2019 888poker XL Eclipse

XL Eclipse #10 - $100,000 Tune Up
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 888poker XL Eclipse

Final Results
Winner
Inho
Winning Hand
43
Prize
$21,709
Event Info
Buy-in
$160
Prize Pool
$125,100
Entries
834
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000

Top Five Stacks Entering Level 6

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Canada's "bybababy" was on top of the leaderboard to start Level 6. This player has found success in 888poker XL events in the past. Back in April, this player shipped an event PokerNews covered, the XL Blizzard Event #16: $100,000 High Roller, for $19,551 as part of a heads-up deal with Malta's "jmsantos10".

Player Chips Progress
bybababy ca
bybababy
166,777
effuno99 in
effuno99
164,185
64,775
64,775
Placebo36 ae
Placebo36
160,808
107,808
107,808
Pserinho lt
Pserinho
159,282
MAMOHT_T ru
MAMOHT_T
141,767

More Than 500 Entrants

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

The field has grown to 505 entrants including 37 reentries with 435 players still battling it out. Late registration won't close until 10:20 p.m. GMT, so expect this figure to keep growing.

Lovgren Outkicks "MuckFest"

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante
Sofia Lovgren
Sofia Lovgren

Finland's "MuckFest" opened from early position with {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and got a call from Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren in the hijack with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}.

"MuckFest" check before Lovgren fired out for 2,810 after the {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} came on the flop and got a call. Lovgren bet for 6,800 after the {8-Hearts} came on the turn and once again got a call.

The 888poker Ambassador jammed more than enough to cover the 15,401 remaining in her opponent's stack after the {3-Diamonds} completed the board on the river and got a call again to win a big pot. "MuckFest" reentered after the hand was concluded.

Meanwhile, fellow 888poker Ambassador Ana "AnaMarquez" Marquez has chipped back up above a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
sofialovgren se
sofialovgren
66,397
28,772
28,772
AnaMarquez at
AnaMarquez
57,878
24,859
24,859
MuckFest fi
MuckFest
50,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

"RainMaker7" First Above 200K

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

United Kingdom's "RainMaker7" was the first player above 200,000 in chips in the tournament. This player is already on their third bullet after getting felted twice early in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
RainMaker7 gb
RainMaker7
201,102
201,102
201,102

Flush for "bigubes"

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Canada's "bigubes" opened from under the gun for 2,500 before calling a three-bet from "ZDamian" in middle position to 7,200.

Both players checked the {5-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop. "bigubes" checked again after the {q-Diamonds} came on the turn before calling of bet of 8,512 from their opponent.

"bigubes" led out for 11,236 after the {3-Spades} completed the board on the river and got a call. "bigubes" won the hand after turning over {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
bigubes ca
bigubes
135,942
ZDamian
ZDamian
16,807

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150