2022 888poker XL RETRO Series

$250 Main Event ($500,000 GTD)
Day: 2
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Event Info
2022 888poker XL RETRO Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$508,070
Total Entries
2,162
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
415
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,162
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$250 Main Event ($500,000 GTD)

Day 2 Completed

"raw_dawg" Leads the Final Nine in the Main Event

"raw_dawg" Leads the Final Nine in the Main Event
"raw_dawg" Leads the Final Nine in the Main Event

Day 2 of 888poker's XL Retro Main Event is now complete and "raw_dawg" made their way through the 415-player starting field to bag the biggest stack going into the final day of play. There were 2,162 entries (1,969 entries with 193 rebuys) across the Day 1 starting flights which meant the prize pool sneaked above the $500k guarantee to $508,070.

"raw_dawg" was the only player after more than four hours of play to amass more than 4 million chips, but second-place "mylly8" from Finland came very close with about 3.95 million. Brazilian "Rochinh2011" also ended the day with more than 3 million chips in third place.

888poker's XL Retro Main Event Final Table Standings

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1raw_dawgNA4,523,512
2mylly8Finland3,945,831
3Rochinh2011Brazil3,157,164
4DragoDanzigFinland2,559,366
5brubsbBrazil2,536,148
6kryingkidBrazil1,627,140
7Illraise8Canada1,331,429
8iNFOsHOVESweden1,033,674
9crizeldaBrazil905,736

There were 240 places paid out in the Main Event, and it was a very quick ride to get down to the money. It took less than an hour to make it into the money, and before two hours were complete, the field was down to less than 100 players.

The pace of play never really let up throughout the day, with action finishing just after the four-hour mark. Among the players in the game today were four members of the 888poker Steam Team. David "New_Dave" Gibson, who was playing well above his usual stakes in this one, made a valiant run to the money starting with a short stack, but couldn't quite make it, busting just 10 off the paid spots.

The other three were a bit more fortunate. Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba started the day with the biggest stack of the Stream Team but ended her day in 164th for $813. Nick "eastyyy22" Eastwood was the next Streamer to exit, but he made the top 100 for a score of $1,067.

Josh Manley
Josh Manley

It was Josh "Josh_Manley" Manley who went the farthest from the team today with a bit of a rollercoaster ride through the day. He was up and down all day, unafraid to get his money in. He grabbed a big stack in a three-way pot with pocket kings, but then lost a chunk of it shortly after on a bad beat with the best queen. Ultimately Manley had to settle for 57th place and $1,219.

Action for Day 3 gets going at 3pm ET on Tuesday, but the final table will be streamed with cards-up action on 888pokerTV. As a result, coverage here on PokerNews will match the delay of the live stream with updates getting underway when the stream begins.

"pereira132" Bubbles Final Table

"pereira132" Bubbles Final Table
"pereira132" Bubbles Final Table

Level 38, Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (15,000)

Day 2 of the 888poker XL Retro Main Event is now complete after "pereira132" bubbled the final table and the final day of play. Their day ended in a coin-flip spot when their ace-queen couldn't pull ahead of the pocket fives of "DragoDanzig".

Stay tuned for an end-of-day recap including the final chip counts of the nine players returning for Day 3 tomorrow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of DragoDanzig fi
DragoDanzig
2,559,366
1,343,812
1,343,812
Profile photo of pereira132 br
pereira132
Busted

Double Bust

Level 37, Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (12,500)

They are on the bubble to the final table now after a double bustout saw "dujoe123" fall when they got it in with a dominated ace while "PotofGreed" busted with the best hand, ace-high, before the flop but couldn't fade the king of "Rochinh2011". "BlaKK_DucKK" followed shortly after to bring the game to ten left.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of mylly8 fi
mylly8
4,051,831
1,083,923
1,083,923
Profile photo of Rochinh2011 br
Rochinh2011
3,192,164
395,094
395,094
Profile photo of BlaKK_DucKK br
BlaKK_DucKK
Busted
Profile photo of dujoe123 ca
dujoe123
Busted
Profile photo of PotofGreed mt
PotofGreed
Busted

"brubsb" Finds Aces

"brubsb" Finds Aces
"brubsb" Finds Aces

Level 37, Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (12,500)

"Slovnyk" managed to chip up a bit with a double after coming back from break on the short stack. However, the spin-up was not to be as they ran ace-fine into the aces of "brubsb" to end their day in 14th place.

They are now just 4 players from the end of Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of brubsb br
brubsb
2,521,148
1,036,414
1,036,414
Profile photo of Slovnyk ua
Slovnyk
Busted

Chips at Break

Level 37, Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (12,500)

The remaining 14 players are just about to come back from break with "raw_dawg" leading the way as the player with more than 4 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of raw_dawg
raw_dawg
4,002,512
300,000
300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of mylly8 fi
mylly8
2,967,908
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Rochinh2011 br
Rochinh2011
2,797,070
225,563
225,563
Profile photo of brubsb br
brubsb
1,484,734
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of iNFOsHOVE se
iNFOsHOVE
1,408,674
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of pereira132 br
pereira132
1,336,312
192,500
192,500
Profile photo of DragoDanzig fi
DragoDanzig
1,215,554
524,027
524,027
Profile photo of crizelda br
crizelda
1,196,986
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of BlaKK_DucKK br
BlaKK_DucKK
1,186,688
37,500
37,500
Profile photo of Illraise8 ca
Illraise8
1,091,429
501,527
501,527
Profile photo of Slovnyk ua
Slovnyk
973,914
631,957
631,957
Profile photo of dujoe123 ca
dujoe123
910,173
91,957
91,957
Profile photo of kryingkid br
kryingkid
733,666
54,011
54,011
Profile photo of PotofGreed mt
PotofGreed
314,380
192,500
192,500

Fourteen Players Remain (full)

Level 36, Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000)

The action is down to 14 players left now, and here's a look at all the remaining stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of raw_dawg
raw_dawg
4,302,512
365,000
365,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of mylly8 fi
mylly8
3,267,908
1,154,646
1,154,646
Profile photo of Rochinh2011 br
Rochinh2011
3,022,633
1,810,108
1,810,108
Profile photo of brubsb br
brubsb
1,654,734
Profile photo of Illraise8 ca
Illraise8
1,592,956
358,520
358,520
Profile photo of pereira132 br
pereira132
1,528,812
781,906
781,906
Profile photo of crizelda br
crizelda
1,386,986
242,500
242,500
Profile photo of iNFOsHOVE se
iNFOsHOVE
1,238,674
278,336
278,336
Profile photo of BlaKK_DucKK br
BlaKK_DucKK
1,149,188
Profile photo of dujoe123 ca
dujoe123
1,002,130
1,208,558
1,208,558
Profile photo of kryingkid br
kryingkid
787,677
98,850
98,850
Profile photo of DragoDanzig fi
DragoDanzig
691,527
71,892
71,892
Profile photo of PotofGreed mt
PotofGreed
506,880
320,026
320,026
Profile photo of Slovnyk ua
Slovnyk
341,957
642,971
642,971
Profile photo of Bruef1g gb
Bruef1g
Busted

Final Two Tables

Final Two Tables
Final Two Tables

Level 35, Blinds: 30,000/60,000 (7,500)

"raw_dawg" has almost 4 million chips now with play at the final two tables. They found a great spot with ace-jack to bust two players, including "Cotrufo87" to bring the field down to 18 remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of raw_dawg
raw_dawg
3,937,512
2,783,848
2,783,848
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Cotrufo87 de
Cotrufo87
Busted