Spirit Fest: Pierre-Constantin Fesler turns €250 into €27,070
Consecration for Pierre-Constantin Fesler. Chipleader at the start of Day 3, the Belgian steered his boat well to arrive with a stack in the final. After weathering the Petrascu storm and earning himself a handsome ticket in a 4-way deal at the ICM for €116,000, he went on to claim the trophy and the remaining €4,000!
"I've got my sunrun back from the end of Day 2," said the Spirit Fest champion after his swift victory in a final 100% Belgian duel. "The odds were against us at the start of the final," said this regular of the Namur games since 2019.
A passionate player, PCF scored his greatest live success and his first 5-figure win... he will have the opportunity to show off his poker in a few weeks' time at the CPS Main Event, as the last 5 players in the running have booked a ticket for the most expensive Main Event of the year in Namur.
"I've been coming to Namur often for the last two-three years but I've already won here in 2019," explained the champion, who will be able to enjoy himself after triumphing in front of his wife and pals. "It's a pleasure to win in a field of more than 1,000 players, and the prize money that goes with it is also a pleasure," added the man who will take home €27,070 in cash.
"Sunrun at the end of Day 2... it was too much, it was pure... I even won by going all-in behind... there was so much emotion that I cried in the car on the way back to Brussels," continued the champion. "I was relaxed in the final, I knew I'd already made a good move... I waited for my spot and I feel like I played perfectly", concluded the winner, heading for the photo session with his family.
Spirit Fest Final Table (1,444 entries - €290,828 prizepool - 215 ITMs)
Champion - Pierre-Constantin Fesler €27,070 CPS Main Event €2,200* ticket
Runner Up - Patrick Aerts (Bel) €26,636 CPS Main Event ticket €2200*
3rd - Wilhelmus Galesloot (NL) €24,430 CPS Main Event ticket €2200*
4th - Bogdan Petrascu (R0) €30,280 CPS Main Event €2200* ticket
5th - Johann Berger (Fr) €12,000 CPS Main Event ticket €2,200
6th - Donato Sparavilla (It) €9,255
7th - Patrick de Waegenaere (NL) €7,100
8th - Ludovic Ruperto (Fr) €5,500
9th - Stephan Schreitl (NL) €4,200
ICm 4 left deal with €4,000 left to win
There were still 31 players in the running going into Day 3 at 2pm on Sunday. It took 3 and a half hours of poker to hold the final... with two Belgians failing close to the TF, Raffele di Benedetto and Benjamin Vandekerckoven (10th and 11th).
Gianluca Bucchino (28th), Jay Bo Hoebe (25th), Jean Yip (23rd), Tino de Zutter (21st), Andreas Gondrom (20th), Samy Barka (15th) and Mischa Wieten (12th) enjoyed a nice deep-run but their Final Day came to an end before the final and an official first prize of €44,000.
The final was a fast-paced affair with 4 eliminations in the 150 minutes before the dinner break, Ludovic Ruperto finally losing in 8th place for €5,500.
When the dinner-break came around, Bogdan Petrascu had 31 of the €72 million in hand and it was Johan Berger who was the first to give up. The last Frenchman on ice jumped out 45 minutes after the dinner-break... leaving the final quartet to agree on a deal at the ICM.
Behind them, Pierre-Constantin Fesler's aggressive play hit the bull's eye, and so did the cards. It was enough to win a tournament that enabled five players to turn €250 into a five-figure prize, with this quintet also winning their place in the €2,200 CPS...
See you on 26 November for what promises to be an epic festival, with a €550 Cup to kick things off!
They jumped on Day 3
10th - Raffaele d Benedetto (Bel) €3,230
11th - Benjamin Vandekerckoven (Bel) €3,230
12th - Mischa Wieten (NL) €2,700
13th - Kevin Gorens (Bel) €2,700
14th - Stephan Lehner (GER) €2,250
15th - Samy Barka (Fr) €2,250
16th - Stéphane Boura (Fr) €1,870
17th - Nicolaas Baars (Bel) €1,870
18th - Eleftherios Korexinidis (Bel) €1,580
19th - Abdalah Bouabid (Bel) €1,580
20th - Andreas Gondrom (GER) €1,580
21st - Tino de Zutter (Bel) €1,375
22nd - Vincent Touil (Fr) €1,375
23rd - Jean Yip (Bel) €1,375
24th - Kevin van Balen (NL) €1,200
25th - Jay Hoebe (NL) €1,200
26th - Jan Bobbaers (Bel) €1,200
27th - Sebastian Scharf (GER) €1,040
28th - Gianluca Bucchino (Bel) €1,040
29th - Marcel Diel (All) €1,040
30th - Jean-Marc Mihoc (Bel) €1,040
31st - Frederic Torres (Fr) €1,040
