The PokerStars Festival kicked off today with several events, including a $2,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em. The event drew nine players and after five hours of poker, Michael Gagliano was the last man standing, outlasting the field for a first-place prize of $11,350.
Gagliano found himself on the lower end of the leaderboard early on when he flopped bottom two pair and ran into top set. However, his climb to the top began shortly thereafter. A short-stacked Darren Elias raised all in from the small blind with and Gagliano woke up with kings in the big blind.