2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$983,292
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$6,922,000
Entries
6,922
Level Info
Level
54
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.

Day 3 Completed

"arbaarba" Takes Down the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] for $739,976

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
$1,050 The Big Blowout Final Table Results
$1,050 The Big Blowout Final Table Results

In less than three hours, the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] played down from nine players to a champion and it would be the Day 2 chip leader "arbaarba" who would come out on top after a three-way deal was agreed upon with Fernando "fviana" Viana and Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett.

"arbaarba" claimed the extra $50,000 for the winner to add $739,976 to their bank roll. The tournament attracted 5,292 unique players who reentered 1,630 times to get to a prize pool of $6,922,000 with the lion-share being handed out on the final table.

"arbaarba" has had many deep runs in several tournaments which also includes a win in the Big $55 for example. Viana held the chip lead during the deal discussion and also got to claim the biggest prize in this tournament and the series on PokerStars. Viana has won more than $5,600,000 in online tournaments with notable scores during the SCOOP but more recently in the Stadium Series Freezeout Grand Final - High $5,200 NLHE for $721,235.

Hallett was the third player involved in the deal and has already won a title in the past weeks but might sound familiar to the readers who follow the Sunday Million results as he has won two of them in the past. The three players were joined on the final table by "milanov888", Vlad "dariepoker" Darie, Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera, "adkaf", "xMFPx", and "Gordon_dReid".

PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1"arbaarba"Lithuania$739,976*
2Fernando "fviana" VianaBrazil$771,416*
3Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" HallettCanada$646,189*
4"milanov888"Bulgaria$339,831
5Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania$238,483
6Eike "Mr. Havener" OnoderaBrazil$167,361
7"adkaf"Austria$117,448
8"xMFPx"United Kingdom$82,422
9"Gordon_dReid"Canada$57,841

*denotes a 3-way deal

Final Table Action

"Gordon_dReid" started as the short stack at the start of the day and would be the first to go too when their aces got cracked by the pocket tens of "arbaarba" who flopped a set. Viana doubled through "xMFPx" to take a small chip lead and then dealt the final blow to the latter with ace-king. Forty-five minutes later, "adkaf" fell with pocket queens to the ace-king of "arbaarba". With Onodera following them a few minutes later when "milanov888" flopped trips.

Vlad Darie
Vlad Darie finished in fifth place for $238,483

It would then take almost 50 minutes before Darie was sent to the rail after getting shorter and shorter for a while. His queen-eight failed to connect with anything on the board for him to see his chips go to Viana for an even bigger chip lead. Viana held onto the chip lead for most of the night as he also took out "milanov888" with pocket treys with the flopped set.

The three remaining players agreed to a deal with Viana holding almost 50% of all the chips in play but Hallett doubled up to the lead with pocket fours while Viana held the ace-king. "arbaarba" took the lead back when they scored a big double with the flush they had rivered against the trip aces of Hallett. The latter was left with just over 3 big blinds and lost the rest to Viana who held with the higher kicker.

Fernando Viana
Fernando Viana finished as the runner-up for $771,416

Heads-up play only lasted for two hands, Viana called the four-bet shove of "arbaarba" with ace-nine suited. The pocket sevens of "arbaarba" found another seven on the flop to hit for the set and the win as the rest of the board didn't bring enough help to Viana.

This concludes the PokerNews coverage for the four Big Blowout events of the first-ever PokerStars Blowout Series and we'll see you at the next exciting tournament festival!

Fernando "fviana" Viana Eliminated in 2nd Place ($771,416)

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
arbaarba vs Viana
arbaarba vs Viana

In the second hand of heads-up play, "arbaarba" raised to 2,400,000 from the button. Fernando "fviana" Viana three-bet to 7,211,111 for "arbaarba" to four-bet shove and Viana to call for the 32,880,892 he had behind.

Fernando "fviana" Viana: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
"arbaarba": {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{j-Spades} for "arbaarba" to hit their set.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} for Viana to hit a pair but leave him drawing dead already knowing he'd finish as the runner-up before the {3-Hearts} completed the board. Viana claimed $771,416 as he was the chip leader during the deal discussions while "arbaarba" claimed the extra $50,000 to win $739,976 in total.

A recap is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
173,050,000
31,680,892
31,680,892
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Busted

Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett Eliminated in 3rd Place ($646,189)

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Viana vs Hallett
Viana vs Hallett

Fernando "fviana" Viana shoved from the small blind for Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett to call in the big blind for the 4,008,488 he had behind.

Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Fernando "fviana" Viana: {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for Viana to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Hallett in third place for $646,189 after agreeing to a deal.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
141,369,108
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
31,680,892
5,808,488
5,808,488
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

"arbaarba" Doubles with the Flush to Leave Hallett Short

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
arbaarba vs Hallett
arbaarba vs Hallett

Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett raised to 4,200,000 from the small blind and "arbaarba" made the call in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Spades}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts}, Hallett bet 5,920,500 and "arbaarba" called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Hallett barreled a bet of 14,965,840 into the pot and "arbaarba" called again.

The river completed the board with the {a-Spades} and Hallett shoved with the bigger stack. "arbaarba" called for the 46,123,214 they had behind with the {9-Spades}{6-Spades} for the rivered flush to double up as Hallett held the {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for trips.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
142,869,108
71,509,554
71,509,554
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
25,872,404
-150,000
-150,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
4,308,488
-71,359,554
-71,359,554
WSOP 1X Winner

Chip Lead Goes to Hallett

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

Fernando "fviana" Viana completed his small blind and Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett opted to check.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Viana bet 1,200,000 for Hallett to go along.

The turn was the {5-Spades} and Viana fired a bet of 2,887,500 over the line and Hallett called.

The river completed the board with the {a-Clubs} for both players to check. Viana showed the {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair but Hallett held the {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for the higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
75,668,042
5,587,500
5,587,500
WSOP 1X Winner
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
71,359,554
-150,000
-150,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
26,022,404
-5,437,500
-5,437,500

"arbaarba" Back in the Lead

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

"arbaarba" raised to 4,200,000 from the small blind and Fernando "fviana" Viana defended his big blind.

The flop came {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, they both checked to the {j-Diamonds} on the turn. "arbaarba" bet 6,460,500 for Viana to give up.

Player Chips Progress
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
71,509,554
10,930,500
10,930,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
70,080,542
-7,022,340
-7,022,340
WSOP 1X Winner
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
31,459,904
-3,908,160
-3,908,160

Two Pair for "arbaarba"

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

"arbaarba" raised to 2,400,000 from the button and Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett defended his big blind.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, Hallett check-called the 1,930,500 continuation-bet of "arbaarba".

The turn was the {8-Clubs} and Hallett bet 3,346,520 and was called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Hearts} and they both checked. Hallett tabled the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts} for "arbaarba" to pick up the pot with the {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
77,102,882
-5,727,020
-5,727,020
WSOP 1X Winner
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
60,579,054
7,827,020
7,827,020
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
35,368,064
-2,100,000
-2,100,000

Flush for Hallett

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett completed his small blind and "arbaarba" opted to check in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}, they both checked to the {q-Spades} on the turn. They both checked again for the {4-Clubs} to complete the board. Hallett bet 2,096,500 for "arbaarba" to call but muck when Hallett tabled the {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for the flush.

Player Chips Progress
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
82,829,902
11,504,500
11,504,500
WSOP 1X Winner
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
52,752,034
-10,196,500
-10,196,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
37,468,064
-1,308,000
-1,308,000

Two Pair for "arbaarba"

Level 54 : 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante

Fernando "fviana" Viana raised to 2,400,000 from the button and "arbaarba" defended their big blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts}, "arbaarba" check-called the 1,930,500 continuation-bet of Viana.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and "arbaarba" checked again. Viana bet 8,400,000 this time and was called.

The river completed the board with the {3-Spades} and both players checked. "arbaarba" showed the {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for two pair to scoop the pot as Viana mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett ca
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett
71,325,402
-3,750,000
-3,750,000
WSOP 1X Winner
arbaarba lt
arbaarba
62,948,534
17,355,500
17,355,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Fernando "fviana" Viana
Fernando "fviana" Viana
38,776,064
-13,605,500
-13,605,500