Champion of Champions Event | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

Level: 3

Blinds: 30/60

Ante: 6

01-31-2017 18:30 UTC

"Trojanmouse" Scores Early Double Knock-Out

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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

01-31-2017 18:22 UTC

Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez Off to a Good Start

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Level 1 : 15/30, 3 ante

"b.szaszko" opened the pot with a raise to 90 from under the gun, before "Ti0373" made it 279 total from the cutoff. Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez four-bet to 528 from the very next seat, and while the blinds and "b.szaszko" all folded, "Ti0373" made the call.

The flop came down , and "b.szaszko" opted for a check-call of the 240 chips bet by Gonzalez.

The turn was checked through before Gonzalez bet 300 on the river. "b.szaszko" made the call, but mucked his hand after being shown by Gonzalez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ti0373	5,454	454
DrMiKee	5,318	318

Level: 2

Blinds: 20/40

Ante: 4

01-31-2017 18:09 UTC

Who's Here?

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Level 1 : 15/30, 3 ante

The Champion of Champions Event features the players with the best results throughout the 2017 Super XL Series, and each of the 18 participants has received a free entry into this prestigious tournament.

Among the participants are Super XL Event #8 winner Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez and Event #1 champion "Mindcrushers", as well as the winner of Sunday night's Event #61, Ukranian "GangstaGo". Peru's Renato "Curioso24" Lezama Nuñez is also among the players battling it out for a WSOP package tonight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mindcrushers	5,000
GoFighTer	5,000
Clay_Born	5,000
Makuherra	5,000
trojanmouse	5,000
Ti0373	5,000
sally_os	5,000
Sinatra48	5,000
PuntSoPunt	5,000
b.szaszko	5,000
GangstaGo	5,000
MrBester	5,000
KellerA	5,000
ScratchyR	5,000
DrMiKee	5,000
Tacuara87	5,000
PulledPorker	5,000
Curioso24	5,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 15/30

Ante: 3

01-31-2017 17:59 UTC

Welcome to the Super XL Champion of Champions Event

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The 2017 Super XL tournaments series have been the biggest ever recorded and have attracted thousands of players and awarded millions of dollars during the last 12 days of tournament poker on 888Poker.

Tonight the series is ending with the Champion of Champions Event, where the top 18 of the Super XL Leaderboard is battling it out for the ultimate poker player’s dream; a seat at the biggest poker event on the planet, the WSOP Main Event Las Vegas!. The package holds a value of $12,500 and will be the very first seat awarded to this year's World Series of Poker.

The second place will receive a $3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's Package and $1,050 Main Event qualifier ticket, while number three will also be awarded a $3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's Package. Fourth to sixth place will get 600 tournament dollars, while the remaining 12 players will receive a consolidation prize of 160 tournament dollars.

Place	Prize
1	$12,500 WSOP Main Event Package
2	$3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's Package + $1,050 Main Event qualifier ticket
3	$3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's Package
4-6	$600 tournament ticket
7-18	$160 tournament ticket

The Champion of Champions Event is a deep-stacked affair with players starting off with 5,00 chips and blinds increasing every 15 minutes.

PokerNews will provide you with live updates so you can keep track of who's winning and who's losing if you're not able to follow along with the action in the 888poker client. We'll bring you all the big hands, all the bad beats and all the drama of this phenomenal event!

Champion of Champions Event

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