2022 888poker XL Winter Series

Event: #22: $200,000 Tune Up
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 888poker XL Winter Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a
Prize
$27,620
Event Info
Buy-in
$109
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
1,859
Level Info
Level
48
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
62,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,859
Players Left
9

888poker's XL Winter Series: Welcome to Day 1 of Event: #22: $200,000 Tune Up

"pereleman" wins 2020 Winter XL Series Tune Up
"pereleman" wins 2020 Winter XL Series Tune Up

The 2022 888poker XL Winter Series is continuing to bring the heat this January. So far, 21 events have been completed with Event: #22: $200,000 Tune Up kicking off today's proceedings at 6 p.m. GMT.

This tournament has a $109 buy-in and sports a massive $200,000 guarantee which is the second largest of the online festival.

The late registration period will close after 3 hours and 35 minutes with players allowed up to three rebuys during that time. All players will begin with 20,000 in chips and the blind levels will increase every 12 minutes.

Day 1 will close once the final table has been set with play resuming on Monday, January 24 at 7 p.m. GMT. The final table will also be streamed on a 30-minute delay on 888poker's twitch channel.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all of the coverage, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.

"MythicalQ" Doubles Through "Viljam1986"

Level 6 : 150/300, 40 ante

"MythicalQ" opened to 900 from middle position before "Viljam1986" three-bet to 1,500. "WhoIsJ.Galt" called in the small-blind before "MythicalQ" made it 6,660.

"Viljam1986" was the only player to call and then jammed on the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{9-Spades} flop after their opponent checked. "MythicalQ" tank-called and was at risk.

"MythicalQ": {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
"Viljam1986": {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}

"MythicalQ" secured the pot after the {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} runout.

Player Chips Progress
MythicalQ ru
MythicalQ
42,026
23,691
23,691
Viljam1986 ua
Viljam1986
40,355
-22,098
-22,098

"alainliam" Sinks "shippp"

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

"CatchOneOut" opened to 800 from middle position and was called by "alainliam" in the cutoff and and "Shippp" in the big blind.

Action checked through on the {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop to the {4-Spades} turn. "Shippp" led out for 2,013 and was only called by "alainliam".

"Shippp" then moved-in for 8,684 on the {q-Spades} river and was snap-called by his opponent who had rivered the nut flush with {a-Spades}{5-Spades} for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
alainliam ma
alainliam
91,000
91,000
91,000
Shippp ca
Shippp
Busted

"benmacca93" Ousts "olydub"

Level 10 : 350/700, 85 ante

"benmacca93" opened to 700 from the cutoff and then called the 7,306 jam from "olydub" on the button.

"benmacca93" was behind with {q-Spades}{9-Clubs} but moved ahead of their opponents pocket fives on the {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop. "benmacca93" won the pot following the {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
benmacca93 gb
benmacca93
65,627
olydub by
olydub
Busted

"alainliam" Gives Some Back

Level 11 : 400/800, 100 ante

"CatchOneOut" opened the betting to 1,600 from under the gun and was called by "alainliam" in the middle position. "jamesc127" moved all-in for 8,011 from the cutoff and "TheGrinderO" re-jammed for 18,475. "CatchOneOut" folded but "alainliam" called for a potential double KO.

"jamesc127": {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
"TheGrinderO": {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
"alainliam": {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

"jamesc127" tripled up and "TheGrinderO" took the side pot thanks to the completed board of {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
alainliam ma
alainliam
109,629
39,814
39,814
jamesc127 gb
jamesc127
27,333
27,333
27,333
TheGrinderO br
TheGrinderO
20,928
20,928
20,928

888poker Ambassador Vivian "Vivi.888." Saliba Chipping Up

Level 13 : 600/1,200, 150 ante
Vivian Saliba
Vivian Saliba

888poker Ambassador Vivian "Vivi.888." Saliba has made a good start to the Tune Up and was seen just felting an opponent with pocket tens after both players were all-in preflop.

However, 888poker StreamTeam member Jordan "BanfieldJ" Banfield was an early casualty.

Player Chips Progress
Vivian "Vivi.888." Saliba
Vivian "Vivi.888." Saliba
71,114
71,114
71,114
Jordan "BanfieldJ" Banfield ca
Jordan "BanfieldJ" Banfield
Busted

Double Up for Ian "simpioni" Simpson

Level 14 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

"d.alex1" opened to 2,800 in middle position before "drgulogulo74" three-bet to 7,000. Ian "simpioni" Simpson moved all-in for 17,200 from the big blind and only "drgulogulo74" called.

Ian "simpioni" Simpson: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
"drgulogulo74": {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Simpson managed to avoid his opponent's overcard and sealed a needed double-up following the {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} run out.

Player Chips Progress
Ian "simpioni" Simpson
Ian "simpioni" Simpson
39,475
22,100
22,100
drgulogulo74 se
drgulogulo74
4,600
4,600
4,600

"ovidu_maciu" Busts Then Rebuys

Level 16 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"vargass20" and "ovidu_maciu" got their stacks committed preflop with the latter at risk of exiting the event.

"vargass20" had pocket sevens and managed to hold against his opponent's {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
vargass20 br
vargass20
118,052
118,052
118,052
ovidu_maciu ro
ovidu_maciu
20,000
20,000
20,000

Ian "Simpioni" Simpson Exits Tune Up

Level 17 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante

Ian "Simpioni" Simpson and "Rivotriste" got their chips in the middle preflop following a hijack versus cutoff battle with Simpson narrowly covering his opponent.

"Rivotriste" {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Ian "Simpioni" Simpson: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Simpson was dominated preflop and failed to improve on the {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{q-Spades} runout.

The very next hand he was gone after being all-in for less than 1,000 chips with pocket threes but unfortunately ran into the pocket aces of "chesto84" who won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
chesto84 ge
chesto84
105,260
Rivotriste br
Rivotriste
81,968
Ian "simpioni" Simpson
Ian "simpioni" Simpson
Busted

Double Delight for "Breinholds"

Level 18 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"BRAKPOKER" opened to 6,000 from middle position before both "cairoek" and "Haze70" moved all-in for 9,400 and 11,745 respectively.

"Breinholds" called from the big blind and so did "BRAKPOKER". Both players checked the {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop to the {7-Diamonds} turn where "BRAKPOKER" called his opponent's bet of 9,000.

"BRAKPOKER" folded on the {9-Spades} river after "Breinholds" shipped in his stack and turned over {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for a flush. That was good enough to beat the pocket queens of "cairoek" and pocket deuces of "Haze70".

Player Chips Progress
Breinholds lv
Breinholds
157,879
157,879
157,879
BRAKPOKER ca
BRAKPOKER
32,656
32,656
32,656
Cairoek br
Cairoek
Busted
Haze70 se
Haze70
Busted