2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
43
Prize
€105,850
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€549,990
Entries
567
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Cicek Eliminated by Keles

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Alaettin Keles
Alaettin Keles

Iso Cicek shoved all in for his remaining 2,400 from the hijack and was called by the small blind and Alaettin Keles in the big blind.

They checked through the {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} on the flop to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. The player in the small blind check-called the 2,300 bet of Keles.

The {8-Hearts} on the river completed the board, now the small blind check-folded to the 5,000 bet of Keles. Keles showed {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for the turned flush and Cicek was done for today as he held {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} in his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Alaettin Keles de
Alaettin Keles
32,000 -2,500
Iso Cicek de
Iso Cicek
Busted

Tags: Alaettin KelesIso Cicek

Bisgard Wins a Big One

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The board read {K-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{4-Spades} with a pot that had already collected about 37,000 and Anders Bisgard had shoved for 21,800 from the button. Dragan Stankovic, in the under-the-gun position, folded. As did the player in the middle position. Peter Willkom, in the hijack, needed some more time but eventually also folded.

Player Chips Progress
Dragan Stankovic de
Dragan Stankovic
91,000
Anders Bisgard de
Anders Bisgard
59,000 42,000
Peter Willkom de
Peter Willkom
27,000 -5,000

Tags: Anders BisgardPeter WillkomDragan Stankovic

Makariou Makes Pham Muck

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Christos Makariou raised to 1,500 from the button and was called by Phong Thanh Pham in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}, Pham check-called the 1,500 bet of Makariou.

The turn brought them the {3-Diamonds} on which they both checked. They also did the same on the {10-Clubs} on the river. Makariou tabled {Q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for queen-high and Pham mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Christos Makariou de
Christos Makariou
46,000
Phong Thanh Pham de
Phong Thanh Pham
16,000 9,900

Tags: Phong Thanh PhamChristos Makariou

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Kocheiche Eliminates Plotnikov

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

The board read {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and the pot had already accumulated to about 9,000. Rizkallah Kocheiche bet 2,000 from the big blind and Pavel Plotnikov shoved all in from the under-the-gun position. Kocheiche snap-called. Kocheiche tabled {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a flush which beat the {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} of Plotnikov who had flopped a set of sevens. As Kocheiche had Plotnikov covered, Plotnikov was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Rizkallah Kocheiche de
Rizkallah Kocheiche
110,000 73,000
Pavel Plotnikov lt
Pavel Plotnikov
Busted

Tags: Rizkallah KocheichePavel Plotnikov

Mandic Welcomed at the Table

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Tomislav Mandic was one of the players that registered late and joined the table of Peter Willkom, Anders Bisgard and Francois Mittertreiner.

The board already read {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Clubs} with about 28,000 in the pot and Mandic was all in for 13,000. Peter Willkom called.

Tomislav Mandic: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Peter Willkom: {A-Spades}{6-Spades}

Mandic had flopped a set of jacks and Willkom had flopped top pair. The river completed the board with the {K-Diamonds}, no danger for Mandic as he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Tomislav Mandic de
Tomislav Mandic
54,000
Peter Willkom de
Peter Willkom
32,000 -25,000

Tags: Anders BisgardFrancois MittertreinerPeter WillkomTomislav Mandic

Jost Jousts With Sytau

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Cedric Jost raised to 1,200 from the cutoff and action folded to Pavel Sytau in the big blind. Sytau three-bet to 3,600 and Jost called.

The flop came {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, Sytau now bet 2,700 and Jost called.

They both checked through the {8-Diamonds} on the turn to the {5-Hearts} on the river to complete the board. Sytau looked up to the glass roof and thought about his option. In the end, he decided to bet 5,000, Jost also took some time to think and then called. Sytau showed {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} but the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} of Jost was better as he had two pair jacks and threes with the queen-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Cedric Jost de
Cedric Jost
44,000
Pavel Sytau ru
Pavel Sytau
30,500 -11,500

Tags: Pavel SytauCedric Jost