Peru's Diego Cuellar was crowned 2021 partypoker Powerfest Main Event champion last night after a four-way deal that saw him walk away with $173,866.
Cuellar previously finished 22nd in the 2020 WPT Online Championships on partypoker, and came into the final day of the Powerfest Main Event as chip leader.
2021 partypoker Powerfest Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Cuellar | Peru | $173,867* |
| 2 | Jamie O'Connor | United Kingdom | $168,660* |
| 3 | Karolis Sereika | Lithuania | $161,316* |
| 4 | Chanracy Khun | Canada | $151,489* |
| 5 | Diego Ventura | Peru | $54,114 |
| 6 | Erik Tamm | Sweden | $42,868 |
| 7 | Miguel Lopes | Netherlands | $33,266 |
| 8 | Jorma Nuutinen | Finland | $26,441 |
| 9 | Willem De Troyer | Belgium | $20,684 |
Final Table Recap
Willem De Troyer was the second-shortest stack at the start of the nine-handed final table, and he three-bet all in with a♠️
Over the next 90 minutes there were no further eliminations. Erik Tamm doubled through Chanracy Khun, before Jorma Nuutinen doubled through Tamm. However, Nuutinen would bust next in eighth place. Just like De Troyer, he lost a flip, with his k♠️
Key Hand Khun Picks Up Aces
In one of the biggest hands of the final table, Khun doubled up to briefly take the chip leader away from Cuellar after slow-playing his aces.
Miguel Lopes bust in seventh place after running a♣️j♣️ into the a♠️k♦️ of Jamie O'Connor before Tamm eventually bust, his 4♠️4♣️ crushed by the 7♠️7♣️ of Sereika.
Players Agree to a Deal
Following the elimination of Ventura in fifth place, the remaining four played for around five more minutes before agreeing to look at the numbers. With such level stacks, the payouts were evened out and as chip leader Cuellar walked away as the Powerfest champion.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Deal Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Cuellar | Peru | 49,987,337 | $173,867 |
| 2 | Jamie O'Connor | United Kingdom | 45,831,621 | $168,660 |
| 3 | Karolis Sereika | Lithuania | 40,454,249 | $161,316 |
| 4 | Chanracy Khun | Canada | 34,028,818 | $151,489 |
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