The Festival Nottingham Day 7
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
The blinds are now 40 minutes in length and Level 30 will repeat with blinds at 500,000/1,000,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000,000.
Here is a look at the chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 22,000,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 19,000,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 28,000,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 7,600,000 | 8 |
| 5 | Mark van der Voorden | 10,000,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael O’Brien | 8,800,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 18,000,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Vegard Andreassen | 7,200,000 | 7 |
Gyorgy Simon jammed for 8.9 million from the button with A 8 and was called by Ignacio Menedez with 6 6
Simon connected with his eight on the 10 8 5 10 2 board to double his stack instead of hitting the rail.
Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day. Blinds will be 40 minutes in length instead of 30 minutes when the action resumes.
Ignacio Menendez – 21 million
Gyorgy Simon – 19 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 8/609
Michael O’Brien jammed with A 4 for five big blinds from the button and was called by Vegard Andreassen with Q J from the big blind.
Andreassen improved to top pair on the 10 Q 3 flop but O’Brien still had a bit of hope with an overcard and a flush draw. The 5 turn provided even more outs to a gutshot wheel draw but it was the flush that completed for O’Brien to double his stack after the 2 river completed the board.
Michael O’Brien – 11 million
Vegard Andreassen – 5.1 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 8/609
Endrit Geci limped with 8 8 from the small blind before he called a raise to 3.5 million by Gyorgy Simon with K 3 from the big blind.
Geci flopped a set on the 4 8 K flop while Simon improved to top pair. Both players checked before Geci fired out for 2.2 million on the 7 turn.
Simon called and Geci fired out big for 8.4 million on the Q river. Simon went into the tank and somehow made the correct fold with the top pair.
Endrit Geci – 24 million
Gyorgy Simon – 9.1 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 8/609
Gyorgy Simon jammed for 6.7 million from early position and was called by Mark van der Voorden from the cutoff.
Gyorgy Simon: 8 8
Mark van der Voorden: A Q
The J 3 6 8 J board improved Simon to a full house to double his stack through van der Voorden.
Gyorgy Simon – 16 million
Mark van der Voorden – 15 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 30: 500,000/1,000,000 (1,000,000)
Entries: 8/609
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 19,000,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 6,700,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 16,000,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 24,000,000 | 24 |
| 5 | Mark van der Voorden | 17,000,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Michael O’Brien | 7,900,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 18,000,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Vegard Andreassen | 14,000,000 | 14 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 29: 400,000/800,000 (800,000)
Entries: 8/609
Dmitri Dudakov opened for a min-raise from early position with K Q and was called by Ignacio Menendez with 6 6 from one seat over and by Gyorgy Simon from the big blind with Q J .
Dudakov checked before Menendez fired out for 2.3 million with his top set. Both his opponents folded and Menendez took the lead after the hand.
Ignacio Menendez – 24 million
Dmitri Dudakov – 20 million
Gyorgy Simon – 5.1 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 29: 400,000/800,000 (800,000)
Entries: 8/609
Vegard Andreassen jammed for 4.4 million from the cutoff and was called by Dmitri Dudakov from the big blind.
Vegard Andreassen: A A
Dmitri Dudakov: K 10
Andreassen’s rockets held with the J 6 7 J J running out on the board to double his short stack.
Dmitri Dudakov – 18 million
Vegard Andreassen – 10 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 29: 400,000/800,000 (800,000)
Entries: 8/609
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 21,000,000 | 26 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 5,900,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 23,000,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 21,000,000 | 26 |
| 5 | Mark van der Voorden | 18,000,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Michael O’Brien | 7,300,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 20,000,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Vegard Andreassen | 4,400,000 | 6 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 28: 300,000/600,000 (600,000)
Entries: 8/609
Ignacio Menendez limped from the small blind with K 5 . Mark van der Voorden raised to 2 million from the big blind with 9 2 and Menedez called.
Menedez check-called a bet by van der Voorden for 1 million on the Q A K flop. Both players checked the A turn and the 7 river and the pot was awarded to Menendez with two pair.
Ignacio Menendez – 22 million
Mark van der Voorden – 19 million
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £42,500 | |
| 2 | £27,250 | |
| 3 | £18,250 | |
| 4 | £12,592 | |
| 5 | £9,250 | |
| 6 | £7,000 | |
| 7 | £5,500 | |
| 8 | £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 Wagstarff | £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 28: 300,000/600,000 (600,000)
Entries: 8/609
Ignacio Menendez opened the button for 1.5 million with 3 2 . Mark van der Voorden called from the small blind with 6 6 .
A check came by van der Voorden on the 3 Q A flop. Menendez connected for bottom pair but was still behind. He fired out for 2.7 million and stole away the pot after van der Voorden folded.
Dmitri Dudakov lost the lead to van der Voorden but snagged it back after this hand.
Mark van der Voorden – 22 million
Ignacio Menendez – 17 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 28: 300,000/600,000 (600,000)
Entries: 8/609
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 20,000,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 12,000,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 26,000,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menedez | 15,000,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Mark van der Voorden | 21,000,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Michael O’Brien | 6,800,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 16,000,000 | 27 |
| 8 | Vegard Andreassen | 4,400,000 | 7 |
Main Event Day 3
Level 27: 250,000/500,000 (500,000)
Entries: 8/609
On the first hand at the final table, Dmitri Dudakov opened for 1.5 million from the small blind. Ignacio Menendez jammed for 6.5 million from the big blind and Dudakov called.
Ignacio Menendez: A Q
Dimitri DudakovA 4
Menendez’s ace-queen held after the K J 6 A K ran out on the board to double through the chip leader Dudakov.
Dmitri Dudakov – 31 million
Ignacio Menedez – 15 million
Main Event Day 3
Level 27: 250,000/500,000 (500,000)
Entries: 8/609
The Main Event has kicked off in real time. This will be our last update in real-time as we do not want to give away spoilers for those watching the stream. We will report on the same 30-minute delay going forward.
For those of you that want to watch the live stream, you can simply click on the Stream tab in our coverage or head to TheFestivalOG Twitch channel if you prefer.
Best of luck to all the final tablists of the Main Event!
All around end boss Simon Trumper proved he is still a poker beast. He won the final Cash Game Challenge last night after winning 157.4 big blinds in the £2/£5 no-limit hold’em live-streamed affair.
Congrats to Simon!
Meanwhile, Daniel Hong has officially won the Cash Game Challenge after booking a profit of 1,103.6 big blinds earlier in the week in £2/£5 no-limit hold’em. This title comes with more than just honor as he also won a package valued at €1,600 to The Festival Series Malta at Portomaso Casino on May 15-21.
John Whetton agreed to a heads-up deal with Nathan Watson before going on to win the £1,100 High Roller for £21,285. The High Roller attracted 65 entries to create a £63,050 prize pool.
| Place | Players | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Whetton | £21,285 |
| 2 | Nathan Watson | £17,965 |
| 3 | Garry Spinks | £9,800 |
| 4 | Jamie Holland | £6,500 |
| 5 | Robert Nur | £4,500 |
| 6 | Philip Clarke | £3,000 |
Welcome to the final day of The Festival Series Nottingham at Dusk Till Dawn.
The highlight of the day is easily the final table of the £450 Main Event with Dimitri Dudakov leading the way with a massive stack of 38,225,000. Mark van der Voorden (19,675,000), Sean O’Donnell (18,995,000), and Endrit Geci (17,275,000) are all above 10 million while Gyorgy Simon (9,100,000), Michael O’Brien (8,075,000), Ignacio Menendez (7,500,000), and Vegard Andreassen (4,375,000) all are in the hunt for the £42,500 top prize.
Yesterday ended with 13:45 minutes left on the clock in Level 27 with blinds at 250,000/500,000 with a big blind ante of 500,000. After this level, the blinds will increase every 30 minutes.
Main Event Final Table Seat Draw
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endrit Geci | 17,275,000 | 35 |
| 2 | Gyorgy Simon | 9,100,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Dmitri Dudakov | 38,225,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Ignacio Menendez | 7,500,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Mark van der Voorden | 19,675,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Michael O’Brien | 8,075,000 | 16 |
| 7 | Sean O’Donnell | 18,995,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Vegard Andreassen | 4,375,000 | 9 |
Main Event Final Table Payouts
The final eight players have each locked up a tasty prize of £4,500. The payouts jump fast from there with tonight’s winner taking home a huge £42,500 top prize.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | £42,500 |
| 2 | £27,250 |
| 3 | £18,250 |
| 4 | £12,592 |
| 5 | £9,250 |
| 6 | £7,000 |
| 7 | £5,500 |
| 8 | £4,500 |
The Hendon Mob Championship and OFC High Roller
The Hendon Mob £120 Championship kicks off its second and final day today at 1 p.m. The event proved to be popular with 384 entries across two opening flights getting into the action to generate a £37,248 prize pool.
The field is down to 57 hopefuls, each already locking up at least a min-cash of £200 with their eyes on the £7,560 top prize. Rickie Silcock will kick off the day at the top of the pack with 1,975,000 in chips followed by Vikesh Shah (1,892,000), Mark Hayes (1,870,000), Daks Davis (1,466,000), and Darren Chadwick (1,157,000). Blinds will begin at 6,000/12,000 (12,000) and increase every 25 minutes until a winner is crowned.
Also taking place today is the £1,100 OFC High Roller at 1 p.m. Will The Festival Series founder Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk be able to win three OFC High Rollers in a row after winning at both The Festival Series Tallinn in the summer and The Festival Series Bratislava in the autumn?
Our coverage today will focus primarily on the final table of the Main Event. You will be able to watch the action on a 30-minute delay by clicking on the Stream tab in our coverage starting at 3:30 p.m. GMT. Best of luck to all of the players and stay tuned to our blog for all of your updates for the day.
