2020 888poker XL Inferno

XL Inferno #32: $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2020 888poker XL Inferno
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$85,178
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$504,310
Entries
2,146
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,109
Players Left 1 / 2,146
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Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk Eliminates a Player

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
"EyeofSkadi" vs "pxe11"
"EyeofSkadi" vs "pxe11"

Blind on blind Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk raised to 12,000 and "pxe11" called.

The pair checked the {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop and the {4-Diamonds} came on the turn. Matveychuk check-called 18,810 from his opponent and the river was the {a-Diamonds}.

Matveychuk checked again and "pxe11" let their time bank run all the way down before shoving for 69,213 into a pot of 66,120.

It didn't take long for Matveychuk to call with {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for two pair, beating the {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} king-high of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk
441,851
101,263
101,263
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pxe11
Busted

8-8-8 for 888poker Ambassador Nitsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Dominik Nitsche
Dominik Nitsche

"bananaarm" limped in the small blind and Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche checked his big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and "bananaarm" bet 11,880. Nitsche called. The river was the {8-Spades}.

"bananaarm" check-called 33,561 and Nitsche showed {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for trip eights and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche
200,400
28,774
28,774
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bananaarm
93,416

Martin Jacobson Eliminated

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson shoved for 62,479 and was called by "ArmaniGurk" in the small blind.

Martin Jacobson: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
ArmaniGurk: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Jacobson would need to hit to stay alive, but received no help on the {4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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ArmaniGurk
925,000
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Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson
Busted
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"Browne118" Takes Lead to Burst Bubble

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
"Browne118" bursts the bubble and takes the lead
"Browne118" bursts the bubble and takes the lead

The remaining 207 players are all guaranteed a payout of at least $554.74 with the elimination of "Jesusisback" on the money bubble.

It was "Browne118" the player weilding the executioners axe to bring the tournament into the money after "Jesusisback" opened for 32,000 from under-the-gun, with "Browne118" the only caller in the hi-jack.

The {7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop saw "Jesusisback" check the action over to "Browne118" who fired out a bet of 42,400, which was called to bring the duo to the {q-Spades} turn.

This saw another check from "Jesusisback" and "Browne118" fired a 145,008 second barrel, which was called to bring ion the {3-Spades} turn.

This is where the fireworks went off, with "Jesusisback" check calling "Browne118"'s 365,420 bet, which was enough to set the former all-in.

"Jesusisback" had flopped the nut straight with {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} but had slow played themselves into trouble and out of the tournament, with "Browne118", holdingh {k-Spades}{10-Spades} rivering the second nut flush to send "Jesusisback" the the virual rail - and they won't be coming back.

"Browne118" stacked up to 2,228,366, whixh was good for the chip lead. All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of at least $554.74.

Player Chips Progress
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Browne118
2,228,366
719,012
719,012
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Jesusisback
Busted

"CVriserio" Rails Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

The field is now down to 28, with "CVriserio" cracking Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk's pocket kings to climb into the chip lead.

"EyeofSkadi" opened the action with a raise to 240,000 from early position, and "CVriserio" responded with an all-in shove of 6,888,702 from the big blind.

"EyeofSkadi" made the call for his tournament life for his last 3,176,052 in chips and rolled over {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}, which was in front of "CVriserios" who held {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

The {9-Diamonds} window however, gave the latter a set and the {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Clubs} runout saw "EyeofSkadi" depart in 29th place for a $1,664.22 payday, while "CVriserio" took the chip lead with a stack of 9,079,779.

Player Chips Progress
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CVriserio
9,079,779
2,306,572
2,306,572
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EyeofSkadi
Busted

"yamatasula" Eliminated in 9th Place )$5446), "KoneKontoen" Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,581)

Level 40 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante

An exciting double elimination has given "junijuniorz" a commanding chip lead after their ace-king won a race against the two pocket pairs of "yamatasula" and "KoneKontoen".

"yamatasula" was first to act in middle position and moved all-in for 2,521,501 with "KoneKontoen" re-shoving for 14,470,501 from the small blind. "junijuniorz" made the call from the big blind, having both players covered with 12,902,180 chips remaining in his stack after calling.

"yamatasula": {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
"KoneKontoen": {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
"junijuniorz": {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} to give "junijuniorz" the wheel, and they scooped the sizable pot and thinned the field by two, bringing the final table down to seven.

Player Chips Progress
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junijuniorz
31,856,783
11,094,603
11,094,603
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yamatasula
Busted
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KoneKontoen
Busted

"SouTheMan" Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,372)

Level 41 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

"junijuniorz" continues to steamroll and has just scored their third scalp of the final table, sending the short-stacked "SouTheMan" to the rail in 7th to extend their monster lead.

Down to their last 2,362,155 in chips, "SouTheMan" moved all of these in pre-flop with {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} from under-the-gun and "junijuniorz" made the call in the cutoff with {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

Despite pairing their seven on the turn to take the lead, "SouTheMan"m was eliminated when "junijuniors" hit the backdoor heart flush on the river when the board ran out {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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junijuniorz
54,404,817
9,645,079
9,645,079
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SouTheMan
Busted

"ValVenis120" Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,163)

Level 42 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"9salute46" moved all-in pre-flop from the cutoff for 25,514, 581 and "ValVenis120" made the call for their tournament life from the button.

ValVenis120: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
9salute46: {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Despite having the best of it pre-flop, "ValVenis120" couldn't hold, departing in 5th place when the board ran out {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} to award "9salute46" the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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9salute46
30,804,559
5,164,978
5,164,978
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ValVenis120
Busted

"JBHInfinity" Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,780)

Level 43 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

The short-stacked "JBHInfinity" got the last of their chips in pre-flop with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a shove of 7,633,804, with "junijuniorz" making the call with {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

It was a sweaty {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop to give "JBHInfinity" the nut diamond draw and "junijuniorz" top set, which held when the {7-Spades} turn and {8-Hearts} river completed the hand to bring the field down to three.

Player Chips Progress
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junijuniorz
71,694,956
14,803,804
14,803,804
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JBHInfinity
Busted