Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day 2 Completed
2020 PokerStars Blowout Series
Blowout Series: $530 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
$530
Prize Pool
$6,469,000
Entries
12,938
Level
60
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
375,000
Entries
3,693
Players Left
16
Day 2 of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] came to an end after more than eight hectic hours of play with 16 players making it through to the final day.
Day 1 attracted 12,095 entries to the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and another 843 entries were collected before the start of Day 2. With 9,986 unique players reentering 2,952 times, the total number of entries tallied up to 12,938 to get to a whopping prize pool of $6,469,000 in the end.
Claiming the Day 2 chip lead is "DrawindDead" from Poland with 41,507,102 which is worth 69 big blinds when the players come back for Day 3. They are followed closely on their heels by "Gwolde" from the Netherlands with 41,155,298. Completing the top five in the counts are Mathias "mdf92" Duarte (35,414,899), Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro (25,504,194), and "Uivelo88" (25,344,164) as the only players with an above-average stack.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth (13,374,993) and Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladouceur (4,253,540) are also still left in the running but with pretty short stacks so they'll need to get to work once the action resumes on Day 3. All remaining players have secured at least $19,765 but will all be focussing on that first-place prize of $818,484.
Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "DrawindDead" | Poland | 41,507,102 | 69 |
| 2 | "Gwolde" | Netherlands | 41,155,298 | 69 |
| 3 | Mathias "mdf92" Duarte | Uruguay | 35,414,899 | 59 |
| 4 | Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro | Finland | 25,504,194 | 43 |
| 5 | "Uivelo88" | Finland | 25,344,164 | 42 |
| 6 | "end2end17" | Canada | 20,103,700 | 34 |
| 7 | Andrew "dawhiteninja" Wool | United Kingdom | 17,795,264 | 30 |
| 8 | "Kudgel" | Germany | 16,115,984 | 27 |
| 9 | "Escapemissio" | United Kingdom | 15,305,852 | 26 |
| 10 | "sp3edy14" | Ireland | 14,990,223 | 25 |
Race to the Final Day
With 3,693 players in the field when things kicked off today and only 1,823 getting paid, the road to the bubble was going to be a fast-paced and messy one. Many familiar names and faces failed to make it to the bubble with players like Julien "L1VeYRdrEamS" Perouse, Gary "quiditbear" Hasson, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, Lucas "YRWTHMELTHR" Greenwood, Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis, Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich, and Damian "pampa27" Salas all busting before.
Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand had reentered at the start of the day but couldn't make things work as he fell to the hands of Peter "Apathy123" Jetten. Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban followed him to the rail when he lost all his chips to "AK8783" also didn't make it to the bubble stages.
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg cashed for $1,487 when he busted to David "MissOracle" Yan before Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis was eliminated by "Uivelo88" in 464th place. But they weren't the only ones to cash but fail to make Day 3. Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin, Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, Florian "AAgoodfold" Duta, Tom "hitthehole" Middleton, Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen, Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas, Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, and Nick "Bot35" Marchington are just some of the many poker stars who busted in the money.
After almost eight hours, the tournament was already down to the final three tables. In fewer than 20 minutes only 17 players were left and Julian "jutrack" Track would bubble Day 3 when he three-bet shoved his last 20 big blinds in with jack-ten and was looked up by "Gwolde" who held pocket kings. No help from the board came as Track would collect $27,727 for his efforts over the past two days to signal the end of Day 2.
Plan for the Final Day
When play resumes at 6:05 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, January 12, the 16 remaining players will finish Level 51 which features a small blind of 300,000, a big blind of 600,000, and a running ante of 75,000. Once that is done, the level duration will increase to 25-minutes each and play will continue until a new champion can be crowned on PokerStars.
The PokerStars Twitch Stream will be back to bring you cards-up coverage with commentary provided by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton with a 30-minute security delay and PokerNews will be right here to bring you all the live updates as they happen so make sure to follow along.
This is what they are all still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $818,484 |
| 2 | $583,438 |
| 3 | $415,895 |
| 4 | $296,465 |
| 5 | $211,331 |
| 6 | $150,644 |
| 7 | $107,385 |
| 8 | $76,548 |
| 9 | $54,566 |
| 10-12 | $38,899 |
| 13-15 | $38,899 |
| 16 | $27,727 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,507,102
7,905,950
|
7,905,950 |
|
||
|
41,155,298 | |
|
35,414,899
-4,305,000
|
-4,305,000 |
|
|
25,504,194
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
25,344,164
5,775,000
|
5,775,000 |
|
20,103,700
5,055,000
|
5,055,000 |
|
17,795,264
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
|
16,115,984 | |
|
|
15,305,852
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
|
14,990,223
-2,325,000
|
-2,325,000 |
|
|
14,862,492
-2,625,000
|
-2,625,000 |
|
14,286,144 | |
|
|
13,469,152
11,475,000
|
11,475,000 |
|
|
13,374,993 | |
|
9,966,999
3,825,000
|
3,825,000 |
|
4,253,540
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
"Gwolde" raised to 1,200,000 from the button and Julian "jutrack" Track three-bet shoved from the big blind for the 12,327,206 he had behind which "Gwolde" called with the bigger stack.
Julian "jutrack" Track: 
"Gwolde": 
The board ran out 
for Track to become the last player of the day to bust as "Gwolde" held with the pocket kings for the higher two pair than on the board.
The full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow as play has now ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,155,298
14,877,206
|
14,877,206 |
|
|
16,115,984
-1,875,000
|
-1,875,000 |
|
|
14,286,144 | |
|
|
13,374,993 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
"Kudgel" raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and "flerrehuve" three-bet shoved from the small blind for 2,571,394 which only "Kudgel" called.
"flerrehuve": 
"Kudgel": 
The board ran out 
for "flerrehuve" to bust in eighteenth place as "Kudgel" flopped the higher pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,278,092
-725,950
|
-725,950 |
|
|
17,990,984
4,808,894
|
4,808,894 |
|
|
14,286,144
-1,487,500
|
-1,487,500 |
|
|
13,374,993
-1,762,500
|
-1,762,500 |
|
|
13,002,206
-2,687,500
|
-2,687,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Mathias "mdf92" Duarte raised to 1,380,000 from the hijack and "bor4eto144" defended their big blind.
The flop came 
, "bor4eto144" shoved for 1,656,781 which Duarte quickly called.
"bor4eto144":
Mathias "mdf92" Duarte: 
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river for "bor4eto144" to bust in nineteenth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,719,899
5,653,771
|
5,653,771 |
|
|
24,634,194
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
|
20,195,264
10,135,132
|
10,135,132 |
|
|
15,048,700
-10,135,132
|
-10,135,132 |
|
|
5,453,540
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
Busted |
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
"Uivelo88" shoved from the button having both opponents in the blinds covered and "butajlka_sof" called in the big blind for the 3,935,358 they had left.
"butajlka_sof":
"Uivelo88":
The flop came 
for "butajlka_sof" to hit two pair but "Uivelo88" picked up the gutshot to a straight.
The turn was the and "Uivelo88" now also hit a pair before the 
came on the river to give them the straight to bust "butajlka_sof" in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,569,164
4,397,858
|
4,397,858 |
|
|
17,487,492
-1,087,500
|
-1,087,500 |
|
|
17,315,223
-287,500
|
-287,500 |
|
|
13,430,852
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
|
6,141,999
-1,187,500
|
-1,187,500 |
|
|
1,994,152
-15,062,500
|
-15,062,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
"gf0rcall" raised to 1,326,000 from the button and Mathias "mdf92" Duarte called in the small blind while Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladouceur folded his big blind.
The flop came 
, Duarte check-raised the 1,258,680 continuation-bet of "gf0rcall" to 3,311,069 and was called.
The turn was the 
and Duarte barreled a bet of 4,026,413 into the pot. "gf0rcall" decided to shove for 11,870,995 which Duarte called with the slightly bigger stack.
"gf0rcall": 
Mathias "mdf92" Duarte:
"gf0rcall" had flopped top pair but Duarte had hit top two to leave "gf0rcall" drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the 
as a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,066,128
16,178,574
|
16,178,574 |
|
|
25,759,194
-137,500
|
-137,500 |
|
|
25,183,832
-137,500
|
-137,500 |
|
|
10,060,132
-137,500
|
-137,500 |
|
|
5,978,540
387,500
|
387,500 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,601,152
-5,900,612
|
-5,900,612 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,004,042
-1,987,500
|
-1,987,500 |
|
|
25,896,694 | |
|
|
25,321,332 | |
|
|
18,574,992
8,787,496
|
8,787,496 |
|
|
17,887,554 | |
|
|
17,602,723
-3,277,500
|
-3,277,500 |
|
|
17,056,652
-6,554,996
|
-6,554,996 |
|
|
16,895,564 | |
|
|
15,773,644
9,055,572
|
9,055,572 |
|
|
15,689,706
6,432,353
|
6,432,353 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,171,306
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
|
15,137,493
-2,585,572
|
-2,585,572 |
|
|
13,980,852
8,941,676
|
8,941,676 |
|
|
13,182,090
4,634,795
|
4,634,795 |
|
|
10,197,632 | |
|
|
7,329,499
-5,459,176
|
-5,459,176 |
|
|
5,591,040 | |
|
|
4,222,858
-1,187,500
|
-1,187,500 |
|
|
4,008,894
-6,682,500
|
-6,682,500 |
|
|
3,324,281
-2,966,536
|
-2,966,536 |
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Mathias "mdf92" Duarte raised to 1,025,000 from under the gun and Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro three-bet to 3,000,000 from the hijack. "wnbgambler" four-bet shoved for 11,619,388 from the button for the blinds and Duarte to fold but for Kelopuro to make the call in the last hand before another 5-minute break.
"wnbgambler":
Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro:
The board ran out 
for Kelopuro to hit the runner-runner flush to bust "wnbgambler" in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,896,694
13,644,388
|
13,644,388 |
|
|
25,321,332
-1,467,500
|
-1,467,500 |
|
|
17,887,554
-3,536,900
|
-3,536,900 |
|
|
16,895,564
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
|
10,197,632
-437,500
|
-437,500 |
|
|
5,591,040
-187,500
|
-187,500 |
|
|
Busted |