XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event
Day 1 Started
2021 888poker XL Spring Series
XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Three Main Events on Deck for Final Day of 2021 XL Spring Series
It's the final day of the 888poker 2021 XL Spring Series today, and the marquee event is the $500,000 guaranteed Main Event. Action for the Main gets underway to 1 p.m. eastern time.
There are three different Main Events on deck for today, with the Mini Main running at 1:30 p.m. eastern with a $33 buy-in and $50,000 guaranteed. The Micro Main costs $5.50 to enter and gets under way at 2 p.m. eastern time with $15,000 guaranteed.
All versions of the Main Event allow up to three rebuys during the registration period, which is 270 minutes for the big game. PokerNews will be following the action on the big version of the Main Event, so stay tuned here.
Blinds for the Main Event start at 50/100/12 and increase every 15 minutes through the day. Play on the Main will continue today until one player has collected all the chips.
With about 90 minutes to go till the start of play, there are about 500 entries already in the game. So far, none of the 888poker ambassador team have made an appearance in the player list, but Vivian "Vivi.888." Saliba has had a solid series. She has been the last ambassador standing in several events, and final tabled XL Spring #11 - $30,000 PKO for a 7th place finish worth $974 in bounty and prizes.
It seems likely we'll see Saliba when action for the Main Event gets underway at 2 p.m. eastern time. PokerNews will be on the floor from start to end, and 888pokerTV is also covering the action from the Main Event on their new Twitch channel, so fans have two ways to follow the Main Event action today.
| EVENT | GUARANTEE | WINNER | COUNTRY | PRIZE | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XL Spring #1 - $50,000 Opening Event | $50,000 | Christopher "MAKKAPAKKK" Johnson | United Kingdom | $9,884 | 1,353 | $67,650 |
| XL Spring #2 - $25,000 Mini Opening | $25,000 | Sultanhcik | Ukraine | $3,653 | 1,520 | $25,000 |
| XL Spring #3 - $10,000 Micro Opening | $10,000 | lourimar | Brazil | $1,221 | 1,735 | $10,000 |
| XL Spring #4 - $15,000 Late Opening | $15,000 | godfatheR2AA | United Kingdom | $2,744 | 481 | $15,000 |
| XL Spring #5 - $20,000 R&A Event | $20,000 | Joao Pedro "jpsalgadocr0" Rocha | Brazil | $3,982 | 342 | $20,640 |
| XL Spring #6 - $8,000 Mini R&A | $8,000 | D.AQUINO92 | Brazil | $1,306 | 647 | $8,000 |
| XL Spring #7 - $8,000 Late R&A | $8,000 | Invented21st | United Kingdom | $1,622 | 300 | $8,000 |
| XL Spring #8 - $50,000 High Roller | $50,000 | leblond1996 | Canada | $11,718 | 168 | $50,400 |
| XL Spring #9 - $25,000 Mini High Roller | $25,000 | Pat14 | Canada | $4,920 | 538 | $26,900 |
| XL Spring #10 - $20,000 Late High Roller | $20,000 | SmartestCat | Belarus | $4,650 | 185 | $20,000 |
| XL Spring #11 - $30,000 PKO | $30,000 | GoldHand2077 | Brazil | $3,282 | 376 | $37,600 |
| XL Spring #12 - $15,000 Mini PKO | $15,000 | ZDmitryS | Russia | $1,165 | 1,159 | $17,385 |
| XL Spring #13 - $10,000 Late PKO | $10,000 | Nzol888 | Ukraine | $1,043 | 418 | $12,540 |
| XL Spring #14 - $40,000 PKO 8-Max | $40,000 | kalkiyali | Germany | $3,947 | 202 | $40,000 |
| XL Spring #15 - $15,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $15,000 | algsxr | Canada | $1,325 | 603 | $16,320 |
| XL Spring #16 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max | $15,000 | rmilheiro | Brazil | $1,551 | 216 | $15,000 |
| XL Spring #17 - $30,000 DeepStack | $30,000 | Edi0908 | $5,880 | 643 | $32,150 | |
| XL Spring #18 - $15,000 Mini DeepStack | $15,000 | averygrande | Canada | $2,446 | 1,053 | $15,795 |
| XL Spring #19 - $10,000 Late DeepStack | $10,000 | Farzi1279 | Denmark | $2,546 | 464 | $13,920 |
| XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max | $30,000 | Ckfather | Russia | $8,372 | 364 | $36,400 |
| XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max | $15,000 | COMINGEASY | United Kingdom | $2,954 | 1,094 | $16,410 |
| XL Spring #22 - $15,000 Late 6-Max | $15,000 | Vadym "vaduwka" Khabarov | Ukraine | $3,554 | 309 | $15,450 |
| XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event | $500,000 | |||||
| XL Spring #24 - $50,000 Mini Main Event | $50,000 | |||||
| XL Spring #25 - $15,000 Micro Main Event | $15,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 12
Cards Are In the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
Action is now underway on the Main Event. 888poker ambassador "Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba" is in the mix, looking to book another cash in this series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Saliba Gets There in Early Hand
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
In one of the first hands of the day, Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba chipped up a bit when she called a river bet from "MarcelS1906" for 500 on 
, when she showed 
for the rivered Broadway against pocket deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,040 | 2,040 |
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28,528 |
Early Big Stacks
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,007 | |
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48,501 | |
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47,807 | |
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44,205 | |
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43,601 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 20
Sofia Lovgren in the Game
Level 2
: 75/150, 20 ante
Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren has just jumped into the game with a starting stack to join fellow ambassador Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba in the Main Event today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,787 | -1,253 |
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29,494 | 29,494 |
Saliba Folds River
Level 2
: 75/150, 20 ante
"MarcelS1906" limped the middle, and "magister1066" raised the hijack to 375. Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba called the cutoff as did original raiser "MarcelS1906". The flop came 
and after a check, "magister1066" bet 504. Only Saliba called to see 
on the turn, where "magister1066" check-called for 1,269. They fired 1,675 on the river, and after a bit of tanking, Saliba mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,289 | |
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28,619 | -2,168 |
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22,717 | -5,811 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25