Pokerfest is on! Our online poker festival brings you 47 events and $3,000,000 in guaranteed prizepools.
There are at least 3 events every day covering a variety of buy-ins and game types, are YOU ready?
Here are the results and winners from day 1 and day 2:
Pokerfest #1: $300,000 Gtd NLH
Prizepool: $331,400
Runners: 1,657
Top 3:
- Kaeresen $47,248.93
- kenstraden $38,815.37
- outofindia $36,719.40
Pokerfest got off to a flying start on Sunday with event#1 attracting 1,657 players which generated a tasty $331,400 prize pool.
After more than 10 hours at the tables the final three had seen enough and a deal was struck. Kaeresen from Poland was the main beneficiary taking home $47,248.93 and the title of our first ever Pokerfest winner. There were also healthy payouts for kenstraden and outofindia who both took home more than $35K
Pokerfest #2: $2,000 Gtd NLH
Prizepool: $2,000
Runners: 3,617
Top 3:
- Gusek___ $265.72
- achilleas13 $254.29
- celtic44444 $118.00
Event #2 saw the first points buy-in tournament and for just 20 points players could compete for a share of $2,000. 3,617 players showed an interest and it was Gusek___ who claimed top spot.
It was another tight call with the final two also choosing to resort to a deal and take home almost identical prizes.
Pokerfest #3: $20,000 Gtd NLH
Prizepool: $38,020
Runners: 1,901
Top 3:
- LarsPeter $6,287.55
- toniolimpic $3,900.00
- STRECHY73 $3,900.00
Europe’s dominance continued in event #3 as long time PartyPoker player LarsPeter from Germany pocketed a $6,287.55 first prize in the $22 buy-in event.
It was another long shift of almost 11 hours before the last three decided to follow the trend and cut a deal. toniolimpic (Spain) and STRECHY73 (Czech Republic) both took home just shy of $4k leaving the top prize to LarsPeter.
Pokerfest #4: $150,000 Gtd NLH
Prizepool: $231,000
Runners: 462
Top 3:
- SODA1RA $57,750.00
- frzngatorade $32,340.00
- D15c0nn3ct3d $19,080.60
The second major event of the day saw the high rollers take centre stage for the $150k guaranteed event #4. The guarantee was smashed an hour before the start and eventually 462 players sat down to generate a prizepool just shy of a quarter of a million dollars!
Swedish player SODA1RA had one thing on his mind – winning! There was no danger of a deal here as he dominated the field and took home the $57,750 top prize.
Pokerfest #5: $500 Gtd NLH
Prizepool: $500
Runners: 3,363
Top 3:
- ice667 $82.50
- miha1971chuk $47.50
- aafonin $29.50
The second points tournament attracted a bumper field of over 3,000 players who fought it out for the $500 prizepool.
After six and a half hours it was ice667 from Germany who was the last man standing. Following a disappointing show in event #2 the previous day his performance was enough to take out miha1971chuk in second for his first Pokerfest crown.
Pokerfest #6: $5,000 Gtd NLH Rebuy
Prizepool: $12,182.50
Runners: 822
Top 3:
- PayForMyCar $2,863.43
- xgabriel73 $1,583.72
- Jandrul0 $913.68
Event #6 saw Pokerfests first rebuy tournament and rebuy is just what people did. The 822 players went crazy and the $5,000 guaranteed prizepool swelled to an impressive $12,182.50.
This time it was Russian player PayForMyCar who took down the field and pocketed a nice $2,863.43 payday, all from his original buy-in and just one re-buy!
Pokerfest #7: $50,000 Gtd NLH Rebuy
Prizepool: $73,850
Runners: 693
Top 3:
- yurasov1990 $17,355.10
- BudnikovDP $9,600.50
- outofindia $5,538.75
The highlight of the day was the $50k guaranteed rebuy event #7 which again saw players generate a healthy $73,850 prizepool. It was a long night finishing at 00:51 ET (06:51 CET) but after almost 10 hours of play it was yurasov1990 who went to bed smiling and over $17,000 better off.
