Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd. Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

01-17-2021 21:05 UTC

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
SIR7	177,256 23,553	23,553
compris	146,370 3,220	3,220
B--rabbit444	136,487 6,750	6,750
1BabaYoto1	136,040 10,157	10,157
Cooler Sack	126,450
Gabriel "getpuzzled" Borges	126,118
chrisfrimodt	125,145
yukeepplayin	124,844
ventinapoker	124,821 786	786
valerion06	124,492 12,611	12,611

01-17-2021 20:57 UTC

Third Break of the Day

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

With more than 5,200 entries in the field, the remaining players have gone for another 5-minute break.

01-17-2021 20:51 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex "AlexGelinski" Gelinski	Busted
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	Busted
Sebastian "p0cket00" Sikorski	Busted
Vitor "LUMBAGOFOREVER" Abreu	Busted
Rafael "LiroLa" Monteiro	Busted
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	Busted
Pedro "NutsInMacadá" Ivars	Busted
Patrice "pAtcAsh83" Brandt	Busted
Martin "tinchoarce" Arce	Busted
Niklas "TaylorG6" Ehrenholz	Busted
Brian "kofi89" Kaufman	Busted
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger	Busted
Gereon "huiiiiiiiiii" Sowa	Busted
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht	Busted
Andrey "kot_spartac" Kotelnikov	Busted
Saymon "$aymon9" Nascimento	Busted
David "MissOracle" Yan	Busted
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno	Busted
Rasmus "Powergolf" Zerr	Busted
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	Busted
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche	Busted
[Removed:241]	Busted
Pavel "MountainRo$e" Veksler	Busted
Jakub "Olorionek" Michalak	Busted
Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois	Busted

"B--rabbit444" Busts "Andiz10"

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

At the end of the previous level, "B--rabbit444" raised to 780 from the cutoff and "Andiz10" three-bet to 3,660 from the big blind. "B--rabbit444" made the call.

The flop came , "Andiz10" check-called the 3,150 bet of "B--rabbit444".

The turn was the and "Andiz10" bet 5,250 for "B--rabbit444" to call.

The river completed the board with the and "Andiz10" jammed for 18,285 and "B--rabbit444" called with the bigger stack, holding for the full house to eliminate "Andiz10" who held the for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
B--rabbit444	129,737 129,737	129,737
Andiz10	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

01-17-2021 20:41 UTC

Prize Pool Guarantee Surpassed

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Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 175/350, 45 ante

With 5,066 entries in the field, the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool has already been surpassed with over 21 hours of late registration still possible.

01-17-2021 20:38 UTC

"dulek_jason" Downed by "SIR7"

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Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 175/350, 45 ante

"dulek_jason" raised to 875 from under the gun and "hownorez" called from the button. "SIR7" three-bet shoved with the biggest stack for only "dulek_jason" to make the call for the 38,294 they had behind.

"dulek_jason":
"SIR7":

The board ran out for "dulek_jason" to not hit anything as "SIR7" held with the jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
SIR7	153,703 38,774	38,774
dulek_jason	Busted

01-17-2021 20:32 UTC

"valerion06" Halts Hand

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Shirley Ang

Level 7 : 175/350, 45 ante

"valerion06" raised to 655 at the end of the previous level and Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand three-bet to 2,100 from the middle position. The action folded back to "valerion06" who four-bet to 6,170. Hand five-bet to 10,240 for "valerion06" to make the call.

The flop came , "valerion06" check-called the 6,150 bet of Hand.

The turn was the and "valerion06" checked again. This time, Hand shoved for 29,977 which "valerion06" called with the bigger stack.

Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand:
"valerion06":

Hand held the overpair but "valerion06" had turned the straight to leave Hand drawing dead.

The river completed the board with the to hand Hand the set even though it didn't matter any more.

Player	Chips	Progress
valerion06	111,881
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	29,898
Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand	Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 175/350

Ante: 45

01-17-2021 20:26 UTC

"BOB de huisbaas" Holds With Aces to Bust "venÕm"

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Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante

Helio "hneves182" Neves raised to 627 from the hijack and "venÕm" three-bet to 2,850 from the cutoff. "BOB de huisbaas" four-bet to 9,500 for the big blind and Neves both to fold. "venÕm" five-bet shoved for 45,688 which "BOB de huisbaas" called with the bigger stack.

"venÕm":
"BOB de huisbaas":