Day Event: 19–23 September 2017 Number of buy-ins: 261 Total Prize Pool: $379,755 Number of Payouts: 39
Final tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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 tablePlace 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