2017 888poker Super XL Series

Event #1 - $80,000 Guarantee
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 888poker Super XL Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$28,224
Event Info
Buy-in
$100
Entries
1,033
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
325,000 / 650,000
Ante
81,250

Chris "888Moorman" Moorman Doubles a Short-Stacked Opponent

Level 7 : 250/500, 60 ante

The action folded around to United Kingdom's BUBS26888 on the button who jammed all in for 3,502. The player in the small blind folded before Chris "888Moorman" Moorman called from the big blind.

BUBS26888 was in the lead holding {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Moorman turning over {K-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Moorman was unable to catch up handing a small pot off to his opponent after the board ran out {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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888Moorman
19,086
916
916

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 60

Prize Pool Exceeds $100K

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The tournament has surpassed the six-digit prize pool barrier with 912 entrants and 123 rebuys creating a $103,500 prize pool. Exactly 100 players are already eliminated from the tournament after losing all their chips and choosing not to rebuy.

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Romania's grandesica26 in the Chip Lead

Level 5 : 150/300, 40 ante

Romania's grandesica26 just took the chip lead after a clash with Monaco's m0ntecarlo13.

The action began with m0ntecarlo13 raising to 900 from mid position and the players on the button and the small blind calling before grandesica26 also called from the big blind.

The players in the blind checked after the flop came {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} before m0ntecarlo13 bet 2,200. The player on the button and the small blind folded before grandesica26 jammed all-in for 38,947 which more than covered his opponent.

His opponent called and turned over {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a set while grandesica26 was drawing to both a straight and a flush. the {5-Hearts} was of no help to grandesica26, however, the {4-Clubs} spiked the river to give him a flush and a huge pot of 55,732.

Player Chips Progress
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grandesica26
55,732
55,732
55,732

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 40

Guarantee Smashed!

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The field has grown to 826 players of which 38 have opted to rebuy to create a $86,400 prize pool, surpassing the $80,000 guarantee slapped on the event.

With still more than two hours left in late registration, the prize pool should easily exceed six-digits.