XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event | 2021 888poker XL Spring Series

06-07-2021 00:57 UTC

Stack Updates with 53 Left at Break

Lyle Bateman

Level 29 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney	2,349,501 2,349,501	2,349,501
fabi01an	2,212,480 -116,250	-116,250
larochekk	2,138,596 1,462,209	1,462,209
aziz.Mancha	2,088,870 2,088,870	2,088,870
Pedro "PaDiLhA10" Padilha	2,056,716 992,749	992,749
catcholao	1,843,651 -95,625	-95,625
BeHustlin	1,745,582 -58,500	-58,500
nlfreddie	1,709,514 -143,625	-143,625
BeGambleAI	1,267,336 21,900	21,900
__AllenKid__	1,191,332 424,027	424,027
el7oroloco34	1,188,442 -234,687	-234,687
NinyaWarrior	942,248 -661,525	-661,525
GlobalHappi	697,385 -340,781	-340,781
FLRAP	597,894 282,116	282,116
777ibi	460,037 -530,719	-530,719
Denis "_DENGER_" Kuznetsov	421,221 172,198	172,198
LeSsWorm	365,864 -22,079	-22,079
Alex "AGelinski" Gelinski	Busted
GGhrayeb	Busted
Kostya22	Busted
Sani100	Busted

06-07-2021 00:46 UTC

"fabi01an" Surges to Lead

Lyle Bateman

Level 29 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

"fabi01an" took down a pot of more than two million chips with a set of deuces, and they are now the chip leader by about 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
fabi01an	2,328,730 2,138,943	2,138,943

Level: 29

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

06-07-2021 00:40 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
catcholao	1,939,276 809,478	809,478
nlfreddie	1,853,139 1,023,675	1,023,675
BeHustlin	1,804,082 1,277,959	1,277,959
NinyaWarrior	1,603,773 1,159,214	1,159,214
fabi01an	189,787 -945,077	-945,077
algsxr	Busted
dariotoma	Busted
smoky011	Busted

"GlobalHappi" Sends Saliba to Rail

Lyle Bateman

Level 28 : 12,500/25,000, 3,125 ante

Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba shoved about 12 big blinds from the button, and "GlobalHappi" called the small blind. Saliba had against . Saliba turned straight and flush draws on the but ultimately bricked for for 86th place and $1,050. Saliba has been the last ambassador standing in all the events PokerNews has covered in this series, including a final table in the first event.

Player	Chips	Progress
GlobalHappi	1,038,166 789,110	789,110
Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba	Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,125

06-07-2021 00:27 UTC

Less than 100 Remain

Lyle Bateman

Level 27 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

The field is down to less than 100 players and all remaining players are now guaranteed at least $1,050.

Player	Chips	Progress
65turbo	Busted
Alexandru77A	Busted
mrsmith78	Busted
OpsiWon	Busted
pactamah23	Busted
PokerBoob	Busted
RoguesBay	Busted
SLeonichev	Busted
vysokovol	Busted
WestCliff26	Busted

06-07-2021 00:23 UTC

Saliba Chops a Rough One

Lyle Bateman

Level 27 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

It looked like Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba was going to get a double through "fabi01an" when she got ace-queen in against ace-jack. But the board double paired kings and tens, so they chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
fabi01an	1,134,864
Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba	351,832 -58,000	-58,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,500

06-07-2021 00:09 UTC

Saliba is Once Again Last Ambassador Standing

Lyle Bateman

Level 26 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The only ambassador left in the game is the one who has been cashing events all week in this series, Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba. She's still streaming her action live at her Twitch channel and she just got a big flop with ace-king against ace-king when she hit a flush with clubs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba	409,832 110,552	110,552