XL Inferno #32: $500,000 Main Event
Day 1 Started
2020 888poker XL Inferno
XL Inferno #32: $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2020 888poker XL Inferno
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$504,310
Entries
2,146
Level
46
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
2,109
Welcome to the XL Inferno #32: $500,000 Main Event
The XL Inferno series on 888poker is going out with a bang as the $500,000 Main Event gets underway later this evening.
Kicking off at 18:00 BST and with a $250 buy-in, it's one of the biggest events of the schedule. Players will receive 15,000 chips and there will be 15-minute levels.
The tournament plays down to a winner tonight and you can catch all the action right here on PokerNews
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Level: 1
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 40
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 150/300, 40 ante
Cards are in the air (metaphorically speaking) in the 888poker XL Inferno Main Event!
The tournament lobby shows 851 entrants so far! Good luck to all of them.
Players Already Up to Double Starting Stack
Level 1
: 150/300, 40 ante
Players sitting on above starting stack include "ahjaa" who finished second in the 2020 XL Inferno $50,000 Opening Event
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,634 | 109,634 |
|
104,170 | 104,170 |
|
|
101,550 | 101,550 |
|
100,870 | 100,870 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Notables in the Field
Level 2
: 200/400, 50 ante
Here are some notables in the field including Event #1 winner "MorayEEEEEL" and Event #10 winner "MuckFest"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,570 | |
|
|
51,916 | |
|
49,230 | |
|
46,630 | |
|
36,367 |
Six-Max Champion "skorp1161" in the Field
Level 2
: 200/400, 50 ante
Yesterday it was Kazakhstan's "skorp1161" who became the latest champion of the XL Inferno when they topped a 495-player field to win the Six-Max for $9,563 after a heads-up deal with Canadian runner-up "Gat0rbl00d", who is also in the field today.
In fact, all but one of the final tablists is currently in the field, with only "304tcm304" missing from the Main Event field at this stage.
Final Table Results
888poker XL Inferno Event #29: $30,000 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | skorp1161 | Kazakstan | $9,563* |
| 2 | Gat0rbl00d | Canada | $7,630* |
| 3 | barrrrrr | Romania | $6,469 |
| 4 | needabridge | United Kingdom | $3,960 |
| 5 | AI8888888 | Japan | $2,970 |
| 6 | 304tcm304 | - | $1,980 |
*heads-up deal
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,260 | |
|
52,809 | |
|
48,178 | |
|
|
45,120 | |
|
41,382 |
Top 10 Chip Counts
Level 2
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,340 | 138,340 |
|
132,933 | 132,933 |
|
126,955 | 126,955 |
|
|
118,400 | 118,400 |
|
|
112,760 | 8,590 |
|
|
110,757 | 110,757 |
|
|
108,695 | 108,695 |
|
|
107,650 | 107,650 |
|
|
105,162 | -4,472 |
|
|
104,675 | 104,675 |
Field Up to 1,000 Entries
Level 2
: 200/400, 50 ante
The XL Inferno Main Event is up to 1,000 entries with 979 players remaining. The current chip leader is "CrispyWingsT" who has almost triple starting stack within the first two levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,846 |