Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $2M Gtd
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2020 PokerStars Stadium Series
Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $2M Gtd
Day: 3
Who Will Take Down the 2020 PokerStars Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium?
The final table of the 2020 PokerStars Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE will kick off at 7:05 CEST with nine players out of 4,234 entries returning to the virtual felt to battle it out to a winner. They have all secured at least $20,157, but will all have set their sights on that $302,359 first-place prize that comes with winning the Grand Final.
Romania's Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu comes back for the final table with the chip lead of 76,809,592. Marcu is followed in the counts by the UK's "RB Tiger with 67,241,489 and Estonia's "luckyluck653" trails behind them with 57,397,341. Brazil still has four players in the running with Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini, Caio "pessagno" Pessagno, Fernando "ferdahouse" Santos, and "KKing James". And then there's Germany with "The_Senseman" and Canada with "hanji" on the final table.
This is how the players are going into the final table with a redraw at the start of the day:
| Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu | Romania | 76,809,592 | 64 |
| "RB Tiger" | United Kingdom | 67,241,489 | 56 |
| "luckyluck653" | Estonia | 57,397,341 | 48 |
| Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini | Brazil | 49,201,375 | 41 |
| "The_Senseman" | Germany | 46,086,948 | 38 |
| Caio "pessagno" Pessagno | Brazil | 41,519,452 | 35 |
| "hanji" | Canada | 37,717,192 | 31 |
| Fernando "ferdahouse" Santos | Brazil | 24,807,451 | 21 |
| "KKing James" | Brazil | 22,619,160 | 19 |
When the players return, they will finish the remaining minutes of Level 44 which features a small blind of 600,000, a big blind of 1,200,000, and a running ante of 150,000. Once this level is over, the level duration will increase to 28 minutes and play will continue until there is one champion left. The PokerStars Twitch stream will be live once again with hole cards showing on a 30-minute delay with commentary provided by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, and guest commentators on the Grand Final with the High buy-in.
This is what they are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $302,359 |
| 2 | $215,530 |
| 3 | $153,637 |
| 4 | $109,518 |
| 5 | $78,068 |
| 6 | $55,650 |
| 7 | $39,669 |
| 8 | $28,277 |
| 9 | $20,157 |
The PokerNews coverage will be covering the final table live so follow along with all the action.
Level: 44
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 44
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
The nine remaining players are back in their seats and play has resumed.
First Pot Goes to Pessagno
Level 44
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
The action folded to Fernando "ferdahouse" Santos in the small blind who raised to 2,400,000 and Caio "pessagno" Pessagno defended his big blind.
The flop came 
for Santos to continue with a bet of 2,029,500 which Pessagno called.
The turn brought them the 
and this time Santos check-folded to the 3,516,000 bet of Pessagno.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,659,592 | -150,000 |
|
67,091,489 | -150,000 |
|
57,247,341 | -150,000 |
|
49,051,375 | -150,000 |
|
47,148,952 | 5,629,500 |
|
45,936,948 | -150,000 |
|
37,567,192 | -150,000 |
|
|
22,469,160 | -150,000 |
|
|
20,227,951 | -4,579,500 |
Level: 45
Blinds: 700,000/1,400,000
Ante: 175,000
Level Duration Increased
Level 45
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
The level duration has changed to 30 minutes per level.
Two in a Row for "hanji"
Level 45
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
In the first hand, "hanji" completed their small blind and Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu opted to check in the big blind. "hanji" check-called the 1,375,000 bet of Marcu on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and this time "hanji" check-called the 1,950,000 bet of Marcu. The river completed the board with the and both players checked. "hanji" tabled 
for the pair of fives to claim the pot.
The hand right after, they raised to 2,460,000 from the button and "The_Senseman" defended their big blind. The flop came 
, "The_Senseman" bet 2,100,000 which "hanji" called. They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. "The_Senseman" bet 2,214,000 which "hanji" called. "The_Senseman" tabled 
for two pair but "hanji" held 
for the higher two pair they had rivered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,084,592 | -5,575,000 |
|
|
66,641,489 | -450,000 |
|
|
56,797,341 | -450,000 |
|
|
50,516,192 | 12,949,000 |
|
|
49,248,985 | 2,100,033 |
|
|
48,601,375 | -450,000 |
|
|
38,712,948 | -7,224,000 |
|
|
22,019,160 | -450,000 |
|
|
19,777,951 | -450,000 |
"The_Senseman" Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,157)
Level 45
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
"hanji" raised to 2,870,000 from the cutoff after having just won two hands in a row. "The_Senseman" three-bet to 7,288,620 from the small blind which only "hanji" called.
The flop came 
, "The_Senseman" continued with a bet of 8,488,620 and was called by "hanji" again.
The turn brought them the 
and "The_Senseman" decided to put their tournament life at risk as they shoved for 22,760,708 and "hanji" called.
"The_Senseman": 
"hanji": 
"The_Senseman" held the overpair but "hanji" had turned the nut-flush to leave "The_Senseman" drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the 
as a formality as "The_Senseman" was the first player to get eliminated today while "hanji" claims the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,854,140 | 41,337,948 |
|
|
70,909,592 | -175,000 |
|
|
66,466,489 | -175,000 |
|
|
56,622,341 | -175,000 |
|
|
49,073,952 | -175,033 |
|
|
47,026,375 | -1,575,000 |
|
|
21,844,160 | -175,000 |
|
|
19,602,951 | -175,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pessagno Loses Chunk to Marcu
Level 45
: 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno raised to 3,010,000 from the early position and Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu three-bet to 9,000,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Pessagno who made the call.
They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Pessagno check-called the 6,450,000 bet of Marcu.
The river completed the board with the 
and Pessagno checked for the last time and then folded when Marcu continued with a bet of 10,320,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,504,140 | -350,000 |
|
|
82,332,037 | 11,422,445 |
|
|
74,694,044 | 8,227,555 |
|
|
55,572,341 | -1,050,000 |
|
|
46,676,375 | -350,000 |
|
|
33,273,952 | -15,800,000 |
|
|
20,094,160 | -1,750,000 |
|
|
19,252,951 | -350,000 |