Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd. | 2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

01-19-2021 18:23 UTC

"xMFPx" Gets "arbaarba" to Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

"xMFPx" raised to 1,200,000 from the early position and "arbaarba" three-bet to 3,180,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to "xMFPx" who made the call.

The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. "xMFPx" bet 2,100,000 and "arbaarba" called.

The completed the board and "xMFPx" fired a bet of 3,600,000 over the line for "arbaarba" to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
arbaarba	39,254,787 -5,355,000	-5,355,000

Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	34,019,117 -75,000	-75,000

xMFPx	22,626,965 6,705,000	6,705,000
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera	19,618,122 -375,000	-375,000
Fernando "fviana" Viana	18,560,453 -675,000	-675,000
adkaf	16,743,176 -75,000	-75,000
milanov888	11,437,694 -75,000	-75,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett	10,789,686 -75,000	-75,000

01-19-2021 18:20 UTC

"Gordon_dReid" Eliminated in 9th Place ($57,841)

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Shirley Ang

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

"Gordon_dReid" shoved from the hijack for 4,691,881 and was called by "arbaarba" in the cutoff while the rest folded.

"Gordon_dReid":
"arbaarba":

"Gordon_dReid" was ahead with the aces but the flop came for "arbaarba" to hit a set.

The turn was the to not change things and neither did the on the river as "Gordon_dReid" became the first player of the day to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
arbaarba	44,609,787 8,291,881	8,291,881

Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	34,094,117 -450,000	-450,000

Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera	19,993,122 -750,000	-750,000
Fernando "fviana" Viana	19,235,453 -150,000	-150,000
adkaf	16,818,176 -1,650,000	-1,650,000
xMFPx	15,921,965 -150,000	-150,000
milanov888	11,512,694 -150,000	-150,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett	10,864,686 -150,000	-150,000

Gordon_dReid	Busted

01-19-2021 18:16 UTC

Darie Closes in on "arbaarba"

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Shirley Ang

Level 50 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Fernando "fviana" Viana raised to 1,200,000 from the middle position and Vlad "dariepoker" Darie defended his big blind.

The flop came , they both opted to check to the on the turn. Darie checked again and Viana bet 1,856,250 and was called.

The river completed the board with the and Darie bet 7,087,500 for Viana to give up on the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
arbaarba	36,317,906 -1,062,500	-1,062,500

Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	34,544,117 6,081,250	6,081,250

Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera	20,743,122 -262,500	-262,500
Fernando "fviana" Viana	19,385,453 -2,006,250	-2,006,250
adkaf	18,468,176 -1,262,500	-1,262,500
xMFPx	16,071,965 800,000	800,000
milanov888	11,662,694 -262,500	-262,500
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett	11,014,686 -1,012,500	-1,012,500

Gordon_dReid	4,841,881 -1,012,500	-1,012,500

Level: 50

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000

01-19-2021 18:10 UTC

First Pot of the Evening Goes to "xMFPx"

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Shirley Ang

Level 49 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"milanov888" completed their small blind and "xMFPx" raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind which "milanov888" called.

The flop came , they both checked to the on the turn. "milanov888" opted to check again. This time, "xMFPx" bet 750,000 which "milanov888" called.

The river completed the board with the and both players checked. "milanov888" tabled the for "xMFPx" to pick up the first pot of the day with the with the higher kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
arbaarba	37,380,406 -62,500	-62,500

Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	28,462,867 -62,500	-62,500

Fernando "fviana" Viana	21,391,703 -62,500	-62,500
Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera	21,005,622 21,005,622	21,005,622
adkaf	19,730,676 -62,500	-62,500
xMFPx	15,271,965 2,750,000	2,750,000
Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett	12,027,186 -62,500	-62,500

milanov888	11,925,194 -2,312,500	-2,312,500
Gordon_dReid	5,854,381 -62,500	-62,500

01-19-2021 18:05 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Shirley Ang

Level 49 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

The nine remaining players are all back in their seats to battle for that first-place prize of $983,292.

Level: 49

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 62,500

01-19-2021 17:00 UTC

Final Table of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Starts at 6:05 PM GMT

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Shirley Ang

At 6:10 p.m. GMT, the final table of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] will resume with nine players in their seats, ready to compete for the first-place prize of $983,292 out of the $6,922,000 prize pool which had been generated by the 6,922 entries from 5,292 unique players.

Ahead of the rest is Lithuania's "arbaarba" with 37,442,906 in chips, worth 18 big blinds more than Vlad "dariepoker" Darie who "bagged" 28,525,367 last night. Fernando "fviana" Viana completes the top three at the start of the day with 21,454,203.

They are joined by Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera, "adkaf", "milanov888", "xMFPx", Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett and "Gordon_dReid" on the final table today.

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

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	"arbaarba"	Lithuania	37,442,906	75
2	Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	Romania	28,525,367	57
3	Fernando "fviana" Viana	Brazil	21,454,203	43
4	Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera	Brazil	21,068,122	42
5	"adkaf"	Austria	19,793,176	40
6	"milanov888"	Bulgaria	14,237,694	28
7	"xMFPx"	United Kingdom	12,521,965	25
8	Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett	Canada	12,089,686	24
9	"Gordon_dReid"	Canada	5,916,881	12

When play resumes, the nine players will finish the last four minutes of Level 49 which features a small blind of 250,000, a big blind of 500,000, and a running ante of 62,500. After that level, the level duration will increase to 30 minutes with the first level benefiting from it being Level 50 with a small blind of 300,000, a big blind of 600,000, and an ante of 75,000.

James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton will be providing commentary with cards-up coverage on the PokerStars Twitch Channel and will be joined by special guests. A 30-minute security delay will be in place when the broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. GMT.

PokerNews will be right here from the first shove until the final Champion of the Big Blowout of the Blowout Series has been crowned so make sure to keep reading our updates.

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