2020 PokerStars Stadium Series

Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - Medium: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $2M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 PokerStars Stadium Series

Final Results
Winner
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$302,359
Event Info
Buy-in
$530
Prize Pool
$2,117,000
Entries
4,234
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
4,234
Players Left
343

Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Player Chips Progress
KingGr de
KingGr
1,683,201
914,048
914,048
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
1,116,965
316,035
316,035
Prudently dk
Prudently
1,098,647
-625
-625
Stevan "random_chu" Chew au
Stevan "random_chu" Chew
1,065,326
7,188
7,188
SkyyBluee de
SkyyBluee
1,039,117
651,462
651,462
Christoffer "MrEsprectro" Brandsborg no
Christoffer "MrEsprectro" Brandsborg
1,016,638
298,449
298,449
GotYouRead de
GotYouRead
945,951
945,951
945,951
xinxin8215 cn
xinxin8215
928,809
928,809
928,809
masterblev ru
masterblev
917,989
917,989
917,989
Martin "tinchoarce" Arce
Martin "tinchoarce" Arce
908,269
908,269
908,269

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 625

Nitsche Has the Higher Pocket Pair

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
Neanderthal4 vs Nitsche
Neanderthal4 vs Nitsche

Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche raised to 17,500 from under the gun and "Neanderthal4" defended their big blind when the action was folded to them.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, "Neanderthal4" check-raised the 23,375 continuation-bet of Nitsche to 62,828 which was called by the latter.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} for "Neanderthal4" to continue with a bet of 65,491 which Nitsche called.

The river completed the board with the {7-Spades} and "Neanderthal4" checked. Nitsche shoved with the bigger stack which "Neanderthal4" called for the 216,190 they had behind with {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} but Nitsche held {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for the higher pocket pair to eliminate "Neanderthal4".

Player Chips Progress
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
1,048,629
1,048,629
1,048,629
Neanderthal4 at
Neanderthal4
Busted

Tags: Dominik "Bounatirou" NitscheNeanderthal4

"ferdahouse" busts "dalyaa"

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

"dalyaa" raised to 12,000 from the hijack and when the action folded to "ferdahouse" in the big blind, they three-bet to 48,000. "dalyaa" responded with a four-bet shove for 328,632 which "ferdahouse" called with the bigger stack.

"dalyaa": {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
"ferdahouse": {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for "ferdahouse" to hold with the kings to eliminate "dalyaa".

Player Chips Progress
Fernando "ferdahouse" Santos br
Fernando "ferdahouse" Santos
1,182,626
1,182,626
1,182,626
dalyaa cn
dalyaa
Busted

Tags: dalyaaferdahouse

Semeghini over Kehoe

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini raised to 12,000 from the hijack just before the level went up and was called by Stephen "penguy2" Kehoe in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Kehoe check-called the 10,890 continuation-bet of Semeghini.

They both checked through the {4-Diamonds} on the turn to the {2-Hearts} on the river. Kehoe checked for the last time but raised to 126,000 when Semeghini bet 36,520. Semeghini made the call. Kehoe tabled {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for the rivered two pair but Semeghini held {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the rivered flush to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini br
Rodrigo "digopapel" Semeghini
1,204,411
1,204,411
1,204,411
Stephen "penguy2" Kehoe ie
Stephen "penguy2" Kehoe
68,904
68,904
68,904

Tags: Rodrigo "digopapel" SemeghiniStephen "penguy2" Kehoe

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 875

PokerStars Gives an Insight Into Its Game Integrity Team

Level 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
PokerStars Game Integrity
PokerStars Game Integrity

Protecting at the tables is one of PokerStars’ top priorities according to a video released on the world’s biggest online poker site’s YouTube channel.

Sadly, cheating and poker go hand-in-hand like eggs and ham. Cheaters will always look to make a quick buck whenever money is on the table. It’s one of the downsides of human nature.

Thankfully, the PokerStars Game Integrity team is on hand to prevent its players from all forms of cheating, be that collusion between two or more players, the use of banned software, and even tracking down “bots.”

Find Out more by clicking here!

Notable Chip Counts in Top 100

Level 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stevan "random_chu" Chew au
Stevan "random_chu" Chew
1,246,756
181,430
181,430
Francisco "chicalltreta" Correia br
Francisco "chicalltreta" Correia
1,195,115
694,836
694,836
Christoffer "MrEsprectro" Brandsborg no
Christoffer "MrEsprectro" Brandsborg
1,193,302
176,664
176,664
Kevin "torino2000" Killeen ie
Kevin "torino2000" Killeen
1,100,728
1,100,728
1,100,728
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
1,065,272
-51,693
-51,693
Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu ro
Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu
985,341
278,411
278,411
Day 2 Chip Leader
Felipe "Fepoker20" Meister br
Felipe "Fepoker20" Meister
970,771
970,771
970,771
Benny "RunGodLike" Glaser
Benny "RunGodLike" Glaser
927,091
327,856
327,856
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
908,520
-140,109
-140,109
Martin "tinchoarce" Arce
Martin "tinchoarce" Arce
895,420
-12,849
-12,849
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone ar
Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone
855,364
164,393
164,393
Ivan "Negriin" Luca
Ivan "Negriin" Luca
826,332
826,332
826,332
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin be
Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin
816,328
816,328
816,328
StakeKings
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno br
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno
813,194
813,194
813,194
Sean "MonkeyBudg" Prendiville ie
Sean "MonkeyBudg" Prendiville
805,219
805,219
805,219
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya br
Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya
757,625
176,518
176,518
WSOP 1X Winner
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs
713,086
713,086
713,086
WSOP 2X Winner
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht
706,438
706,438
706,438
Josh "Elf Kicker" Platz ca
Josh "Elf Kicker" Platz
692,283
70,722
70,722

"manabumabe" Turns a Flush Against Jennings

Level 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

"manabumabe" raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Alex "AJPokerpro" Jennings three-bet to 42,500 from the button. The blinds folded and "manabumabe" made the call.

The flop came {10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, "manabumabe" check-called the 22,755 continuation-bet of Jennings.

They both checked through the {q-Clubs} on the turn to the {4-Diamonds} on the river. "manabumabe" bet 85,005 which Jennings called but then mucked his hand when "manabumabe" tabled {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the turned flush.

Player Chips Progress
manabumabe br
manabumabe
1,272,630
1,272,630
1,272,630
Alex "AJPokerpro" Jennings gb
Alex "AJPokerpro" Jennings
171,882
171,882
171,882

Tags: Alex "AJPokerpro" Jenningsmanabumabe

Registration Closed; Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Level 15 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

The late registration period has just closed and the $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool attracted 4,234 players to the tournament to create a total prize pool of $2,117,000. This means that 511 players will be in the money for at least $1,154 while the winner will walk away with $302,359 on Tuesday, August 4.

This is what they are all still playing for:

PlacePrize PlacePrize PlacePrize
1$302,359 10-12$14,369 104-143$2,644
2$215,530 13-15$10,242 144-191$2,303
3$153,637 16-23$7,301 192-239$2,005
4$109,518 24-31$5,204 240-295$1,747
5$78,068 32-47$4,002 296-359$1,521
6$55,650 48-71$3,485 360-431$1,325
7$39,669 72-103$3,036 432-511$1,154
8$28,277      
9$20,157