With the board at the river reading and around 25,000 in the pot, Michael Mazilu moved all in for 13,000.
Thomas Dunwoodie was the man with the decision and after a minute or so, he called and tabled his for two pair. Mazilu had for the flush though, and he more than doubled up.
We're only on Day 1A of the PokerStars Festival Dublin Main Event, but we thought it would be a great opportunity to look back at the past PokerStars Festivals to see how they compare.
Location
Entries
Prize Pool
Winner
First Prize
PokerStars Festival London
944
£824,112
Rehman Kassam
£89,320
PokerStars Festival Rozvadov
1,126
€1,089,310
Petr Svoboda
€124,346
PokerStars Festival Chile
329
$500,000
Christopher Franco
$97,360
PokerStars Festival Marbella
949
€911,040
Ignacio De Maturana
€168,700
PokerStars Festival Lille
800
€768,000
Philippe Le Touche
€143,000
PokerStars Festival Korea
285
KRW 416,675,000
Taehoon Han
KRW 83,130,000
PokerStars Festival Bucharest
736
€706,560
Sam Grafton
€117,707
PokerStars Festival Uruguay
261
$379,755
Julio Belluscio
£66,748
There's still plenty of play left in Day 1A, with players looking to follow in the footsteps of Philippe Le Touche, Taehoon Han and Sam Grafton in becoming PokerStars Festival champions.
The board at the river read with around 25,000 in the pot.
Daniel Nietrzebka checked from the big blind and Matthias De Meulder bet 18,500.
Mark Buckley was next to act and he gave the matter serious consideration before deciding to call. Nietrzebka looked back at his cards before he pushed them away.
De Meulder showed and a relieved Buckley tabled his baby flush to the pot, leaving De Meulder short.
Uday Bansal raised from under the gun and Gary Stokes three-bet to 1,800. Lukas Baumer cold-called and Bansal four-bet to 5,500. Both Stokes and Baumer called and the flop came .
Bansal continued for 10,000. Stokes, swearing intermittently, eventually raised to 20,000 and Baumer folded quickly.
With the action back on Bansal, Stokes muttered: "I can't possibly be ahead, but I just can't fold."
Bansal eventually folded. Stokes turned over and took down the pot.
Three players were contesting a pot over a flop of .
There was a bet and then a call from Chis Cosmin before Michael Mazilu moved all in for just over 5,000. The first player let his hand go but Cosmin shrugged and called.
Mazilu tabled behind the flopped set of Mazilu.
The turn was the case and the river the .
“You selfish bastard, back in the game!” another player remarked of the quads for Mazilu
Timothee Scotti raised to 500 from early position and he got one caller in the cutoff before Peter Eichhardt defended his big blind.
The flop came and each player checked. The turn was the . Eichhardt checked to Scotti who bet 1,000. The third player in the hand folded and Eichhardt called.
The two players checked the river. Eichhardt showed for a pair of fives and Scotti re-checked his cards before mucking.
and around 25,000 in the pot, Michael Mazilu moved all in for 13,000.
for two pair. Mazilu had 
for the flush though, and he more than doubled up.
with around 25,000 in the pot.
and a relieved Buckley tabled his 
baby flush to the pot, leaving De Meulder short.
.
river paired the board, Cahill eliminated Lanzafame boat over flush.
.
behind the 
flopped set of Mazilu.
and the river the 
and each player checked. The turn was the 
. Eichhardt checked to Scotti who bet 1,000. The third player in the hand folded and Eichhardt called.
river. Eichhardt showed 
for a pair of fives and Scotti re-checked his cards before mucking.
