The inaugural Blowout Series has concluded at PokerStars.
The festival was a huge success with a whopping $60 million guaranteed across 88 events, each boasting the customary PokerStars Low, Medium, and High tiers.
Lithuania's "arbaarba" capped off the festival on Tuesday evening by shipping the Blowout Series :$1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] for $739,976 for huge win.
Their massive haul came after agreeing to a three-way deal with Fernando "fviana" Viana and Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett, who shipped a Blowout Series event earlier in the week.
Meanwhile, Viana earned a bit more than the winner as his runner-up performance was worth $771,416 thanks to a three-way deal made at the final table.
Check out below for the highlights of the final week of the Blowout Series at PokerStars.
Lithuania's "arbaarba" Wins the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] ($739,976)
After three hours of play on Day 3, Day 2 chip leader "arbaarba" was victorious in the PokerStars Blowout Series $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] after they agreed to a three-way deal 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".
Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | "arbaarba" | Lithuania | $739,976* |
| 2 | Fernando "fviana" Viana | Brazil | $771,416* |
| 3 | Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett | Canada | $646,189* |
| 4 | "milanov888" | Bulgaria | $339,831 |
| 5 | Vlad "dariepoker" Darie | Romania | $238,483 |
| 6 | Eike "Mr. Havener" Onodera | Brazil | $167,361 |
| 7 | "adkaf" | Austria | $117,448 |
| 8 | "xMFPx" | United Kingdom | $82,422 |
| 9 | "Gordon_dReid" | Canada | $57,841 |
*Reflects a three-way deal
Blowout Series Recent Results
The final week featured many big names winning Blowout Series events including Mateusz "matt86ck" Warowiec, Sean "Kappustahead" Ripp, Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone, Konstantinos "[email protected]" Misailidis, Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, Hristivoje "All In PAV" Pavlovic, Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett, Ami "UhhMee" Barer, Vitor "flipmm" Castro, Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak, Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino, Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis, Shyam "G's zee" Srinivasan, Julio "jucetoor18" Torres, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, and Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank.
Blowout Series 61-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]
| Entries | 8,646 |
| Prize Pool | $179,920 |
| Winner | Mateusz "matt86ck" Warowiec (Poland) |
| First-place Prize | $20,825 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 61-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Mini Super Tuesday SE]
| Entries | 1,563 |
| Prize Pool | $312,600 |
| Winner | Sean "Kappustahead" Ripp (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $47,630 |
Blowout Series 61-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE]
| Entries | 193 |
| Prize Pool | $400,000 |
| Winner | Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $74,625 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 64-L: $22 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
| Entries | 8,177 |
| Prize Pool | $163,540 |
| Winner | Konstantinos "[email protected]" Misailidis (Greece) |
| First-place Prize | $22,964 |
Blowout Series 64-M: $215 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
| Entries | 1,146 |
| Prize Pool | $229,200 |
| Winner | kirdface (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $36,758 |
Blowout Series 64-H: $2,100 NLHE [Midweek Freeze]
| Entries | 103 |
| Prize Pool | $206,000 |
| Winner | Korrinho (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $47,470 |
Blowout Series 65-L: $5.50 PLO8 [8-Max]
| Entries | 4,571 |
| Prize Pool | $22,398 |
| Winner | MK RED DEVIL (Turkmenistan) |
| First-place Prize | $2,810 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 65-M: $55 PLO8 [8-Max]
| Entries | 1,350 |
| Prize Pool | $67,500 |
| Winner | Spider91_PL (Poland) |
| First-place Prize | $8,253 (three-way deal) |
Blowout Series 65-H: $530 PLO8 [8-Max]
| Entries | 188 |
| Prize Pool | $94,000 |
| Winner | PIPON777 (Latvia) |
| First-place Prize | $18,648 |
Blowout Series 66-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 12,910 |
| Prize Pool | $126,518 |
| Winner | ROBAZAN (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $6,738 + $3,155 in bounties |
Blowout Series 66-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 3,062 |
| Prize Pool | $306,200 |
| Winner | Vortzah is back (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $18,932 + $15,557 in bounties |
Blowout Series 66-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]
| Entries | 310 |
| Prize Pool | $310,000 |
| Winner | Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $25,517 + $23,121 in bounties |
Blowout Series 67-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Freezeout]
| Entries | 8,077 |
| Prize Pool | $39,577 |
| Winner | Samuel13korn (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $5,564 |
Blowout Series 67-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Freezeout]
| Entries | 2,929 |
| Prize Pool | $146,450 |
| Winner | IClickIBrick (Romania) |
| First-place Prize | $21,200 |
Blowout Series 67-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo]
| Entries | 395 |
| Prize Pool | $197,500 |
| Winner | 13nutcracker13 (Greece) |
| First-place Prize | $36,254 |
Blowout Series 68-L: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 16,377 |
| Prize Pool | $160,495 |
| Winner | CayJay1802 (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $7,427 + $3,856 in bounties |
Blowout Series 68-M: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout, Mini Thursday Thrill SE]
| Entries | 4,440 |
| Prize Pool | $440,400 |
| Winner | The Borsh (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $27,025 + $14,618 in bounties |
Blowout Series 68-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE]
| Entries | 539 |
| Prize Pool | $539,000 |
| Winner | Old brock (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $41,737 + $28,417 in bounties |
Blowout Series 69-L: $11 HORSE
| Entries | 2,573 |
| Prize Pool | $25,215 |
| Winner | Value858Vn (Vietnam) |
| First-place Prize | $3,727 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 69-M: $109 HORSE
| Entries | 502 |
| Prize Pool | $50,200 |
| Winner | Camilancefieldg (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $9,488 |
Blowout Series 69-H: $1,050 HORSE
| Entries | 58 |
| Prize Pool | $58,000 |
| Winner | rompsa (Finland) |
| First-place Prize | $18,850 |
Blowout Series 70-L: $2.20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive Total KO]
| Entries | 16,377 |
| Prize Pool | $19,000 |
| Winner | Boshnika (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $1,267 |
Blowout Series 70-M: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive Total KO]
| Entries | 11,441 |
| Prize Pool | $228,820 |
| Winner | bizool (Belgium) |
| First-place Prize | $11,677 |
Blowout Series 70-H: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive Total KO]
| Entries | 1,445 |
| Prize Pool | $289,000 |
| Winner | Hristivoje "All In PAV" Pavlovic (New Zealand) |
| First-place Prize | $32,904 |
Blowout Series 71-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]
| Entries | 7,968 |
| Prize Pool | $40,238 |
| Winner | GiulyPL (Poland) |
| First-place Prize | $5,657 |
Blowout Series 71-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]
| Entries | 2,925 |
| Prize Pool | $153,212 |
| Winner | Koook69 (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $22,240 |
Blowout Series 71-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, HRC Supersonic SE]
| Entries | 375 |
| Prize Pool | $191,070 |
| Winner | Lonnie "thx4urm0n3y" Hallett (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $34,928 |
Blowout Series 72-L: $5.50 PLO8 [6-Max]
| Entries | 3,431 |
| Prize Pool | $16,812 |
| Winner | JackASS 005 (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $2,191 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 72-M: $55 PLO8 [6-Max]
| Entries | 1,089 |
| Prize Pool | $54,450 |
| Winner | dimadondolad (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $8,786 |
Blowout Series 72-H: $530 PLO8 [6-Max]
| Entries | 164 |
| Prize Pool | $82,000 |
| Winner | chorizo72 (Denmark) |
| First-place Prize | $16,620 |
Blowout Series 73-L: $2.20 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 13,351 |
| Prize Pool | $26,168 |
| Winner | madmax0977 (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $1,183 (three-way deal) + $586 in bounties |
Blowout Series 73-M: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 9,568 |
| Prize Pool | $191,960 |
| Winner | r4fuel (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $11,297 + $3,392 in bounties |
Blowout Series 73-H: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 1,051 |
| Prize Pool | $210,200 |
| Winner | Ami "UhhMee" Barer (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $14,700 + $3,392 in bounties |
Blowout Series 74-L: $11 NLHE
| Entries | 17,892 |
| Prize Pool | $175,342 |
| Winner | serkancan (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $9,184 (six-way deal) |
Blowout Series 74-M: $109 NLHE
| Entries | 3,681 |
| Prize Pool | $368,100 |
| Winner | Vitor "flipmm" Castro (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $52,696 |
Blowout Series 74-H: $1,050 NLHE
| Entries | 161 |
| Prize Pool | $161,000 |
| Winner | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak (Ukraine) |
| First-place Prize | $32,459 |
Blowout Series 75-L: $5.50 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo]
| Entries | 15,096 |
| Prize Pool | $73,970 |
| Winner | ivan00st (Croatia) |
| First-place Prize | $8,461 |
Blowout Series 75-M: $55 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo]
| Entries | 3,794 |
| Prize Pool | $189,700 |
| Winner | PaSu9090 (Ireland) |
| First-place Prize | $27,127 |
Blowout Series 75-H: $530 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo]
| Entries | 347 |
| Prize Pool | $200,000 |
| Winner | Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $36,884 |
Blowout Series 76-L: $2.20 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 9,885 |
| Prize Pool | $19,869 |
| Winner | 777filin777 (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $1,146 + $622 in bounties |
Blowout Series 76-M: $22 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 7,324 |
| Prize Pool | $153,438 |
| Winner | Pocok85 (Hungary) |
| First-place Prize | $9,604 + $5,134 in bounties |
Blowout Series 76-H: $215 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 974 |
| Prize Pool | $199,436 |
| Winner | MakeItSence? (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $14,252 + $13,931 in bounties |
Blowout Series 77-L: $2.20 NLHE [Freezeout]
| Entries | 14,405 |
| Prize Pool | $30,000 |
| Winner | GerSchwa (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $2,886 (four-way deal) |
Blowout Series 77-M: $22 NLHE [Freezeout]
| Entries | 8,290 |
| Prize Pool | $165,800 |
| Winner | fr3nne (Sweden) |
| First-place Prize | $15,313 (four-way deal) |
Blowout Series 77-H: $215 NLHE [Freezeout]
| Entries | 1,281 |
| Prize Pool | $256,200 |
| Winner | Witalijuz (Lithuania) |
| First-place Prize | $40,191 |
Blowout Series 78-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Saturday KO SE]
| Entries | 31,590 |
| Prize Pool | $309,582 |
| Winner | BoyVn99 (Czech Republic) |
| First-place Prize | $12,911 + $6,527 in bounties |
Blowout Series 78-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Saturday KO SE]
| Entries | 6,341 |
| Prize Pool | $634,100 |
| Winner | efkinis24 (Lithuania) |
| First-place Prize | $38,338 + $26,941 in bounties |
Blowout Series 78-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, HRC Saturday KO SE]
| Entries | 338 |
| Prize Pool | $338,000 |
| Winner | Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis (Lithuania) |
| First-place Prize | $27,551 + $35,812 in bounties |
Blowout Series 79-L: $11 6+ Hold'em [6-Max]
| Entries | 3,152 |
| Prize Pool | $30,890 |
| Winner | weeman235 (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $3,759 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 79-M: $109 6+ Hold'em [6-Max]
| Entries | 412 |
| Prize Pool | $50,000 |
| Winner | Shyam "G's zee" Srinivasan (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $9,106 |
Blowout Series 79-H: $1,050 6+ Hold'em [6-Max]
| Entries | 86 |
| Prize Pool | $86,000 |
| Winner | LeROYal 09 (Ireland) |
| First-place Prize | $20,551 |
Blowout Series 80-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 16,701 |
| Prize Pool | $81,835 |
| Winner | salavat00 (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $3,746 + $1,585 in bounties |
Blowout Series 80-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
| Entries | 5,759 |
| Prize Pool | $287,950 |
| Winner | yuhei33 (Japan) |
| First-place Prize | $17,231 + $10,258 in bounties |
Blowout Series 80-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO]
| Entries | 487 |
| Prize Pool | $243,500 |
| Winner | Julio "jucetoor18" Torres (Mexico) |
| First-place Prize | $18,885 + $13,645 in bounties |
Blowout Series 81-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Freezeout, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE]
| Entries | 9,455 |
| Prize Pool | $46,330 |
| Winner | export8585 (Sweden) |
| First-place Prize | $6,392 |
Blowout Series 81-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Freezeout, Sunday Kickoff SE]
| Entries | 3,730 |
| Prize Pool | $186,500 |
| Winner | mjeg1410 (United Kingdom) |
| First-place Prize | $26,675 |
Blowout Series 81-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max]
| Entries | 624 |
| Prize Pool | $312,000 |
| Winner | Tom_Poker_NL (Netherlands) |
| First-place Prize | $54,856 |
Blowout Series 82-L: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO]
| Entries | 20,618 |
| Prize Pool | $412,360 |
| Winner | Maty25 (Argentina) |
| First-place Prize | $18,326 + $6,570 in bounties |
Blowout Series 82-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up SE]
| Entries | 4,405 |
| Prize Pool | $881,000 |
| Winner | dasslo007 (Luxembourg) |
| First-place Prize | $53,620 + $34,107 in bounties |
Blowout Series 82-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, 8-Max]
| Entries | 281 |
| Prize Pool | $562,000 |
| Winner | Ole "wizowizo" Schemion (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $46,911 + $67,906 in bounties |
Blowout Series 83-L: $11 PLO [6-Max]
| Entries | 8,062 |
| Prize Pool | $100,000 |
| Winner | anouchka.v (Belgium) |
| First-place Prize | $10,062 (four-way deal) |
Blowout Series 83-M: $109 PLO [6-Max]
| Entries | 1,850 |
| Prize Pool | $185,000 |
| Winner | GET IN IN !! (Ireland) |
| First-place Prize | $23,148 (three-way deal) |
Blowout Series 83-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max]
| Entries | 318 |
| Prize Pool | $318,000 |
| Winner | Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $59,582 |
Blowout Series Side Event: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller]
The Blowout Series Side Event featured a $5,200 buy-in, along with a $1 million guarantee, to make it one of the biggest events on the schedule. A total of 225 entrants brought the prize pool up to $1,125,000.
Russia's "hello_totti" shipped the two-day event for $219,546. However, the bigger news might have been that PokerStars Ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis snagged his biggest score on his Twitch stream after taking fourth place for $97,257.
| Entries | 225 |
| Prize Pool | $1,125,000 |
| Winner | "hello_totti" (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $219,546 |
Blowout Series 84-L: $2.20 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]
| Entries | 21,820 |
| Prize Pool | $50,000 |
| Winner | ADRIANOARHS (Greece) |
| First-place Prize | $2,502 + $1,061 in bounties |
Blowout Series 84-M: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE]
PokerStars Ambassador Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban notched his biggest online score of his poker career on Sunday evening after shipping the Blowout Series 84-M: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE] for $13,399 in prize money (after a three-way deal) plus $6,308 in bounties.
| Entries | 15,572 |
| Prize Pool | $311,440 |
| Winner | Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $13,399 (three-way deal) + $6,308 in bounties |
Blowout Series 84-H: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown SE]
| Entries | 3,178 |
| Prize Pool | $635,600 |
| Winner | Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $39,175 + $33,478 in bounties |
Blowout Series 85-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mini Sunday Supersonic SE]
| Entries | 12,573 |
| Prize Pool | $65,000 |
| Winner | Gnik86 (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $8,292 |
Blowout Series 85-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE]
| Entries | 5,572 |
| Prize Pool | $291,861 |
| Winner | mbos92 (Netherlands) |
| First-place Prize | $37,814 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 85-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, HRC Sunday Supersonic SE]
| Entries | 812 |
| Prize Pool | $413,730 |
| Winner | vanEs2k11 (Netherlands) |
| First-place Prize | $37,814 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 86-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver]
| Entries | 30,858 |
| Prize Pool | $302,408 |
| Winner | Felipe "altzera" Lobato Isaac Goncalves (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $12,683 + $3,331 in bounties |
Blowout Series 86-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver]
| Entries | 9,757 |
| Prize Pool | $975,700 |
| Winner | JustTrappedU (Austria) |
| First-place Prize | $56,922 + $28,190 in bounties |
Blowout Series 86-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver]
| Entries | 1,397 |
| Prize Pool | $1,397,000 |
| Winner | paxantho (Greece) |
| First-place Prize | $92,222 + $52,804 in bounties |
Blowout Series 87-L: $2.20 NLHE [Turbo]
| Entries | 14,152 |
| Prize Pool | $27,738 |
| Winner | Jlep5 (Canada) |
| First-place Prize | $3,398 |
Blowout Series 87-M: $22 NLHE [Turbo]
| Entries | 11,621 |
| Prize Pool | $232,420 |
| Winner | _Miazakii_ (Brazil) |
| First-place Prize | $22,667 (four-way deal) |
Blowout Series 87-H: $215 NLHE [Turbo]
| Entries | 1,606 |
| Prize Pool | $321,200 |
| Winner | stajmak1896 (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $40,408 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 88-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout, Series Wrap-Up]
| Entries | 13,317 |
| Prize Pool | $67,251 |
| Winner | Felipe "Badbomen" Campins (Argentina) |
| First-place Prize | $6,354 (four-way deal) |
Blowout Series 88-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout, Series Wrap-Up]
| Entries | 3,947 |
| Prize Pool | $206,744 |
| Winner | gotheapsofeh (Germany) |
| First-place Prize | $25,753 (heads-up deal) |
Blowout Series 88-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Series Wrap-Up]
| Entries | 540 |
| Prize Pool | $275,141 |
| Winner | zinkAA (Russia) |
| First-place Prize | $48,597 |
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