Stadium Series Freezeout Weekly Final - High: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd | 2020 PokerStars Stadium Series

Jul 14, 2020

Telker Gets Paid, Reclaims Lead

Yori Epskamp

Level 43 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

Michael "munchenHB" Telker raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun and Patrick "Nelepo10" Ulysséa defended. The flop was and Ulysséa check-called 1,500,000 from Telker.

The turn brought the and Ulysséa check-called a hefty second barrel of 8,000,000 from the American.

The completed the board on the river and Ulysséa checked a third time. Telker emptied the clip with a bet of 18,000,000 and Ulysséa spent nearly a minute in the tank. He called it off but mucked when Telker showed him a flush with .

Level: 43

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 125,000

Jul 14, 2020

... And Does it Again!

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Three hands later, Patrick "Nelepo10" Ulysséa raised on the button to 1,600,000 and Michael "munchenHB" Telker, now in the small blind, three-bet to 6,000,000.

Eli "Timunim" Fagundes cold four-bet to 14,280,000 in the small blind, Ulysséa folded, and Telker moved all in again, this time for 44,424,175. Fagundes used up some of his time bank but ultimately chose to surrender his hand.

Jul 14, 2020

Telker Five-Bet Shoves...

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Chip leader Patrick "Nelepo10" Ulysséa came in with a minraise to 1,600,000 under the gun. Michael "munchenHB" Telker three-bet to 4,800,000 on the button, Ulysséa four-bet to 11,200,000, Telker five-bet shoved over 34M and Ulysséa rapidly folded.

Jul 14, 2020

Xiaoxiao "W.Leung" Niao Eliminated in 5th Place ($40,538)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

In back-to-back hands, Xiaoxiao "W.Leung" Niao met his demise to leave the field with four players. In the first hand, it was the Brazilian who raised to 1,600,000 second to act.

Eli "Timunim" Fagundes three-bet to 6,400,000 from the small blind, Niao four-bet shoved for 33,329,304 and Fagundes, after slight hesitation, called it off for 19,681,606 more.

Eli "Timunim" Fagundes:
Xiaoxiao "W.Leung" Niao:

It was a classic race between two monster hands and Fagundes' queens remained ahead during the rundown.

Left with a little over 7M, Niao shoved from under the gun the next hand and was looked up by "Booosty" in the big blind.

Xiaoxiao "W.Leung" Niao:
"Boootsy":

Despite picked up a double gutter along the way to go with his overcards, Niao couldn't get there on a to depart in 5th place ($40,538).

Jul 14, 2020

PokerStars Home Games Now On Mobile; Mixed Games Added

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

PokerStars recently launched a massive update to its Home Games product, making them available on the mobile app in addition to adding several new game formats.

Home Games have increased in popularity at PokerStars, as they make it possible for PokerStars’ players to create private clubs where they can run cash games and tournaments against friends, family, and anyone else who receives an invite code for the club.

Previously, Home Game players had to be at home, literally, because they were only available on the downloadable desktop PokerStars client. Now Home Games are available on the excellent mobile app, meaning players have more freedom than ever before when it comes to competing against their friends, being able to play poker on mobile as well.

It's so easy to set up a PokerStars Home Game

Jul 14, 2020

Cards Back

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Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Players return in level 42 with blinds of 400,000/800,000 after the break. Level duration will be 30 minutes.

Jul 14, 2020

Break

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

The five remaining players are on a 5-minute break. Earlier, Eli "Timunim" Fagundes doubled with ace-queen through Michael "munchenHB" Telker's pocket eights, and the latter has barely won a pot since to surrender the lead.

Jul 14, 2020

"Boootsy" Climbing

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Yori Epskamp

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

With four winners in a row, Canadian "Boootsy" appears to be getting some momentum and handed over the bottom spot to Eli "Timunim" Fagundes. In the biggest of the four hands, "Boootsy" raised to 1,600,000 and Patrick "Nelepo10" Ulysséa defended.

ON the flop, Ulysséa checked, "Boootsy" bet 2,050,000, Ulysséa check-raised to 5,520,000 and "Boootsy" called. The turn brought the and Ulysséa check-folded to a 13,708,580 shove.

Level: 42

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000