2020 888poker XL Winter Series

XL Winter Series #1: $50,000 Opening Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 888poker XL Winter Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$9,039
Event Info
Buy-in
$109
Prize Pool
$51,100
Entries
511
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
12,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
511
Players Left
1

Level: 31

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

Three-Way Pot Creates a Monster Stack

Level 30 : 12,500/25,000, 3,125 ante

"paraRC" opened to 51,750, "Uknownplay3r" called and "U.E.N.O" shoved 338,905 from the button. "arucia" called in the small blind and "paraRC" pushed for a total of 559,090, "arucia" called.

"U.E.N.O": {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
"paraRC": {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
"arucia": {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The flop fell {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and "arucia" was still in the lead. A {2-Diamonds} turn brought a flush draw to light for "paraRC" but the {2-Hearts} river was not a game changer and "arucia" scooped the pot, eliminating two opponents as they took a monster chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of arucia ie
arucia
2,290,000
1,629,600
1,629,600
Profile photo of paraRC gb
paraRC
Busted
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U.E.N.O
Busted

Level: 30

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,125

"100Kprofit" Flips Their Way into a Double

Level 29 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"100Kprofit" open-ripped 267,202 from middle position and "PKaiser" called in the big blind, putting the Canadian at risk.

"100Kprofit": {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
"PKaiser": {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The flop came down {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs}, hitting "100Kprofit" with a bullet to take the lead. A lead that held up after the {q-Spades}{7-Spades} runout, doubling "100Kprofit".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of 100Kprofit ca
100Kprofit
567,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of PKaiser cl
PKaiser
555,000
289,000
289,000

A Bullet on the Flop Sends a Pot to "SuperBellota"

Level 29 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"SuperBellota" raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and "petitetete" shoved 140,000 from the big blind. "SuperBellota" called and the two tabled their hands.

"petitetete": {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
"SuperBellota": {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The flop came down with a bullet in the window when {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs} hit the virtual felt. A {j-Hearts} turn and {3-Hearts} river failed to improve the hand of "petitetete" who was eliminated by the flopped ace of "SuperBellota".

Player Chips Progress
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SuperBellota
280,000
Profile photo of petitetete ca
petitetete
Busted

Level: 29

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

Level: 28

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Another Large Pot for "3934CAPJON"

Level 27 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"nyagaan" moved all in, totaling 112,969 and "3934CAPJON" shoved over the top. The rest of the table folded and the two tabled their hands.

"nyagaan: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
"3934CAPJON": {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The two saw a classic flip, that ended with "3934CAPJON" taking down the pot after a {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} board hit the table, shipping all the chips to "3934CAPJON" with their jacks.

Player Chips Progress
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3934CAPJON
399,000
145,000
145,000
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nyagaaan
Busted