Event #14 $250,000 Guarantee - Tune Up | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

01-23-2017 03:17 UTC

Chip Count Update

Jason Glatzer

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

Germany's 888_de is the new chip leader with 2,696,130 followed by lucasfalves9 with 2,415,130. Meanwhile, two players that recently had big stacks were in eliminated. Pascal "Paeffchen" Hartmann was eliminated in 40th place followed by purpleturtle in 39th place to each collect $980.22.

Player	Chips	Progress
888_de	2,696,130

lucasfalves9	2,415,199

SalsaFiesta	1,846,801 71,152	71,152

trino11	1,710,102 943,181	943,181

GoLearnKid	1,569,147 121,989	121,989

89rhino89	1,472,236 139,855	139,855

ForSjovt	1,097,294 65,367	65,367

omgpatbrooks	949,311 114,332	114,332

clmbndream	944,711 706,547	706,547

HappyMonkey9	705,107 62,319	62,319

Karenlove05	692,755 247,930	247,930

harrrrmonica	588,965 81,250	81,250

doubleace90	415,594 196,996	196,996

Paeffchen	Busted

purpleturtle	Busted

I_R_BABOON	Busted

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

01-23-2017 03:09 UTC

Russian Grinder harrrrmonica Cracks Aces

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Jason Glatzer

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

HappyMonkey9 opened from early position to 51,251 and Russia's harrrrmonica called from the big blind. Harrrrmonica checked-shoved for 263,544 the flop before HappyMonkey9 bet 71,963.

harrrrmonica:
HappyMonkey9:

HappyMonkey9 fell very behind in the hand after the hit the turn giving his opponent a flush. The was unhelpful for HappyMonkey9 to gain a bigger flush, and his stack took a dent down to 642,788. Meanwhile, harrrrmonica got a much needed double to 670,215.

Player	Chips	Progress
harrrrmonica	670,215 670,215	670,215

HappyMonkey9	642,788 194,170	194,170

01-23-2017 02:58 UTC

Chip Leaders After Break #9

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Jason Glatzer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
SalsaFiesta	1,917,953 353,645	353,645

GoLearnKid	1,691,136 1,691,136	1,691,136

89rhino89	1,612,091 400,757	400,757

01-23-2017 02:57 UTC

Break #9

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Jason Glatzer

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

The field is down to 42 players at the ninth break.

Level: 25

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,125

01-23-2017 02:45 UTC

SalsaFiesta Doubles HappyMonkey9

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Jason Glatzer

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

Kaggis opened from middle position to 40,000 before SalsaFiesta jammed for almost 2 million having the entire table covered. HappyMonkey9 called from the big blind and Kaggis folded.

SalsaFiesta:
HappyMonkey9:

HappyMonkey9 won a flip as SalsaFiesta was unable to improve his hand after the board ran out . HappyMonkey9's stack doubled up to 836,958 while SalsaFiesta's stack took a small hit to 1,564,308.

Player	Chips	Progress
SalsaFiesta	1,564,308 540,247	540,247

HappyMonkey9	836,958 836,958	836,958

01-23-2017 02:37 UTC

SalsaFiesta in the Lead, Niklas "tutten7" Åstedt Eliminated

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Jason Glatzer

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

Sweden's SalsaFiesta became the first player to surpass 2 million in chips with 2,104,555. Meanwhile, fellow Swede Niklas "tutten7" Åstedt was among the recent eliminations, exiting in 55th place to collect $822.12.

Player	Chips	Progress
SalsaFiesta	2,104,555

Paeffchen	1,875,064 224,050	224,050

89rhino89	1,211,334 516,637	516,637

ForSjovt	1,031,927 780,385	780,385

purpleturtle	998,056 307,877	307,877

omgpatbrooks	834,979 173,877	173,877

trino11	766,921 402,500	402,500

doubleace90	612,590 360,435	360,435

Karenlove05	444,825 120,700	120,700

I_R_BABOON	282,931 43,895	43,895

clmbndream	238,164 87,082	87,082

pansaments	Busted

tutten7	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

01-23-2017 02:21 UTC

Hartmann Eliminates Pedersen With a Set

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Jason Glatzer

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

Denmark's Simon "IggyGak" Rønnow Pedersen limped for 16,000 preflop, Pascal "Paeffchen" Hartmann called from one spot over and f0rmEitseGal opted to call from the big blind.

Flop:

It was checked around to Hartmann on the flop who bet 35,600. F0rmEitseGal folded before Pedersen raised to 106,878. Harmann called and the appeared on the turn. Pedersen shoved for 244,862 and quickly got a call from Hartmann.

Hartmann flopped a set holding , while Pedersen was drawing dead holding for top pair. The completed the board on the river and Pedersen was eliminated in 64th place for $758.88. Meanwhile, Hartmann once again became the chip leader after the hand with 1,651,044.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paeffchen	1,651,014 301,020	301,020