2022 888poker XL Winter Series

Event #1: $100,000 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 888poker XL Winter Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$15,068
Event Info
Buy-in
$55
Prize Pool
$115,550
Entries
2,311
Level Info
Level
54
Blinds
700,000 / 1,400,000
Ante
175,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Level: 44

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 31,250

Cards Live in Real Time

Cards are now live in real-time. However, the PokerNews Live Reporting of this event will begin in approximately 30 minutes to not give away spoilers to those watching the live stream.

888poker XL Winter $100K GTD Opening Event Final Table Kicks Off at 7 p.m. GMT

XL Winter at 888poker
XL Winter at 888poker

Welcome to the final table of the XL Winter Event #1: $55 Opening Event at 888poker. A total of 2,311 entries ponied up the $55 buy-in for a $115,550 prize pool to smash the $100,000 guarantee. The action was down to just nine players at the end of Day 1, with each returning player guaranteed at least a $1,294 payout with their eyes on the $15,068 top prize.

Three players enter the final table with over 10 million in chips including Day 1 chip leader "zotto18" sporting a huge 71 big blind stack of 17,674,982, "tihonoff1" (11,192,676), and Michael "IHaveAsthma" Wasserman (10,738,078).

Others in the mix include "shippp_it" (7,312,374), "andrey59" (5,852,325), "Ildar0365" (5,045,512), "Pete_444" (5,042,455), "gillatron1" (4,362,812), and "Lucky1IJack" (2,108,786).

XL Winter Event #1 Final Table Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1zotto18Romania17,674,98271
2tihonoff1Russia11,192,67645
3Michael "IHaveAsthma" WassermanMexico10,738,07843
4shippp_itCanada7,312,37429
5andrey59Brazil5,852,32523
6Ildar0365Turkmenistan5,045,51220
7Pete_444Canada5,042,45520
8gillatron1United Kingdom4,362,81217
9Lucky1IJackCanada2,108,7868
     
Total  69,330,000277
Average  7,703,33331
Michael Wasserman
Michael "IHaveAsthma" Wasserman

The final table will kick off on Monday, January 17 at 7 p.m. GMT (2 p.m. ET) on Level 44 with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with an ante of 31,250 and increase every 12 minutes until a winner is crowned.

David Tuchman and Nick Wealthall will be broadcasted the final table with hole cards exposed at the 888poker YouTube channel, which will also be embedded in our coverage for the remainder of the event.

David Tuchman
888poker Commentator David Tuchman

Final Table Payouts

PlacePrize
1$15,068
2$10,931
3$7,915
4$5,778
5$4,252
6$3,120
7$2,311
8$1,722
9$1,294

PokerNews will live report the final table on the 30-minute stream delay starting at 7:30 p.m. GMT (1:30 p.m. ET) as to not give away spoilers. Stay tuned at PokerNews to see who will win the XL Winter Event #1: $55 Opening Event at 888poker.

Player Chips Progress
zotto18 ro
zotto18
Day 1 Chip Leader
17,684,982 17,684,982
tihonoff1 ru
tihonoff1
11,192,676 11,192,676
Michael "IHaveAsthma" Wasserman us
Michael "IHaveAsthma" Wasserman
10,738,078 10,738,078
shippp_it ca
shippp_it
7,312,374 7,312,374
andrey59 br
andrey59
5,852,325 5,852,325
Ildar0365 tm
Ildar0365
5,045,512 5,045,512
Pete_444 ca
Pete_444
5,042,455 5,042,455
gillatron1 gb
gillatron1
4,362,812 4,362,812
Lucky1IJack ca
Lucky1IJack
2,108,786 2,108,786

Event #1: $100,000 Opening Event

Day 2 Started