Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day 3 Completed
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 3
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea Wins the PokerStars Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] for $456,346
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
After just over four hours of play, Day 3 of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] has come to an end with Day 2 chip leader Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea coming out victorious after busting both "Flush098765" and "W.Slomczynski" in the final hand of the night.
A six-way deal was agreed upon so Voinea claimed the $50,000 on top for the winner to claim $456,346 for the win out of the $6,371,000 prize pool which was collected by the 31,855 entries.
Voinea has collected $32,695 in live tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob but showed his strength on the online felt. He came into the day with a big chip lead and even though he lost it for a bit, in the end, he claimed it back and then finished it off.
"Olegent", "Jepser8", "Anchises1", "Hepburn1", "DoEasyMoney", and Sergiu "seserman01" Cornea joined him on the final table.
The PokerStars Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea | Romania | $456,346* |
| 2 | "Flush098765" | Guatemala | $370,143* |
| 3 | "W.Slomczynski" | United Kingdom | $271,278* |
| 4 | "Olegent" | Norway | $209,608* |
| 5 | "Jepser8" | Austria | $291,247* |
| 6 | "Anchises1" | Belgium | $314,697* |
| 7 | "Hepburn1" | United Kingdom | $82,972 |
| 8 | "DoEasyMoney" | Belgium | $59,145 |
| 9 | Sergiu "seserman01" Cornea | Romania | $42,161 |
*denotes a 6-way deal
Race to the Final Table
Twenty-three players returned for play today and "Hepburn1" doubled through "mrnappa" immediately who was left short to then bust to "Flush098765" shortly after. "blagodete1" was next to fall victim to "Flush098765" before "finnyk" and "Baroness1393" fell. Day 1 chip leader "Magdebob1993" was eliminated by "DoEasyMoney" with "Vespillo77" and "M4GPI3" were sent away to get the field down to the final two tables.
Gustavo "gremistaAK" Pinto became Voinea's first victim of the day with Francis "NoHayMiedo*" Cruz falling to Cornea next. "leeeee7" lost all of their chips to "€plov2". Voinea took out "Eduardnho11" next with "mickyray2010" and "komisz" kicked out before the final table bubble.
That bubble ended up lasting almost 40 minutes with several big pots and double-ups taking place before "€plov2" bubbled with ace-jack to the ace-ten of Voinea. The turn on the turn got the tournament down to the final table with Voinea holding more than twice as many chips as "Olegent" in second place.
The Final Table Action
It would take about fifteen minutes before Cornea got his last chips in against "W.Slomczynski" and couldn't win. Ten minutes later, "DoEasyMoney" was dusted off by "Hepburn1" who then fell soon after when they ran their queens into the aces of "Jepser8".
Six-handed play lasted about 30 minutes before all players decided to look at the ICM numbers and then agreed upon one with $50,000 left for the winner. "Anchises1" was first to go thanks to "Flush098765" but as they were third in chips during the deal discussion, they also collected the third-biggest prize. "Jepser8" had flopped two pair against the top pair of "W.Slomczynski" when their chips went in but their two pair got counterfeited.
"Flush098765" then also took out "Olegent" with pocket sixes for three-handed play to last almost 45 minutes. During that period, the chip lead exchanged hands several times. The stacks evened out a few times before Voinea doubled up with jack-ten against the eights of "W.Slomczynski". The jack on the turn got Voinea back in a commanding chip lead.
He kept the pressure on the two other players before "W.Slomczynski" shoved their 14 big blinds in with ace-eight. "Flush098765" reshoved for 22 big blinds with ace-jack and Voinea decided to call them both while holding ace-queen. The board ran out seven-trey-nine-ten-king to give them all the straight draw on the turn but Voinea held on with the higher kicker to claim the win in the end.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event, but we'll be back on Sunday, January 10 for all the Day 1 action of the Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!]. So make sure to return for all the exciting updates.
"Flush098765" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($370,143*); "W.Slomczynski" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($271,278*)
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
"W.Slomczynski" shoved from the button for 96,490,709 and "Flush098765" took some time before rejamming for 151,287,931 from the small blind. Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea called both opponents from the big blind.
"W.Slomczynski": 
"Flush098765": 
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea: 
The flop came 
to keep Voinea ahead.
The turn was the 
to give everyone the straight draws but the river completed the board with the 
for Voinea to stay ahead with the queen-kicker to win the tournament and the extra $50,000 to get to a total of $456,346. "Flush098765" finished in second place for $370,143 while "W.Slomczynski" walked away with $271,278 for third place after the deal.
A recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
796,375,000 | 288,903,640 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Full House for "W.Slomczynski"
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
"Flush098765" raised to 14,700,000 from the button and "W.Slomczynski" defended their big blind.
The flop came 
, "W.Slomczynski" check-called the 11,723,250 continuation-bet of "Flush098765".
The turn was the , they both checked to the 
on the river. "W.Slomczynski" bet 14,000,000 and "Flush098765" called but mucked when "W.Slomczynski" tabled the 
for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
507,471,360 | -4,375,000 |
|
|
149,537,931 | -41,298,250 |
|
|
139,365,709 | 45,673,250 |
Voinea Over 500 Million
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
"W.Slomczynski" raised to 14,000,000 from the button and Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea defended their big blind.
The flop came 
, Voinea check-called the 14,000,000 continuation-bet of "W.Slomczynski".
The turn was the 
and Voinea checked again. This time, "W.Slomczynski" bet 34,168,750 and was called.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked. Voinea tabled the 
for two pair and the pot as "W.Slomczynski" mucked their hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
511,846,360 | 79,668,750 |
|
|
190,836,181 | -12,250,000 |
|
|
93,692,459 | -67,418,750 |
Voinea Wins Final Hand Before the Break
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea raised to 21,000,000 from the small blind and "W.Slomczynski" defended their big blind.
The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. Voinea bet 31,500,000 and "W.Slomczynski" called.
The river completed the board with the for Voinea to continue with a bet of 56,700,000 for "W.Slomczynski" to fold in the last hand before the fourth 5-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
432,177,610 | 45,500,000 |
|
|
203,086,181 | -4,812,500 |
|
|
161,111,209 | -40,687,500 |
Voinea Doubles Back to the Chip Lead
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea completed their small blind and "W.Slomczynski" raised to 24,500,000 from the big blind. Voinea three-bet shoved for 192,026,305 and "W.Slomczynski" called.
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea: 
"W.Slomczynski": 
The board ran out 
for Voinea to turn the higher pair and improve to two pair on the river to double up back to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
386,677,610 | 185,901,305 |
|
|
207,898,681 | -5,250,000 |
|
|
201,798,709 | -180,651,305 |
"W.Slomczynski" Keeps Adding More Chips to Their Stack
Level 65
: 3,500,000/7,000,000, 875,000 ante
"W.Slomczynski" raised to 24,500,000 from the small blind and "Flush098765" defended their big blind.
The flop came 
, "W.Slomczynski" bet 12,906,250 and was called.
The turn was the 
, they both checked to the 
on the river. They both checked again for "W.Slomczynski" to claim another pot with the 
with the higher kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
382,450,014 | 39,156,250 |
|
|
213,148,681 | -38,281,250 |
|
|
200,776,305 | -875,000 |
Level: 65
Blinds: 3,500,000/7,000,000
Ante: 875,000
Two Wins for "W.Slomczynski"
Level 64
: 3,000,000/6,000,000, 750,000 ante
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea limped in on the button and "W.Slomczynski" raised to 21,000,000 which only Voinea called. The flop came 
, "W.Slomczynski" bet 12,562,500 and Voinea called. The turn was the 
, "W.Slomczynski" check-called the 18,600,000 bet of Voinea. The river completed the board with the and they both checked. "W.Slomczynski" tabled the 
for two pair and the pot.
Two hands later, "Flush098765" raised to 12,600,000 from the button and "W.Slomczynski" defended their big blind. The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. "W.Slomczynski" bet 28,200,000 and "Flush098765" called. The river completed the board with the [4ws], "W.Slomczynski" barreled 60,000,000 into the pot and "Flush098765" folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
343,293,764 | 104,212,500 |
|
|
251,429,931 | -40,800,000 |
|
|
201,651,305 | -63,412,500 |