The first of two Carnival Series weekends has begun, closing the first week of one of the most popular festivals for online poker players on PokerStars and Sisal.
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Waiting for tomorrow’s Sunday tournaments, you will find all the standard schedule tournaments on the PokerStars Network lobby, dominated by the presence of those belonging to the Carnival Series and accompanied by satellites for the Italian Poker Challenge in Campione and the Club del Poker Freerolls which, for tomorrow, offer a free ticket for the IPC.
Friday evening also saw victories from well-known players and others signed by less prominent players, but let’s go in order and start with the €250 buy-in daily Extravaganza, won by Candido Cappiello.
€250 Hold’Em Extravaganza CS-061 to Nitr07
Candido “Nitr07” Cappiello secured the most important victory of Friday evening, February 21, finishing on the top step of the podium in the €250 Buy-In NL Extravaganza with a €50,000 guaranteed prize pool.
254 registered players took part in event number 061 of the Carnival Series 2026, generating an official prize pool of €57.150, divided into 47 paid positions.
The winner pocketed a first prize of €4.543+€6.879, defeating “Parakulo69” in heads up.
| Pos | Player | Bounty (€) | Results (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitr07 | 6.879,00 | 4.542,97 |
| 2 | Parakulo69 | 1.634,00 | 4.542,75 |
| 3 | SetteAnnin3bet | 1.314,00 | 2.892,00 |
| 4 | UuuCARRAJOOO | 84,38 | 2.155,59 |
| 5 | raffa_N5 | 253,13 | 1.606,70 |
| 6 | YouCaLLlWWins1 | 576,56 | 1.197,57 |
| 7 | AAizen96 | 196,88 | 982,00 |
| 8 | DarioGuarnuto | 921,09 | 665,33 |
| 9 | Martina965450 | 492,19 | 556,55 |
| 10 | abarth000 | 1.160,00 | 465,56 |
€100 Night On Stars to “RS395”
One of the last tournaments on the PokerStars Network night schedule saw the victory of “RS395”, who overcame a total field of 152 players, finishing first for a prize of €1.396+€1.504 and defeating “Hypsoka” in the final heads-up, second for €1.396+€852.
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The tournament did not reach a total prize pool higher than the €15,000 guarantee, which was nonetheless divided into 27 shares.
| Pos | Player | Bounty (€) | Results (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RS395 | 1.504,00 | 1.395,78 |
| 2 | Hypsoka [2] | 852,18 | 1.395,70 |
| 3 | The_Ups1d3_D… | 73,13 | 906,59 |
| 4 | Lelanto10 | 582,19 | 684,45 |
| 5 | iWasVesparos | 312,19 | 516,74 |
| 6 | zonaPIP | 213,75 | 395,61 |
| 7 | SelfVersusSelf | 343,13 | 294,53 |
| 8 | BeverlyHillsner | 22,50 | 222,36 |
| 9 | FeeeeFee74 | 95,63 | 192,85 |
| 10 | GirlsLover94 | 135,00 | 167,25 |
€50 Hold’Em Buffet CS-058 to ANTILIMP
The 20:00 event of the Friday, February 21 poker night was the highly popular Buffet, stormed by a total of 823 entries, which generated a prize pool of €37,035, exceeding the €30,000 guarantee.
The victory went to Stefano “ANTILIMP” Fioravanti, marking another success in this part of the online season, finishing first among the 151 ITM players for €2.527+€1.707.
| Pos | Player | Bounty (€) | Results (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTILIMP [2] | 1.707,00 | 2.527,63 |
| 2 | TheSmok3 | 1.333,00 | 2.527,13 |
| 3 | Toberian95 [2] | 516,23 | 1.504,25 |
| 4 | jurimereu [3] | 137,83 | 1.074,47 |
| 5 | d0mjnAn7Play | 394,63 | 767,48 |
| 6 | YouPayMyDinner | 607,34 | 548,20 |
| 7 | PavaGiga96 | 553,69 | 491,67 |
| 8 | Daniel19961996 | 278,78 | 279,69 |
| 9 | oisselino | 451,90 | 233,32 |
| 10 | Reginadicuori7 | 50,63 | 194,64 |
CARNIVAL SERIES-063 Dance Floor €30 to onlyruss
We close our Saturday morning report with the Dance Floor, another daily tournament that starts at 10:00 PM.
516 entries responded to event number 063 of the Carnival Series, creating a prize pool of €23,220, which was then divided into 90 payouts, with the highest value going to “onlyruss“, the winner for €4.109.
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| Pos | Player | Results (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | onlyruss [2] | 4.108,79 |
| 2 | c0n4n07 | 2.838,82 |
| 3 | Misternap94 [2] | 1.961,50 |
| 4 | gabryarme99 | 1.355,31 |
| 5 | Eldiablo1200 [2] | 936,46 |
| 6 | gioanna24 [5] | 647,05 |
| 7 | samu0299 [2] | 447,08 |
| 8 | WSOPMEWIN | 364,96 |
| 9 | awesomeStuff8 [3] | 364,96 |
| 10 | Lp9Mm8Ff10 [2] | 297,93 |
Homepage photo Candido Cappiello courtesy PokerStars & Manuel Kovsca
