"Gwolde" Wins the PokerStars Big Blowout for $721,692; Vieira Ships 6-Max High Roller

The inaugural Blowout Series has been a massive success PokerStars thus far.

The festival comes with a whopping $60 million guaranteed across 88 events, with the customary PokerStars Low, Medium, and High tiers.

On Wednesday, Jan. 12, "Gwolde" from the Netherlands became the biggest winner thus far after shipping the Blowout Series: $530 NLHE - The Big Blowout for a massive payday of $721,692 after agreeing to a heads-up deal at the final table.

This marks the second time a player waving the Dutch flag won The Big Blowout out of three total events. Two weeks ago, Netherlands' "pilaa" won the Blowout Series: $109 NLHE – The Big Blowout! for a whopping $381,174.

Meanwhile, Portugal's Joao "Naza114" Vieira and Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro shipped High Roller events during the last week.

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt managed to become the second player to win two Blowout Series events during the inaugural festival to add to his many other huge accomplishments.

Check out below for everything that transpired during the past week of Blowout Series events at PokerStars.

"Gwolde" Wins the PokerStars Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] ($721,692)

After almost four hours of play on Day 3 of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!], the second Big Blowout title has been captured for the Netherlands as "Gwolde" defeated "Escapemissio" heads-up after agreeing to a deal.

The Dutch player laid claim to $721,692 for their victory in the 12,938-strong entry field which had a prize pool of $6,469,000 which easily surpassed the $5,000,000 that was set for this tournament.

"Gwolde" is no stranger to success on the PokerStars tables as they have won the Sunday Kickoff in the past for example. The Dutch player also came out victorious in Event 20-M: $109 NLHE Deep Stacks Freezeout on January 3 for $35,856 so must be having a great start of 2021 on the PokerStars virtual tables.

They started the day second in the counts and hovered at the top of the counts for most of the night with a few dips in between. In actual fact, of the top ten players at the start of the day, only two of them didn't make the final table with Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro bubbling the last table of the day and "sp3edy14" falling in twelfth place.

Blowout Series: $530 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Final Table Results

*Reflects a heads-up deal

Joao "Naza114" Vieira Wins the PokerStars Blowout Series 36-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller] ($123,068)

Joao "Naza114" Vieira made it two players waving the flag of the Netherlands to win big events at PokerStars last week. The Portuguese native registered in the Netherlands at PokerStars navigated through a star-studded field to win the Blowout Series 36-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller] for $123,068 after besting online poker legend Niklas "lena900" Astedt (second - $94,486) in heads-up play.

While Astedt narrowly missed out on a Blowout Series title in this event, he did managed to become the second player to win two Blowout Series titles later in the week when he shipped the Blowout Series 39-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout] for $44,314.

Bert "girafganger7" Stevens (fifth - $42,760), Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja (sixth - $32,829), and Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams (seventh - $25,205) were the first three players eliminated at the final table. Adams was looking to follow-up an impressive win in last week's Blowout Series 26-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] for $167,591 to no avail.

Bulgaria's "milennial" (third- $72,542) and Russia's "GangstaZab" (fourth - $55,695) were the other two players at the final table to collect big paydays.

PokerStars Blowout Series 36-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller] Final Table Results

Blowout Series Recent Results

Blowout Series 33-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 33-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Mini Super Tuesday SE]

Blowout Series 33-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE]

Blowout Series 36-L: $55 NLHE [6-Max]

Blowout Series 36-M: $530 NLHE [6-Max]

Blowout Series 37-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 37-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 37-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 38-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 38-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 38-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo]

Blowout Series 39-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 39-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 39-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 40-L: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 40-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE]

Blowout Series 40-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE]

Blowout Series 41-L: $11 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 41-M: $109 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 41-H: $1,050 NLHE [Turbo]

Blowout Series 42-L: $2.20 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 42-M: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 42-H: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 43-L: $2.20 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 43-M: $22 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 43-H: $215 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 44-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 44-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 44-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 45-L: $5.50 NLHE

Blowout Series 45-M: $55 NLHE

Blowout Series 45-H: $530 NLHE

Blowout Series 46-L: $11 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 46-M: $109 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 46-H: $1,050 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 47-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 47-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 47-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, HRC Daily Supersonic SE]

Blowout Series 48-L: $5.50 NLHE [Deep Stacks, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 48-M: $55 NLHE [Deep Stacks, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 48-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stacks]

Blowout Series 49-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Saturday KO SE]

Blowout Series 49-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Saturday KO SE]

Blowout Series 49-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, HRC Saturday KO SE]

Blowout Series 50-L: $55 PLO [6-Max]

Blowout Series 50-M: $530 PLO [6-Max]

Blowout Series 50-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max]

Blowout Series 51-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 51-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 51-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo]

Blowout Series 52-L: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE]

Blowout Series 52-M: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Kickoff SE]

Blowout Series 52-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 53-L: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 53-M: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 53-H: $2,100 NLHE [6-Max]

Blowout Series 54-L: $109 NLHE [8-Max]

Blowout Series 54-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max]

Blowout Series 54-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]

Blowout Series 55-L: $11 NLHE

Blowout Series 55-M: $109 NLHE

Blowout Series 55-H: $1,050 NLHE

Blowout Series 56-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE]

Blowout Series 56-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Cooldown SE]

Blowout Series 56-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, HRC Sunday Cooldown SE]

Blowout Series 57-L: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 57-M: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 57-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO]

Blowout Series 58-L: $2.20 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 58-M: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 58-H: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 59-L: $5.50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom]

Blowout Series 59-M: $55 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom]

Blowout Series 59-H: $530 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom]

Blowout Series 60-L: $2.20 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 60-M: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 60-H: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 62-L: $11 8-Game

Blowout Series 62-M: $109 8-Game

Blowout Series 62-H: $1,050 8-Game

Blowout Series 63-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 63-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]

Blowout Series 63-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO]

PokerStars Blowout Series Remaining Schedule

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