Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 625
2020 888poker XL Inferno
XL Inferno #1: $75,000 Opening Event
Day: 1
"aaa07170319" Doubles
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 625 ante
"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
|
105,371 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
Prize Pool Set at $87,800
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
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.
Top Stacks after Registration
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,875 | |
|
|
569,747
239,260
|
239,260 |
|
489,488
271,149
|
271,149 |
|
|
484,849 | |
|
474,315 | |
|
|
471,388
116,914
|
116,914 |
|
470,190 | |
|
|
462,193 | |
|
|
454,188 | |
|
|
433,361 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 875
"Dred_Rednose" Regaining Stack
Level 18
: 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
"Dred_Rednose" was one of the early chip leaders, but has fallen on some hard times of late. They raised from the middle to 14,700, and got a call from "kkkid14" in the small blind.
The flop came 
and "kkkid14" check-folded to a bet of 14,610.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
214,887 | |
|
123,379
59,590
|
59,590 |
"kkkid14" Chips Up
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
411,000
196,113
|
196,113 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
O'Kearney With Huge Double
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
690,526
690,526
|
690,526 |
|
518,414
182,992
|
182,992 |