"Instinctym" Leads Day 3 with More than 3.7 Million
The Day 3 field for the $500,000 Main Event is now set with the final table of nine ready to go on Tuesday. The action on the final day gets going at 15:00 ET and the player with the best chance at the more than $70,000 top prize is chip leader "Instinctym" from Moldova. They built a stack of 3,723,813 after playing through a Day 1 field of 2,173 entries, and 294 returning Day 2 players.
In the end, they were playing for just a bit more than the $500,000 guarantee with $510,655 in total prizes. The most recent eliminations earned more than $5,000, but with $70,521 up top, the remaining players still have a shot at big money.
Among the deep runs today was 888poker streamer Jordan "BanfieldJ" Banfield. The Canadian made Day 2 and battled up until the final three tables, but ultimately fell in 27th place for $1,838.
Final Table for $500,000 Main Event
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instinctym | Moldova | 3,723,813 |
| 2 | iNFOsHOVE | Sweden | 3,101,020 |
| 3 | Why_a_king | Sweden | 2,962,583 |
| 4 | KostenBerguz | Ukraine | 2,913,823 |
| 5 | makichinho | Belarus | 1,989,392 |
| 6 | overbet13 | Malta | 1,649,188 |
| 7 | youler | United Kingdom | 1,163,768 |
| 8 | Tcheleee | Brazil | 1,125,840 |
| 9 | alanchi | Montenegro | 1,100,573 |
The final table of the 2022 888poker XL Spring Series $500,000 Main Event starts at 15:00 ET Tuesday, but PokerNews' coverage will be delayed with the 888pokerTV stream which will have cards-up coverage starting around 16:00.