XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event | 2020 888poker XL Blizzard

02-17-2020 03:07 UTC+2

"megaben01" Takes Some from Big Stack

Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,125 ante

Big Stack "Shunia75" made it 50,000 under the gun, and both blinds called. The flop came and it checked to "Shunia75" who put in a bet of 75,000.

Small blind "megaben01" was the only caller to the turn. The turn checked around, and "megaben01" bet 146,250 on the river, forcing a fold from the former chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shunia75	2,452,613 -168,750	-168,750
megaben01	838,671

02-17-2020 01:35 UTC+2

"ukrLaci" Gets One

Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"ukrLaci" opened under the gun to 22,000, and they were called by "mr.salgado", "james12627", and "KostenBerguz". The all diamond flop came and "ukrLaci" led out for 34,275.

"james12627" was the only caller to see on the turn. "ukrLaci" fired 91,400 into the pot, and "james 12627" folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
KostenBerguz	1,536,653 -210,299	-210,299
ukrLaci	986,192
mr.salgado	680,320
james12627	316,783 -753,114	-753,114

02-17-2020 00:23 UTC+2

Big Pot and Chip Lead for "MisterN411"

Lyle Bateman

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

"J.sydens" raised from the cutoff, and "MisterN411" called from the button. "NoTrustEver" three-bet to 51,000, and both players called to see on the flop.

"NoTrustEver" led out for 57,000 and only "MisterN411" called. "NoTrustEver" checked the turn, and then called for less when "MisterN411" shoved for 344,051. The big blind was ahead with pocket aces and the flopped set, but the button was on for the flush draw.

The hit on the river, sending the massive pot to "MisterN411" as a reward for cracking aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
MisterN411	850,756 446,809	446,809
J.sydens	784,790 -81,750	-81,750

02-16-2020 23:39 UTC+2

"j.sydens" Almost 700k

Lyle Bateman

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"j.sydens" raised to 8,000 from early position, and KevMess85 called from the hijack. The small blind also came along to see on the flop. "j.sydens" put out 26,720 after it checked to them, and "KevMess85" shoved for 186,099. The small blind mucked, but "j.sydens" called.

It was a massive cooler with "KevMess85" on for two pair against for the flopped straight. The turn and river couldn't help "KevMess85" and "j.sydens" ended up with close to 700,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
J.sydens	695,000 181,067	181,067

02-16-2020 23:03 UTC+2

"xscope" Adds to Lead

Lyle Bateman

Level 11 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"xscope" opened with a limp from early, and "Breinholds" called from their left. "ILoveToPay" called in the small, and "Naspokuhe" checked their option in the big.

The flop came and "Naspokuhe" bet out 2,500. "xscope" called, as did "ILoveToPay". The turn once again brought a bet of 2,500 from the big blind, but this time "xscope" raised to 7,500. "ILoveToPay" folded before "Naspokuhe" shoved fro 31,971. "xscope" called with versus . The river bricked for "Naspokuhe" and "xscope" extended their lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
xscope	539,527 46,421	46,421

02-16-2020 22:37 UTC+2

"GritinhO_Dzi" Gets Value from the River

Lyle Bateman

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"Ilfris" kicked it off from the hijack with a raise to 4,500. "GritinhO_Dzi" called from the cutoff, as did "Diegoavc" from the big blind. It checked around on the flop and turn, but when it checked to "GritinhO_Dzi" on the river, they half-potted for 8,250.

The chip leader got out of the way, but "Ilfris" called then mucked when they saw

Player	Chips	Progress
Diegoavc	319,877 -7,000	-7,000
Ilfris	92,322 92,322	92,322
GritinhO_Dzi	80,739 80,739	80,739

02-16-2020 21:28 UTC+2

"Borderline" Takes Big Hit While "NevilleWeeee" Doubles

Lyle Bateman

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

It was another blind on blind battle, and "Borderline" raised to 2,000 from the small, with "NevilleWeeee" raising from the big to 5,800. "Borderline" called, then bombed the pot for 191,000 on the 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Borderline	173,127 -35,971	-35,971
NevilleWeeee	53,356 24,403	24,403

02-16-2020 21:04 UTC+2

Some Chips from Break

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
sNap36484	238,040 238,040	238,040
virudada1	213,215 45,733	45,733
massola1000	193,979 20,616	20,616
AndreiMDA	186,972 186,972	186,972
Grimm032	184,809 184,809	184,809
Borderline	183,981 183,981	183,981
KateMidlePot	180,519 180,519	180,519
DiegoMU99	174,649 174,649	174,649
alex979797	173,890 -8,538	-8,538
Grossmann69	171,335 171,335	171,335
AbuAwni	156,697 10,452	10,452
SickFlush	154,506 8,745	8,745
jamminin	147,797 -7,331	-7,331
martin665	Busted

02-16-2020 20:40 UTC+2

"callmeBOT" Holds with Tens

Lyle Bateman

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

"ANARCHYFTW" opened under the gun to 1,320 and "KrAvRoRa" called from the cutoff as did "callmeBOT" from the small and "davedelmar" from the big. The flop came and it checked to "KrAvRoRa" who bet 1,200.

"callmeBOT" was the only caller and they both checked the turn. They checked again on the river, and "callmeBot"'s pocket tens were the best hand.

Meanwhile, former chip leader "ilovecrabs69" is at the same table and has dropped down a bit in the standings.

Player	Chips	Progress
ilovecrabs69	182,562 -29,716	-29,716
ANARCHYFTW	114,944 -5,145	-5,145
callmeBOT	44,635 7,794	7,794
davedelmar	43,065
KrAvRoRa	34,885

02-16-2020 20:17 UTC+2

Jacks Hold for "ANARCHYFTW"

Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 250/500, 60 ante

"KrAvRoRa" opened from the middle for a limp, and "THEPWNER" called from the hijack "ANARCHYFTW" raised to 3,250 from the small blind, and both players called.

The flop came and "ANARCHYFTW" led out for 7,121. "KrAvRoRa" was the only caller to see 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
ANARCHYFTW	120,089 32,302	32,302