O inaugural event of the Festival Series in Bratislava it exceeded all expectations. It was a week full of tournaments. poker, blackjack, roulette and sports betting . The event took place at Banco Casino, from September 20 to 26, 24 hours a day. Here is a brief recap of 1 a festival edition , check.
$ 300,000 in prizes and 621 participants
In $ 550 Poker Main Event , main event in partnership with Banco Casino, the prize pool was $ 300,000 . A bold figure for a first edition, which turned out to be a success with 621 participants.
Were occupied 71 places in the final table which ended up being represented, mostly, by Austrians. The first three runners came from Austria and closed a deal that awarded almost $ 60,000 to the winner. The first champion of the Festival Series was Martin Mauthner. Nicknamed The Austrian Sammy Farha, he has been part of the poker scene for decades and worked as a dealer at dollarpean Poker Tour events. Now, he plays for fun and has just achieved the highest score of his career.
These are the results of the final table:
- Buy-In: $ 550
- Inscriptions: 621
- Prize pool: $ 304.245
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Martin Mauthner | Austria | $59.000 | $56.870 |
| 2 Adi Rajkovic | Austria | $43.000 | $45.130 |
| 3 Vedral David | Austria | $38.270 | $38.270 |
| 4 Henry Mania | Germany | $20.500 | |
| 5 Fotios Konstantinos | Greece | $14.000 | |
| 6 Peter Hanke | Austria | $10.000 | |
| 7 Bogoevsky Dushko | Macedonia | $7.500 | |
| 8 Viktor Eriksson | Sweden | $5.975 | |
| 9 Erik Seffer | Slovakia | $4.600 |
Check out the chat with the 1st champion of the Festival Series
Poker tournaments
The poker tournaments were certainly the main focus of the event in several rather unusual variants, among them Drawmaha (or Sviten Special), Open-Face-Chinese, Heads-Up and various PLO events.
PokerListings, the main media partner of the Festival Series, has signed the $ 220 PokerListings Deepstack event that attracted 194 participants and offered over $ 36,000 in prizes . O the winner was Britain'S JJ Hazan. , who also appeared several times as a commentator on the live broadcasts.
Fun at roulette and blackjack
The Festival Series not only does it offer Poker Championships , but also others casino games . In Bratislava, there were blackjack and roulette tournaments. Especially the roulette tournament was quite exciting. A total of 34 players competed for a prize pool of over $ 7,000. The event took place in the early evening hours, including free beers and lots of animation. Poker Pro and Twitch streamer, Tommi Heimonen , won and took $ 2,500.
Sports betting
The event featured 3 sports betting tournaments, featuring three Prize &event categories.preventDefault (); window.location.href=' / go/'; 8211; Freeroll, Lowroller ($ 35) and Highroller ($ 250). The goal of each was to overcome the bets of their opponents in various sports championships that took place on the same day. The founder of the festival, Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk , finished first in all categories.
Pool, wine tasting, and cabaret
It wasn't just a poker and Casino Event, players could also enjoy other activities . In the early days of the festival, had pool tournament at a local Billiards Club, a dinner with wine tasting for all participants of the event with closing of the evening at a cabaret club.
Next stop
With the end of this 1 a hugely successful edition, the festival team is already preparing for the next event in the series . The next stop will be announced in the coming months and will be held somewhere in dollarpa. The team promises extra efforts to ensure that 2 a Edition is even more successful than Bratislava . Follow the official website.
Check out the interview with Gerard Serra & tournament director
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