Event #43: $500,000 Main Event
Day 1 Started
2022 888poker XL Winter Series
Event #43: $500,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 888poker XL Winter Series
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$546,610
Entries
2,326
Entries
2,326
Players Left
9
XL Winter Series from 888poker Closes with Main Event
The XL Winter series at 888poker is coming to an end. Today marks the final event in the series, which has been running since Jan 16th when the Opening Event blew past its $100k guarantee to post a prize pool of $115k.
"Ildar0365" from Turkmenistan was the first XL Winter winner after taking down the Opening Event, and they added $15,068 to their bankroll for the triumph after making it through a field of 2,311. Since then there have been some 40+ events and all totaled, they've combined for almost $1.5 million in total prizes.
There is $550,000 guaranteed in the final two events, $500k in the Main Event, and $50k more in the Mini Main Event, both starting Sunday, Jan 30. With the final events added in, the total prizes across the series could cap $2 million. If both the Main and Mini Main stay under guarantee, the series will end with $1,984,270 in total prizes, but just a few extra dollars in one of the Main Event prize pools could be enough to push that over $2 million.
The Main Event gets underway at 1pm ET, but they won't finish the day today. Instead, once they make the final table, play will be paused and the final nine will return Monday to finish it out with cards-up coverage from 888pokerTV as well as full coverage here at PokerNews.
There is lots of poker yet to play before that final day, however. Players in Day 1 will start with 30,000 in chips and play 12-minute levels through to the final nine players. Action starts at 50/100 with an ante of 12, and there are already nearly 1,000 players waiting for the Day 1 action with more than an hour to go before cards go in the air.
The final two days of action in the 888poker XL Winter Series is about to get underway. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for all the Day 1 action coming up, as well as for the Final Day tomorrow, and check out the past events from this series at the XL Winter Series hub.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 12
Cards are in the Air for XL Winter Series Main Event
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
The action for the final event in the XL Winter Series is now underway. The Main Event now has cards in the air in Level 1 with blinds at 50/100/12.
Some Early Stacks
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
Here is a look at a few of the players in action to start Day 1 today. The game is now underway with 1,311 players and one rebuy so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,848 | |
|
50,416 | |
|
41,985 | |
|
39,318 | |
|
|
26,799 |
"sabanuts" Takes Lead
Level 1
: 50/100, 12 ante
"sabanuts" from Brazil is now in the lead after flopping a set versus "wonderhunter". "sabanuts" limped early, then called after a midlle-position three-bet and a four-bet to 782 from "wonderhunter" on the button. The big blind also came along, and after a check on the 
flop, "sabanuts" fired 1,084.
"wonderhunter" bumped it up to 2,168 and got the call. They both checked the 
turn and the 
river, with "sabanuts" rolling over pocket sevens for the flopped set, against the ace-eight flopped top pair for "wonderhunter".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,027 | |
|
25,961 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 60/120
Ante: 15
Top 5 Stacks
Level 2
: 60/120, 15 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,391
2,364
|
2,364 |
|
65,739 | |
|
|
64,882 | |
|
64,337 | |
|
63,718 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 20
More than 1,400 Entries So Far
Level 3
: 75/150, 20 ante
The Main Event field is growing fast now, with the field now up to 1,404 with action in Level 3. "kingzionlion" from the UK is the current leader with almost 85k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,046 |