Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
2020 PokerStars Stadium Series
Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $2M Gtd
Day: 1
Hill Bursts the Bubble by Busting Correia
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Francisco "chicalltreta" Correia shoved from under the gun for 143,951 while the action on other tables were paused so hand-for-hand play could start. Scott "D_DIGGLER99" Hill made the call from the middle position while the rest of the table folded.
Francisco "chicalltreta" Correia: 
Scott "D_DIGGLER99" Hill: 
The flop came 
for Hill to hit a set but for Correia to pick up the straight draw.
The turn was the 
which didn't help Correia and neither did the 
on the river as Hill improved to quads to burst the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,959,758 | 794,326 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Looming
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
With 514 players left in the field and 511 getting paid, the bubble is coming soon.
"Andreas.P305" Loses Everything to "LoosControl"
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
"LoosControl" raised to 44,000 from the middle position and "Andreas.P305" defended their big blind.
The flop came 
for "Andreas.P305" to check-call the 37,760 continuation-bet of "LoosControl".
The turn brought them the 
and "Andreas.P305" checked for the last time but then shoved for 599,084 when "LoosControl" continued with a bet of 130,000 and was called by the bigger stack.
"Andreas.P305": 
"LoosControl": 
The board was completed with the 
to finalize things as "Andreas.P305" was eliminated before the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,416,006 | 2,416,006 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,077,910 | 1,411,038 |
|
2,791,189 | 1,020,764 |
|
2,694,073 | 202,986 |
|
|
2,646,904 | 600,712 |
|
|
2,587,094 | 142,910 |
|
|
2,344,290 | 1,182,885 |
|
|
2,252,836 | 2,252,836 |
|
2,216,914 | 2,216,914 |
|
2,184,224 | 2,184,224 |
|
|
2,176,557 | 2,176,557 |
Last Break of the Day
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
The 532 remaining players have gone for their last 5-minute break of the day with the bubble expected to burst after as only 511 players will be in the money
Paiva Over Toshio
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Leo "KAizenStyle" Toshio raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Tomas "T 54 T 97s" Paiva defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Toshio continued with a bet of 84,000 which Paiva called.
The turn was the 
and this time Toshio check-called the 121,225 bet of Paiva.
The river completed the board with the and Toshio checked for the last time. Paiva bet 373,834 which was called by Toshio who then mucked when he saw Paiva held 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,046,192 | 698,731 |
|
|
408,752 | 408,752 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
"thx4urm0n3y" Cracks Aces
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"Lefebvre1101 " raised to 35,040 from the early position and "thx4urm0n3y" three-bet to 111,775 from the cutoff. "km_freestyle" four-bet to 300,010 from the small blind for the action to fold back to "thx4urm0n3y" who made the call.
The flop came 
for "km_freestyle" to continue with a bet of 170,000 and "thx4urm0n3y" to shove for 888,562 which was called by the bigger stack.
"thx4urm0n3y": 
"km_freestyle":
"thx4urm0n3y" was up against the overpair but had picked up the flush draw.
The turn was the for "thx4urm0n3y" to hit the nut-flush to double up with.
The river completed the board with the 
as a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,444,184 | 2,444,184 |
|
|
147,845 | 147,845 |