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

Another KO for "dima_dub"

Level 36 : 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante

"dima_dub" opened to 140,000 from the hijack before calling the all-in from "BeastEveryT" on the button.

"BeastEveryT": {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
"dima_dub": {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

"dima_dub" continued to run good and flopped a straight after the first three community cards fell the {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}, The at risk player was unable to chop the pot after the {2-Spades} turn and {7-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
dima_dub by
dima_dub
8,001,799 2,998,999
BeastEveryT ca
BeastEveryT
Busted

Level: 36

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,750

Former Chip Leader "Winter__96" Eliminated

Level 35 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Action folded around to "petitetete" in the small blind who raised to 210,000 and "Winter__96" called in the big blind to see the {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop.

"petitetete" contined for 160,875 and then called his opponents min-click raise to bring in the {2-Hearts}. "petitetete" then check-raised to 420,000 after his opponent bet 180,000. "Winter__96" then jammed for 1,255,043 and was snap called.

"Winter__96": {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
"petitetete": {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

"Winter__96" found himself drawing dead with just jack-high. The {7-Diamonds} river sealed his fate and gave "petitetete" the pot and elimination. The next hand after, "petitetete" raked in another pot to move above the 5 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
petitetete ca
petitetete
5,350,125 4,598,804
Winter__96 ua
Winter__96
Busted

The "J0nSn0wShow" Gets Cancelled

Level 35 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

"readge" and "J0nSn0wShow" got their stacks over the line preflop with the former at risk of elimination, but he found himself in good shape versus his opponent.

"readge": {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
"J0nSn0wShow": {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

"readge" essentially had a lock on the hand after the {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop and that proved to be true folllowing the {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} run out.

Player Chips Progress
readge de
readge
2,194,894 17,766
J0nSn0wShow dk
J0nSn0wShow
698,807

Level: 35

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,500

Top Pair Versus Set Versus Set

Level 34 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante

"Gaby2008" opened to 180,000 in early position before "sasasa137" went all-in for 354,905 from middle position.

The action didn't stop there as "Sergio1306" came over the top for 534,801 on the button while "mylly8" joined in the fun and jammed as the covering stack. "Gaby2008" folded to set up the three-way all-in.

"sasasa137": {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
"Sergio1306": {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
"mylly8": {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Each player hit on the {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop, with "Sergio1306" having the best of it with a set of kings. "sasasa137" would need to hit the last seven to survive but failed to on the {q-Clubs}{a-Spades} runout to be ousted from the Tune Up.

Shortly after "mylly8" would exit the tournament in 25th place.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio1306 ru
Sergio1306
1,700,172 1,700,172
sasasa137 ca
sasasa137
Busted
mylly8 fi
mylly8
Busted

Aces Hold for "jgjg3000"

Level 34 : 25,000/50,000, 6,250 ante

"Carlanga" opened to 135,000 leaving just 50,963 behind from the cutoff. "jgjg3000" then shipped in his 628,298 stack from the button and was called once the blinds got out of the way.

"Carlanga": {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
"jgjg3000": {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

"Carlanga" had some hope after the {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop but failed to improve on the {5-Clubs} turn and the {4-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
jgjg3000 gb
jgjg3000
1,094,886 1,094,886
Carlanga ar
Carlanga
Busted

Level: 34

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 6,250

"mylly8" Eliminates "vityel"

Level 33 : 22,500/45,000, 5,625 ante

"mylly8" opened to 90,000 in middle position and then called the 215,408 all-in from "vityel"

"mylly8" was ahead with pocket aces while their opponent had a pair of tens. The aces would hold as the board displayed {q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} once all the cards were dealt.

Player Chips Progress
mylly8 fi
mylly8
845,111 845,111
vityel ru
vityel
Busted