XL Inferno #1: $75,000 Opening Event | 2020 888poker XL Inferno

05-15-2020 00:11 UTC+2

O'Kearney With Huge Double

Lyle Bateman

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney raised to 16,000 from early, and "Sue.1979" called the cutoff before "Pescar22" raised to 40,000 from the small blind. O'Kearney shoved for 242,707, and only "Pescar22" called with the bigger stack to put O'Kearney at risk.

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney:
"Pescar22":

Board:

Both players made huge hands by the river with "Pescar22" on the second nut flush, but river also gave O'Kearney the nut boat, and a nice double up for the Irish pro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pescar22	690,526 690,526	690,526
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	518,414 182,992	182,992

05-14-2020 23:54 UTC+2

"kkkid14" Chips Up

Lyle Bateman

Level 18 : 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

"bankai1234" raised to 18,000 from the middle and "kkkid14" reraised to 45,000 from the hijack. Small blind "MidiChlorien" shoved for 149,167, and only "kkkid14" called.

"kkkid14":
"MidiChlorien":

Board:

It was a race situation, and "kkkid14" was able to hold their lead with the jacks to chip up to over 400K.

Player	Chips	Progress
kkkid14	411,000 196,113	196,113

05-14-2020 22:56 UTC+2

"GurkanAYTAC" Stays Alive with Double

Lyle Bateman

Level 14 : 1,750/3,500, 435 ante

"GurkanAYTAC" called from early, and "V.F.A." raised to 12,000 from the hijack. "GurkanAYTAC" called and they both checked the turn and river, but "GurkanAYTAC" shoved the river for 79,870 and got the call.

"GurkanAYTAC":
"V.F.A.":

Board:

"GurkanAYTAC" flopped it, but still managed to get the river value.

Player	Chips	Progress
GurkanAYTAC	194,615 79,898	79,898
V.F.A.	16,351

05-14-2020 22:37 UTC+2

O'Kearney Into the Big Stacks

Lyle Bateman

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney raised early to 5,000, and "Maids08" raised all in to 49,675 from his left. "LikitySplit" reshoved for 97,629 from the small blind, and O'Kearney called it down with more.

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney:
"LikitySplit":
"Maids08":

Board:

O'Kearney woke up in a great spot, getting in three ways with the best ace, and he held for a huge chip increase. The other two players in the hand rebought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	341,000 248,352	248,352

05-14-2020 22:08 UTC+2

O'Kearney Gets There for a Double

Lyle Bateman

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

In a blind on blind spot, "Dred_Rednose" called from the small blind before Dara "Doked" O'Kearney raised to 4,800 from the big. "Dred_Rednose" shoved for 109,513, and O'Kearney called off for less, putting himself at risk.

"Dred_Rednose":
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney:

Board:

O'Kearney's suited ace was a dog to the ace-queen of "Dred_Rednose", but he managed to get there with an eight on the river to score a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	92,648
Dred_Rednose	63,789 -94,575	-94,575

05-14-2020 21:13 UTC+2

"Dred_Rednose" Takes from "Dulce.Vitae1"

Lyle Bateman

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

"Dulce.Vitae1" raised to 2,100 from the middle, and "whooooosh" called from their left before "Dred_Rednose" came over top to 10,000 from the small blind. "Dulce.Vitae1" was the only caller to see on the flop.

"Dred_Rednose" bet 7,776, and "Dulce.Vitae1" flatted to see on the turn. "Dred_Rednose" check-called a bet of 11,000, and the river put three diamonds out. Again, "Dred_Rednose" check-called, this time for 24,000.

"Dred_Rednose":
"Dulce.Vitae1":

Board:

Player	Chips	Progress
Dred_Rednose	125,194
Dulce.Vitae1	86,860 -62,832	-62,832

05-14-2020 20:38 UTC+2

"krakadiller" Shoves River for the Win

Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 250/500, 60 ante

"fastfingers" opened early with a raise to 1,250, and was called by "Dodge544" in the cutoff, "krakadiller" from the button, and "Killuckkk" in the big blind. The flop came and it checked to "krakadiller" who bet 1,737.

Only "fastfingers" called to see the river, and they check-called a bet of 6,874. They checked again on the river, and "krakadiller" shoved for 23,868, barely covering the stack of "fastfingers". After some time in the tank, they released the hand sending the pot to "krakadiller".

Player	Chips	Progress
krakadiller	46,880 46,880	46,880
Dodge544	46,663 -5,027	-5,027
Killuckkk	45,285 45,285	45,285
fastfingers	23,317 -9,441	-9,441

05-14-2020 20:21 UTC+2

"Dodge544" takes early pot

Lyle Bateman

Level 2 : 200/400, 50 ante

"Dodge544" raised under the gun to 1,000, and "fastfingers" called from the cutoff, as did "LordHatemz" from the big blind. The flop came , and after a check, "Dodge544" bet 400. Both opponents called to the turn.

They all checked through to the river. "Dodge544" bet 1,600 after a check from "LordHatemz", and both other players got out of the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dodge544	51,690
LordHatemz	44,070
fastfingers	32,758

05-14-2020 18:33 UTC+2

Are You Ready for XL Inferno?

Lyle Bateman

With the live poker world in turmoil this 2020, online poker series are bigger and better than ever, and 888poker is no exception. The 2020 XL Inferno Series kicks off today, and over the course of 11 days and 34 events, at least $1.5M is guaranteed in prizes.

The series gets underway today at 2pm Eastern time with XL Inferno #1 - $75,000 Opening Event. Players will get 50,000 chips for their $109 buy in, and play 12 minute levels through to the end of the game. A winner will be decided before they stop play for the day in this one-day event.

Currently, with about 90 minutes to go until the start of the day, there are 140 entries in the field, but they'll need significantly more than that to make the $75,000 guarantee. Late registration is available for 210 minutes, so there's plenty of time to get in the game.

PokerNews will be covering select tournaments live during the XL Inferno Series, as well as providing daily updates on the results from the full series. Action kicks off on the first event shortly, so stay tuned here as the XL Inferno starts to burn.