Level: 14
Blinds: 1,750/3,500
Ante: 435
2019 888poker XL Blizzard
XL Blizzard #16 - $100,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 888poker XL Blizzard
Buy-in
$320
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
192
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 375 ante
A player opened for 6,000 from middle position before Steven "Kale333" van Zadelhoff jammed for 60,791 from the button. "Bybababy" four-bet jammed for more than 300,000 and the opening player folded.
It was another race with Van Zadelhoff holding 
and his opponent holding 
.
The 
flop gave Van Zadelhoff an early edge in the hand. However, this change when his opponent paired the board when the 
came on the turn. The 
on the river was unable to save Van Zadelhoff and he rebought for a fresh stack of 50,000. Meanwhile, "bybababy" extended his or her chip lead to 376,358.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
376,358
73,194
|
73,194 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 375
Level 12
: 1,250/2,500, 325 ante
A total of 182 players have entered the tournament which has seen 51 rebuys. A total of 134 players remaining. Late registration is open for another 50 minutes so the field size will continue to grow.
Level 12
: 1,250/2,500, 325 ante
Canada's "bybababy" became the first player to surpass the 300,000 chip count. Meanwhile, Artem “veeea” Vezhenkov rebought three times and was unsuccessful with each bullet and now on the rail. Here is a look at some of the bigger stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
303,164
16,295
|
16,295 |
|
234,480
607
|
607 |
|
|
230,237
230,237
|
230,237 |
|
|
186,851
-53,637
|
-53,637 |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,250/2,500
Ante: 325
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
Macedonia's "WhoDatt12" open-jammed for 13 big blinds from the hijack before United Kingdom's "tupastacerdo" three-bet jammed 40 big blinds from the small blind.
The race was on with "WhoDatt12" with 
and "tupastacerdo" with 
. The 
flop gave "tupastacerdo" the early advantage in the hand. The 
on the turn added an open-ended straight draw for "WhoDatt12". The 
completed the board on the river to felt "WhoDatt12". This player opted not to rebuy and was out of the tournament after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,819
110,819
|
110,819 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Austria's Konstantin "excimiii" Hammermuller has catapulted into second place with a stack north of 240,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,488 |
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
"Luckyr1ver" open-jammed from the small blind for 17,620 and got called by "eltxupacabra" from the big blind. "Luckyr1ver" was ahead with 
against the big blind's 
.
This lead vanished after "eltxupacabra" paired the 
flop. "Luckyr1ver" was drawing dead after his or her opponent nailed two pair with the 
coming on the turn. The 
on the river made the hand official and "luckyr1ver" opted to rebuy after losing all of his or her chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,275
115,275
|
115,275 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |