XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event
Day 1 Started
2020 888poker XL Blizzard
XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2020 888poker XL Blizzard
Buy-in
$250
Entries
1,557
Level
40
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
1,557
Players Left
1
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
Virtual Cards are in the Air
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
The Main Event is finally here! Action is now underway in the massive XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event, and more than 700 players have already put their cash down on the virtual felt.
Play continues today until one player has all the chips, and PokerNews will be here to bring you all the big action as it happens. Stay tuned to find out who survives the biggest Blizzard of them all.
Some Early Chipstacks
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,765 | 101,765 |
|
84,905 | 84,905 |
|
81,002 | 81,002 |
|
|
73,728 | 73,728 |
New Chip Leader
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
"usainzeus25" opened from early position to 500 before "ahjaa" came over top to 2,100. Chip leader "GenChampion" 4-bet the hijack to 4,200, and both other players came along to the flop.
The flop came 
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.
It was a tough spot for the chip leader with 
versus the pocket kings of "ahjaa". 
on the river was irrelevant, and "ahjaa" grabbed an early stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,001 | 104,001 |
|
|
42,215 | 42,215 |
|
|
42,080 | -59,685 |
"ahjaa" Grabs More Chips
Level 1
: 125/250, 30 ante
"GenChampion" opened to 750 under the gun, and and was called from the middle, as well as by "ahjaa" and "Monamonik" in the blinds. The flop came 
and it checked around to the 
on the turn.
"ahjaa" put out a turn bet of 1,079 and was called by all four players in the hand. It checked around again on the 
river, and "ahjaa" rolled over 
for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,388 | 5,387 |
|
|
63,941 | 63,941 |
|
|
49,775 | 49,775 |
|
|
37,390 | -4,690 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 40
Some More Stacks
Level 2
: 150/300, 40 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,578 | 145,578 |
|
|
137,214 | 137,214 |
|
132,743 | 132,743 |
|
118,829 | 118,829 |
|
|
116,954 | 116,954 |
|
|
109,188 | -200 |
|
|
34,441 | -2,949 |
Small Hit to Chip Leader
Level 2
: 150/300, 40 ante
The chip leader "jamminin" opened to 600 from the middle, and the Canadian was called by "SouTheMan" and "forza749" in position. It checked to "forza749" on the button and they bet 861. "jamminin" called, while the other player got out of the way.
They both checked the 
turn, but "jamminin" bet 2,466 into the pot of 4,332 on the 
river. "forza749" called, and showed down 
for the rivered pair against 
for "jamminin".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,808 | -4,770 |
|
|
49,867 | |
|
|
30,200 |