Blowout Series: $109 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day 2 Completed
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Blowout Series: $109 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Buy-in
$109
Prize Pool
$5,000,000
Entries
37,673
Level
65
Blinds
7,000,000 / 14,000,000
Ante
1,750,000
Entries
588
Players Left
27
Leonard Leads Final 27 Players in the PokerStars Blowout Series: $109 NLHE – The Big Blowout!
Level 50
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Day 2 of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $109 NLHE – The Big Blowout! has come to an end after a mere five hours of play with 27 players out of the 588 who started the day making it to Day 3. The tournament attracted 37,673 entries on Day 1 which meant that the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool wasn't surpassed.
Coming back for Day 3 with the chip lead is a very familiar name. The eliminations of "Kolli1987", "z4muz", and "Vermaraa" contributed to the more than double average stack of Patrick "pads1161" Leonard who finished the day with 74,722,108 which equals 74 big blinds at the start of Day 3. Completing the podium spots are "n3kt" (65,249,152) and "leonardoc01" with 63,481,314.
Other familiar names to have made it through to the final day are Jack "JBHInfinity" Hardcastle, Rodrigo "rodrigorpv" Valente, and Andreas "derbegott" Ponath.
PokerStars Blowout Series: $109 NLHE – The Big Blowout! Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick "pads1161" Leonard | United Kingdom | 74,722,108 | 75 |
| 2 | "n3kt" | Canada | 65,249,152 | 65 |
| 3 | "leonardoc01" | Brazil | 63,481,314 | 63 |
| 4 | "Dannywilbier" | The Netherlands | 51,751,752 | 52 |
| 5 | "king2173" | Austria | 51,641,411 | 52 |
| 6 | "savr1984" | Russia | 49,880,168 | 50 |
| 7 | "pilaa" | The Netherlands | 46,228,898 | 46 |
| 8 | "Eldarion90" | The Netherlands | 45,992,916 | 46 |
| 9 | "NessV" | Canada | 40,145,823 | 40 |
| 10 | "TOMBATLE" | Romania | 40,056,050 | 40 |
Today's Action
The eliminations on Day 1 came in at a fast pace and it was no different on Day 2. By the time the first break came around, more than 200 players were already gone with notables like Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast and Sean "MonkeyBudg" Prendiville done for today in this tournament.
Leonard claimed the chip lead just before the second break when he took out "elikarl94" with a turned straight against the flopped set of the latter. Day 1 chip leader "ZERGA_77" ran their ace-nine into the ace-king of Iulian "1ul1an" Tataru but they couldn't keep hold of their chips as he was eliminated in 36th place himself.
Leonard lost the chip lead for a bit but claimed it back for the fourth break and didn't look back. "n3kt outkicked "pEtazorsenwow" with ace-king versus king-jack for a big stack and by the time the fifth break started, only 29 players were left. Five minutes later, "cheeky4714" fell to "Dannywilbier" before "laeti29Mich" was busted by "pilaa" to end the day.
Plan for Day 3
The 27 players will return at 6:05 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, December 29 to play down to a winner. They will finish the remainder of Level 50 which features a small blind of 500,000, a big blind of 1,000,000, and a running ante of 125,000. After this level, the duration will increase to 20 minutes each. They have all secured $6,249 but will be trying to win $485,827 as that is the first-place prize that comes with the victory here.
PokerNews will be there from the first raise until the final all-in so make sure to keep following along.
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
Level 50
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,722,108 | |
|
65,249,152 | 500,000 |
|
63,481,314 | |
|
51,751,752 | 3,260,000 |
|
51,641,411 | -6,320,000 |
|
49,880,168 | 10,852,000 |
|
|
46,228,898 | |
|
|
45,992,916 | 2,475,000 |
|
|
40,145,823 | 200,000 |
|
40,056,050 | 700,000 |
|
39,344,241 | -3,675,000 |
|
36,978,352 | 4,700,000 |
|
34,028,360 | -3,800,000 |
|
|
33,187,483 | 100,000 |
|
|
30,086,491 | -5,392,000 |
|
|
29,672,840 | 200,000 |
|
28,531,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
27,474,288 | -1,600,000 |
|
|
25,987,031 | |
|
20,360,962 | 2,600,000 |
|
|
20,260,083 | |
|
18,034,902 | -500,000 |
|
|
17,497,502 | 2,100,000 |
|
17,000,077 | -1,600,000 |
|
|
12,276,024 |
Play Ended
Level 50
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
The 27 players have all secured a cash of $6,249 and are done for today. The full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Level: 50
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 125,000
"laeti29Mich" Bubbles Day 3
Level 49
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"pilaa" raised to 1,790,000 from the middle position and "laeti29Mich" three-bet shoved from the button for 20,945,263. The blinds folded and "pilaa" made the call with the bigger stack.
"laeti29Mich": 
"pilaa": 
The board ran out 
for "pilaa" to flop the set immediately to bust "laeti29Mich" in 28th place and get the tournament to break for Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,722,108 | 1,500,000 |
|
|
63,481,314 | 2,924,000 |
|
|
46,228,898 | 22,445,263 |
|
|
25,987,031 | 1,580,000 |
|
|
20,260,083 | -4,124,000 |
|
|
12,276,024 | -800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"cheeky4714" Taken Down by "Dannywilbier"
Level 49
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"Dannywilbier" raised to 1,760,000 from the button and "cheeky4714" three-bet shoved from the big blind for 16,133,952 which "Dannywilbier" called.
"cheeky4714": 
"Dannywilbier": 
The flop came 
for "Dannywilbier" to hit a set while "cheeky4714" picked up the flush draw.
The turn was the 
for "cheeky4714" to hit the flush indeed but the 
on the river paired the board and gave "Dannywilbier" the full house to bust "cheeky4714" in 29th place to get the tournament to the Day 3 bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,961,411 | -500,000 |
|
|
48,491,752 | 17,133,952 |
|
|
39,028,168 | -100,000 |
|
|
35,478,491 | -100,000 |
|
|
29,074,288 | -100,000 |
|
|
18,600,077 | -100,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts After the Break (full)
Level 49
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,222,108 | 2,047,500 |
|
|
64,749,152 | 600,000 |
|
|
60,557,314 | 38,602,214 |
|
|
58,461,411 | 13,257,466 |
|
|
43,517,916 | |
|
|
43,019,241 | |
|
|
39,945,823 | |
|
|
39,356,050 | 33,176,927 |
|
|
39,128,168 | |
|
|
37,828,360 | -900,000 |
|
|
35,578,491 | -13,897,466 |
|
|
33,087,483 | 3,700,000 |
|
|
32,278,352 | -6,000,000 |
|
|
31,357,800 | -5,100,000 |
|
|
29,472,840 | |
|
|
29,174,288 | 9,800,000 |
|
|
28,431,000 | -1,700,000 |
|
|
24,407,031 | -21,540,425 |
|
|
24,384,083 | 2,864,000 |
|
|
23,783,635 | -14,241,997 |
|
|
23,425,263 | |
|
|
18,700,077 | -3,260,000 |
|
|
18,534,902 | |
|
|
17,760,962 | |
|
|
16,233,952 | -800,000 |
"Mr Fugu" Falls Before the Break
Level 49
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Rodrigo "rodrigorpv" Valente raised to 1,600,000 from the early position and the action folded to "Mr Fugu" in the small blind who made the call and so did "madiite" in the big blind.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Valente who continued with a bet of 1,864,000. "Mr Fugu" raised to 9,200,000, keeping 62,509 behind. "madiite" folded but Valente reraised to put "Mr Fugu" all-in who called.
"Mr Fugu": 
Rodrigo "rodrigorpv" Valente: 
"Mr Fugu" had flopped two pair but Valente had hit the Broadway.
The turn was the 
which didn't change things and neither did the on the river for "Mr Fugu" to bust in 30th place just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,517,916 | 12,162,400 |
|
|
43,019,241 | -4,652,000 |
|
|
39,945,823 | 39,569,613 |
|
|
38,278,352 | 8,943,000 |
|
|
29,472,840 | |
|
|
18,534,902 | -3,002,515 |
|
|
17,760,962 | 12,820,077 |
|
|
Busted |
Correa Runs Kings into the Aces of "cram66"
Level 49
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Rafael "RafaCorreaBR" Correa raised to 1,600,000 from the early position and the action folded to "cram66" in the big blind who three-bet to 5,600,000. Correa four-bet shoved for 13,595,736 which "cram66" called with the bigger stack.
Rafael "RafaCorreaBR" Correa: 
"cram66": 
The board ran out 
for "cram66" to hold with the rockets and even improve to a set on the river to bust Correa in 31st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,149,152 | 9,000,000 |
|
|
38,728,360 | 38,728,360 |
|
|
30,131,000 | 28,813,619 |
|
|
29,387,483 | 29,387,483 |
|
|
17,097,502 | -9,465,000 |
|
12,934,272 | 325,000 |
|
|
8,021,500 | 8,021,500 |
|
|
Busted |