2021 888poker XL Spring Series

XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 888poker XL Spring Series

Final Results
Winner
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$69,050
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
1,654
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,654
Players Left
1

Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha Eliminated in 5th Place ($20,300)

Level 44 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Pedro Padilha
Pedro Padilha

"KiddPT" shoved the big stack from the small blind, and Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha called from the big. Padilha had ace-ten of diamonds against king-jack off, but a king hit the river to send Padilha packing.

Player Chips Progress
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
33,261,335 9,739,642
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
7,982,261 -1,285,000
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
5,966,544 1,275,000
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
2,399,860 -5,492,356
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
Busted

"KiddPT" Catches the Bluff

Level 44 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

"KiddPT" raised the small blind to 1.62 million, and Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha called the big blind. The flop came {2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and "KiddPT" bet 1,084,500. Padilha called to the {a-Clubs} turn. They both checked, and "KiddPT" check-called for 1,080,000.

"KiddPT": {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha: {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Board: {2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
23,521,693 4,609,500
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
9,267,261 750,000
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
7,892,216 -1,215,000
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
4,691,544 -225,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
4,157,286 -4,009,500

"KiddPT" Leads at Break

Level 44 : 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

"KiddPT" took a big lead when they shoved over a 2 million bet from "FLRAP" on {8-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}. Just before the break, some players suggested a deal, but so far only two players have activated the deal option in the client.

Player Chips Progress
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
18,912,193 6,047,098
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
9,107,216 -3,452,500
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
8,517,261 -4,232,098
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
8,166,786 2,487,500
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
4,916,544 -850,000

Level: 44

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000

"RLYZacEfron" Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,150)

Level 43 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
"RLYZacEfron" Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,150)
"RLYZacEfron" Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,150)

"KiddPT" raised the button, then called with more when "RLYZacEfron" shoved the big blind.

"RLYZacEfron": {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
"KiddPT": {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Board: {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"RLYZacEfron" shoved an ace, but ran into queens and ended their day in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
12,865,095 5,250,343
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
12,749,359 -125,000
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
12,559,716 -125,000
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
5,766,544 -125,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
5,679,286 -875,000
RLYZacEfron br
RLYZacEfron
Busted

"nlfreddie" Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,350)

Level 43 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
"nlfreddie" Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,350)
"nlfreddie" Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,350)

"nlfreddie" raised the middle big, then called off when "FLRAP" shoved the button. it was {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for "nlfreddie" against tens, and the tens held.

Player Chips Progress
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
12,874,359 6,540,493
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
12,684,716 2,742,500
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
7,614,752 -625,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
6,554,286 -1,617,500
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
5,891,544
RLYZacEfron br
RLYZacEfron
4,000,343 -250,000
nlfreddie gb
nlfreddie
Busted

"notaboutlove" Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,600)

Level 43 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
"notaboutlove" Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,600)
"notaboutlove" Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,600)

The average stack is about 12 big blinds now, and its become a shoving game. "notaboutlove" ran tens into jacks and didn't get there.

Player Chips Progress
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
9,942,216 1,200,000
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
8,239,752 3,879,246
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
8,171,786 2,200,000
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
6,333,866 -50,000
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
5,891,544 -2,300,000
nlfreddie gb
nlfreddie
5,665,493 -1,700,000
RLYZacEfron br
RLYZacEfron
4,250,343 -50,000
notaboutlove gb
notaboutlove
Busted

Kuznetsov From Worst to First

Level 43 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"aziz.Mancha" raised the middle, then called off with more when Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov shoved the cutoff.

Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
"aziz.Mancha": {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Board: {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Kuznetsov held with the aces for a double, enough to take the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov ru
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov
8,742,216 3,871,108
aziz.Mancha br
aziz.Mancha
8,191,544 -3,271,108
nlfreddie gb
nlfreddie
7,365,493
FLRAP ua
FLRAP
6,383,866
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha br
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha
5,971,786 -1,000,000
KiddPT lu
KiddPT
4,360,506
notaboutlove gb
notaboutlove
4,304,246
RLYZacEfron br
RLYZacEfron
4,300,343 400,000

Level: 43

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 62,500