Welcome to XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event
Its almost time for the biggest Blizzard of them all - the $500,000 Main Event. The XL Blizzard series blew across 888poker starting on February 6th with $1.4 million in guaranteed prizes. It culminates in XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event, with more than a third of the series' guarantee up for grabs in this one event.
Its been a huge series so far. The Blizzard rolled in with XL Blizzard #1 - $50,000 Opening Event. They ended up with $62,500 in the prize pool and Germany's "resilience32" took it down for just shy of $12K. Brazil's "CabecaTilt" won XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up for $19,092 while Latvia's "zavor4ik" pocketed $20,450 for their win in XL Blizzard #17 - $100,000 High Roller.
XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event is what everyone has been waiting for though. Action gets underway at noon Eastern Time, or 5PM GMT. For just $250, players get 50,000 chips to compete for the half million guarantee. They'll play 20 minute levels, and have 5 hours of late registration. That includes 2nd chance rebuys as well, so action is bound to be pretty heavy in the first 10-12 levels of play.
With 10 hours to go till it all kicks off, more than 500 people are already in the game, looking for their share of the $500k guaranteed prize pool. There's nearly $100k up top for the winner right now, and PokerNews will be here to bring you the action from the first hand to the last. Tune in at 5PM GMT Sunday to find out who will be the XL Blizzard Main Event Champion.
and it checked to GenChampion and they potted to 13,245. The initial raiser got out of the way, but "ahjaa" smooth called. 
came on the turn, and "ahjaa" checked to "GenChampion" again, calling off their stack when GenChampion bet close to the pot again.
versus the pocket kings of "ahjaa". 
on the river was irrelevant, and "ahjaa" grabbed an early stack.
on the turn. Action went check-check and the river seemingly bricked with 
. "ANARCHYFTW" bet 16,521 and "KrAvRoRa" called. "ANARCHYFTW" showed 
and "KrAvRoRa" mucked their hand.
and it checked to "KrAvRoRa" who bet 1,200.
turn. They checked again on the 
river, and "callmeBot"'s pocket tens were the best hand.
flop. It didn't take "NevilleWeeee" long to put in the call for their remaining 20,878, and they were in great shape with 
versus 
for "Borderline".
on the turn and river gave "NevilleWeeee" the straight and the double up.
flop and turn, but when it checked to "GritinhO_Dzi" on the 
versus 
turn and river couldn't help "KevMess85" and "j.sydens" ended up with close to 700,000 chips.
hit on the river, sending the massive pot to "MisterN411" as a reward for cracking aces.