Registration is now closed on Event #1 of the 2020 888poker XL Inferno. They ended the registration period with a total of 636 entries and 242 rebuys, for a total of 878 buy ins in the prize pool.
That means 81 players will take home a piece of the prize pool, with the winner slated to get $16,585.42.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
"aaa07170319" shoved under the gun for 86,275, and "zaxzadid" reshoved the cutoff for slightly more.
"aaa07170319": 
"zaxzadid": 
Board: 
"aaa07170319" had the best ace from the start, and held for the win, leaving "zaxzadid" short stacked. They busted the next hand, and rebought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,675 | 105,371 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 625
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
437,200 | 221,760 |
|
|
428,343 | 66,527 |
|
367,366 | |
|
366,499 | |
|
357,858 | -99,387 |
|
|
354,474 | |
|
339,434 | |
|
|
335,038 | |
|
|
330,487 | |
|
|
321,736 | |
|
|
321,241 | 97,877 |
The final half hour of registration is in swing now, and with 621 entries and 215 rebuys, the prize pool has now swollen to $83,600.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
"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 |
|---|---|---|
|
194,615 | 79,898 |
|
|
16,351 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,750/3,500
Ante: 435
Action is now in Level 13, and they've blown past the guarantee already. With 611 entries and 182 rebuys, there is currently $79,300 in the prize pool. There's still about 45 minutes left in registration, so that amount is sure to grow before it closes.