Live Report from The Festival Nottingham
The Festival in Nottingham Live Updates
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignacio Menendez | £38,595 |
| 2 | Sean O’Donnell | £31,150 |
| 3 | Endrit Geci | £18,250 |
| 4 | Gyorgy Simon | £12,592 |
| 5 | Dmitri Dudakov | £9,250 |
| 6 | Vegard Andreassen | £7,000 |
| 7 | Michael O’Brien | £5,500 |
| 8 | Mark van der Voorden | £4,500 |
| 9 | A.V. | £3,500 |
| 10 | Simon Griffin | £3,000 |
| 11 | Samuel Deering | £3,000 |
| 12 | Stuart Griffith | £3,000 |
| 13 | Satnam Sandhu | £2,500 |
| 14 | Jack Kent | £2,500 |
| 15 | Sascha Manns | £2,250 |
| 16 | Marian Dumitrache | £2,250 |
| 17 | Ali Ayub | £2,250 |
| 18 | Tadeas Vancura | £2,250 |
| 19 | Thomas Garment | £2,000 |
| 20 | Allan Arjut | £2,000 |
| 21 | Gatis Reigass | £2,000 |
| 22 | Chris Cunliffe | £2,000 |
| 23 | Jari Karkkainen | £1,750 |
| 24 | Robert Douras | £1,750 |
| 25 | Michael Purkiss | £1,750 |
| 26 | Teemu Leppalhti | £1,750 |
| 27 | Aki Nevalainen | £1,750 |
| 28 | Lars Eklund | £1,500 |
| 29 | Shaun Halliday | £1,500 |
| 30 | Kieran Plater | £1,500 |
| 31 | Bart Dil | £1,500 |
| 32 | Carlo Solazzo | £1,500 |
| 33 | Michal Czeszel | £1,500 |
| 34 | Christopher Wellington | £1,500 |
| 35 | Javed Akhtar | £1,500 |
| 36 | Jonatan Wedde | £1,500 |
| 37 | Soni Padovani | £1,250 |
| 38 | Antonius Samuel | £1,250 |
| 39 | Adam Maxwell | £1,250 |
| 40 | Saied Yolmeh | £1,250 |
| 41 | Marko Keskel | £1,250 |
| 42 | Vincenzo Lupoli | £1,250 |
| 43 | Jamie Holland | £1,250 |
| 44 | Marius Morel | £1,250 |
| 45 | David Vesley | £1,250 |
| 46 | Pawel Stock | £1,000 |
| 47 | Leo Sigurdsson | £1,000 |
| 48 | Ronnie Marland | £1,000 |
| 49 | Oskar Wedde | £1,000 |
| 50 | Daniel Schofield | £1,000 |
| 51 | Kenneth Heinsvig | £1,000 |
| 52 | Oliver Farrell | £1,000 |
| 53 | Luke Wilby | £1,000 |
| 54 | James Hotes | £1,000 |
| 55 | Jav Javed | £1,000 |
| 56 | Cnor Oldroyd | £1,000 |
| 57 | Mark Wagstaff | £1,000 |
| 58 | Simon Davidson | £1,000 |
| 59 | Arian Hassankashani | £1,000 |
| 60 | Nick Conlon | £1,000 |
| 61 | Razma Gintautas | £1,000 |
| 62 | Ahmed Younes | £1,000 |
| 63 | Magnus Hofsteh | £1,000 |
| 64 | Steven Taylor | £800 |
| 65 | Marc Bolton | £800 |
| 66 | Gareth Wright | £800 |
| 67 | Rupinder Bedi | £800 |
| 68 | Eugen Margarit | £800 |
| 69 | Viktor Popvic | £800 |
| 70 | David Clark | £800 |
| 71 | John Whetton | £800 |
| 72 | Sara Wickens | £800 |
| 73 | Gerges Issa | £800 |
| 74 | Mariusz Wiszowaty | £800 |
| 75 | Philip Sewell | £800 |
| 76 | Tuomas Kalvinmaki | £800 |
| 77 | Jakub Matusiak | £800 |
| 78 | Aaron Phillips | £800 |
| 79 | Andras Bologh | £800 |
| 80 | Alexandru Talica | £800 |
| 81 | Russell Tarbox | £800 |
| 82 | Paul Ephremsen | £800 |
| 83 | Anders Wattengard | £800 |
| 84 | Dmitrijs Meless | £800 |
| 85 | Ian Vertefeuille | £800 |
| 86 | Espen Baasto | £800 |
| 87 | Max Maszlag | £800 |
| 88 | Michael Skeldon | £800 |
| 89 | Simon Wilson | £800 |
| 90 | Callum Highley | £800 |
| 91 | Oskar Ojaveer | £800 |
| 92 | Carlo Solazzo | £800 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 33: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000)
Entries: 1/609
Sean O’Donnell limped with A 8 from the button before he called off his stack of 37 million facing a shove by Ignacio Menendez from the big blind with K 7 .
O’Donnell improved to a flush on the 7 2 9 2 7 board. However, this wasn’t enough as Menendez nailed a full house to win the event.
Congrats to Ignacio Menendez for becoming The Festival Series Nottingham Main Event champion!
Here is a full look at the final table payouts:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignacio Menendez | Argentina | £38,595* |
| 2 | Sean O’Donnell | United Kingdom | £31,150* |
| 3 | Endrit Geci | United Kingdom | £18,250 |
| 4 | Gyorgy Simon | Hungary | £12,592 |
| 5 | Dmitri Dudakov | Estonia | £9,250 |
| 6 | Vegard Andreassen | Norway | £7,000 |
| 7 | Michael O’Brien | United Kingdom | £5,500 |
| 8 | Mark van der Voorden | Netherlands | £4,500 |
*Reflects heads-up deal.
Recap to come on Monday as a front page article of the Main Event and another recap of the entire festival to come on Tuesday. Thank you everyone for tuning in and until the next time at The Festival Series Malta at Portomaso Casino from May 15-21.
Main Event Day 3
Level 33: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000)
Entries: 2/609
Sean O’Donnell was asking for a deal both four-handed and again three-handed. After the rollercoaster ride of the last two hands, O’Donnell finally got his wish with Ignacio Menendez agreeing to a heads-up deal as follows:
- Ignacio Menendez – £34,345
- Sean O’Donnell – £31,155
- Left to play for – £4,250 and the trophy
Best of luck to both players to win the title!
Main Event Day 3
Level 33: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000)
Entries: 2/609
Sean O’Donnell’s chip lead only lasted one hand. Ignacio Menendez open-jammed for 18 big blinds from the button and was called by O’Donnell.
Ignacio Menendez: A K
Sean O’Donnell: A Q
Although O’Donnell was the beneficiary of a bit of luck the last hand, this time it was a bit of a cooler this time around with Menendez’s big slick holding on the 8 2 J 6 4 runout.
Ignacio Menendez – 74 million
Sean O’Donnell – 48 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 33: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000)
Entries: 2/609
The momentum is now all with Sean O’Donnell. O’Donnell limped from the button with J 8 before Ignacio Menendez opted to slow play his A A with a check-back from the big blind.
Menendez check-raised a bet by O’Donnell from 3 million to 10 million. O’Donnell jammed for 30 million and needed some help after Menendez called.
The 5 turn followed by the 2 river improved O’Donnell to a flush to crack Menendez’s aces and was in the chip lead after the hand instead of hitting the rail.
Sean O’Donnell – 85 million
Ignacio Menendez – 37 million
Sean O’Donnell won a few smaller pots to narrow the margin. Players then went on a short 20-minute break. Here is a look at the chip counts at the break with blinds increasing to 1,000,000/2,000,000 with a 2,000,000 big blind ante.
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 80,000,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 43,000,000 | 22 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 32: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000)
Entries: 2/609
Sean O’Donnell raised the button for 5 million with A 4 . Endrit Geci called off for 2.6 million from the small blind with A Q . Ignacio Menendez called from the big blind with 8 2 .
The 4 K K 7 8 board was checked down on all three streets for Menendez to eliminate Geci and win a small side pot.
Menendez will kick off heads-up action with nearly a 4:1 chip advantage over O’Donnell.
Ignacio Menendez – 95 million
Sean O’Donnell – 27 million
Endrit Geci – 0
Main Event Day 3
Level 32: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000)
Entries: 3/609
What a cooler for Gyorgi Simon to hit the rail in fourth place.
Simon jammed for 8.3 million from the small blind and was called by Ignacio Menendez from the big blind.
Gyorgi Simon: 10 10
Ignacio Menendez: 9 7
Simon seemed set to double his stack after nailing a set on the 10 4 3 flop. However, the 5 turn and 6 river improved Menendez to a straight and Simon was eliminated in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Menendez took a substantial chip lead after the hand.
Ignacio Menendez – 61 million
Gyorgi Simon – 0
Main Event Day 3
Level 32: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000)
Entries: 4/609
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 28,000,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 12,000,000 | 8 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 49,000,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 32,000,000 | 20 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 31: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000)
Entries: 4/609
Ignacio Menendez opened for a min-raise from the button with Q 8 and was called by Sean O’Donnell from the small blind with 4 3 .
O’Donnell donk-bet for 1.4 million with his bottom pair on the 9 4 J flop and was called by Menendez. Both players checked down both the 2 turn and the A river.
Although it wasn’t a big pot, Menendez was back with the chip lead after the hand.
Ignacio Menendez – 40 million
Sean O’Donnell – 38 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 31: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000)
Entries: 4/609
Dmitri Dudakov jammed for 1.8 million with 9 6 from the cutoff and was called by Ignacio Menendez from the button with 5 4 , by Sean O’Donnell with J 8 , and by Endrit Geci with J 7 .
The 10 5 7 checked around. O’Donnell and Geci checked the A turn before Menendez bet 3.4 million. O’Donnell folded and Geci called with a better pair to see the 6 river completed the board.
Both Geci and Menendez checked and Geci won the hand to oust the start of the final table chip leader Dudakov in fifth place.
Sean O’Donnell – 45 million
Endrit Geci – 31 million
Ignacio Menendez – 27 million
Dmitri Dudakov – 0
Main Event Day 3
Level 31: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000)
Entries: 5/609
Sean O’Donnell three-bet jammed for 25 big blinds and was called by Dmitri Dudakov for most of his stack.
Sean O’Donnell: A K
Dmitri Dudakov: 10 10
O’Donnell improved to two pair after the A 3 4 6 K ran out on the board to take the chip lead and leave the start of the final table chip leader Dudakov on fumes.
Sean O’Donnell – 47 million
Dmitri Dudakov – 1.8 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 31: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000)
Entries: 5/609
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 22,000,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 22,000,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 31,000,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 21,000,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 25,000,000 | 21 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 5/609
The Main Event just witnessed its third quick elimination since the break. Here is how it went down.
Vegard Andreassen jammed for about 5 big blinds from under the gun and was up against Ignacio Menendez from the small blind.
Vegard Andreassen: Q 8
Ignacio Menendez: 9 9
Andreassen was unable to improve on the 2 J 10 3 2 board and Andreassen was eliminated in sixth place for £7,000.
Ignacio Menendez – 19 million
Vegard Andreassen – 0
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 6/609
Michael O’Brien jammed for 6.3 million from early position. Endrit Geci three-bet shoved for 16 million from the button and the rest of the table folded.
Michael O’Brien: K K
Endrit Geci: A A
“What a cooler!” commentators Andrew Headley and George Sandford both said.
No save came from O’Brien on the 4 2 8 2 3 board and he was eliminated in seventh place on a cooler.
Endrit Geci – 25 million
Michael O’Brien – 0
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 7/609
Mark van der Voorden jammed from the cutoff for ten big blinds and was looked up by Sean O’Donnell from the small blind.
Mark van der Voorden: 3 3
Sean O’Donnell: 10 10
No miracle can for van der Voorden on the A 6 6 Q A board and van der Voorden was the first player eliminated at the official final table for £4,500. The remaining field each got a pay jump to £5,500. Meanwhile, O’Donnell took the chip lead after the hand.
Sean O’Donnell – 32 million
Mark van der Vordem – 0
