2017 PokerStars Festival Hamburg

Main Event
Day: 3
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

Jan Sigel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€47,410)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Jan Sigel
Jan Sigel

Michal Lubas opened to 225,000 on the button and Ulrich Pauls called in the small blind. Jan Sigel moved all in out of the big blind and Lubas asked for a count. The all in was for 1,840,000 and Lubas gave it some consideration before moving all in over the top.

Pauls double-checked his cards and folded {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts} face up.

Jan Sigel: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Michal Lubas: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop gave Lubas top pair and he needed to avoid running outs to eliminate Sigel. After the {8-Diamonds} turn, Sigel was drawing to a jack and a jack only, and the {10-Diamonds} river was a blank. Sigel takes home €47,410 for his efforts and Pauls will enter heads-up for the title and trophy with a comfortable lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
10,410,000
-290,000
-290,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Michal Lubas
6,470,000
1,820,000
1,820,000
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Jan Sigel
Busted

Tags: Jan SigelMichal LubasUlrich Pauls

Behzad Zarnegar Eliminated in 4th Place (€36,960)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Behzad Zarnegar Claims the Lead of Turbo Heat 1d
Behzad Zarnegar Claims the Lead of Turbo Heat 1d

Michal Lubas opened to 225,000 and Ulrich Pauls called on the button, Behzad Zarnegar came along from the big blind. The flop fell {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and the action checked to Pauls, who bet 200,000. Zarnegar instantly moved all in for around 1.4 million and Lubas folded, Pauls tossed in a single chip for the call in a heartbeat.

Behzad Zarnegar: {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Ulrich Pauls: {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

The hearts were dead for Zarnegar as Pauls had the superior flush draw. After a blank {10-Spades} turn and {2-Clubs} river, Zarnegar was eliminated in 4th place for €36,960.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
10,700,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Behzad Zarnegar
Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarMichal LubasUlrich Pauls

Pauls Has Over Half of All Chips in Play

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

- Ulrich Pauls raised to 275,000 from the small blind and Jan Sigel called. They both checked through the {4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} on the flop and the {3-Spades} on the turn. The {K-Spades} completed the board on the river and Pauls bet 320,000. Sigel checked his cards once more and then folded.

- Pauls bet 350,000 from the button and was called by Behzad Zarnegar in the big blind. Both of them checked through the whole board which was {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}. Pauls showed {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} but was beat by Zarnegar with the {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades} he held.

- Pauls now limped in from the cutoff and Zarnegar raised to 500,000 from the small blind. Pauls called. The flop came {J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Zarnegar announced a bet of 1,000,000 but he didn't put any chips over the line. Pauls snap-shoved all in for about 6,900,000. The dealer asked Zarnegar to put 1,000,000 over the line as he had announced the bet. Zarnegar complied and then looked at Pauls with a bit of shock he had gone all in. In the end, he folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
8,500,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Behzad Zarnegar
1,800,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarJan SigelUlrich Pauls

"I Was Afraid You Have Aces"

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Michal Lubas raised to 225,000 in the cutoff and Behzad Zarnegar called in the big blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Zarnegar checked, Lubas bet 200,000 and that won the pot right there.

In the next hand, Ulrich Pauls limped in first to act and Zarnegar completed from the small blind. Lubas raised to 450,000 in the big blind and Pauls limp-raised to 1,150,000. That forced out Zarnegar, but Lubas stuck around to see the flop of {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The Pole checked and Pauls bet 1.0 million. After a brief starting contest between the two of them, Lubas folded.

"I was afraid you have aces," Pauls said and flashed the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} before collecting the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
6,900,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Michal Lubas
4,650,000
-1,250,000
-1,250,000

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarMichal LubasUlrich Pauls

Sigel Doubles Through Zarnegar

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Jan Sigel moved all in from the small blind for 1,190,000 and Behzad Zarnegar called after some consideration out of the big blind with the far superior stack.

Jan Sigel: {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Behzad Zarnegar: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Migel's rail shouted for an eight and their wish was granted as the board ran out {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to keep Sigel in contention.

Player Chips Progress
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Behzad Zarnegar
3,200,000
195,000
195,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Jan Sigel
2,500,000
690,000
690,000

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarJan Sigel

Pauls and Lubas Almost Even

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Out of the small blind Michal Lubas raised to 265,000 and Ulrich Pauls called in the big blind. On the {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop, Lubas checked and called a bet of 175,000. The {5-Hearts} appeared on the turn and Lubas check-called another bet of 350,000 by Pauls.

Both checked the {5-Diamonds} on the river and Lubas flipped over {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, which Pauls had beat with {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

One hand later, Lubas raised to 225,000 on the button and Pauls three-bet the small blind to 550,000, which won the pot without further resistance.

Player Chips Progress
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Michal Lubas
5,900,000
-1,235,000
-1,235,000
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Ulrich Pauls
5,700,000
300,000
300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Michal LubasUlrich Pauls

Bo Rundström Eliminated in 5th Place (€28,980)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Bo Rundström
Bo Rundström

Behzad Zarnegar raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Ulrich Pauls called from the button. Bo Rundström shoved for 410,000 from the small blind. Zarnegar called and so did Pauls.

They checked through the whole board which was {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

Ulrich Pauls: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Bo Rundström: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Behzad Zarnegar: {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The ace on the river was enough for Pauls to eliminate Rundström from the tournament in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
5,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Bo Rundström
Busted

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarBo RundströmUlrich Pauls

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Andrei Nodea Eliminated in 6th Place (€22,770)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Andrei Nodea
Andrei Nodea

Behzad Zarnegar limped from the hijack and Michal Lubas did so from the cutoff, Ulrich Pauls called on the button. Andrei Nodea raised to 1,050,000 with 75,000 behind in the small blind and Bo Rundström in the big blind gave it some thought. The Swede counted his stack carefully and elected to fold.

Zarnegar moved all in for more than 1.6 million and that forced out Lubas and Pauls, while Nodea called and immediately asked "do you have aces?"

Andrei Nodea: {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Behzad Zarnegar: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}

Nodea picked up some chop outs but eventually fell short of the miracle on a board of {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} to join the rail in 6th place for €22,770. After all was done and dusted, Rundström said in table chat that he folded pocket nines.

Player Chips Progress
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Behzad Zarnegar
2,900,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Bo Rundström
930,000
230,000
230,000
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Andrei Nodea
Busted

Tags: Andrei NodeaBehzad ZarnegarBo RundströmMichal LubasUlrich Pauls