Fifth Break of the Day
Level 11
: 350/700, 90 ante
With over 26,400 entries in the field, the remaining players have been sent for another 5-minute break.
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 1
"Zhumaliyev" Has the Higher Pocket Pair
Level 11
: 350/700, 90 ante
"Zhumaliyev" raised to 1,400 from the early position and "jonsu_joona" three-bet to 4,564 from the button. The blinds folded and "Zhumaliyev" four-bet to 10,528. "jonsu_joona" made the call.
The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. "Zhumaliyev" bet 12,113 for "jonsu_joona" to jam for 29,336 which "Zhumaliyev" called.
"jonsu_joona": 
"Zhumaliyev": 
The river completed the board with the 
for "jonsu_joona" to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,994 | |
|
Busted |
"emil_haugli" Pushes "papagaiosccp" Out
Level 11
: 350/700, 90 ante
"moe.s5" raised to 1,540 from under the gun and was called by "emil_haugli" in the hijack, "papagaiosccp" on the button, and "mattycuk_84" in the big blind.
The flop came 
, it was checked to "emil_haugli" who bet 4,315. "papagaiosccp" shoved for 19,037 for the action to fold back to "emil_haugli" who made the call.
"papagaiosccp": 
"emil_haugli": 
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for "papagaiosccp" to bust with the overpair as "emil_haugli" had flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,997 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 350/700
Ante: 90
"Chus1979" Chucks Two Out
Level 10
: 300/600, 75 ante
Victor "VICTOR TXR1" Teixeira raised to 1,200 from under the gun and "Chus1979" called in the cutoff. "OakerJoker" three-bet to 3,600 from the button for "yayo8422" to call in the big blind. Teixeira and "Chus1979" did the same.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Teixeira who jammed for 15,940 and "Chus1979" called. "OakerJoker" reshoved for 30,259 and was called by "Chus1979" for that amount too.
Victor "VICTOR TXR1" Teixeira: 
"OakerJoker": 
"Chus1979": 
Teixeira had flopped the nut-flush draw while "Chus1979" had hit a pair of fours and "OakerJoker" was still looking for help.
The turn was the for all of them to pick up the gutshot to a wheel to split the pot but "Chus1979" also held the nut-flush draw too now.
The river completed the board with the 
for "Chus1979" to hit the flush indeed to bust both opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
262,963 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Prize Pool Guarantee Surpassed
Level 10
: 300/600, 75 ante
The tournament has surpassed the $5,000,000 gurantee it had set as there are over 25,500 entries in the field already with late registration still possible until 6:05 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, January 4, just before the start of Day 2.
Two Eliminations for "Legöc"
Level 10
: 300/600, 75 ante
"jungert" pushed their last 7,059 over the line from the hijack and Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladouceur called in the cutoff. "Legöc" did the same in the big blind.
The flop came 
, "Legöc" check-jammed with the biggest stack when Ladouceur bet 6,000 who called for the 38,714 he had behind.
"jungert": 
Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladouceur:
"Legöc": 
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for "Legöc" to hold with the flopped pair of tens for two pair to bust the two others.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
291,394 | 74,716 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
"ALEKS__Surg" Hits The Higher Two Pair Than "Toasty9T6"
Level 9
: 250/500, 60 ante
"ALEKS__Surg" raised to 1,000 from the button and "Toasty9T6" three-bet to 5,500 from the big blind. "ALEKS__Surg" called.
The flop came 
, "Toasty9T6" bet 3,000 and "ALEKS__Surg" raised to 6,000. "Toasty9T6" called.
The turn was the 
, "Toasty9T6" check-called the 12,335 bet of "ALEKS__Surg".
The river completed the board with the and "Toasty9T6" shoved for 38,475 which "ALEKS__Surg" called. "Toasty9T6" showed the 
for two pair but "ALEKS__Surg" held the for the higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
271,444 | |
|
Busted |
"nickleminer1" Rivers Two Pair
Level 9
: 250/500, 60 ante
"sergio790" raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and "nickleminer1" called in the small blind while the rest folded.
The flop came 
, "nickleminer1" check-raised the 2,750 bet of "sergio790" to 5,500 reraised to 8,250 and "nickleminer1" called.
The turn was the 
, "nickleminer1" checked again. This time, "sergio790" bet 10,240 and "nickleminer1" shoved for "sergio790" to call for the 39,158 they had behind.
"sergio790":
"nickleminer1": 
The river completed the board with the for "sergio790" to bust as "nickleminer1" rivered two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
226,796 | |
|
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Busted |