Level 22, Blinds: 2,000/4,000 (500)
They are closing in on the money now with just ten players to go until the money starts getting paid out. The Stream Team is still in the game, with Dave Gibson still nursing a very short stack as the bubble approaches.
Level 21, Blinds: 1,750/3,500 (425)
They are down to just 267 players remaining now, fewer than 30 players off the money spots starting at 240th place. At the moment, all four members of the 888poker Stream Team who started the day are still in action, though David Gibson is in trouble with less than 20k left in his stack.
Level 21, Blinds: 1,750/3,500 (425)
Level 20, Blinds: 1,500/3,000 (375)
Fewer than 300 players remain now in Day 2 of the XL Retro Main Event. The early action is moving at a blistering pace with just over one level of play complete and more than 100 players already out. They are now in a race to the money, and play will likely slow somewhat as they approach the bubble, but expect the pace to stay rapid for a while still.
Level 19, Blinds: 1,250/2,500 (300)
With the final numbers now in, the prize pool topped out just above the $500k guarantee with $508,070 in total prizes. That means the winner is set to pocket $70,164 while everyone who makes Day 3 is guaranteed at least $6,656.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $70,164 |
| 2 | $51,213 |
| 3 | $37,648 |
| 4 | $27,893 |
| 5 | $20,628 |
| 6 | $15,395 |
| 7 | $11,533 |
| 8 | $8,739 |
| 9 | $6,656 |
Level 19, Blinds: 1,250/2,500 (300)
The action is now underway for the XL Retro Main Event. There were 415 players sitting down to the fray to start Day 2 with 240 spots paid out. Action today will continue until the final nine players are set when they'll bag up for the night and return to finish it out tomorrow. Prize pool numbers will be updated shortly.
Here is a look at some of the key chip counts going into Day 2. Included with the top ten stacks here are a few notable players spotted in the Day 2 list so far including four 888poker Stream Team members.
The XL Retro series on 888poker has been ongoing for a couple of weeks now, and it all comes to a close with the $500,000 guaranteed Main Event starting today. The $250 buy-in event gets going at 15:00 ET today after Day 1 flights throughout the series.
There is still the final turbo Day 1 flight in progress as this introduction is being written, but there are already more than 360 players ready to take their seats for Day 2 action. They are nearing 2,100 total entries now, and are just a bit shy of the $500k guarantee at the moment.
Day 2 action kicks off in Level 19 today with blinds at 1,250/2,500/300 and the plan is to play down to the final table today. Among the players in with a chance today are four members of the 888poker Stream Team - Vivian "vivi.888." Saliba, Nick "eastyyy22" Eastwood, David "New_Dave" Gibson, and Josh "Josh_Manley" Manley. Saliba has the biggest stack of the three going into Day 2 with more than 60k, but that still puts her will off the current leader, "IBetX2" from Sweden with 237k.
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBetX2 | Sweden | 237,160 |
| 2 | kellerassel0 | Germany | 231,230 |
| 3 | Luciano "LHollanda" De Hollanda | Brazil | 220,427 |
| 4 | raw_dawg | NA | 193,462 |
| 5 | TheHueyLewis | Brazil | 190,540 |
| 6 | Limitfisher | Ukraine | 183,559 |
| 7 | Rochinh2011 | Brazil | 183,460 |
| 8 | Ribaldo | Montenegro | 171,159 |
| 9 | Maykol "_mayk1nz" Jardim | Brazil | 169,338 |
| 10 | nusoviau | Lithuania | 165,023 |
At the moment, there will be 240 players sharing in the prize pool during the end game of the Main Event. While the final numbers aren't quite set yet, for the moment, the winner is set to pocket $69,050 tomorrow. Final prize pool numbers will be updated once Day 2 officially gets underway.
Stay tuned here for action and updates throughout the day, as well as tomorrow when the final nine players return to the virtual felt to crown the new XL Retro Main Event champion.
$250 Main Event ($500,000 GTD)
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