Level: 14
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2021 888poker XL Spring Series
XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Less than an Hour Left in Registration
Level 14
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
There are just over 50 minutes left to get into the game, and it looks like there might be some overlay today. Currently, the field stands at 1,422 entries, with at least 2,128 entries needed to put more than $500,000 into the prize pool.
888pokerTV Starting at Top of the Hour
Level 14
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Nick Wealthall and David Tuchman will be hosting Main Event action on 888pokerTV starting at 9 p.m. GMT. Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba is also streaming her Main Event action, and while new 888poker streamer Josh "PumpkinKing" Manley is out of the big Main Event, he's still streaming action from other 888poker games on his channel as well.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
Top Five at Break
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
There are 1,561 entries at the break, made from 1,298 unique players and 263 rebuys. Only 654 players are left in action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
289,431
55,594
|
55,594 |
|
278,295 | |
|
277,156 | |
|
264,209 | |
|
251,010 |
888pokerTV is Live
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 250 ante
David Tuchman and Nick Wealthall are now live with action from the Main Event. They are currently focusing on Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren's table, who is sitting on a stack of about 85,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,095
41,732
|
41,732 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,250/2,500
Ante: 300
Ambassador Update
Level 16
: 1,250/2,500, 300 ante
Once again, Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba is leading the ambassador team in this one. She's the only one of the ambassadors with more than 100,000 chips, but both Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren and Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche are still playing decent stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,141
21,964
|
21,964 |
|
||
|
|
84,095 | |
|
67,126
44,013
|
44,013 |
|
||
Saliba Defends Big Blind
Level 16
: 1,250/2,500, 300 ante
"Santorini" raised to 5,000 from the middle, and Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba called the big blind to a flop of 
. She check-called for 9,300, and they both checked the 
river. Saliba bet half-pot on the 
river and got the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,641
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
||
|
92,260 | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 375