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

05-15-2020 01:13 UTC+2

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 01:07 UTC+2

Dara "Doked" O'Kearney Chips Up

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

05-15-2020 00:57 UTC+2

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

Nearing the Money

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

05-15-2020 00:46 UTC+2

Some Big Stacks

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

05-15-2020 00:40 UTC+2

"prophere" Gets There for a Huge Double

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

05-15-2020 00:33 UTC+2

Big Slick Good to O'Kearney

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dara "Doked" O'Kearney	904,825 197,001	197,001
Dred_Rednose	Busted