{"id":60226,"date":"2018-01-22T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T13:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=60226"},"modified":"2018-01-22T14:04:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T13:04:27","slug":"powerfest-vii-day-1-roberto-romanello-reaches-two-final-tables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/powerfest-vii-day-1-roberto-romanello-reaches-two-final-tables.html","title":{"rendered":"POWERFEST VII Day 1: Roberto Romanello Reaches Two Final Tables"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seventh edition of the partypoker POWERFEST<\/strong><\/a> kicked off on Sunday 21st January with the first 12 of 147 scheduled events and what a day of poker action it was.<\/p>\n

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It was the $500,000 guaranteed Title Fight Special Edition<\/strong> that was the biggest tournament of the opening day after it attracted 2,110 entrants. The massive $500,000 prize pool was shared among the top 280 finishers. A min-cash weighed in at $515 with the champion taking home $83,500.<\/p>\n

That champion was \u201cABOUDIABY2\u201d<\/strong> who defeated \u201cDieguiDekk15\u201d<\/strong> heads-up for the win, leaving the runner-up to collect $58,850. Roberto \u201cWelshWizard\u201d Romanello<\/strong><\/a> was the best performing member of Team partypoker<\/a>, finishing in fourth-place for a $25,250 score.<\/p>\n

Day \u201cdaykotoviezy\u201d Kotoviezy<\/strong> of the Team Online team cashed in 247th place for $530 while sponsored pro Richard \u201cRichyDubini\u201d Dubini<\/strong><\/a> fell in 85th place for $930.<\/p>\n

POWERFEST #03-M: $500K Gtd Title Fight Special Edition<\/h3>\n

Buy-in<\/strong>: $200+$15
\nEntrants<\/strong>: 2,110
\nPrize pool<\/strong>: $500,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nABOUDIABY2<\/td>\n$83,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDieguiDekk15<\/td>\n$58,850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nbdhs.<\/td>\n$38,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nWelshWizard<\/td>\n$25,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nluccaspie<\/td>\n$17,725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nRagingDiarrhea<\/td>\n$12,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nRescuebaklava23<\/td>\n$8,380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSwunhiire<\/td>\n$5,375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The $250,000 guaranteed Super High Roller<\/strong> saw its guarantee broken when 137 players exchanged $2,100 for the chance to become a POWERFEST champion.<\/p>\n

Team partypoker\u2019s Patrick \u201cPatrick_Leonard\u201d Leonard<\/strong><\/a> came close to cashing but his 25th place was five spots outside of the money. Brazil\u2019s Joao \u201cjoaosimaobh\u201d Simao<\/strong><\/a> did cash; he bust in 14th place for $5,069. Once again it was Roberto Romanello<\/strong> who went the deepest of our pros and ambassadors, navigating his way to a fifth-place finish worth a cool $16,440.<\/p>\n

This event ended with a heads-up chop between runner-up \u201cPrettySteph\u201d<\/strong> and winner \u201cKONY2012.\u201d<\/strong> The former banked $51,462 with the latter adding $56,740 to their bankroll.<\/p>\n

POWERFEST #03-H: $250K Gtd Super High Roller Special Edition<\/h3>\n

Buy-in<\/strong>: $2,000+$100
\nEntrants<\/strong>: 137
\nPrize pool<\/strong>: $274,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKONY2012<\/td>\n$56,740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPrettySteph<\/td>\n$51,462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSandwichBacon<\/td>\n$32,880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nZaymovishka<\/td>\n$23,290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWelshWizard<\/td>\n$16,440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nIN INFINITY<\/td>\n$13,015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nprobirs<\/td>\n$10,357<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nYumsYums<\/td>\n$8,220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

One of the other huge POWERFEST events on the first day was the $250,000 guaranteed six-max no-limit hold\u2019em<\/strong> event. This tournament cost $530 to enter and saw 505 players take to the partypoker tables, which created a $252,500 prize pool.<\/p>\n

Joao Simao<\/strong> was the only Team partypoker member to reach the money place. Simao bust in 38th place for $1,262. By the time the final table was reached, the least amount of money anyone could win was $7,575 but with $47,343 awaiting the winner, nobody wanted to collect that sum.<\/p>\n

It was \u201cSteWiee26″<\/strong> who emerged victorious, turning his $530 into $47,343 and earning plenty of points towards the $170,000 POWERFEST Leaderboard in the process.<\/p>\n

POWERFEST #02-H: $250K Gtd 6-Max NL Hold\u2019em<\/h3>\n

Buy-in<\/strong>: $500+$300
\nEntrants<\/strong>: 505
\nPrize pool<\/strong>: $252,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKONY2012<\/td>\n$47,343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPrettySteph<\/td>\n$34,160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSandwichBacon<\/td>\n$25,628<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nZaymovishka<\/td>\n$18,053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWelshWizard<\/td>\n$12,625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nIN INFINITY<\/td>\n$7,575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

POWERFEST Highlights for January 22nd<\/h3>\n

POWERFEST continues on Monday 22nd January with another nine events scheduled. At 12:00 ET \/ 17:00 GMT \/ 18:00 CET there are a trio of pot-limit Omaha events<\/strong> taking place and they are not to be missed. Buy-ins are $5.50, $55 and $530 and the combined guarantees weigh in at an impressive $130,000.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also find three six-max Progressive Knockout<\/strong> tournaments with combine guarantees of $160,000 and three no-limit hold\u2019em events with buy-ins of $22, $215 and $2,100 that will see at least $275,000 won between them.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> to check out the full $15 million guaranteed POWERFEST schedule and follow this link<\/strong><\/a> to read up on all of the amazing POWERFEST promotions available to you.<\/p>\n

Ready to join the party?<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n

If you already have an account with us, click here to open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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