2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 1
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Event Info
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Final Results
Winner
Cosmin "UnHuman3" Voinea
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$632,426
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$6,371,000
Total Entries
31,855
Level Info
Level
65
Blinds
3,500,000 / 7,000,000
Ante
875,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29,463
Players Left
6,256
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Hayward Halted by "kidkanada99"

Level 13 : 450/900, 110 ante
kidkanada99 vs Hayward
kidkanada99 vs Hayward

"kidkanada99" raised to 1,800 from the middle position and Tom "MajinBoob" Hayward defended his big blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, Hayward check-shoved for 9,076 when "kidkanada99" continued with a bet of 2,465 and was called.

Tom "MajinBoob" Hayward: {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
"kidkanada99": {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

"kidkanada99" had flopped top pair while Hayward had put his tournament life at risk with the flush draw.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} on the turn for Hayward to also pick up the gutshot to a straight but the river completed the board with the {8-Spades} for Hayward to bust.

Veldhuis Needs a Third Bullet

Level 13 : 450/900, 110 ante
Angelo vs Veldhuis
Angelo vs Veldhuis

Miguel "FlashYy" Angelo raised to 1,800 from the button and "dine2811" called in the small blind. Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis three=-bet shoved for 21,636 from the big blind for only Angelo to make the call.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Miguel "FlashYy" Angelo: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Veldhuis was ahead with the higher kicker but the flop came with the {6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for Angelo to hit the pair of tens.

The turn was the {9-Hearts} for Veldhuis to pick up the flush draw but the river completed the board with the {a-Clubs} for Angelo to improve to two pair to send Veldhuis back to fire a third bullet.

"EpicEpicEpic" Takes "Kranvagan" Out

Level 13 : 450/900, 110 ante

"Kranvagan" raised to 1,600 from under the gun at the end of the previous level and "EpicEpicEpic" three-bet to 7,200 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "Kranvagan" four-bet to 22,400. "EpicEpicEpic" responded with a five-bet shove which "Kranvagan" called for the 115,909 they had behind.

"Kranvagan": {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
"EpicEpicEpic": {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades} for "Kranvagan" to not get any help and bust.

Level: 13

Blinds: 450/900

Ante: 110

Checking in With Team PokerStars

Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante

There are currently still 6 Team PokerStars players active in the tournament with varying degrees of success. Here are their current chip counts:

Recent Eliminations

Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante

"ForzaMila355" Kicks "kuchel1981" Out

Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante

"kuchel1981" raised to 1,600 from the hijack and "ForzaMila355" was sitting in the big blind and opted to defend.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}, "ForzaMila355" check-raised the 2,400 continuation-bet of "kuchel1981" to 7,200 who responded with a shove for 74,916 and got called.

"kuchel1981": {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
"ForzaMila355": {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}

"kuchel1981" had hit two pair but "ForzaMila355" had flopped trips.

The rest of the board was completed with the {4-Clubs} on the turn and the {10-Clubs} on the river to not help "kuchel1981".

Level: 12

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

"Zirbelnuss" Downs Two Opponents

Level 11 : 350/700, 90 ante

"WhoAreYoux1" raised to 1,750 from under the gun and "Zirbelnuss" called in the middle position. "FloweerBoy" three-bet shoved from the button for 16,260 and the blinds folded. "WhoAreYoux1" four-bet to 39,200 for "Zirbelnuss" to five-bet shove and for "FloweerBoy" to call for the 123,661 they had behind.

"FloweerBoy": {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
"WhoAreYoux1": {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
"Zirbelnuss": {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for "Zirbelnuss" to flop the set immediately to eliminate both opponents.

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

Level 11 : 350/700, 90 ante