{"id":125740,"date":"2021-04-28T08:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=125740"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:37:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:37:37","slug":"diego-cuellar-wins-the-2021-powerfest-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/diego-cuellar-wins-the-2021-powerfest-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"Diego Cuellar Wins the 2021 POWERFEST Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Diego Cuellar<\/strong> is the <strong>2021 POWERFEST Main Event<\/strong> champion courtesy of having the most chips when the final four partypoker players decided to conclude the tournament with a deal. Cuellar secured a $173,866 payday, with none of the other three players part of the deal scooping less than $150,000.<\/p>\n<h2>POWERFEST #27 Main Event Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Diego Cuellar<\/td>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<td>$173,866*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Jamie O&#8217;Connor<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$168,660*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Karolis Sereika<\/td>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>$161,316*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Chanracy Khun<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$151,489*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Diego Ventura<\/td>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<td>$56,114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Erik Tamm<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>$42,868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Miguel Lopes<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>$33,266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Jorma Nuutinen<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>$26,440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Willem De Troyer<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>$20,684<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*reflects a four-handed deal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Willem De Troyer<\/strong> wasted no time in attempting to double up his short stack. In one of the first hands of the final table, <strong>Karolis Sereika<\/strong> min-raised to 700,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and called when De Troyer three-bet all-in for 5,717,436 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The board ran <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ks.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, gifting Sereika an unnecessary full house, which resigned De Troyer to a $20,684 score.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=UninterestedObeseStarlingPlanking-TZtYyNCKlZYNzIpO&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It took more than an hour for the next player to bust, Finnish star <strong>Jorma Nuutinen<\/strong> being that player. Nuutinen managed to double through <strong>Erik Tamm<\/strong> to give himself around nine big blinds. Those went into the middle of the POWERFEST-branded virtual felt holding <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ks.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, <strong>Diego Ventura<\/strong> called with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and flopped quad tens on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=DeliciousImpossibleRaccoonPeoplesChamp-_ip6Yq1dGqjXDFsp&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seventh-place and $33,266 went to the Netherlands&#8217; <strong>Miguel Lopez<\/strong>. British pro <strong>Jamie O&#8217;Connor<\/strong> min-raised to 1,400,000 from the button with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> before calling when Lopes three-bet all-in from the big blind for 14,972,808 with the dominated <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> flop put Lopes ahead with the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> turn taking away some of O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s outs. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> river was one of O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s available cards because it improved him to a Broadway straight. Game over for Lopes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=BelovedTawdryChimpanzeeUnSane-ejaME9iszoK0T8qX&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What turned out to be the penultimate elimination saw Tamm head for the rail in sixth. Sereika opened to 1,600,000 at the 400,000\/800,000\/100,000a level with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and called when Tamm ripped it in for 14,310,163 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. It was a good call from Sereika who ended up with a straight by the river of the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SuperFreezingTaroCurseLit-R0oFRGtzC42hqTh_&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ventura, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/patrick-leonard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patrick Leonard<\/strong><\/a> revealed on the stream used to play for a Hungarian football team that Leonard managed, was the last player to head to the showers. Ventura raised to 6,400,000 leaving himself only 3,629,364 (4.5 big blinds) behind, with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. <strong>Chanracy Khun<\/strong> set his opponent all-in for the rest of his chips with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, and Ventura called. A final board reading <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> busted Ventura in fifth-place for a $56,114 haul.<\/p>\n<p>The final four players fought it out for ten minutes before decided to strike a deal for the remaining prize pool. There was no money set aside for the eventual champion, so the tournament concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Khun collected $151,489, Sereika netted $161,316, O&#8217;Connor banked $168,660, leaving Cuellar to scoop $173,866 and the title of POWERFEST Main Event champion courtesy of having the largest stack when the players dealt.<\/p>\n<h3>Love poker? 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