XL Winter Series #1: $50,000 Opening Event | 2020 888poker XL Winter Series

12-11-2020 02:13 UTC

"barrybarry15" Starting to Pull Away

brandyn trenholm

Level 37 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

"barrybarry15" opened 140,000 from the small blind and "TrollKonst8" three-bet to 420,000. "barrybarry15" called and the flop landed on the board.

Both players checked through to the turn card where "barrybarry15" bet 355,862 and "TrollKonst8" folded, sending the pot to "barrybarry15"

Player	Chips	Progress
barrybarry15	5,100,000 765,100	765,100
TrollKonst8	2,500,000 626,100	626,100

12-11-2020 02:07 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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brandyn trenholm

Level 37 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
barrybarry15	4,334,900 65,100	65,100
TrollKonst8	3,126,100 1,096,100	1,096,100
arucia	2,760,000 225,000	225,000

Level: 37

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,750

12-11-2020 01:55 UTC

Break Time

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brandyn trenholm

Level 36 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The remaining three players will now be taking a five-minute break.

12-11-2020 01:54 UTC

"PKaiser" Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,088)

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brandyn trenholm

Level 36 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Action folded around to "arucia" on the button who raised to 150,000 and in the small blind was "PKaiser" who shoved 1,224,506. "barrybarry15" called from the big blind and "arucia" folded.

"PKaiser":
"barrybarry15":

The flip was completely one-sided once the landed on the board, giving "barrybarry15" a set of hockey sticks and "PKaiser" was then drawing dead to the runout, being eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
barrybarry15	4,400,000 525,000	525,000
PKaiser	Busted

Level: 36

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,500

12-11-2020 01:47 UTC

"Unknownplay3r" Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,862)

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brandyn trenholm

Level 35 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante

"Unkownplay3r" moved their 734,567 stack into the pot from under the gun and "arucia" called on the button, everyone else folded.

"Unknownplay3r":
"arucia":

The flop brought a straight draw for "Unknownplay3r" to go with their ace to stay alive. A turn card and river card were of no help, sending "Unknownplay3r" to the curb.

Player	Chips	Progress
arucia	2,985,000 1,393,732	1,393,732
Unknownplay3r	Busted

12-11-2020 01:38 UTC

"G00RG3" Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,172)

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brandyn trenholm

Level 35 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante

The action folded around to "G00RG3" on the button who elected to push all in for 549,425 and found one caller in "barrybarry15".

"G00RG3":
"barrybarry15":

The flip saw "barrybarry15" take the lead when a flop rolled out. An turn card left "G00RG3" in need of a hand but the river was of no avail. "barrybarry15" continued their dominance, eliminating yet another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
barrybarry15	3,875,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
G00RG3	Busted

Level: 35

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 6,250

12-11-2020 01:32 UTC

"RepSej1" Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,661)

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brandyn trenholm

Level 34 : 22,500/45,000, 5,625 ante

"G00RG3" raised to 90,000 from middle position and "Repsej51" shoved for a total of 530,422 on the button. In the small blind was "TrollKonst8" who jammed over the top and "G00RG3" folded.

"Repsej51":
"TrollKonst8":

A tough spot for "Repsej51" did not get any easier when a flop landed. The turn and river also failed to improve their hand as "TrollKonst8" secured the pot, dropping "Repsej51" from thee tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
TrollKonst8	2,030,000 1,279,484	1,279,484
Repsej51	Busted