Event #1 - $80,000 Guarantee | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

01-20-2017 01:37 UTC

Chip Count Update

Jaxon

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
clmbndream	1,934,061 324,800	324,800

trojanmouse	1,635,911

urbadbeat	1,365,300 136,250	136,250

888Moorman	1,267,586 104,445	104,445

TheMulletman	1,226,274 60,736	60,736

Mindcrushers	1,125,384 790,288	790,288

PKaiser	810,273 -5,000	-5,000

gordijuuuuuu	612,180 -389,000	-389,000

liincownz	458,582 141,030	141,030

spiffytech	299,703 -692,763	-692,763

SwansFC_CJ	129,809 -10,000	-10,000

V.BlomFan60	Busted

IKNOWuFISH	Busted

01-20-2017 01:32 UTC

Carl Johns & Nicolas Fierro Still in the Field

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Jaxon

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

The money jumps began to get bigger with 35 players left, each guaranteed to take home $611.52. Among those remaining are the United Kingdom's Carl "SwansFC_CJ" Johns and Chile's Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro.

Fierro the top-ranked online poker tournament player in the world in 2015 according to PocketFives and currently resides in 10th place in the PocketFives Worldwide Rankings.

Player	Chips	Progress
PKaiser	815,273 815,273	815,273

SwansFC_CJ	139,809 139,809	139,809

01-20-2017 01:25 UTC

Colombia's clmbndream in the Lead

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Jaxon

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

With just 38 players left, Colombia's clmbndream has the chip lead with 1,609,261. Closely behind him is Ukraine's urbadbeat with 1,229,050 and 888poker Ambassador Chris "888Moorman" Moorman with 1,163,141.

Player	Chips	Progress
clmbndream	1,609,261 1,609,261	1,609,261

urbadbeat	1,229,050 1,229,050	1,229,050

888Moorman	1,163,141 -94,000	-94,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

01-20-2017 01:17 UTC

Chris "888Moorman" Moorman Doubles

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Jaxon

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

888poker Ambassador Chris "888Moorman" Moorman had his stack up to around 600,000 before more than doubling that up in a recent hand.

The hand began with "Mindcrushers" raising preflop to 35,765 from early position and getting a call from spiffytech the buttom and Moorman from the big blind.

After Moorman checked, Mindcrushers then led out with a bet of 55,876 on a flop. Spiffytech folded and Moorman called.

Moorman checked once again and subsequently called a bet from his opponent of 136,322 after the appeared on the turn. The completed the board and Moorman checked once again before his opponent shoved for 700,000, which more than Moorman's remaining stack of 371,725.

Moorman let time run down before the time bank kicked in. He eventually called and hauled in a huge pot of 1,257,141 after he turned over for two pair, which was ahead of his opponent's pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
888Moorman	1,257,141 1,064,777	1,064,777

Mindcrushers	335,096 335,096	335,096

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

01-20-2017 01:02 UTC

Chip Leaders at Sixth Break

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Jaxon

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Themulletman (1,165,538) and gordijuuuuuu (1,001,180) each peaked over 1 million chips as of the last break with spiffytech (992,466) just behind in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheMulletman	1,165,538 -165,305	-165,305

gordijuuuuuu	1,001,180 -78,019	-78,019

spiffytech	992,466 751,607	751,607

01-20-2017 00:56 UTC

Another Break

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Jaxon

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Players just went on their sixth break of the day. The field has dwindled down to 53 of the starting 1,033 players. Those remaining are guaranteed a payday of at least $454.72.

01-20-2017 00:52 UTC

TheMulletman Soars to the Lead

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Jaxon

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Play began with Finland's Zuliaman calling for his remaining stack of 8,120 from early position before Germany's lolraiser jammed from the small blind for 220,454. Sweden's TheMulletman called from the big blind and placed both of his opponents' tournament life at risk.

Zuliaman:
lolraiser:
TheMulletman:

Zuliaman was ahead throughout the hand as the board ran out . However, TheMulletman who already had more than a million chips before the hand watched his stack grow to 1,330,843 and the chip lead thanks to the hefty side pot.

Meanwhile, lolraiser was eliminated in 68th place for $392.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheMulletman	1,330,843 1,330,843	1,330,843

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500