button in Safari
$250 Main Event ($500,000 GTD)
Day 2 Completed
2022 888poker XL RETRO Series
$250 Main Event ($500,000 GTD)
Day: 2
Event Info
2022 888poker XL RETRO Series
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$508,070
Total Entries
2,162
Entries
415
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 2,162
Filter
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
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raw_dawg | NA | 4,523,512 |
| 2 | mylly8 | Finland | 3,945,831 |
| 3 | Rochinh2011 | Brazil | 3,157,164 |
| 4 | DragoDanzig | Finland | 2,559,366 |
| 5 | brubsb | Brazil | 2,536,148 |
| 6 | kryingkid | Brazil | 1,627,140 |
| 7 | Illraise8 | Canada | 1,331,429 |
| 8 | iNFOsHOVE | Sweden | 1,033,674 |
| 9 | crizelda | Brazil | 905,736 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Level 36, Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
They are down to just 15 players left in the Main Event now after a few concurrent busts at the 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.
