XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up
Day 1 Completed
2020 888poker XL Blizzard
XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2020 888poker XL Blizzard
Buy-in
$160
Prize Pool
$117,600
Entries
1,176
Level
46
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Congratulations to CabecaTilt on Winning XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up for $19,092
Level 46
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Event #10 of the XL Blizzard series had a 1,176-entry field and it was completed after more than ten hours of play. Brazil's CabecaTilt was the player who gathered all the tournament's chips in the end, after a three-way deal and earned $19,092.
This is the biggest cash of CabecaTilt on 888poker, and his first five-digit score on the site. The Brazilian player managed to stay in the middle of the pack during the final table and found a nice run near the end of it to win the event.
When play was left three-handed, they decided along with kukadjampa and cosmiNik to split the prize pool according to their chips, with CabecaTilt winning the biggest part of the remaining money.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CabecaTilt | Brazil | $19,092 |
| 2 | kukadjamba | Russia | $14,180 |
| 3 | cosmiNik | Romania | $14,592 |
| 4 | MurningB4n | Unknown | $8,526 |
| 5 | yaewn | Canada | $5,927 |
| 6 | proker29 | Austria | $4,751 |
| 7 | carmen.1957 | United Kingdom | $3,575 |
| 8 | bsdias | Brazil | $2,411 |
| 9 | deeman1823 | Canada | $1,470 |
Final Table Action
The first elimination of the final table was deeman1823, who called with a pair of fives MurningB4n's shove with nine-ten on a nine-seven-three flop, and he didn't manage to find any help on the turn or the river.
Eight-handed play lasted more than an hour with the players being mostly cautious and trying to ladder up. After a couple of double ups, it was bsdias who busted after a three way all in, where he was holding eights against CabecaTilt's aces and cosmiNik's nines. CabecaTilt put his name in the list as a serious contender after tripling up in this hand, while cosmiNik was the one who actually busted bsdias, winning a smaller side pot.
After this hand, the eliminations came in a rapid fashion with carmen.1957, proker29, and yaewn losing their stacks in a ten-minute period.
MurningB4n was the leader in the beginning of the final table, and for the biggest part of it, but eventually was the player who was eliminated in fourth place, to send the remaining players into three-handed play. In his last hand, he open shoved with a pair of sixes to get called by kukadjamba's pair of jacks, which held on the board to send MurningB4n to the rail.
Three-handed play started with a deal, after the three remaining players deciding to split the pot, and CabecaTile was the eventual winner of the event.
This is the conclusion of PokerNews' coverage for Event #10 of the XL Blizzard series. Don't forget to tune in again on February 11th for the XL Blizzard #17 - $100,000 High Roller event.
cosmiNik Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,407)
Level 46
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
CabecaTilt shoved from the small blind and cosmiNik called from the big blind to risk his tournament life.
CabecaTilt: 
cosmiNik: 
The board ran out 
and the play is now in the heads up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,940,000 | -8,060,000 |
|
Busted |
Three Way Deal
Level 46
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
The three remaining players agreed to split the prize pool and they earned the respective prizes:
| Player | Prize After Deal |
|---|---|
| CabecaTilt | $19,092 |
| kukadjamba | $14,280 |
| cosmiNik | $14,592 |
Level: 46
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 125,000
Break
Level 45
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
The three finalists are on another 5-minute break.
CabecaTilt Pulls Further Away
Level 45
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
CabecaTilt opened to 2.9 million from the small blind and cosmiNik defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and CabecaTilt check-shoved after cosmiNik's continuation bet to 2.4 million, making him fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000,000 | 12,750,000 |
|
|
12,400,000 | -7,880,000 |
|
8,250,000 | -4,015,000 |
CabecaTilt Takes Lead
Level 45
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,250,000 | 10,636,000 |
|
|
20,280,000 | -1,884,000 |
|
|
12,265,000 | -2,985,000 |
Level: 45
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 100,000
MurningB4n Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,526)
Level 44
: 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante
MurningB4n open shoved his last 13 big blinds from the button and kukadjamba called from the big blind.
MurningB4n: 
kukadjamba: 
The board ran out 
and MurningB4n was left crippled, losing the rest of his chips on the next hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,250,000 | 5,936,000 |
|
|
Busted |