Champion of Champions Event | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

01-31-2017 21:48 UTC

"GoFighTer" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,000 WSOP Crazy-8's Package + $1,050 Main Event Qualifier Ticket)

[user228332]

Level 14 : 350/700, 85 ante

And just like that, the Champion of Champions Event was over. Belarusian "GoFighTer" moved all-in from the button with and was called by "trojanmouse" holding in the big blind.

"Trojanmouse" got the best of it on the flop, but the turn gave his opponent a massive 20 outs to improve to the best hand. The river wouldn't do it, however, and thus "trojanmouse" becomes the Super XL Champion of Champions 2017.

Player	Chips	Progress
trojanmouse	90,000	42,293
GoFighTer	Busted

01-31-2017 20:13 UTC

"Ti0373" Eliminated in 9th Place

[user228332]

Level 8 : 100/200, 25 ante

"Makuherra" made it 400 to go from middle position and Russian player "Ti0373" moved his stack of 5,056 to the middle from the button. Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez reraised to 9,612 from the small blind, and "Makuherra" decided to let go of his hand.

"Ti0373";
Gonzalez:

The Russian needed some help from the virtual dealer, but was in dire straits already after the flop. The on the turn decided the pot and after the on the river, "Ti0373" was eliminated in 9th.

Player	Chips	Progress
DrMiKee	28,298	7,143
Ti0373	Busted

01-31-2017 19:05 UTC

Renato "Curioso24" Lezama Nuñez Eliminated in 14th Place

[user228332]

Level 4 : 40/80, 8 ante

In the very last hand before the break, "Ti0373" raised under the gun to 160, and a short-stacked Renato "Curioso24" Lezama Nuñez made the call out of the big blind. Nuñez then proceeded to check-raise all-in for his remaining 813 chips on the flop, and the Russian made the call.

Nuñez:
"Ti0373":

Nuñez was looking to improve to a straight or a pair to best the Ace-high flushdraw of his opponent, but neither the on the turn, nor the on the river was good for the Peruvian, and he hit the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ti0373	8,946	-2,024
Curioso24	Busted

01-31-2017 18:30 UTC

"Trojanmouse" Scores Early Double Knock-Out

[user228332]

Level 2 : 20/40, 4 ante

After running into top two pair in the previous hand Germany's "b.szaszko" was left with just 641 chips. He put them at risk from middle position, before "trojanmouse" in the very next seat made the call. Finland's "MrBester" moved in over the top from the button, and "trojanmouse" called quickly.

"Trojanmouse":
"MrBester":
"b.szaszko":

"Trojanmouse" was a hefty favorite to score the double knock-out, and with the board running out , that was exactly what happened. 16 players still remain in this Champion of Champions Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
trojanmouse	10,057	5,057
b.szaszko	Busted
MrBester	Busted