2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
6,490
Players Left
1,580

Akkari Cracks Aces with Kings

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Akkari vs m.k123455
Akkari vs m.k123455

Andre "aakkari" Akkari raised to 400 from under the gun and "m.k123455" three-bet to 1,800 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Akkari four-bet to 6,000. "m.k123455" decided to five-bet to 13,200 for Akkari to shove with the bigger stack. "m.k123455" called for the 27,416 they had behind.

"m.k123455": {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Andre "aakkari" Akkari: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades} for Akkari to flop the set and turn quads to bust "m.k123455".

Player Chips Progress
Andre "aakkari" Akkari
Andre "aakkari" Akkari
61,770
38,068
38,068
m.k123455 lt
m.k123455
Busted

"ventinapoker" Holds With Aces

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

"jordanb7" raised to 400 from under the gun and "ventinapoker" three-bet to 1,500 from the middle position. The action folded back to "jordanb7" who four-bet to 3,800. "ventinapoker" five-bet shoved with the bigger stack and "jordanb7" called for the 19,243 they had behind.

"jordanb7": {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
"ventinapoker": {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to not help "jordanb7" to bust with the lower two pair.

Player Chips Progress
ventinapoker nl
ventinapoker
95,535
Chopper100 ca
Chopper100
Busted
jordanb7 ca
jordanb7
Busted

"Tonsimons" Hits Higher Full House Against "Chopper100"

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

"Chopper100" raised to 425 from the middle position and "Tonsimons" called from the small blind while the rest folded.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, "Tonsimons" check-called the 450 bet of "Chopper100".

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and "Chopper100" bet 1,200 for "Tonsimons" to check-raise to 3,475. "Chopper100" responded with a reraise to 8,000 and was called.

The river completed the board with the {k-Clubs} and "Tonsimons" opted to check. "Chopper100" bet 13,200 for "Tonsimons" to call. "Chopper100" tabled the {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for the full house but "Tonsimons" held the {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} for the higher one and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tonsimons nl
Tonsimons
92,861
Chopper100 ca
Chopper100
14,065

Full House over Full House

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

"SharkEger001" limped in from the hijack and "Vandit.013" did the same from the cutoff. "Kyferzz" raised to 910 from the small blind for "noyonpal1" to make the call in the big blind, and so did the rest.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}, "Kyfgerzz" checked, "noyonpal1" bet 999 for "SharkEger001" to raise to 2,850 which only "noyonpal1" called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and "SharkEger001" continued with a bet of 1,800 for "noyonpal1" to check-raise to 5,550. "SharkEger001" reraised to 9,300 to see "noyonpal1" make the call.

The river completed the board with the {a-Hearts} and "SharkEger001" called the "noyonpal1" bet for the 13,768 they had behind with the {6-Spades}{3-Spades} for the full house but "noyonpal1" held the {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the higher full house to bust "SharkEger001".

Player Chips Progress
noyonpal1 mn
noyonpal1
87,722
SharkEger001 gb
SharkEger001
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

"Lassiole" Turns the Broadway Against "lpzap"

Level 3 : 75/150, 20 ante
Lassiole vs lpzap
Lassiole vs lpzap

"lpzap" raised to 450 from the cutoff and was called by "Lassiole" on the button while the blinds folded.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts}, "lpzap" continued with a bet of 450 for "Lassiole" to call.

The turn was the {a-Hearts} and "lpzap" bet 900 for "Lassiole" to raise it up to 2,994. "lpzap" responded with a reraise to 5,550 and "Lassiole" called.

The river completed the board with the {9-Spades} and "lpzap" shoved for 31,590. "Lassiole" called with the bigger stack and the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for the turned Broadway to eliminate "lpzap" who held the {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Lassiole dk
Lassiole
90,653
Carter "cswidler" Swidler
Carter "cswidler" Swidler
15,264
-9,736
-9,736
lpzap de
lpzap
Busted

Checking in With Team PokerStars

Level 3 : 75/150, 20 ante

Three more team members have joined Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Georgina "GJReggie" James in the fray today and this is how the whole team is situated right now:

Player Chips Progress
Georgina "GJReggie" James gb
Georgina "GJReggie" James
30,714
5,714
5,714
PokerStars
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas
26,130
Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand
Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand
24,420
Andre "aakkari" Akkari
Andre "aakkari" Akkari
23,702
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
21,125
-3,875
-3,875