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 �C 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.
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"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
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
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Joao "Naza114" Vieira
Netherlands
$123,068
2
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Sweden
$94,486
3
milennial
Bulgaria
$72,542
4
GangstaZab
Russia
$55,695
5
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens
United Kingdom
$42,760
6
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja
Canada
$32,829
7
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams
Canada
$25,205
Blowout Series Recent Results
Blowout Series 33-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]
Entries
23,327
Prize Pool
$114,302
Winner
pow17 (Chile)
First-place Prize
$7,251 (four-way deal)
Blowout Series 33-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Mini Super Tuesday SE]
Entries
5,467
Prize Pool
$273,350
Winner
DeM!st3r (Germany)
First-place Prize
$38,871
Blowout Series 33-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout, Super Tuesday SE]
Entries
508
Prize Pool
$254,000
Winner
Simon "simon1471" Higgins (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize
$45,113
Blowout Series 36-L: $55 NLHE [6-Max]
Entries
7,416
Prize Pool
$370,800
Winner
AfranioMM (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$43,756 (heads-up deal)
Blowout Series 36-M: $530 NLHE [6-Max]
Entries
616
Prize Pool
$308,000
Winner
Serebity_p (Romania)
First-place Prize
$54,153
Blowout Series 37-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
11,002
Prize Pool
$220,040
Winner
flynthehouse (Ireland)
First-place Prize
$12,354 + $7,269 in bounties
Blowout Series 37-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
1,590
Prize Pool
$318,000
Winner
Jakub "Olorionek" Michalak (Poland)
First-place Prize
$20,749 + $18,280 in bounties
Blowout Series 37-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]
Entries
145
Prize Pool
$290,000
Winner
Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize
$26,999 + $42,203 in bounties
Blowout Series 38-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]
Entries
9,329
Prize Pool
$45,712
Winner
VivirCuestaVida (Argentina)
First-place Prize
$5,608 (heads-up deal)
Blowout Series 38-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]
Entries
3,054
Prize Pool
$152,700
Winner
bdmaly (Romania)
First-place Prize
$22,035
Blowout Series 38-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo]
Entries
347
Prize Pool
$173,500
Winner
Azolla (Netherlands)
First-place Prize
$31,980
Blowout Series 39-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]
Entries
11,152
Prize Pool
$54,645
Winner
Fehim "rbh4970" Hajdari (Denmark)
First-place Prize
$7,169
Blowout Series 39-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]
Entries
3,970
Prize Pool
$198,500
Winner
Claudiu "diw.2303" Jianu (Romania)
First-place Prize
$28,384
Blowout Series 39-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Freezeout]
Entries
499
Prize Pool
$249,500
Winner
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (Sweden)
First-place Prize
$44,314
Blowout Series 40-L: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO]
Entries
20,250
Prize Pool
$405,000
Winner
James "Cottonbud07" Williams (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize
$18,034 + $6,439 in bounties
Blowout Series 40-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE]
Entries
3,621
Prize Pool
$724,200
Winner
Ricardo "Kakiers04" Pinto (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize
$44,394 + $29,117 in bounties
Blowout Series 40-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE]
Entries
218
Prize Pool
$436,000
Winner
Samuel "�urop�an" Vousden (Finland)
First-place Prize
$37,657 + $54,406 in bounties
Blowout Series 41-L: $11 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]
Entries
11,652
Prize Pool
$114,190
Winner
ElHive (Germany)
First-place Prize
$13,039 (heads-up deal)
Blowout Series 41-M: $109 NLHE [Turbo, Freezeout]
Entries
2,185
Prize Pool
$218,500
Winner
Leonardo "leoduarte13" Duarte (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$32,597
Blowout Series 41-H: $1,050 NLHE [Turbo]
Entries
222
Prize Pool
$222,000
Winner
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza (Austria)
First-place Prize
$42,697
Blowout Series 42-L: $2.20 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
11,797
Prize Pool
$25,000
Winner
morir811 (Ukraine)
First-place Prize
$1,468 + $691 in bounties
Blowout Series 42-M: $22 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
7,723
Prize Pool
$161,797
Winner
Paddy zu (Germany)
First-place Prize
$10,134 + $4,733 in bounties
Blowout Series 42-H: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO]
Entries
1,644
Prize Pool
$336,625
Winner
Caio "pessagno" Pessagno (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$22,213 + $23,176 in bounties
Blowout Series 43-L: $2.20 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]
Entries
6,350
Prize Pool
$14,446
Winner
BamBasty (Germany)
First-place Prize
$740 + $429 in bounties
Blowout Series 43-M: $22 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]
Entries
3,273
Prize Pool
$65,460
Winner
mitiyy (Bulgaria)
First-place Prize
$4,001 + $3,860 in bounties
Blowout Series 43-H: $215 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]
Entries
464
Prize Pool
$92,800
Winner
Andrew "UlDuffer" Sweeney (Hungary)
First-place Prize
$7,110 + $7,234 in bounties
Blowout Series 44-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
13,723
Prize Pool
$134,485
Winner
Alan "sharkbie" Tsang (Philippines)
First-place Prize
$7,007 + $4,430 in bounties
Blowout Series 44-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout]
Entries
2,934
Prize Pool
$293,400
Winner
volodimir24 (Ukraine)
First-place Prize
$18,256 + $13,742 in bounties
Blowout Series 44-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO]
Entries
203
Prize Pool
$203,000
Winner
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$17,663 + $28,711 in bounties
Blowout Series 45-L: $5.50 NLHE
Entries
28,108
Prize Pool
$137,729
Winner
Ruden1987 (Russia)
First-place Prize
$11,497 (heads-up deal)
Blowout Series 45-M: $55 NLHE
Entries
7,694
Prize Pool
$384,700
Winner
TurnOnTuneIn (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$54,373
Blowout Series 45-H: $530 NLHE
Entries
456
Prize Pool
$228,000
Winner
dodi papa (Hungary)
First-place Prize
$40,698
Blowout Series 46-L: $11 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]
Entries
20,422
Prize Pool
$200,136
Winner
albunprof (Romania)
First-place Prize
$5,775 (four-way deal) + $4,246 in bounties
Blowout Series 46-M: $109 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]
Entries
3,248
Prize Pool
$324,800
Winner
molodnyak (Latvia)
First-place Prize
$19,053 + $14,946 in bounties
Blowout Series 46-H: $1,050 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]
Entries
159
Prize Pool
$159,000
Winner
Dalton "daltonhb" Hobold (Brazil)
First-place Prize
$13,545 + $21,520 in bounties
Blowout Series 47-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]
Entries
9,695
Prize Pool
$48,960
Winner
valmonty (Romania)
First-place Prize
$6,670
Blowout Series 47-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Freezeout]