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

Official Final Table

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The official final table has been reached. The tournament clock has been stopped so pictures of the 8 remaining players can be taken. They should restart again in about ten to fifteen minutes.

Rudolf Köster Eliminated in 9th Place (€9,290)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Rudolf Köster
Rudolf Köster

Down to his last 165,000 chips, Day 1a chip leader Rudolf Köster moved all in first to act and Michal Lubas raised to 300,000. Ulrich Pauls gave it brief consideration and folded, as did all other players on the table.

Rudolf Köster: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Michal Lubas: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

"I would have called you, I had queen-jack," Pauls said before the flop fell {10-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Köster was in need of running cards to a straight or flush in order to remain in contention, but it was all over with the {8-Clubs} turn to make the {6-Diamonds} river a formality. Köster takes home €9,290 for his efforts and the official eight-handed final table has now been reached.

Player Chips Progress
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Michal Lubas
4,600,000
465,000
465,000
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Rudolf Koster
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Michal LubasRudolf KösterUlrich Pauls

Rundström Doubles Through Pauls

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Bo Rundström
Bo Rundström

Marcin Horecki moved all in twice to claim the blinds and antes and raised to 110,000 soon after. Ulrich Pauls called in the small blind and bet the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop for 110,000, Horecki folded. Pauls stole the blinds with a button raise the next hand and raised again to 110,000 from the cutoff the hand after. Bo Rundström moved all in from the big blind and Pauls asked for a count.

The shove was for 895,000 in total and Pauls eventually called.

Bo Rundström: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Ulrich Pauls: {A-Spades}{4-Clubs}

The board came {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Rundström locked up the double by the turn already.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
4,200,000
-615,000
-615,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Bo Rundström
1,900,000
1,095,000
1,095,000
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Marcin Horecki
630,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Bo RundströmMarcin HoreckiUlrich Pauls

Köster Goes All In and Splits; Sigel Wins a Hand

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

- Behzad Zarnegar raised to 130,000 from the button and was called by Michal Lubas and Ulrich Pauls in the blinds. The flop came {8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, both Lubas and Pauls checked, Zarnegar bet 200,000. Lubas folded and Pauls checked. They both checked through the {J-Hearts} on the turn and the {a-Clubs} on the river. Pauls showed {A-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for trip aces and Zarnegar mucked as that seemed good enough for him.

- Bo Rundström raised to 135,000 from early position and was called by Pauls in the small blind. The flop came {6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}, Pauls check-folded when Runström shoved all in.

- Lubas raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and was called by Karolis Domarkas in the big blind. They both checked through the {6-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts} on the flop to the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Domarkas check-folded to the 140,000 of Pauls.

- Rudolf Köster shoved all in from mid-position and Behzad Zarnegar was next up. He decided to call. The rest of the players all folded.

Rudolf Köster: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Behzad Zarnegar: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{J-Spades}{Q-Spades} to give them a split pot.

- Lubas raised to 115,000 from late position and was called by Marcin Horecki in the big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades}, Horecki check-folded to the 80,000 bet of Lubas.

- Pauls raised to 115,000 from the hijack and Jan Sigel called from the big blind. The flop came {9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Sigel check-called the 130,000 bet of Pauls. They both checked through the {Q-Diamonds} on the turn to the {7-Clubs} on the river. Sigel bet 225,000 and Pauls called. Sigel showed {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the flopped flush and Pauls mucked.

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarJan SigelKarolis DomarkasMarcin HoreckiMichal LubasRudolf KösterUlrich Pauls

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

There are 39 minutes left in the level and the action will get back underway shortly with the following seat assignments.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Karolis DomarkasLithuania845,00017
2Bo RundströmSweden805,00016
3Marcin HoreckiPoland695,00014
4Jan SigelGermany1,710,00034
5Rudolf KosterGermany255,0005
6Behzad ZarnegarGermany2,610,00052
7Michal LubasPoland4,135,00083
8Ulrich PaulsGermany4,815,00096
9Andrei NodeaRomania1,070,00021
Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
4,815,000
15,000
15,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Michal Lubas
4,135,000
-95,000
-95,000
Profile photo of Behzad Zarnegar de
Behzad Zarnegar
2,610,000
610,000
610,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Jan Sigel
1,710,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Andrei Nodea ro
Andrei Nodea
1,070,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Karolis Domarkas lt
Karolis Domarkas
845,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Bo Rundström se
Bo Rundström
805,000
-95,000
-95,000
Profile photo of Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
695,000
-105,000
-105,000
Profile photo of Rudolf Koster de
Rudolf Koster
255,000
-170,000
-170,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Alaettin Keles Eliminated in 10th Place (€7,640)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Alaettin Keles
Alaettin Keles

Karolis Domarkas shoved all in from the hijack and so did Alaettin Keles from the cutoff with the smaller stack of 275,000. Everyone else folded so they were heads-up.

Karolis Domarkas: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Alaettin Keles: {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} - no help for Keles as Domarkas had the higher kicker and Keles was eliminated in 10th place.

The 9 remaining players are now moving to the feature table for the unofficial final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Karolis Domarkas
820,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Alaettin Keles
Busted

Tags: Alaettin KelesKarolis Domarkas

Lubas Cracks the Aces of Sigel

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Jan Sigel opened to 110,000 and Michal Lubas called from one seat over in the cutoff. The flop fell {K-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Sigel continued for 175,000, which Lubas called.

After the {J-Diamonds} turn, Sigel fired a second bet worth 220,000 and Lubas called before the {8-Hearts} river slowed down Sigel, as he checked. Lubas bet 675,000 and Sigel tank-called to see Lubas turn over the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a set, while he mucked his {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} face up.

Player Chips Progress
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Michal Lubas
4,230,000
1,880,000
1,880,000
Profile photo of Jan Sigel de
Jan Sigel
1,650,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000

Tags: Jan SigelMichal Lubas

Small Pot for Zarnegar

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Behzad Zarnegar in the small blind faced a raise to 145,000 by Ulrich Pauls on the button and called, then checked in the dark. The flop fell {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Pauls bet 250,000, which Zarnegar called. Both checked the {3-Clubs} turn and the {9-Hearts} river and Pauls showed {A-Clubs}{5-Spades}, which Zarnegar had beat with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Ulrich Pauls
4,800,000
100,000
100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Behzad Zarnegar
2,000,000
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Behzad ZarnegarUlrich Pauls

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

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