Blowout Series: $109 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd. Day 1 | 2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

12-27-2020 20:27 UTC

"cyrus544" Holds with the Kings

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 350/700, 90 ante

At the end of the previous level, "sleader8" raised to 1,208 from the hijack and "cyrus544" three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "sleader8" four-bet to 9,000 for "cyrus544" to five-bet shove. "sleader8" called for the 24,667 they had behind.

"sleader8":
"cyrus544":

The board ran out for "sleader8" to not get any help as they were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
cyrus544	205,322
sleader8	Busted

12-27-2020 20:31 UTC

"nehe.4750" Takes "GeorgeJGB" Out

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 350/700, 90 ante

"Mountain999" limped in from under the gun and so did "GeorgeJGB" in the cutoff, "nehe.4750" on the button, and "CzechEbola" in the small blind while "gawahei" opted to check their big blind.

The flop came , it was checked to "nehe.4750" who bet 2,800 which only "GeorgeJGB" check-called.

The turn was the , "GeorgeJGB" checked again. This time, "nehe.4750" bet 7,700 for "GeorgeJGB" to shove for 17,384 which "nehe.4750" called with the bigger stack.

"GeorgeJGB":
"nehe.4750":

"GeorgeJGB" had flopped top pair but "nehe.4750" had hit two pair.

The river completed the board with the to not change anything.

Player	Chips	Progress
nehe.4750	218,897
GeorgeJGB	Busted

12-27-2020 20:37 UTC

"gerard#23" Gets Rid of "Sietze2801"

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 350/700, 90 ante

"gerard#23" raised to 1,400 from the cutoff and "Sietze2801" three-bet shoved from the button for 27,725. The blinds folded but "gerard#23" made the call with the bigger stack.

"Sietze2801":
"gerard#23":

The board ran out to not help "Sietze2801" as "gerard#23" improved their pocket treys to a full house on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
gerard#23	225,412
Sietze2801	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

12-27-2020 20:47 UTC

"JacobDC712" Holds with the Flopped Set

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Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

"VERWALTUNG" raised to 1,784 from the early position and "JacobDC712" called in the hijack. The action folded to "KuznevychK" in the big blind who made the call too.

The flop came , "KuznevychK" checked, "VERWALTUNG" continued with a bet of 3,200 which "JacobDC712" called. "KuznevychK" jammed for 22,816 and only "JacobDC712" made the call.

"KuznevychK":
"JacobDC712":

"KuznevychK" had hit top pair and the nut-flush draw while "JacobDC712" had flopped a set.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for "KuznevychK" to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
JacobDC712	22,637
KuznevychK	Busted

12-27-2020 20:53 UTC

"mgl_tsatsaa" Shoots "shereka" Out of the Tournament

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Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

"White_2508" raised to 1,736 from under the gun and was called by "mgl_tsatsaa" in the middle position. "shereka" three-bet to 7,580 from the cutoff and the action folded back to "White_2508" who made the call. "mgl_tsatsaa" did the same.

The flop came , it was checked to "shereka" who bet 11,870 which only "mgl_tsatsaa" check-called.

The turn was the , "shereka" continued with a shove worth 41,543 which "mgl_tsatsaa" check-called.

"shereka":
"mgl_tsatsaa":

"shereka" had flopped two pair but "mgl_tsatsaa" had hit trips.

The river completed the board with the to not help "shereka" as they were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
mgl_tsatsaa	355,513
shereka	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 450/900

Ante: 115

12-27-2020 20:58 UTC

Third Break of the Day

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 450/900, 115 ante

With over 32,000 entries in the field, the remaining players have gone for another 5-minute break.

12-27-2020 21:03 UTC

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 450/900, 115 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
mgl_tsatsaa	404,391 48,878	48,878
mmilion AA	333,258 192,226	192,226
nehe.4750	313,343 94,446	94,446
vsleepy	272,342
CrazyDave778	263,021
Dr. Litio	262,811
tmktools	258,805
Krizza P	258,621
rwiedman	254,969
aalexandress	254,761

12-27-2020 21:12 UTC

"johnakos_22" Makes "Losangeles177" Lose Everything

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Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 450/900, 115 ante

"Losangeles177" raised to 1,890 from the early position and the action folded to "Urrejola cap" in the small blind. "johnakos_22" three-bet shoved from the big blind with the biggest stack for "Losangeles177" to call for the 18,590 they had behind while the other player got out of their way.

"Losangeles177":
"johnakos_22":

The board ran out for "Losangeles177" to bust as "johnakos_22" flopped a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
johnakos_22	254,801
Losangeles177	Busted