Final Table of the PokerStars Blowout Series: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, The Big Blowout!] Starts at 6:05 PM GMT
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.
This is what they are all still competing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $983,292 |
| 2 | $690,040 |
| 3 | $484,249 |
| 4 | $339,831 |
| 5 | $238,483 |
| 6 | $167,361 |
| 7 | $117,448 |
| 8 | $82,422 |
| 9 | $57,841 |
for "arbaarba" to hit a set. 
to not change things and neither did the 
on the river as "Gordon_dReid" became the first player of the day to bust.
for Viana to deal the final blow to "xMFPx" on the flop when he hit top pair and then turned two pair to send the latter out in eighth place.
for "arbaarba" to turn the higher two pair to eliminate "adkaf" in seventh place.
for "milanov888" to flop trips immediately to seal the deal and eliminate Onodera in sixth place.
for Viana to hit the pair of deuces.
to not help Darie and leave him wanting an eight or queen to double or a club to split the pot but the river completed the board with the 
instead to send him out in fifth place.
to leave "milanov888" drawing dead before the river completed the board with the 
to seal the deal.
