Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd. | 2020 PokerStars Blowout Series

01-05-2021 18:21 UTC

"blagodete1" Eliminated in 22nd Place ($10,887)

Shirley Ang

Level 54 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

"Flush098765" raised to 2,100,000 from the middle position and "blagodete1" three-bet to 6,700,000 on the button. The action folded back to "Flush098765" who four-bet shoved with the bigger stack for "blagodete1" to make the call for the 30,199,687 they had behind.

"blagodete1":
"Flush098765":

The board ran out for "Flush098765" to turn the higher pair to eliminate "blagodete1" in twenty-second place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Flush098765	67,786,692 36,174,687	36,174,687
Anchises1	28,573,487 -3,250,000	-3,250,000
Vespillo77	27,342,964 1,625,000	1,625,000
Hepburn1	23,596,348 -3,250,000	-3,250,000
mickyray2010	20,357,846 -1,250,000	-1,250,000
Jepser8	19,020,263 2,275,000	2,275,000
blagodete1	Busted

01-05-2021 18:15 UTC

"mrnappa" Eliminated in 23rd Place ($10,887)

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Shirley Ang

Level 54 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

"Flush098765" raised to 2,100,000 from the middle position and "mrnappa" called in the small blind for the 977,541 they had left while "Vespillo77" defended their big blind.

The flop came , "Vespillo77" check-called the 1,997,339 continuation-bet of "Flush098765".

The turn was the , "Vespillo77" checked and then folded when "Flush098765" continued with another bet of 3,315,582.

"mrnappa":
"Flush098765":

"mrnappa" was drawing dead as "Flush098765" had flopped top pair.

The river completed the board with the for "mrnappa" to bust in twenty-third place as the first player of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anchises1	31,823,487 -125,000	-125,000
Flush098765	31,612,005 5,824,880	5,824,880
blagodete1	30,199,687 -125,000	-125,000
Hepburn1	26,846,348 -125,000	-125,000
Vespillo77	25,717,964 -4,222,339	-4,222,339
mickyray2010	21,607,846 -125,000	-125,000
mrnappa	Busted

01-05-2021 18:11 UTC

"M4GPI3" Doubles Through "Jepser8"

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Shirley Ang

Level 54 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

"€plov2" raised to 2,000,000 from the early position and "Jepser8" three-bet shoved from the small blind for 30,616,909. "M4GPI3" called in the big blind for the 13,871,646 they had behind while "€plov2" folded.

"M4GPI3":
"Jepser8":

The board ran out for "M4GPI3" to double up with the rockets.

Player	Chips	Progress
DoEasyMoney	62,683,998 -125,000	-125,000
komisz	39,385,150 -125,000	-125,000
Magdebob1993	31,186,886 -125,000	-125,000

M4GPI3	30,743,292 16,746,646	16,746,646
€plov2	28,512,659 -2,125,000	-2,125,000
Jepser8	16,745,263 -13,996,646	-13,996,646
W.Slomczynski	16,076,446 -125,000	-125,000
Baroness1393	13,019,941 -125,000	-125,000

01-05-2021 18:08 UTC

"Hepburn1" Leaves "mrnappa" Short

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Shirley Ang

Level 54 : 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante

"Hepburn1" shoved from the cutoff for 12,798,174 and "mrnappa" called in the big blind with the bigger stack.

"Hepburn1":
"mrnappa":

The board ran out for "Hepburn1" to turn the straight to double up and leave "mrnappa" short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anchises1	31,948,487 -125,000	-125,000
blagodete1	30,324,687 -625,000	-625,000
Vespillo77	29,940,303 -125,000	-125,000
Hepburn1	26,971,348 14,048,174	14,048,174
Flush098765	25,787,125 -125,000	-125,000
mickyray2010	21,732,846 -125,000	-125,000
mrnappa	1,102,541 -12,923,174	-12,923,174

Level: 54

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 125,000

01-05-2021 18:06 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Shirley Ang

Level 53 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

The tournament has just restarted with a minute left in the current level.

Level: 53

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

01-05-2021 17:01 UTC

Who Will Win the PokerStars Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!]?

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Shirley Ang

Day 3 of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] resumes play at 6:05 p.m. GMT with 23 players out of 31,855 entries returning to the battlefield to compete for the first-place prize of $632,426. They have all secured at least $10,887 out of the $6,371,000 prize pool but are all looking to climbing up that pay ladder.

Leading the pack today is Romania's "UnHuman3" with 154 big blinds as they bagged 122,991,718 in chips on Day 2. They are followed in the top five by "Olegent" (77,440,795), "DoEasyMoney" (62,808,998), "Sergiu "seserman01" Cornea" (55,211,856), and "Eduardnho11" (44,417,889).

Day 1 chip leader "Magdebob1993" also made Day 3 but with 31,311,886 chips, they're coming back with a slight below-average stack. Other familiar names to return for a fight today include Francis "NoHayMiedo*" Cruz and Gustavo "gremistaAK" Pinto.

When play resumes, the remaining players will finish Level 53 which features a small blind of 400,000, a big blind of 800,000, and a running ante of 100,000. Once 16 players are left, the level duration will increase to 20 minutes each and play will continue until a champion has been crowned.

The PokerStars Twitch channel will be providing cards-up coverage with a security delay with commentary provided by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton from 6:30 p.m. GMT. But PokerNews will be there from the first elimination until the final table closes so make sure to keep following along right here for all the live updates,

Blowout Series: $215 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], $5M Gtd.

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