2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$983,292
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$6,922,000
Entries
6,922
Level Info
Level
54
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

"xMFPx" Gets "arbaarba" to Fold

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

"xMFPx" raised to 1,200,000 from the early position and "arbaarba" three-bet to 3,180,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to "xMFPx" who made the call.

The flop came {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}, they both checked to the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. "xMFPx" bet 2,100,000 and "arbaarba" called.

The {9-Hearts} completed the board and "xMFPx" fired a bet of 3,600,000 over the line for "arbaarba" to fold.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
39,254,787
-5,355,000
-5,355,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie ro
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie
34,019,117
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
xMFPx gb
xMFPx
22,626,965
6,705,000
6,705,000
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera br
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera
19,618,122
-375,000
-375,000
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
18,560,453
-675,000
-675,000
adkaf sk
adkaf
16,743,176
-75,000
-75,000
milanov888 bg
milanov888
11,437,694
-75,000
-75,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
10,789,686
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 1X Winner

"Gordon_dReid" Eliminated in 9th Place ($57,841)

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
arbaarba vs Gordon_dReid
arbaarba vs Gordon_dReid

"Gordon_dReid" shoved from the hijack for 4,691,881 and was called by "arbaarba" in the cutoff while the rest folded.

"Gordon_dReid": {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
"arbaarba": {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

"Gordon_dReid" was ahead with the aces but the flop came {7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} for "arbaarba" to hit a set.

The turn was the {5-Spades} to not change things and neither did the {2-Diamonds} on the river as "Gordon_dReid" became the first player of the day to bust.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
44,609,787
8,291,881
8,291,881
Day 2 Chip Leader
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie ro
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie
34,094,117
-450,000
-450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera br
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera
19,993,122
-750,000
-750,000
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
19,235,453
-150,000
-150,000
adkaf sk
adkaf
16,818,176
-1,650,000
-1,650,000
xMFPx gb
xMFPx
15,921,965
-150,000
-150,000
milanov888 bg
milanov888
11,512,694
-150,000
-150,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
10,864,686
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gordon_dReid ca
Gordon_dReid
Busted

Darie Closes in on "arbaarba"

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Fernando "fviana" Viana raised to 1,200,000 from the middle position and Vlad "dariepoker" Darie defended his big blind.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, they both opted to check to the {a-Diamonds} on the turn. Darie checked again and Viana bet 1,856,250 and was called.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs} and Darie bet 7,087,500 for Viana to give up on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
36,317,906
-1,062,500
-1,062,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie ro
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie
34,544,117
6,081,250
6,081,250
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera br
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera
20,743,122
-262,500
-262,500
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
19,385,453
-2,006,250
-2,006,250
adkaf sk
adkaf
18,468,176
-1,262,500
-1,262,500
xMFPx gb
xMFPx
16,071,965
800,000
800,000
milanov888 bg
milanov888
11,662,694
-262,500
-262,500
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
11,014,686
-1,012,500
-1,012,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Gordon_dReid ca
Gordon_dReid
4,841,881
-1,012,500
-1,012,500

Level: 50

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000

First Pot of the Evening Goes to "xMFPx"

Level 49 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"milanov888" completed their small blind and "xMFPx" raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind which "milanov888" called.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Spades}, they both checked to the {j-Diamonds} on the turn. "milanov888" opted to check again. This time, "xMFPx" bet 750,000 which "milanov888" called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts} and both players checked. "milanov888" tabled the {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for "xMFPx" to pick up the first pot of the day with the {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} with the higher kicker.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
37,380,406
-62,500
-62,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie ro
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie
28,462,867
-62,500
-62,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
21,391,703
-62,500
-62,500
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera br
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera
21,005,622
21,005,622
21,005,622
adkaf sk
adkaf
19,730,676
-62,500
-62,500
xMFPx gb
xMFPx
15,271,965
2,750,000
2,750,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
12,027,186
-62,500
-62,500
WSOP 1X Winner
milanov888 bg
milanov888
11,925,194
-2,312,500
-2,312,500
Gordon_dReid ca
Gordon_dReid
5,854,381
-62,500
-62,500

Level: 49

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 62,500

Final Table of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Starts at 6:05 PM GMT

Fernando Viana
Fernando Viana

At 6:10 p.m. GMT, the final table of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] will resume with nine players in their seats, ready to compete for the first-place prize of $983,292 out of the $6,922,000 prize pool which had been generated by the 6,922 entries from 5,292 unique players.

Ahead of the rest is Lithuania's "arbaarba" with 37,442,906 in chips, worth 18 big blinds more than Vlad "dariepoker" Darie who "bagged" 28,525,367 last night. Fernando "fviana" Viana completes the top three at the start of the day with 21,454,203.

They are joined by Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera, "adkaf", "milanov888", "xMFPx", Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett and "Gordon_dReid" on the final table today.

PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1"arbaarba"Lithuania37,442,90675
2Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania28,525,36757
3Fernando "fviana" VianaBrazil21,454,20343
4Eike "Mr. Havener" OnoderaBrazil21,068,12242
5"adkaf"Austria19,793,17640
6"milanov888"Bulgaria14,237,69428
7"xMFPx"United Kingdom12,521,96525
8Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" HallettCanada12,089,68624
9"Gordon_dReid"Canada5,916,88112

When play resumes, the nine players will finish the last four minutes of Level 49 which features a small blind of 250,000, a big blind of 500,000, and a running ante of 62,500. After that level, the level duration will increase to 30 minutes with the first level benefiting from it being Level 50 with a small blind of 300,000, a big blind of 600,000, and an ante of 75,000.

James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton will be providing commentary with cards-up coverage on the PokerStars Twitch Channel and will be joined by special guests. A 30-minute security delay will be in place when the broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. GMT.

PokerNews will be right here from the first shove until the final Champion of the Big Blowout of the Blowout Series has been crowned so make sure to keep reading our updates.

This is what they are all still competing for:

PlacePrize
1$983,292
2$690,040
3$484,249
4$339,831
5$238,483
6$167,361
7$117,448
8$82,422
9$57,841

Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.

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