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

05-15-2020 00:13 UTC+1

The Big Stacks

Lyle Bateman

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dr.Ollie	1,366,213 408,250	408,250
AUTISPOSTI	1,297,131 102,010	102,010
marioo1985	1,264,370
D3n1sk4PP	1,212,114 292,422	292,422
AALUJAA	1,175,076 159,500	159,500
noneda	1,075,866 15,530	15,530
algsxr	1,006,196
ilicinnnn	996,921 90,800	90,800
paulinhoo00	937,740
Pescar22	924,442 81,500	81,500

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

05-15-2020 00:07 UTC+1

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney Chips Up

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Lyle Bateman

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney raised to 32,000 from the hijack, and "VanVogt" defended the big blind with a call. The flop came and they both checked to the turn.

O'Kearney bet 16,000 after a check, and "VanVogt" raised to 44,887. O'Kearney called to see on the river. "VanVogt" check-folded to the 117,330 bet from O'Kearney.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	732,380 38,245	38,245
VanVogt	467,750 467,750	467,750

05-14-2020 23:57 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
lovelydonk	951,485 593,627	593,627
Waaaal	202,644

Nearing the Money

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Lyle Bateman

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The field is now down under 100 players, with just 99 left in action. There 81 paid spots available, so they are just 18 away from paydays.

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

05-14-2020 23:46 UTC+1

Some Big Stacks

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
AUTISPOSTI	1,195,121 186,014	186,014
noneda	1,091,396
ilicinnnn	1,087,721 309,949	309,949
AALUJAA	1,015,576 41,125	41,125
Poelsetyv	1,013,866
Pescar22	1,005,942 315,416	315,416
Dr.Ollie	957,963 50,955	50,955
D3n1skPP	934,147
tournier9	890,318
hicksyP	822,808 20,750	20,750
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	770,625 134,200	134,200

Level: 22

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 1,750

05-14-2020 23:40 UTC+1

"prophere" Gets There for a Huge Double

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Lyle Bateman

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

Chip leader "AALUJAA" raised to 24,000 from the button, and bug blind "prophere" shoved for 276,287 and got the call.

"AALUJAA":
"prophere":

Board:

"prophere" was in bad shape preflop, but nailed two pair on the flop and that was all they needed.

Player	Chips	Progress
AALUJAA	1,056,701 299,007	299,007
prophere	572,074 572,074	572,074

05-14-2020 23:33 UTC+1

Big Slick Good to O'Kearney

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Lyle Bateman

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

"Dred_Rednose" raised to 25,000 from the hijack, and Dara "Doked" O'Kearney raised again to 75,600 from the cutoff. It folded back to "Dred_Rednose" and they shoved for 195,751 and got the call.

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

Board:

This time, O'Kearney was racing with the big slick against the queens, but he still managed to get there on the river to win by a nose and eliminate one of the early chip leaders and give O'Kearney a top 10 stack.