Will Sascha Manns Advance to His Third The Festival Series Main Event Final Table?
The Festival Series Nottingham has been buzzing the past five days at Dusk Till Dawn. Day 5 featured five winners while also boasting the final two opening flights of The Festival Series Nottingham £450 Main Event.
Main Event in the Money
The Festival Series Nottingham Main Event attracted a banner field of 609 entries to create a tasty £236,292 prize pool. A total of 91 players bagged stacks into Day 2 through the four opening flights with Carlo Solazzo miraculously advancing during two separate opening flights collecting a min-cash of £800 already on the stack not being brought forward.
Michael O'Brien leads the way and was the only player to bag more than 4 million in chips with a stack of 4,120,000. Meanwhile, Marian Dumitrache (3,565,000), Ali Ayub (3,420,000), and Satnam Sandhu (3,045,000) each will start off Day 2 with more than 3 million in chips.
One player to keep your eyes on is Sascha Manns as he is in prime position to make The Festival Series history. Manns appeared at the final table at the last two The Festival Series Main Events in Tallinn and Bratislava and will start Day 2 with an impressive stack of 2,965,000 in chips in the hunt for the trifecta. Of course, Manns wants the cherry on top with his first Main Event victory at The Festival Series which comes with a healthy £42,250 top prize.
Main Event Payouts
| 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 |
| 9 | £3,500 |
| 10-12 | £3,000 |
| 13-15 | £2,500 |
| 16-18 | £2,250 |
| 19-22 | £2,000 |
| 23-27 | £1,750 |
| 28-36 | £1,500 |
| 37-45 | £1,250 |
| 46-63 | £1,000 |
| 64-92 | £800 |
Tarique Imam Wins the Short Deck
The £230 Short Deck attracted a tidy field of 10 players to create a £1,940 prize pool. Tarique Imam won the event for £1,050 after agreeing to a heads-up deal with James McLaren.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarique Imam | £1,050 |
| 2 | James McLaren | £890 |
Professional Flip Winner Ian Vertefeuille Wins the Freezeout
American Ian Vertefeuille visited The Festival Series in Bratislava and went on to win the Franke's Flip Flops there. This awarded him a package to The Festival Series Nottingham.
While Vertefeuille may or may not be a "professional flipper" we can tell you that he can also win when there is a bit more skill on the line. Vertefeuille agreed to a heads-up deal with Jack Morrison before going on to win the title.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Vertefeuille | £2,045 |
| 2 | Jack Morrison | £2,261 |
| 3 | Gatis Reigass | £1,250 |
| 4 | Max Downdall | £850 |
| 5 | Qadeer Ahmad | £650 |
| 6 | Raivo Pinsel | £500 |
| 7 | Anonymous | £400 |
| 8 | Karl Fenton | £300 |
| 9 | Huong Dinh | £250 |
| 10 | Yasir Khan | £200 |
| 11 | Florin Chitan | £200 |
| 12 | Rinalds Zimka | £200 |
| 13 | Hans Trodal | £175 |
| 14 | Marek Liiva | £175 |
| 15 | Terence Nelson | £175 |
Zhongming Liao Wins the PLO Freezeout
The NLH Freezeout wasn't the only Freezeout of the day as later on Day 5, Zhongming Liao shipped the £230 PLO Freezeout for £2,045.
Erik Hamre was also on the podium in second place followed by Alexandru Talica in third place. Talica also officially won the Franke's Flip Flops this time around and thanks to that will join us at The Festival Series Malta at Portomaso Casino from May 15-21.
Also cashing this event were a pair of Estonian in Toivo Ojasoo and Allan Arjut.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhongming Liao | £2,045 |
| 2 | Erik Hamre | £1,595 |
| 3 | Alexandru Talica | £990 |
| 4 | Toivo Ojasoo | £600 |
| 5 | Allan Arjut | £424 |
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